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Kathy Reakes
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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.
Man Nabbed After Firing Shots In Air In Area Neighborhood, Police Say
A man was arrested after allegedly firing shots in the air in an area neighborhood.
Fairfield County resident Timothy Simmons Jr., 28, of Stamford, was arrested around 9:40 p.m., Sunday, May 24, in Norwalk.
According to Norwalk Police Lt. Jared Zwickler, police received a report of a man firing gunshots on Garner Street.
Officers were given the description of a man firing a handgun in the air.
When officers arrived on scene they located Simmons, who matched the description of the suspect, Zwickler said.
Simmons was detained and officers located a handgun in his pocket, Zwickler…
Photos: Ducklings Stuck In Drainpipe Rescued By Slew Of First Responders On Long Island
A slew of law enforcement officers on Long Island spent part of Memorial Day fishing a brood of ducklings out of a drainpipe.
The officers came to the rescue in Suffolk County around 1:15 p.m., Monday, May 25, in the hamlet of Riverside.
According to police, the Southampton Town Police were called for five ducklings stuck in a storm drain on Route 24 in Riverside.
Momma duck was sitting nearby, waiting for help, and then watching the entire rescue.
In minutes, the Southampton Town Police, Riverhead Fire Department, NYS Encon, and Wildlife Rescue responded to assist ge…
Police: I-87 Traffic Stop Leads To Aggravated DWI Charge For Area Man Driving Three Times Limit
A 51-year-old man was nabbed allegedly driving drunk at three times the legal limit during a traffic stop.
The arrest took place around 11:15 p.m., Monday, May 18, in Rockland County when New York State Police stopped a vehicle on Interstate-87 in the village of South Nyack for several vehicle and traffic violations.
During the stop, the driver, Patrick A. Pierson, of West Nyack, was allegedly found to be intoxicated, said state police.
Pierson was taken into custody, and processed where his blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.27 percent, state police said.
He was charged with a…
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