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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.
Longtime Officer Promoted Chief Of Town of Poughkeepsie Police
Longtime Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin P. Faber has been promoted to police chief.
Faber joined the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department in 1991, bringing with him a background in engineering and mathematics, said Capt. Michael O'Dowd.
He succeeds Ronald J. Spero, Jr., who was chief from May 20, 2015, to Aug. 30.
A graduate of the FBI National Academy and a former member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, Faber is certified in firearms, defensive tactics, general topics instruction and accident reconstruction, O'Dowd said.
During his 28-year tenure with the Town of Poughkeeps…
Teen Killed After Car Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Mahopac, Police Say
An 18-year-old Mahopac teen was killed during a crash in which his vehicle struck a pine tree and then the car burst into flames.
John Rossetti, 18, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, when his gray Honda Civic struck the tree on Woodbine Drive, came to rest on its passenger side, and then the engine block and tree burst into flames, said Carmel Police Lt. John Dearman.
Carmel Officer Christopher Fox pulled the unconscious driver out of the car as the fire began spreading into the passenger compartment, Dearman said.
Officer Neil Brown assisted Fox to carry Rossetti away from…
Alleged Danbury Drug Dealer Busted Following Weeks-Long Investigation
A 27-year-old man was arrested following a weeks-long investigation into drug sales throughout the Danbury region.
Jeremy “Kuda” Roberts, of Danbury, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 26, on a variety of drug-related offenses after police approached him a parking lot as he attempted to leave for driving with a suspended license, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams.
After placing Roberts under arrest, investigators observed an open container sitting on the front passenger seat, which contained packaged heroin/fentanyl, cocaine, and a portable scale, Williams said.
A further searc…
ID Released For Woman Killed In East Islip House Fire
A woman who died in an overnight East Islip house fire has been identified by officials.
Laurie Addeo, 61, a resident of the home, was killed when the fire started around 2:12 a.m., Friday, Sept. 27, at the home at 3 Washington Ave., said the Suffolk County Police.
Police said the five other residents of the home were able to escape unharmed.
Detectives do not believe the cause of the fire is suspicious, police said.
At least six fire departments responded to help battle the blaze including Islip Terrace, East Islip, Central Islip, Islip, Brentwood, and East Brentwood.
Girlfriend Of Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Friend Lied To Police, Court Docs Show
The girlfriend of a man who shot and killed his friend while high on drugs originally told police that the man was killed by someone he had a fight with earlier in the evening.
Davis Ramos, 34, of Danbury and formerly of Carmel, was arrested after he accidentally shot and killed Jason Hoffman, 33, of Brewster, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, according to court documents obtained by Patch.
Right after the shooting, Gabrielle Rega, Ramos' girlfriend, told police that the three were getting high on crack cocaine when Ramos pulled out his handgun to look at and did not realize that the safety was not on…
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