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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.

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Missing Mom Case: Family, Friends Mark One-Year Anniversary As Police Pursue New Leads Missing Mom Case: Family, Friends Mark One-Year Anniversary As Police Pursue New Leads
Missing Mom Case: Family, Friends Mark One-Year Anniversary As Police Pursue New Leads As the New Canaan Police vow to never give up looking for the missing mother of five who disappeared a year ago on Sunday, May 24, her family said the pain doesn't go away. Jennifer Farber Dulos was last seen around 8 a.m., Friday, May 24, 2019, after dropping off her children at a private school in New Canaan.  Police believe her late estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, laid in wait for the loving mother and killed her when she returned home, parking her vehicle in the garage. Her body has never been found despite a massive search by New Canaan and Connecticut State Police. "We miss Jennife…

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Rockland County Sheriff Cracking Down On Impaired Driving Over Memorial Day Weekend Rockland County Sheriff Cracking Down On Impaired Driving Over Memorial Day Weekend
Rockland County Sheriff Cracking Down On Impaired Driving Over Memorial Day Weekend With a photo of a 13-year-old area teen who was killed by a drunk driver by his side, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco warned drivers about the dangers of impaired driving. While traffic on roadways is expected to be lighter than normal over the Memorial Day weekend due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, Falco said his office is still enforcing the laws.  Falco made the announcement on Friday, May 22, along with Anastasia Karassik, the mother of Larisa Karassik who was killed on Memorial Day weekend, May 23, 2015, at the age of 13. "My 13-year-old daughter, Larisa, went …

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Teen Questioned About Car Break-Ins In Fairfield County Gave False Name, Police Say Teen Questioned About Car Break-Ins In Fairfield County Gave False Name, Police Say
Teen Questioned About Car Break-Ins In Fairfield County Gave False Name, Police Say A 16-year-old area teen was arrested after he allegedly provided a false name while being questioned about car break-ins. The Fairfield County boy was arrested around 2:05 a.m., Thursday, May 21, by Fairfield Police after they responded to the area of Toilsome Hill Road and Prospect Avenue for a report of car larceny, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When officers arrived on the scene they spoke to a resident who said he was awoken by his barking dog and looked outside to see two individuals rummaging through his neighbor's car, Kalamaras said. The interior light was on in the vehicl…

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Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Found In Hot Car, Police Say Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Found In Hot Car, Police Say
Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Found In Hot Car, Police Say A 55-year-old man was issued a misdemeanor summons after officers said he left a dog in a hot car with the windows rolled up in an area parking lot. The incident took place in Fairfield County on Thursday, May 21, when police were notified that a dog was locked in a vehicle with the windows of the car rolled up in New Canaan at the Lumberyard Municipal parking lot. The caller said the windows were fogged up, and the dog was seen "with its tongue sticking out and breathing heavily," according to New Canaan Police. Responding officers were able to open a door in the vehicle and remove the do…

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Long Island Man Nabbed For Numerous Car Thefts, Larcenies, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For Numerous Car Thefts, Larcenies, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For Numerous Car Thefts, Larcenies, Police Say A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing two vehicles as well as being responsible for multiple larcenies from autos on Long Island. Nassau County Police said the incidents took place from March to May in Garden City. According to detectives, a thorough investigation involving video surveillance identified Michael Daddario, of New Hyde Park, as the person responsible for the theft of two motor vehicles and multiple larcenies from autos at several locations throughout Garden City.  Detectives said Daddario removed money and credit cards from multiple autos and was res…

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Long Island Man Nabbed For Auto Theft, Burglary Following Brief Pursuit, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For Auto Theft, Burglary Following Brief Pursuit, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For Auto Theft, Burglary Following Brief Pursuit, Police Say A Long Island man allegedly driving a stolen vehicle was nabbed after an officer spotted him minutes after the theft. Nassau County police said the incident took place around 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 21 in Hempstead when an officer from the Hempstead Police Department spotted the stolen vehicle. According to detectives, the vehicle had just been stolen minutes prior from AAA1 Transmissions Auto Shop in West Hempstead.  As the officer attempted to initiate a car stop on Stewart Avenue the driver, identified as Dashante Daniels, 24, of Hempstead, fled the scene northbo…

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COVID-19: Rockland Discontinues Order Prohibiting Gatherings Of More Than 10 COVID-19: Rockland Discontinues Order Prohibiting Gatherings Of More Than 10
Covid-19: Rockland Discontinues Order Prohibiting Gatherings Of More Than 10 In keeping with state orders under the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Rockland County has announced it has discontinued prohibiting gatherings of more than 10. Rockland County Executive Ed Day released a statement on Friday, May 22, saying that a county order which enhanced the enforcement ability of police and the Health Department where groups of more than 10 people were not complying with social distancing, has been discounted. “To be clear, law enforcement is still able to enforce the governor’s order prohibiting non-essential gatherings,” said Day. “What we are doing is laying …

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Man Fatally Gunned Down In Nyack In Broad Daylight, Police Say Man Fatally Gunned Down In Nyack In Broad Daylight, Police Say
Man Fatally Gunned Down In Nyack In Broad Daylight, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Suspect Nabbed After Man Fatally Gunned Down In Nyack In Broad Daylight A 32-year-old man was found shot to death on a street after police received a call reporting the shooting. The incident took place in Rockland County around 10 a.m., Friday, May 22, in the area of South Midland Avenue, south of Depew Avenue, in Nyack, said the Orangetown Police.   When police arrived on the scene they found the victim, an unidentified man from Haverstraw, with apparent gunshot injuries. The victim was rushed to Nyack Hospital by Nyack Ambulance and Medic…

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Woman Whose Remains Were Found On Gilgo Beach ID'd, Police Say Woman Whose Remains Were Found On Gilgo Beach ID'd, Police Say
Woman Whose Remains Were Found On Gilgo Beach ID'd, Police Say After years of searching for the identity of Jane Doe #6 whose body was found along with 10 other sets of remains on Long Island, police say they have identified the woman. The Suffolk County Police Department, together with the FBI, announced Friday, May 22, they have positively identified “Manorville Jane Doe,” also referred to as “Jane Doe #6.” The department said the use of DNA techniques earlier this year in their ongoing effort to advance the investigation, known as the Gilgo Beach Murders. They are expected to reveal the name sometime on Friday on a special website gilgonews.com set…

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Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others
Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others New details are emerging after the son of a Long Island man was apprehended after allegedly fatally stabbing his father as he was in a Zoom video-chat meeting. The homicide took place at a Dixon Avenue home in Amityville around noon Thursday, May 21, when Dwight Powers, 72, was fatally stabbed by his 32-year-old son, Thomas Scully-Powers, said Suffolk County Police. About 20 people were gathered in the Zoom Room for a support group meeting, reportedly for Alcoholics Anonymous, when the stabbing took place, police said. Earlier Story: Son Kills Father During Zoom Meeting On Long Islan…

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