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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.
Support Pours In For Family Of 11-Year-Old Long Island Girl Killed In Crash
When a normal trip to Walmart for school supplies left an 11-year-old Long Island girl dead following a car crash, the community has stepped forward in a big way to help her family pay for her funeral expenses.
Amber Stulsky of Greenport died following the 8:18 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, in a two-vehicle crash on North Road, said the Town of Southold Police.
Amber, who was a backseat passenger was taken to Eastern Long Island Hospital where she died from her injuries, police said.
Her mother, Rachel Smith, 32, of Greenport, was also injured.
When news began to spread of the smiling girl's de…
Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Surrenders To Police
The girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband in the Jennifer Farber Dulos missing person case, has turned herself in to Connecticut State Police to face additional charges in connection, state police confirmed.
Michelle Troconis, who was arrested in June on charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution, turned herself in around 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, at Troop G in Bridgeport, state police said.
A state police spokesman said additional information regarding the charges would be released later Thursday.
Fotis Dulos was arrested for a second time on Wednesday, Sept.…
Brewster Man, 33, ID'd As Homicide Victim At Danbury Condo Complex
A Brewster man has been identified by Danbury Police as the person shot and killed during an incident at a condo complex.
Jason James Lowry Hoffman, 33, was shot and killed early Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the Sterling Woods Condominium complex, in Danbury, Connecticut, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams.
According to Williams, several people have been interviewed, but the person responsible for the shooting has not been identified or charged.
Hoffman was shot once in the upper torso, Williams said. A pistol was recovered just feet away from the crime scene, which will be analyzed to de…
Swastika Found Scrolled In Long Island Park
A swastika was scrawled in black on a walking trail in a park on Long Island.
The swastika was first reported around 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 31, at Sunshine Acres Park, in the Town of Huntington, by a 911 caller, said the Suffolk County Police.
Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci urged residents on Tuesday, Sept. 3, to report suspicious activity and instances of hate to police or town officials.
“The swastika is symbol meant to threaten and intimidate and this demonstration of hate will not be tolerated in the Town of Huntington,” said Lupinacci, who visited the park.
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