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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.
Duo Nabbed For Narcotic Sales After Months-Long Investigation
Two men were arrested following a months-long investigation by Fairfield Police into illegal drug sales.
John Faulkner, 47, and Brandon Parks, 26, of Stratford, were arrested on Thursday, Nov. 14, following the investigation conducted by the department's Quality of Life Unit focusing on the Brickyard Pub at 98 Post Road, which is owned by Faulkner, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras.
According to Kalamaras, after several months of surveillance and investigation, while inside the Brickyard Pub, Faulkner agreed to sell an undercover officer an amount of cocaine an…
Duo Accused Of Stealing Thousands In Items From Greenwich Avenue Business Caught After Chase
Two men were arrested in connection with a shoplifting incident at a Greenwich Avenue business.
Antoine Whitney, 28, and Shakur Smikle, 18, both of Brooklyn, were arrested on Sunday, Nov. 17, by Greenwich Police after an officer saw the two in a vehicle with others who walked into the business and exited running carrying baskets of items, Greenwich Police said.
According to police, Whitney, who the driver of the vehicle, attempted to leave the scene after being told to stop by officers. He was then stopped by a marked patrol vehicle and backed up unsafely through a stop sign, police said.
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Northern Westchester Man Arrested For Attack With Box Cutter, Police Say
A 33-year-old Westchester man was arrested for allegedly attacking another man with a box cutter.
The attack took place at 2:20 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, on North Division Street, said City of Peekskill Police Lt. Jack Galusha.
According to Galusha, officers responded to the area for a report of an assault with a knife and found a victim had been slashed with a box cutter.
Arriving officers stopped John Rutledge, 33, of Peekskill, who matched a description as he was walking away from the nearby scene, Galusha said.
After making a positive identification, Rutledge was charged with assault a…
Woman Charged With DWI After Spotted Driving Too Slowly In Area, Police Say
A 43-year-old woman was arrested for alleged drunk driving after police spotted her driving too slowly.
Ulster County resident Jennifer Reynolds, of Saugerties, was arrested around 1:58 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, after police stopped her for driving at a low rate of speed, while driving in the parking lane on Ulster Avenue, said Village of Saugerties Chief Of Police Joseph A. Sinagra.
Reynolds then stopped her vehicle over a large pile of leaves that had been dumped curbside for annual pickup, Sinagra said.
According to the chief, Reynolds was visibly intoxicated and failed a field…
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