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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.
Covid- 19: All Visitation Suspended At Suffolk Jails
Due to fears for the safety of inmates and prison staff associated with COVID-19, all visits to the Suffolk County jails have been temporarily suspended.
Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr., said Monday, March 16, that beginning on Tuesday, March 17, all visits with inmates at the Suffolk County Correctional facilities, both contact and non-contact.
Attorneys may still make arrangements to visit their clients during this time.
In addition, pistol licensing will be closed until further notice, effective Tuesday.
“By limiting the number of people entering our facilities, we can better protect our …
Long Island Home Heavily Damaged By Blaze, Firefighter Injured
A Long Island home was heavily damaged by a fire that also injured a firefighter.
The fire took place around 12:30 p.m., Sunday, March 15, on Frisch Place in North Bellmore, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers responded to call for a fire at a residence on Frisch Place. Upon arrival, officers found the home engulfed in flames and the occupants were out of the home.
The North Bellmore Fire Department with the assistance of East Meadow, Merrick, North Merrick, and Bellmore fire departments were able to extinguish the fire.
One member of the North Bel…
Stamford Bank Robber Nabbed Within Hours, Police Say
Police have nabbed a suspect who allegedly held up a Fairfield County bank on St. Patrick's Day.
The robbery took place around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the First County Bank, on High Ridge Road, in Stamford, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
During the robbery, a man described as being in his 20s, wearing a knit cap, large sunglasses, and a dark hooded sweatshirt, walked into the bank and passed a note to the teller demanding money, Conklin said.
He then fled the bank. No one was injured and no weapons were used.
Using surveillance video footage Stamford Police detective…
Bail Set in Stabbing Death Of Area High School Student
A 19-year-old has been was arraigned for second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old area student.
Orange County resident Chelsea Johnson, of Middletown, was charged Tuesday, March 17, in Orange County Court, for the fatal stabbing of Roy Boyd, of the City of Middletown, around 6 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Johnson remains in the Orange County Jail in lieu of bail which was set at $500,000 cash, $1.5 million insurance bond or $5 million partially secured surety bond in the amount o…
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