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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.
Homeowner Confronts Suspects During Attempted Burglary In Cos Cob, Police Say
Two men were nabbed by Greenwich Police after they allegedly attempted to break into a Cos Cob home, only to be confronted by the homeowner.
Jacob Rivera, 26, and Nafi Rodriguez, 23, both of the Bronx, were arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 1, after they “were confronted by the homeowner when they attempted to force entry through a rear door," Greenwich Police said.
Both men fled, but were located about a mile away, police added.
The duo was charged with criminal trespass, possession of burglary tools, criminal attempt at burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary.
Bail was set at $5,…
Second Norwalk Teen Dies From Injuries In I-95 Crash In Darien
A second Norwalk teenager has died from injuries suffered during a car crash on I-95 in Darien that also killed another teen.
Chase Ortiz, 19, of Norwalk, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Norwalk Hospital as a result of the crash, Connecticut State Police said Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Ortiz was a passenger in a Volkswagen Passat that crashed into a tree around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 in Darien, state police said.
The driver of the Passat, a 19-year-old Norwalk woman, “veered off the road to the right for an unknown reason,” after taking the Exit 10 off-ramp from I-95, state police added.
Passenger E…
Two Nabbed For Stealing More Than $260K In Goods From LI Bloomingdale's, Police Say
Nassau County Police nabbed two men in connection with more than $260,000 in thefts from Bloomingdale's in East Garden City.
According to detectives, the thefts were carried out on numerous occasions beginning Sunday, Sept. 22, after Teron Butcher, 29, of Queens, a loss prevention agent at Bloomingdale’s, at 630 Old Country Road, manipulated cameras to allow two other men to remove merchandise undetected.
On Sept. 22, after altering the cameras, Butcher told fellow loss prevention agent, Kenneth John, 30, also of Queens, that the cameras were off, John and a second man (not yet apprehe…
Lawnmower Fire Extends To Norwalk Home, Causing Extensive Damage
A lawnmower fire in the garage of a Norwalk home, traveled to the house, causing extensive damage.
The Norwalk Fire Department responded to the fire around 3:46 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 4 Bayberry Lane, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott.
When firefighters arrived, the two-car garage below the ranch-style house was fully involved in fire and extending up the side of the home, Prescott said.
Firefighters' initial fire attack was hampered by an electrical service line arcing after it burned off the house, but despite the slight delay maneuvering the hose lines around…
Man Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident, Police Say
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 91-year-old man in Westchester.
Johnny David Machado, of Hastings-on-Hudson, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 1, in connection with the incident that took place around 9:25 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, in a crosswalk in Dobbs Ferry, said the Dobbs Ferry Police Department.
According to the police, Rocco DePaolo, a Dobbs Ferry resident, was struck while crossing Route 9 at the intersection with Maple Street by Machado, who was driving a dark-colored vehicle and then fled the scene, police said.
DePaolo, who graduate…
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