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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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News

Covid-19: Death Toll From Ridgefield Assisted-Living Facility Reaches 16 The number of residents who have died at a Fairfield County assisted-living facility has jumped to 16. A senior spokesperson for Ridgefield Crossing in Ridgefield said that as of Tuesday, April 14, they could confirm that 16 residents, "beloved members of our community, have passed away after becoming positive for COVID-19." In addition to the deaths, another 18 residents, and 17 employees have tested positive for COVID-19, the spokeswoman said. "This is a tragic loss for our community, and we extend our thoughts and deepest sympathies to each resident’s family and to our associates …

by Kathy Reakes

04/16/2020

Police & Fire

Four Caretakers Charged After Disabled Client Is Seriously Injured In Area, Police Say Four employees of an area health-related agency have been arrested after a disabled client was seriously injured. The four employees at Dutchess County-based Devereux Foundation were arrested on Tuesday, April 14, after New York State Police responded to the facility on an earlier call for an injury, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Initially, troopers responded to the facility on Gretna Road in the town of Pleasant Valley on Thursday, March 26, to assist with the transportation of a Devereux client to Vassar Hospital, Hicks said. An investigation found the victim had fallen two days prior, on…

by Kathy Reakes

04/16/2020

Police & Fire

Police Ask For Public's Help In Search For Suspect In Larceny At Area Gas Station New York State Police are asking the public for help in their search for a man wanted in connection with larceny at an area gas station. The incident took place at the Mobil gas station at the intersection of State Route 9 and State Route 9G in the town of Rhinebeck on Monday, April 13, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The suspect appears to have a tattoo on his right calf. After being questioned by a station employee the subject fled in a dark-colored sedan and fled northbound on State Route 9G. The vehicle police believed was used for the suspect to flee.New York State Police Anyone with infor…

by Kathy Reakes

04/16/2020

Police & Fire

Man Faces Attempted Rape, Host Of Other Charges, State Police Say A 40-year-old man has been arrested for alleged attempted rape and a host of other charges involving a child following a months-long investigation. Sullivan County resident Archie J. Ackerley, of Denning, was arrested by New York State Police on Wednesday, April 15, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The arrest resulted from an investigation conducted in conjunction with members of the state police in Kingston and the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office. The allegations against Ackerly include that, over the course of several months, he sent explicit photos of himself to a minor and a…

by Kathy Reakes

04/16/2020

News

Covid-19: Two New Long Island 'Hotspot' Testing Sites Open As the number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to climb on Long Island, two new testing sites have opened. Town of Babylon officials has announced that is has joined with Suffolk County and HRHCare Community Health to establish two "hotspot" testing sites to address areas that are seeing higher rates of COVID-19 spread. Both sites are at HRHCare Community Health locations including one in Wyandanch at 1556 Straight Path, and the other in Amityville at 1080 Sunrise Highway. Both sites began testing on Thursday, April 16, between the hours of 10 a.m. 3 p.m. …

by Kathy Reakes

04/16/2020

Politics

Covid-19: Police Chief, Nearly 20 Percent Of Force Test Positive In Westchester Town A police force in one of Westchester's largest towns has been especially hit hard by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with some 20 employees testing positive, including the chief. Town of Greenburgh Police, made up of 112 officers, have battled the virus right along with residents with 20 of 54 officers, EMS, and general personnel testing positive for COVID-19, said Greenburgh Police Lt. Kobie Powell. But the department is still up and running and ready to protect residents, Powell said. Chief of Police Bryan Ryan himself tested positive and worked from home as he battled what was…

by Kathy Reakes

04/16/2020

Police & Fire

Two LI Men Nabbed Attempting To Steal Office Equipment, Hit Manager, Attack Officer, Police Say Two Long Island men were nabbed for allegedly attempting to leave a store with unpaid goods including a printer and an office chair and for attacking a store employee and a police officer. Justin Davis, 21, and Barrington Gray, 33, both of Amityville, were arrested around 10:35 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, following the thefts, and an attack at the Staples store in Levittown, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, the two men attempted to leave the store with unpaid-for merchandise which included a printer and an office chair. After being confronted by the store ma…

by Kathy Reakes

04/16/2020

Police & Fire

Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles An early morning intense garage fire destroyed two vehicles and killed five chickens in the area. The blaze began around 2:50 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, in Arlington in the detached garage of a home at 45 LaGrange Avenue. Arriving firefighters found the three-bay detached garage fully involved in fire with two additional cars parked in the driveway, said Arlington Fire District Chief William Steenbergh. Town police officers were already assisting with evacuating occupants from the nearby houses as a second alarm was issued bringing addition to the scene, as well as Mobile Li…

by Kathy Reakes

04/15/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Arrested In Animal Cruelty Case After Three Dogs Found Emaciated, Abandoned In Putnam A Carmel woman has been charged with animal cruelty and animal abandonment in connection with three severely emaciated dogs found abandoned. Tammy Williams was arrested on Tuesday, April 14, after the three pit bulls were found severely emaciated on Tinker Hill Road in Putnam Valley on March 2, said the Putnam County SPCA. Over the past month, officers of the Putnam County SPCA conducted numerous interviews with associates of Williams which led to her arrest. The dogs, all mid-aged to older, were brought to the Carmel Animal Hospital where they were examined and determined t…

by Kathy Reakes

04/15/2020

Police & Fire

Know Him? Police Asking For Help IDing Man Wanted In $9K Construction Equipment Theft Norwalk police are asking the public for help identifying a man captured on video surveillance during the theft of construction equipment. The department's detective bureau reported some $8,000 to $9,000 in construction equipment was stolen out of a locked storage container, and the suspect attempted to break into a construction vehicle, said Norwalk Police Lt. Jared Zwickler. Know him? Norwalk police are asking for help identifying the man pictured in connection with a construction theft.Norwalk Police Department A security camera on the premises captured a picture of the suspect. An…

by Kathy Reakes

04/15/2020

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