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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.

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Police & Fire

Man Seriously Injured After Construction Accident In Area A 78-year-old area man was seriously injured after falling off a scaffolding and onto the floor below. Cornelius Matthew Zabriskie, of Goshen, was injured around 9:20 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 28, while building a concrete stairwell on Inwood Drive, in the Town of Walkill, said the Wallkill Police. Zabriskie was rushed to Orange Regional Medical Center for treatment. The town of Wallkill detectives along with officials from the Occupational & Safety Administration are conducting an investigation.

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

ID Released For Man Found Dead At Greenwich Point A man found dead at Greenwich Point has been identified by police. The body of Douglas Cram, 76, of Greenwich, was discovered late Monday, Dec. 30, at Greenwich Point. Cram’s car was found parked within the recreation area with its doors open during a rainstorm, Greenwich Police said. Police checked the area and located Cram’s body a short distance away. At this time there does not appear to be any foul play, police said. The cause and manner of death will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

SUV Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash With Man Involved In Earlier Hit-Run, Police Say A 50-year-old man critically injured during a two-vehicle crash with a Bridgeport man involved in an earlier hit-and-run has died. The crash took place around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan., 1, near the corner of Ellsworth Street and Fairfield Avenue when Keith Commerford, 50, of Bridgeport, was allegedly speeding, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Arriving officials found a two-vehicle crash involving a 2008 Chrysler van, driven by Commerford, and a 2006 Honda CRV driven by a Bridgeport man, also 50, Jones said. According to police, Commerford was traveling westb…

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Man Warming Up Vehicle Has It Stolen At Gunpoint, Bridgeport Police Say A man who was warming up his vehicle had it stolen after a person with a gun got into the car, Bridgeport Police said. The incident took place around 8 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, on the 400 block of Wells Street, said Scott Appleby, Director of Office Of Emergency Management. No injuries were sustained by the victim, but the incident has officials warning against the practice. "Bridgeport PD advises the public to deter from warming up their vehicles when no one is present," Appleby said.

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say A 29-year-old man died after jumping to his death from an area bridge on New Year's Day, said authorities. The apparent suicide by the resident of Dutchess County took place on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, said Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Capt. John Watterson. According to Watterson, when deputies responded to the bridge in response to a 911 call for a report of a man jumping over the side of the bridge into the Hudson River. Upon arrival, the man, a Red Hook resident whose name was not released, was found floating in the water close t…

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Three Injured In Multi-Vehicle Norwalk Crash Three people were injured following a three-vehicle crash on New Year's Day in Norwalk. The crash took place around 415 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 1, on Martin Luther King Drive, in the area of UPS, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott. A Norwalk firefighter who was on his way to work came upon the accident and rushed to help. He found the driver of a BMW unconscious, and immediately began offering aid, as Norwalk Police arrived on the scene, Prescott said. He was assisted by the first arriving police officers in getting the driver off the embankment to th…

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Video: Man Live-Streaming Himself Driving 100 MPH Crashes Car On I-95, State Police Say Sometimes a trooper’s accident report writes itself. Connecticut State Police said the operator of a vehicle was kind enough to publicly live stream himself traveling on Interstate 95 over the Gold Star Memorial Bridge near Montville while driving at speeds reaching 100 mph before crashing. Click here to view the video. The posted speed limit for the Gold Star Memorial Bridge is 55 mph. "Speeding and live streaming are not only dangerous, but it is also illegal," the department said. Luckily, the driver was wearing his seatbelt and wasn't seriously injured.

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Long Island Woman Throws Rock Into Window Of School, Runs Through Hallways, Police Say A 20-year-old Long Island woman was arrested after allegedly throwing a rock through a window to break into an area elementary school. Maria Campione, of Island Park, was arrested around 10:20 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 1, after the Hewlett Fire Department responded to Hewlett Elementary School on Broadway for a false alarm, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, Campione allegedly used a rock to break the front door window of the school, then entered the building and was observed by a school employee on surveillance cameras running through the hallways. While in the scho…

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Traveling At Unsafe Speed Injured As Car Becomes Engulfed In Flames After I-84 Crash A driver was injured after her car crashed and was engulfed in flames on I-84. Police say the car was heading eastbound on the interstate in East Fishkill on Monday, Dec. 30 when it went off the roadway into the center median and caught fire. They say the 41-year-old driver was apparently going at an unsafe speed in icy conditions. The Southeast woman was taken to Danbury Hospital with minor injuries.

by Kathy Reakes

01/01/2020

Police & Fire

Man Nabbed By DNA Match To $50K Jewelry Theft, Wilton Police Say A 32-year-old man is behind bars for allegedly stealing more than $50,000 in jewelry after a DNA sample placed him at the scene. Lucio Gonzales, of Bethel, was arrested on a warrant on Wednesday, Dec. 24, by Wilton Police near his home, said the Wilton Police Department. The investigation stems back to Feb. 10, when Gonzales was working to help a resident prepare a home for sale by providing handyman services, the department said. After Gonzales finished work, the jewelry was discovered missing. An extensive investigation by Wilton detectives led to Gonzales and search warrants were obtai…

by Kathy Reakes

01/01/2020

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