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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.
Long Island Man Attacks Two With Large Kitchen Knife, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly attacking two people with a large knife during a domestic dispute.
The attack in Nassau County took place around 11 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, in Roosevelt, said the Nassau County Police.
According to police, John Williams, 54, of Medford, was at his residence when he became involved in a verbal argument with a woman, 49, and a 50-year-old man.
During the argument, police said Williams grabbed a large knife and began to assault the two victims with the weapon causing multiple lacerations to each victim.
Williams fled on foot but was loc…
Two Injured, Including State Trooper, During Three-Vehicle Long Island Crash
A New York State trooper was injured during a three-vehicle crash on Long Island.
It happened around 8:53 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Suffolk County at Express Drive South and County Road 83, in Medford, said Suffolk County Police.
According to police, an unmarked state trooper vehicle, a passenger bus, and another vehicle were involved in a crash.
The trooper and another person were transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Additional details regarding the crash were not available.
Two Men Nabbed For Firing Gun Out Of Vehicle Following Night Of Drinking, Police Say
Two area men were arrested for allegedly firing a gun out of a vehicle after a night of drinking.
Michael White, 31, of Seymour, and Kenneth Banks, 27, of Shelton, were arrested after turning themselves in to Shelton Police for the incident which took place on Jan. 22, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango.
According to Bango, Shelton Police received a complaint of shots fired in the area of Willoughby Road and Independence Drive.
When officers responded they recovered numerous spent shell casing near stop signs in the area, he said.
An investigation found that White and Banks were…
Man Stabs Neighbor Then Himself Numerous Times, Bridgeport Police Say
A 47-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his neighbor and then himself numerous times.
Terrell Culver, of Bridgeport, was arrested Saturday, Feb. 1, after Bridgeport Police received a call that two men were in a dispute on Myrtle Avenue, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Office of Emergency Management.
When police arrived on the scene they found a man with stab wounds and rushed him to St. Vincent's Hospital, Appleby said.
Reportedly, the neighbor said he was in his apartment when Culver, burst in and began stabbing him before stopping the attack and start…
Man Charged With Choking Victim During Domestic Dispute In Area, Police Say
A 24-year-old man was arrested for choking a person during a domestic dispute, causing the victim to pass out.
Ulster County resident Tyler Nickolich, of Saugerties, was arrested around 10:10 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 31, after Saugerties Police responded to a home for a report of a past domestic dispute, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said.
During an investigation, officers found that during a dispute, Nicholich had placed his hands around the victim’s neck and applied pressure to the point of causing the victim to pass out, the chief said.
Nickolich was taken into custod…
Person Of Interest Nabbed In Connection To Route 59 Bank Robbery
A person of interest is in custody in connection with the robbery of the Chase Bank on Route 59.
The bank, in Nanuet, was robbed around 10:40 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3 by a man wearing a black knit cap, black jacket, and blue jeans, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters.
He then fled in a blue taxi, police said.
Detectives working the case were able to obtain surveillance video from the bank and the person of interest was identified and located, Peters said.
The man was taken into custody within four hours of the robbery at 1:45 p.m., Peters added.
Further details, including the man's …
Man Charged For I-95 Crash In Fairfield That Injured Several, Including State Trooper
A Bridgeport man accused of causing a crash on I-95 that seriously injured a state trooper voluntarily turned himself in to state police on a warrant.
Joseph Buzzanca, 33, was arrested around 9 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3, for the June 16, 2019, crash that injured several people, including Trooper Gregory Sawicki, who had stopped to check on a vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-95 in Fairfield, said the Connecticut State Police.
According to state police, Sawicki was on patrol when he saw a vehicle stopped along the shoulder of I-95 northbound in Fairfield and pulled his Ford Taurus patrol vehicl…
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