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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.
ID Released For Woman Killed In Palisades Center Mall Two-Vehicle Crash
A woman who was killed during a two-vehicle crash at the Palisades Center mall has been identified.
Diane E Brothers, 66, of Fredricksburg, Virginia, was killed around 1:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9, on Palisades Center Drive at the mall in West Nyack, said Clarkstown Police Department spokesman Officer Norman Peters.
The cause of death is undetermined at this time, Peters said.
Additional details regarding the crash were not released.
The fatal crash closed several roadways, in addition to the BJ's store to allow for an investigation.
Patient Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child Visiting Nursing Home, Fairfield Police Say
A Fairfield County nursing home patient has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl who was visiting a grandparent.
Dino Carlo Gioia, 77, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9, and charged with sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor, unlawful restraint, and breach of peace, after he turned himself in on an active warrant at the Fairfield Police Department, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras.
An investigation into the attack began on Dec. 24, 2019, after the child's parent reported the incident to a staff member at Regal Care of Southport, said Kalamaras.
According to Kalam…
82-Year-Old Man Charged With Negligent Homicide In Death Of Old Greenwich Woman
An 82-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of an Old Greenwich woman who was allegedly hit by his vehicle.
Charles P. Graves, of Riverside, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9, in conjunction with the death of Regina Dowling, 63, on Nov. 29, 2019, said Greenwich Police Capt. Robert Berry.
According to police, Graves was driving his vehicle on South Beach Avenue when he allegedly improperly turned onto Station Drive South, striking Dowling as she was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk, Berry said.
Dowling later died from her injuries.
After an extensive investiga…
Westchester Man Wanted For Alleged Sexual Assault Of New Canaan Juvenile Nabbed, Police Say
A Westchester man wanted for the sexual assault of a minor has been extradited back to Fairfield County after being picked up by the FBI.
Leland Robinson, 31, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 6, on a warrant out of New Canaan for the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile, said, Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police.
Robinson was first arrested by New Canaan Police in October of last year when officers responded to a home for a report of a suspicious man in a driveway.
When New Canaan Police made contact with the man, later learned to be Robinson, he provided police with a …
Missing Mom Case: Estranged Husband, Ex-Girlfriend Released From Custody After Posting Bond
Wearing a blue shirt and sports coat, Fotis Dulos the estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos walked out of a Stamford courthouse after posting a $6 million bond.
Dulos, 52, put up more than $400,000 in cash on Thursday, Jan. 9, to win his freedom after his arrest on charges of murder, felony murder, and kidnapping, in connection with the disappearance of New Canaan's Jennifer Dulos, officials said.
The fee to obtain a bond in excess of $5,000 is seven percent of the amount plus $150 under Connecticut law.
Before leaving the courthouse just before…
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