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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 Wanted For Killing His Wife Found Dead Near Bear Mountain Bridge A man wanted for killing his wife and then leaving her body in a vehicle near Bear Mountain Bridge has been found dead. George Grogan, 59, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was found dead during a search Thursday, Oct. 3, by Town of Poughkeepsie Police and New York State Police, along with other agencies, in a wooded area east of Bear Mountain Bridge, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Michael O'Dowd. The Westchester County Office of the Medical Examiner has confirmed that the body found in the vehicle was that of his wife, Audrey Grogan, and that the body found by police on Thursday wa…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

News

Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Ordered Not To Violate Gag Order A Superior Court judge has warned the estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mother Jennifer Farber Dulos not to violate a gag order after talking about the case with a publication in Greece. Fotis Dulos received the rebuke in court Friday, Oct. 4, in connection to an interview he gave to Proto Thema, a Greek publication in which he said that Jennifer Dulos, of New Canaan, was suffering "serious serious psychological problems that I didn’t immediately understand.” Fotis Dulos's attorney, Norm Pattis, and several news organizations have filed motions with the state Supreme Court to …

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Rescued After Falling Off Floating Port Jefferson Marina Dock Three Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers rescued a woman who fell off a floating dock in Port Jefferson. Officers John Falcone, John Rodriguez, and Neil Stringer had just disembarked from Marine Delta when they saw a woman lose her footing and fall into the water while attempting to set up a ramp between a boat and the floating dock at the Port Jefferson Marina at 1:08 p.m., Friday, Oct 4, said the Suffolk County Police. Port Jefferson MarinaGoogle Maps street view The officers were able to lift the woman, Donna Butcher, 66, of Port Jefferson out of the water and on to the dock. Je…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

Police & Fire

Fugitive Wanted In Florida Apprehended In Suffolk A Central Islip man was nabbed by Suffolk County Sheriff's deputies on a fugitive warrant out of the state of Florida. Joe Hamm, 38, was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 29, on a fugitive from justice warrant for possession of a controlled substance, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. He will be returned to Florida.

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

Police & Fire

Police Will Have Increased Presence At Yonkers Theaters For Release Of 'The Joker' Movie As the much-anticipated movie, "The Joker," hits theaters across the country, the Yonkers Police will join other departments across the region with an increased presence at local theaters. The department said movier-goers can expect to see an increased presence at local theatres over the weekend. Although the department said they have no indication of any specific threat, out of an abundance of caution and for the safety of residents, police officers will be assigned to and or conducting directed patrols at the Ridge Hill, Cross County, and Alamo Drafthouse theater locations, the department…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

Police & Fire

Police Seek To ID Stranger Found Sleeping In Bathroom Of Long Island Condo Police are asking the public for help in identifying a man who was found sleeping in the bathroom of a Long Island condominium. The man was discovered after the resident of a Willow Drive condo in Corman returned home on Sunday, Sept. 1, around 8 a.m., and found the man sleeping in his bathroom, said the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police. The man fled the scene before the police could arrive. Anyone with information can contact the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, texting “SCPD” to “CRIMES” (274637) or by email at www…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

Police & Fire

Two Sought In Bridgeport Store Robbery That Injured Manager Bridgeport police are searching for two people who allegedly stole numerous items from the EbLens store and then injured the manager as they ran out the front door. The incident took place around 6:15 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, at the store located at 56 Boston Ave., Bridgeport, said Rowena White, spokeswoman for the Bridgeport Police Department. When police arrived on the scene, the store manager told them she had received a call from the store's Park Avenue location warning her that two people had attempted to steal items and may be headed for the Bridgeport store. According to …

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

Police & Fire

Police: Father Charged With DWI After Dropping Off Daughters At School In Northern Westchester A 34-year-old father was driving drunk at more than twice the legal limit after dropping his two small daughters off at a school in Northern Westchester, police said. Thomas Fazio was arrested around 9 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 4, after a school staff member informed Daniel Curtis, the Yorktown Police School Resource Officer at George Washington Elementary School in Mohegan Lake, that a man had just dropped off his children and appeared to be intoxicated, said Yorktown Police. Curtis stopped Fazio as he was leaving the school parking lot as another officer arrived on the scene to assist. While…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

Politics

Appellate Court's Halt Of Flavored E-Cigarettes In NY Delays Executive Order For Two Weeks A new state ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes has been put on hold for two weeks by a state appellate court just hours before it was set to take effect. Judges granted a temporary restraining order Thursday, Oct. 3, that prevents the state from enforcing the ban of flavored e-cigarettes following a lawsuit filed by Vapor Technology Association, a Washington D.C., based trade group. The temporary ban allows time for a lower-court group to rule on the motion for a preliminary injunction on Friday, Oct. 18, the group said. Health officials were ready to begin enforcing fines…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

Police & Fire

Pair Of Alleged Car Burglars Nabbed Following Two-Month Investigation A pair of alleged car burglars were nabbed by police following a two-month investigation. Christopher Right, 46, of Shelton, and Luis Correa, 47, of Bridgeport, were arrested on Thursday, Oct. 3, for a series of alleged overnight car burglaries during August and September, in the Huntington area of Shelton, said Shelton Police Det. Chris Nugent. The two were arrested after officers were able to identify and locate items reported stolen and linked the two to the thefts, Nugent said. Right was arrested with the help of Bridgeport and Trumbull police agencies, during a traffic stop in Bridgep…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

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