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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.
Missing Hudson Valley Woman, Fiancée Found Dead Inside Wrecked Car, Police Say
Police have found a vehicle with the bodies inside of a Hudson Valley woman and her fiancée who have been missing since April.
Stephanie Mayorga, 27, a Dutchess County native, and her fiancée, 25-year-old Paige Escalera, of Wilmington, South Carolina, were discovered in the vehicle crashed deep in a wooded area on Monday, May 4, said the Wilmington Police.
Mayorga, of Beacon, moved to Wilmington in March to be with Escalera. The Daily News, reported the two moved into an apartment together and had only lived there about a week before they went missing.
Police said at the time they wer…
Out Of State Man Nabbed For Attacking Person With Wrench, Fleeing Officers, Police Say
A 36-year-old out-of-state man was nabbed by police after allegedly attacking an area man with a wrench after entering his property.
The incident took place around 4:17 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, in Ulster County after police responded to a home on Route 9 in Saugerties for a report of a fight in progress.
When officers arrived on the scene the victim told them a man, later identified as Denis A. Shelagin of Spokane Valley, Washington, had entered his property, assaulted him with a wrench, and then fled the scene, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.
A Saugerties Police K-9&nb…
Police Searching For Westchester Gas Station Armed Robber
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Westchester gas station at gunpoint and then fled with cash.
The incident took place around 12:45 a.m., Thursday, May 7, at the Mobil gas station located at 381 Knollwood Road in Greenburgh, said Greenburgh Police Lt. Kobie Powell.
The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money from the register and safe, Powell said.
He then fled on foot, with the proceeds, east onto Tarrytown Road.
The suspect was described as being a black male wearing a dark sweatshirt, dark pants, white face mask, and gloves.
P…
Two Injured After Driver Loses Control, Hits Three Vehicles, Utility Pole, Police Say
Two people were injured in a four-vehicle crash that damaged a fire hydrant, and utility pole and a transformer.
The crash took place around 1:10 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, in Fairfield County at the intersection of Putnam and Park streets in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport Police Sgt. Darryl Wilson.
According to Wilson, Officer John Perry, responded, along with K-9 Officer Eddie Rodriquez, and found both operators on the ground complaining of injuries.
Rodriquez reported a black vehicle involved in the accident, struck a fire hydrant and a utility pole with a transformer, splitting the…
Covid- 19: CT Food Bank Giving Out Enough Food For 50,000 Meals In Bridgeport
For those in need of food during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Connecticut Food Bank is there to help.
The bank, which works year-round to alleviate hunger for people in need, is in Fairfield County at the Bass Pro Shop in Bridgeport on Thursday, May 7, according to Mayor Joe Ganim.
The bank will provide at least 32 tons of food, which equals enough for 50,000 meals, during the drive-through event that runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until the food is gone at the store at 1 Bass Pro Drive.
To help control the expected crowds, Bridgeport police will be direct traffic off I-…
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