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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.
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…
Teen Nabbed For Allegedly Hitting Police Car, Injuring K-9 In Westport
A teen wanted for an alleged armed carjacking and another attempted carjacking last year in Norwalk and that injured a Westport Police K-9 officer has been arrested.
Sherod Manick, 18, of Hamden, was arrested on a warrant on Thursday, March 19, for an incident on Dec. 12, 2019, that left a Westport K-9 officer injured and a police cruiser damaged, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso.
The incident that led to Manick's arrest happened shortly after midnight on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, when Norwalk Police communicated that they were investigating an attempted armed carjacking that o…
Covid- 19: LI Man Arrested For Threatening Hospital Security Guard After Being Told To Leave
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly threatening a security officer at a hospital after being asked to leave because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Nassau County resident Paul Simmons, 58, of Lakeview, was arrested around 10:40 p.m., Saturday, March 21, outside of Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, Simmons entered the center, located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, through an employee entrance with his girlfriend to help her seek treatment for a minor injury.
While in the waiting room, Simmons was appr…
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