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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

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

Police & Fire

Baby Boy Delivered By Nassau County Police, Medics On Way To Hospital A brand new baby boy will have a story to tell about his birth after he was delivered in the back of an ambulance with a little help from the Nassau County Police. The baby was born on Thursday, Oct. 3, after officers were dispatched to a Massapequa home regarding a woman in labor, said the Nassau County Police. When officers arrived at the Pennsylvania Avenue home they found a 33-year-old woman in labor and immediately placed her in an ambulance, police said. But baby boy was ready to be delivered on the way and was delivered with the assistance of a Nassau County Police medic and officer…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

News

Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, New Report Says In a new report from the Mayo Clinic, researchers say lung injuries in patients suffering from a vaping-related illness resemble chemical burns. The findings, released on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in The New England Journal of Medicine, were based on the lung biopsies from 17 patients, sent to Mayo researchers to be examined by experts in lung pathology. Two of the samples came from patients who died, the report said. Researchers conducting the study reported they found no evidence of tissue injury caused by the accumulation of mineral oils — which has been suspected as a possible cause of the va…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

News

Third CT Resident Dies From EEE Mosquito-Borne Illness Connecticut health officials have announced that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis and that a fourth person has been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne illness. State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter said Tuesday, Oct. 1, that an East Haddam resident who died during the third week of September was confirmed to have had Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The person, in their 60s, became ill during the second week of September, the Connecticut Department of Health said. The department added that the CDC has al…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2019

News

IDs Now Released For All Victims, Survivors Of Deadly WWII Bomber Plane Crash The names of the seven victims and the survivors of a deadly World War II bomber plane crash at Bradley International Airport have been released as authorities continue to investigate. During a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 3, Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella said that as the investigation continues, it was important to keep the families of "those injured and killed in our thoughts and prayers." The pilot, Ernest McCauley, 75, of Long Beach, California, and co-pilot Michael Foster, 71, of Jacksonville, Florida, are …

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Arrested Twice In One Day In Fairfield County, Police Say A 23-year-old woman was arrested twice in one day for the same crime in Fairfield County. Elayna Smith, of Brookfield, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 28, during a traffic stop when police learned that she was a passenger in a car with whom she had a protective order, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. According to police, Smith attempted to give police a fake name when first questioned, but her identity was quickly discovered, as well as the no-contact order, Bahamonde said. She was arrested and charged with interfering with an investigation and violation of a protective order.…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2019

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