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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.
Suspect On Loose After Long Island Bank Robbery
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Long Island bank.
The robbery took place at 11:55 a.m., Friday, April 10, at the M&T Bank, located at 640 Johnson Ave., in Bohemia, said the Suffolk County Police.
Detectives said the man approached a teller and demanded cash, according to police. The teller complied with the demand and gave the man cash from the drawer. The man fled on foot in a northwest direction through the bank’s parking lot.
The man was described as being white, around 50 years old, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, with a thin build.
He was wearing a dark-co…
Westchester Man Charged In Fatal Jewelry Store Robbery In Stamford
A Westchester County man and two others from New York City have been charged in connection with the murder of a Fairfield County jewelry store owner.
U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham said on Thursday, April 9, that the three were charged with federal robbery offenses in connection with the Saturday, March 28 robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford.
During the robbery, the owner, Mark Vuono, of Marco Jewelers was shot and killed.
The three charged were Thomas Liberatore, 62, of White Plains, and Robert Rallo, 56, and Paul "Tony Pro" Prosano, 59, both of Brooklyn.
Court documen…
Litchfield County Woman Killed, Danbury Man Seriously Injured In Double-Fatal I-84 Crash
Two people were killed and another seriously injured in a single-vehicle double fatal crash on I-84.
The single-vehicle crash took place around 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 9, in the Town of Middlebury, killing two a teenage woman and young man and seriously injuring another victim from Danbury, said the Connecticut State Police.
According to state police, the crash occurred when a Chevy Cobalt was seen traveling at a high rate of speed prior to losing control just before Exit 17, in the Town of Middlebury.
Those killed were Kayla Nicole Veness, 18, of Plymouth, in Litchfield County, and Dan…
Covid- 19: Stamford, With 1,113 Confirmed Cases, Likely Experiencing Peak Transmission Now
The number from state health officials shows that the number of cases of COVID-19 cases continues to spike in Stamford with a growth of 113 cases in just two days.
As of late Thursday, April 9, Stamford has 1,113 confirmed cases of COVID-19, compared to 1,000 confirmed cases on April 7, city officials said.
There have been 24 recorded deaths related to the pandemic in Stamford, officials said.
On Friday, April 10, city officials said in its daily newsletter that the city is "is likely experiencing peak transmission of COVID-19 right now. Please stay home and avoid contact with others."
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