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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.
Spring Valley Man Caught Stealing From ShopRite In Stony Point, Police Say
A 29-year-old man was allegedly caught stealing from the ShopRite store in Stony Point.
Kevin Michel, of Spring Valley, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 6, after Stony Point police received a report of a man shoplifting in ShopRite, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel J Hylas.
According to police, Michel was observed leaving the store with a handbasket containing stolen merchandise and then entered a vehicle.
Officers were able to stop the vehicle and Michel was found to have a suspended driver's license, Hylas said.
Inside, officers found the alleged stolen merchandise from the store, h…
Man Killed When Car, Tractor-Trailer Crash On Route 9
One person was killed after the vehicle he was driving crashed with a tractor-trailer on Route 9, taking down multiple power lines and closing the roadway for hours.
The incident in Putnam County took place around 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, when the unidentified man, driving a white Jeep, collied with the truck as he turned left off Snake Hill Roa in Garrison, said Putnam County Sheriff's Office Capt. Lisa Ortolano.
During the crash, the tractor-trailer flipped, causing the power lines to fall.
Both drivers were airlifted out of the accident scene because emergency responders could n…
CT Woman Charged With Embezzlement, Fraud, ID Theft
A 34-year-old woman was arrested on multiple counts of alleged embezzlement and fraud targeting seniors living in Bridgeport nursing and rehabilitation centers.
Melissa Meole, of North Branford, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 17, on a federal criminal complaint charging her with embezzlement, fraud, and identity theft, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to the criminal complaint, Meole was employed by Bridgeport Health Care Center Inc., that operates a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Bridgeport known as Bridgeport Health Care Center.
Pri…
Person Seriously Injured After Falling Or Jumping Onto I-95 In Westchester, Police Say
Two southbound lanes of I-95 in New Rochelle have reopened after a person either fell or jumped onto the highway from an overpass, according to the New York State Police.
The incident took place around 10:08 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Webster Avenue overpass in New Rochelle, said Trooper Tara McCormick.
The lanes were closed between Exits 15 and 16, McCormick said.
The person, who has not been identified, suffered extensive head injuries and was transported to an area hospital, she said.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area as police investigate the incident, she added.
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