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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

Woman Charged In Stabbing Outside Walmart In Area A 37-year-old woman has been charged with stabbing another woman outside an area Walmart. The assault in Orange County was discovered around 4:18 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, when the Town of Wallkill Police responded to the Walmart at 470 Route 211 for a report of an attack, said the Wallkill Police. When officers arrived on the scene, they apprehended Chiyoka Williams, 37, of Wallkill, for allegedly stabbing a 24-year-old woman outside of the store during an altercation, police said. The victim was transported to Orange Regional Medical Center by Town of Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance where she …

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

Police & Fire

Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Two Stamford Residents A teen has been charged with manslaughter and DUI in connection with a fatal crash that left two teens dead in Fairfield County. Jerry Diaz, 18, of Stamford, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 19, in connection with the August crash that killed two teens, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. The crash took place around 2:32 a.m., Monday, Aug. 26, when a 2008 Nissan Altima driven by Diaz, struck two utility polices, knocking down both of them and sending live electrical wires on top of the vehicle on Canal Street, just north of Ludlow Street, said Booth. Diaz, who was in custody on another…

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

Police & Fire

Stamford Gas Station Robbed At Gunpoint Police are searching for two men who allegedly used a gun to rob a gas station. The incident took place in Stamford around 5:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Springdale Shell station on Hope Street, when two men wearing masks walked into the store and pointed a pistol at the clerk and ordered the man to give him money, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon. The two men then grabbed other items, along with the gas, before fleeing the area on foot, Scanlon said. The clerk was not injured during the robbery, he said. No customers were inside the store at the time of the robbery. Anyone …

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

Police & Fire

17-Year-Old Charged In Hit-Run Westchester Crash That Injured Pedestrian A 17-year-old Westchester teen has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a pedestrian. The incident took place around 11:07 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, when police officers came upon a pedestrian who had just been struck by a motor vehicle in Greenburgh on Old Kensico Road where it intersects with Randolph Road, in Greenburgh Lt. Kobie Powell said. The victim a 23-year-old male resident of Old Kensico Road had been dropped off by a friend and was crossing Old Kensico Road behind the friend's vehicle when a dark-colored vehicle traveling southbound on Ol…

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

Police & Fire

Fire Damages Bridgeport Home A Bridgeport home was badly damaged after a fire ripped through the residence. The fire began around midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 140 Marilyn Drive, in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, a spokesman for the fire department. Responding fire units reported a heavy fire in the ranch-style home. The couple who lived at the home were alerted by smoke alarms and were able to safely escape, Jones said. Bridgeport firefighters had the fire under control within 45 minutes, he added. No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal.

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

Police & Fire

Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle Ends Up In Creek In Area A speeding motorist was injured after losing control of his vehicle and ending up in a creek in the area. The single-vehicle crash took place in Orange County around 7:11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, on Tuthill Road in Blooming Grove, said Blooming Grove Police Officer Michael Graziano. Graziano said speed played a factor in the man losing control and going off the roadway, into a creek, where the vehicle rolled over. When police arrived on the scene the driver was out of the vehicle. The driver received minor injuries, Graziano said. The crash is under investigation.

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

Police & Fire

16-Year-Old ID'd As Person Struck By Metro-North Train In Westchester Click here for an updated story: Teen Dies After Being Hit By Metro-North Train In Westchester A 16-year-old boy has been identified as the person who was injured after being struck by a Metro-North train in Westchester. The incident took place at the Pelham station around 5:45 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, when the teen was struck, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for Metro-North. According to Donovan, the teen was removed alive by emergency personnel. Following the event, New Haven Line rush-hour trains were delayed by up to 50 minutes as a result. Normal service resumed at 8:53 p.…

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

Police & Fire

Stamford Woman Arrested On Bad Check Charge A Fairfield County woman was arrested for allegedly issuing a bad check to an area business. Kecia Fields, 47, of Stamford, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 14, on a warrant for an incident that took place in April of last year, Greenwich Police said. She was charged with conspiracy, forgery, issuing a bad check and larceny and is being held on $150,000 bond. Fields is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, Nov. 29.

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

News

16-Year-Old ID'd As Person Struck By Metro-North Train In Westchester Click here for an updated story: Teen Dies After Being Hit By Metro-North Train In Westchester A 16-year-old boy was injured after being struck by a Metro-North train in Westchester. The incident took place at the Pelham station around 5:45 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, when the teen was struck, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for Metro-North. According to Donovan, the teen was removed alive by emergency personnel. Following the event, New Haven Line rush-hour trains were delayed by up to 50 minutes as a result. Normal service resumed at 8:53 p.m. Information was not available Tuesday …

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

Police & Fire

Hero Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Man Trapped In Car After Rollover Crash On Saw Mill Parkway A firefighter on his way to work did what most firefighters do in a flash, rush to help someone in need, no matter the circumstances. That's what happened on Sunday, Nov. 17, when Danbury Firefighter Jeff Nolet was driving on the Saw Mill Parkway in Westchester reporting for duty on his night shift, said James A. Gagliardo, spokesman for the Danbury Fire Department. On his way, Nolet happened upon a single-vehicle crash on the parkway and a gathering of cars and people on the shoulder of the roadway and stopped to offer assistance, said Gagliardo. The bystanders informed him that…

by Kathy Reakes

11/19/2019

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