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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

Two Women Savagely Tied Up, Robbed After Answering Knock On Door In Nassau, Police Say Two women were savagely robbed after one was hit her in the face with a gun and then tied up after answering a knock on the door of her Farmingdale home. The incident took place around 645 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, when the woman answered a knock at her Main Street home and was immediately allegedly smashed in the face with a handgun by a black man, said the Nassau County Police. Three black men then entered the residence and tied the victim, and a second woman's hands behind their backs and removed several of the victim’s belongings and then fled the scene in an unknown d…

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

Police & Fire

East Hampton Man Charged With DWI Following Crash An East Hampton man was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing his vehicle while allegedly drunk, police say. Wilson Guerrero, 50, was arrested around 2 a.m., on Monday, Aug. 26, on East Hampton Drive, said the East Hampton Police. When officers approached the vehicle they reported detecting a strong odor of alcohol, police said. After "performing poorly" on a series of field sobriety tests, Guerrero was charged with DWI and released on $1,500 cash bail.

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

News

MTA To Spend Unprecedented $5 Billion For Metro-North, Including Access To Penn Station After years of rider complaints and problems with the entire infrastructure system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it plans to invest an unprecedented $51.5 billion into the region’s subways, buses, and railroads over the next five years. The proposed investment is by far the highest in the MTA’s history, increasing spending on infrastructure by 70 percent over current levels. The program plans to invest more than $40 billion in New York City Transit’s subways and buses alone – including crucial signal upgrades – as well as major investment on the Metro-North runs…

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

Police & Fire

Man Arrested After Repeatedly Entering Westport Home He Didn't Own, Police Say A man who claimed to own a home that he kept walking into, was arrested by police for criminal trespass and burglary. DeShawn Harper, of Westport, was arrested on a warrant on Thursday, Sept. 12, when Bridgeport Police contact Westport Police that they had arrested Harper on another charge, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso. The entire incident began on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, when Westport police responded to a residence for a trespassing complaint, Prezioso said. The owner of the home told officers that Harper had walked into the home, which was for sale, during a showing and said …

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

News

MTA To Spend Unprecedented $5.7 Billion On Lirr Next Five Years The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to spend a whopping $51 billion over the next five years to create a faster, more accessible, and more reliable public transportation system, including $5.7 billion on the LIRR. During a presentation on Monday, Sept.16, MTA officials unveiled the plan in what Authority Chairman Patrick Foye called a “historic and transformational plan for our customers," and the largest in the agency’s history. Although the majority of the budget — $40 billion — is earmarked for New York City subways and buses, the LIRR also receives enough funding to enable w…

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

Police & Fire

23-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Outside His Westchester Home A 23-year-old man was hit by a vehicle that later fled the scene leaving the victim with serious injuries. The incident took place around 11:07 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, when Greenburgh Police came upon a pedestrian who had just been struck by a motor vehicle on Old Kensico Road where it intersects with Randolph Road, said Greenburgh Police Lt. Kobie Powell. The victim, a resident of Old Kensico Road, had been dropped off by a friend and was crossing Old Kensico Road behind the friend's vehicle when a dark-colored vehicle traveling southbound on Old Kensico Roa…

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

Police & Fire

Wanted: Police Ask Public's Help In Locating Burglary Suspect In Milford Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who allegedly entered a home illegally by a breaking a glass door and then ransacking the bedroom in Milford. The alleged break-in took place on Thursday, Sept. 12, when the man gained entry into to the home by breaking a rear glass door, said the Milford Police. Know him?Milford Police Once inside the man ransacked a bedroom and placed items in a bag before leaving out the back door. Anyone with information is asked to contact Milford Police Department, Detective Warwick at (203) 783-4730 or mwarwick@ci.milford.ct.us. Reference…

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

Police & Fire

State Police Make Arrest Related to Guns/Drugs/Cash Seizure in Bridgeport A 43-year-old man was arrested by Connecticut State Police on alleged gun charges after he was handed over by Bridgeport Police where he was wanted for domestic violence. Gregory Thompson, 43, of Bridgeport, was first arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 3, when state police detectives assigned to the Crime Control Task Force, along with the Statewide Narcotics Task Force and the Bridgeport Police, On September 3, 2019, executed a search warrant at his home in Bridgeport, said the Connecticut State Police. The search warrant was the result of information developed by state police that Thompson,&…

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

Police & Fire

Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area State Police turned out in force after a call was received for shots fired, but once on the scene, it was discovered it was falsely reported. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, when New York State Police received a 911 call about a reported disturbance involving a gun and shots fired at a home in Red Hook, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the incident had been falsely reported, Hicks said. "No one was injured and there was no shooting," Hicks said. An investigation is underway regarding the incident, he added. State police we…

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

News

Increased Police Presence For Seaford Schools After Threat Leads To Delayed Start Nassau County Police are out in force at Seaford schools, which had delayed openings on Monday, Sept. 16, due to an online threat of violence. Seventh Precinct detectives reported the social media threat was made against Seaford High School, located on Seamans Neck Road, on Snapchat, police said. "At this time the threat is not believed to be credible," police said in a 9 a.m. statement. They went on to say they believe that all area schools are "deemed safe for staff and students to return." Nassau County Police Department and Seaford School District said they will continue to work…

by Kathy Reakes

09/16/2019

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