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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.
Man Arrested For Firing Guns From Driveway Of Long Island Home, Police Say
A man has been arrested for allegedly firing guns while standing in the driveway of his Long Island home.
Thomas Zoeller, 57, was arrested at 11:10 a.m., Monday, March 23, after police responded to a home on 2nd St., in Oceanside, for a report of shots fired, Nassau County Police said.
When police arrived they found Zoeller standing in his driveway. After an investigation, officers determined that Zoeller allegedly fired a 22-caliber rifle and a BB gun "in a reckless manner" across the street from his residence, police said.
Zoeller was arrested and charged with reckless endange…
IDs Released For Man, Two Children Involved In Triple-Fatal Apparent Norwalk Murder-Suicide
Police have released the identities of two children and a man found dead inside a Norwalk garage.
Sister and brother, Gessell Moncada, 5, Jesus Moncada, 4, along with their father, Yimi Moncada, 27, all of Norwalk, have been identified as three people found dead inside a detached garage of a Norwalk home, said Lt. Terrence Blake.
Their deaths are being investigated as a family violence murder/suicide, Blake said.
The bodies were discovered around 7:35 a.m., Monday, March 23, after Norwalk Police responded to a home on 8 Elizabeth St., just south of Washington Street after receiving a hang-…
Covid- 19: Familiar Westport Faces Share Message Of Unity As Number Of Cases In Town Hits 62
As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to increase in the Westport/Weston area, local residents, some famous, are offering messages of hope and unity on the town's Facebook page.
As of early Monday, March 23, there were a reported 62 cases of COVID-19 in Westport, and three in Weston, said Director of Health, Mark Cooper. Statewide there are 327 cases.
Cooper said those number do not include testing conducted last week, which will most likely drive the numbers higher.
And while the grim news may make some want to hide under the covers, other Westport resident…
Covid- 19: New Policies For Reporting Incidents To Police Launched In Suffolk County
Suffolk County police have announced mandatory online or telephone reporting for specific non-emergency incidents.
The mandate, which takes effect on Monday, March 23, was enacted in an effort to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and for the safety of police officers and residents, the department said.
The change is only for non-emergency calls, for a crime in progress or a dangerous, violent emergency, domestic violence, a crime with a weapon, a hate crime, or a crime on a state parkway immediately dial 911.
Types of reports to file online or by telephone include…
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