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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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Police & Fire

Wrong-Way Driver From Fairfield County Hits Two Vehicles, Including Cruiser, Police Say A 44-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested after allegedly hitting two vehicles, including a State Police cruiser while driving the wrong way on Route 15 South. The incident took place at 11:17 p.m., Sunday, April 12, between Exits 64 and 66 in North Haven when state police began receiving 911 reports of a vehicle traveling north in the southbound lanes of the roadway, said the Connecticut State Police. The vehicle, driven by Rodenstein Mine, of Bridgeport, allegedly struck a state police cruiser and kept driving northbound before hitting another vehicle head-on sending it c…

by Kathy Reakes

04/14/2020

Police & Fire

Know Them? Police Asking For Help IDing Armed Long Island 7-Eleven Robbers Police are asking the public for help identifying two men who allegedly robbed a Long Island 7-Eleven at gunpoint. The incident took place around 9:50 p.m., Sunday, April 5, at the 7:Eleven on Oak Street in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, two men entered the store and one pointed a black handgun at an employee and demanded the victim give him cash from the register as well as various cigars and cigarettes. The second man demanded another employee to open a second register and empty the contents. After the victims complied, the men exited the …

by Kathy Reakes

04/14/2020

Obituaries

Covid-19: Former Ridgefield HS Football Player, Personal Trainer In Norwalk, Dies At 30 A popular 30-year-old personal trainer and owner of a local gym in Fairfield County has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Dan Spano, a 2008 Ridgefield High School graduate who played football at the school, died Saturday, April 11, at Norwalk Hospital. Spano was reportedly the city's first fatality from the virus under the age of 50. A 2012 graduate of Coastal Carolina University, Spano was the owner and head personal trainer at GymGuyZ Norwalk. Spano, whose family said he was perfectly healthy and did not have any underlying medical conditions, began feeling ill around Ma…

by Kathy Reakes

04/14/2020

Police & Fire

20-Year-Old Arrested After Holding Two Hostage In New Canaan, Police Say A 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly holding two people inside a residence until police convinced him to surrender. Arlind Bajraktari, of New Canaan, was arrested on Friday, April 10, after New Canaan Police responded to a home on Millport Avenue for a report of a domestic dispute with other members of the residence, said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. When officers arrived on the scene they learned that Bajraktari had locked himself in the apartment and was holding two occupants, Ferraro said. A member of the department's Hostage Negotiation's Unit responded along with the…

by Kathy Reakes

04/14/2020

News

Covid-19: 65 Prisoners Released From Westchester County Jail In an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 65 inmates at Westchester County Jail in Valhalla have been released early with conditions. Westchester District Attorney Anthony Scarpino said he has been working closely with the Legal Aid Society of Westchester, as well as private criminal defense attorneys to facilitate the releases. As of Friday, April 10, 33 inmates were released early with conditions after discussions between Scarpino and Clare Degnan, the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Westchester. Another 32 inmates in custody on probation violati…

by Kathy Reakes

04/14/2020

News

Covid-19: Employee From Northern Westchester Is First Metro-North Worker To Die From Virus A Metro-North Railroad employee has died from the novel coronavirus, the agency's first death caused by COVID-19. John Oles, 57, a machinist based in Northern Westchester out of the Harmon Support Shop in Croton-Harmon, died on Monday, April 13. “We are profoundly saddened by the loss of John Oles," said Metro-North Railroad President Cathy Rinaldi. Rinaldi said Oles was a 28-year veteran of the agency who will be deeply missed by his colleagues. "His dedication to public service during this difficult time will not be forgotten," she added. "Our thoughts are with hi…

by Kathy Reakes

04/13/2020

Police & Fire

Separate Tractor-Trailer Crashes Shut Down I-84 Stretches Two separate tractor-trailer crashes just an hour apart wreaked havoc with traffic on Interstate 84 amid the heavy rain and dangerous winds during the potent storm. Both crashes happened within miles in Dutchess County. The first took place around 10 a.m., Monday, April 13, when high winds caused a tractor-trailer traveling westbound to rollover near mile marker 42 in Fishkill, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The driver was not injured, but the roadway was closed for about two hours to allow a damaged guide rail to be repaired and for the vehicle to be towed, state police sai…

by Kathy Reakes

04/13/2020

Police & Fire

Man Killed In ATV Crash In Area, State Police Say A 49-year-old man was killed in an ATV accident after crashing into a chain that was stretched across a service road. The incident involving Michael S. Morris, of Wallkill, happened around 1 p.m., Saturday, April 11, on Cottage Street in the Village of Wallkill, said Trooper Steven Nevel, spokesman for the New York State Police. An investigation revealed that Morris was riding a 2001 Honda ATV on a service road off of Cottage Street when he struck a chain that was extended across the service road causing him to fall off of the ATV, Nevel said. Morris was wearing a helmet at the time.…

by Kathy Reakes

04/13/2020

News

Covid-19: Orange County Says It Will Fine Social Distancing Violators Orange County officials have stepped up efforts to get residents to follow social distancing rules during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, telling potential violators they could be fined for violations. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Orange County Sheriff Carl E. DuBois said they have a system in place to investigate complaints regarding non-essential gatherings. As part of the state's Pause Taskforce, residents can report violations by filling out a form online at mylicense.custhelp.com/app/ask, or by calling 1-833-789-0470. The system helps avo…

by Kathy Reakes

04/13/2020

Lifestyle

Covid-19: Police, Fire Departments Roll Out Curbside Birthday Drive-Bys For Children, Elderly While residents across the region stay home to stay safe as the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continues to grow, special events such as birthdays, anniversaries and others are not being celebrated in the normal way. To help, first responders, including police, fire, EMS, and others, are stepping forward to make the day special, especially for children and the elderly, with drive-by parades and other "social distancing" ways in areas farther north in the suburbs. In the Hudson Valley, deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office are performing drive-bys with plenty of fanf…

by Kathy Reakes

04/13/2020

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