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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.
Alleged Long Island Gang Members Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say
Several alleged members of the 18th Street Gang have been arrested on various, weapons, guns and traffic charges during a stop on Long Island.
The three men, a juvenile and an adolescent offender were nabbed around 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, after being stopped in Hempstead by members of the Nassau County Gun Suppression Team, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, members of the team were on patrol when they spotted a 2007 Toyota being driven by Alex Velasquez, 20, of Hempstead, commit multiple driving infractions while traveling north on Hendrickson Avenue…
Man Arrested For Raping 77-Year-Old Long Island Woman Multiple Times, Police Say
A 33-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 77-year-old woman multiple times after breaking into her Long Island home.
Kenneth Saquon Mallete, homeless, was arrested on Wednesday, March 25, for the rape that took place on Saturday, March 21 in Roosevelt, said the Nassau County Police.
Mallete was nabbed following an investigation by officers with the Special Victims Squad, First Squad detectives, and the NYPD, police said.
According to detectives, Mallete allegedly entered a Conlon Road residence through a rear window. He then made his way up the second floor of the residenc…
Fairfield County Man Hits $100K In Lottery Scratch-Off Game
With all the news focusing on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, one Fairfield County man has a little to celebrate, with a $100K lottery win.
Tiago Seyllon Dasilva, of Danbury, won the $100,000 by forking over $30 for a $5,000,000 Ultimate lottery ticket, he purchased at Press Fuel in Milford.
According to the CT Lottery, he collected his "big" check on Monday, March 23.
Dasilva declined to be interviewed for the "Winners Stories" segment on the lottery website.
The site says the scratch-off game is ending soon and there is still one chance left to win the $5 million, as we…
Double Murder-Suicide: Man, Children Died From Hanging, Police Say
As police continue investigating what drove a Fairfield County father to kill his two small children and himself, the Medical Examiner's Office said all three died from hanging.
Sister and brother, Gessell Moncada, 5, Jesus Moncada, 4, along with their father, Yimi Moncada, 27, all of Norwalk, were found on Monday, March 23, hanging in the garage on a property owned by a family member after police had been attempting to locate the two children for more than a day, said Lt. Jared Zwickler of the Norwalk Police.
According to Zwickler, Norwalk Police received a call around 11 p.m., on Sunday, …
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