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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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Nassau County Police Officer Dies Suddenly Nassau County Police Officer Dies Suddenly
Nassau County Police Officer Dies Suddenly A 27-year veteran of the Nassau County Police has died unexpectedly. The officer died on Monday, Oct. 7. The Nassau County Police Department did not release the name of the officer or the cause of death. "He worked every day to keep our communities safe and his death is a tremendous loss for this department," the department said in a statement. "He was also a husband and a father," said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Police Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder in a joint statement. "Please keep his wife and children in your prayers as they face this unimaginable pain." The Nassau…
EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns
EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns State health officials announced that mosquitos carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis have been detected in three new towns in Connecticut. According to officials, the mosquitoes were found in trap sites in the towns of Chester, East Lyme, and Hampton. To date, three people have died in Connecticut from the disease.  The latest person to die during the third week of September lived in the East Haddam area, said State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter said. The person, in their 60s, became ill during the second week of September, the Connecticut Department of Health said. Mosquitoes c…
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Area Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Area
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Area A two-alarm fire destroyed an area home, leaving one person homeless. The fire happened Monday, Oct. 7 in Orange County at a home in Monroe on Mid Oaks Drive. The blaze moved quickly due to the fact the home was made of wood frame construction, said Mombasha Fire Company Chief John Scherne. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire pushing out the side of the home with thick black smoke roaring out the front doorway, the department said. Firefighters pushed through the front doorway and immediately suppressed the fire, Scherne said.   A single-family home was destroyed by a f…
Man Charged With Causing Serious Crash With Multiple Injuries Man Charged With Causing Serious Crash With Multiple Injuries
Man Charged With Causing Serious Crash With Multiple Injuries An out-of-area man was arrested on a warrant for allegedly causing a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County that left several people with serious injuries. Jesse Garcia-Mercado, 25, of Jersey City, New Jersey surrendered to the Stratford Police Department on Saturday, Oct. 5, as the result of a warrant for his involvement in a serious accident on the River Road in Stratford on July 20, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. Following the crash,  investigators determined that Garcia–Mercado drove recklessly and caused the two-car crash which resulted in multiple …
Twins, One Other Nabbed With Guns/Drugs In Area, Police Say Twins, One Other Nabbed With Guns/Drugs In Area, Police Say
Twins, One Other Nabbed With Guns/Drugs In Area, Police Say Twin brothers, one of them wanted for shooting a teenager last month, were nabbed along with another man on search warrants following an investigation. John Tyquin Holman and Johnathan Tyquon Holman, both 27, and Justin Scott, 27, were arrested on Monday, Oct. 7, during a joint operation by the Bridgeport Police Emergency Services Unit and Stratford Police Special Response Team at the PT Barnum Housing Complex, said Stratford Capt. Frank Eannotti.  Stratford detectives along with members of the Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and Bridgeport Police Gang Unit took the three into …
Police Ask For Help Identifying Man Who Allegedly Stole $1K In Goods From Walmart Police Ask For Help Identifying Man Who Allegedly Stole $1K In Goods From Walmart
Police Ask For Help Identifying Man Who Allegedly Stole $1K In Goods From Walmart Stratford Police are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted for allegedly stealing more than $1K in clothing. The thefts took place around 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 9, after the man pictured entered the Stratford Walmart, at 150 Barnum Ave., and stole approximately $1,000 in clothing, toys, and power tools, said Det. Sean Gallagher. The man left the scene on a vehicle bearing a Vermont license plate. Know him?Stratford Police Department He is described as being 35-40 years old, slender, 5-foot-9, with a beard, and long dreadlocks. He was wearing a blue sweat jacket with whi…
Teen Charged In Stamford Carjacking, Attempted Abduction, Police Say Teen Charged In Stamford Carjacking, Attempted Abduction, Police Say
Teen Charged In Stamford Carjacking, Attempted Abduction, Police Say An area juvenile has been arrested in connection with an alleged carjacking in Stamford and attempted abduction. The teen was arrested after police responded around 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, to the Stamford Town Center parking garage on a report of a carjacking, said Stamford Police Lt. Michael Noto. The female victim told officers that a black male approached her as she was seated in her car, which was parked on the ninth level of the parking garage, Noto said. He displayed a handgun and asked for money and told her to turn off her cell phone and to get int he backs…
Woman Arrested After Attacking Shoppers, Police Officer At Local Store Woman Arrested After Attacking Shoppers, Police Officer At Local Store
Woman Arrested After Attacking Shoppers, Police Officer At Local Store A 39-year-old woman was arrested by police, but not without a fight, after allegedly hitting customers at a local store and then Town of Poughkeepsie police when they attempted to arrest her. Rashina McKinnon, address unknown, was arrested around 1:52 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 4, after Town of Poughkeepsie police were called to the R&K Grocery at 737 Main St., said Capt. Michael O'Dowd. When officers arrived on the scene, they learned that McKinnon had allegedly repeatedly hit customers and refused to leave the store, O'Dowd said. When she saw the police officers, McKinnon allegedly stole …
Former LI Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student On School Trip, Police Say Former LI Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student On School Trip, Police Say
Former LI Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student On School Trip, Police Say A 28-year-old former Bethpage High School teacher who was fired after being arrested for having "sexually charged" text conversations with a student, has been charged for having sex with the student while on a school trip.  Joseph A. Gallagher, 28, of Smithtown, was arrested after Swatara Township Police on Friday, Oct. 4, in Pennsylvania, after police learned Gallagher had sex with a student who was in the area for a school trip, the department said. The former teacher had been arrested in June by Nassau County Police after school officials learned of ongoing “sexually charged text co…
Home Fire Displaces Four In Area Home Fire Displaces Four In Area
Home Fire Displaces Four In Area Four people were left homeless after a fire ripped through their Union Vale home, making it unliveable.  The Union Vale Fire Department received notice of the fire at the home on Route 82 around 11:48 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, the department said. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a  fully involved structure fire in the attic area on the second floor of the home and a second alarm was dispatched.  All occupants made it safely out of the home once the fire began, the department said. The fire spread throughout the home.Melissa Lawlor Firefighters had the blaze under cont…
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