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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

EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion An EMT was injured when an oxygen tank exploded on a patient's gurney at Norwalk Hospital. The explosion was reported around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, July 21, to the Norwalk Fire Department as a fire in the emergency room, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott. When firefighters arrived they learned that an oxygen cylinder/regulator exploded on a transport gurney, Prescott said. The gurney was transporting a patient into the emergency room and had two attendants. Firefighters found a moderate amount of dust from the discharge of a dry-chemical extinguisher, but no smoke or fi…

by Kathy Reakes

07/22/2019

Police & Fire

Man Wanted For Causing Disturbance At Greenwich Party Turns Himself In, Police Say A man who failed to appear in court on charges of causing a disturbance at a Greenwich party in 2017, turned himself in to police. Darius Juwell Hamlette, 21, of Norwalk, surrendered to Greenwich Police on Wednesday, July 17, and was arrested for failure to appear, said the Greenwich Police Department. Hamlette is accused of allegedly threatening numerous people during a house party on Hickory Drive in Greenwich on Oct. 7, 2017, police said. He was originally charged with threatening, breach of peace and possession of marijuana. Hamlette is scheduled to appear in court Monday, July 29.&nb…

by Kathy Reakes

07/21/2019

Police & Fire

Man Throwing Garbage Out Of Car Nabbed For DWI In Rockland, Police Say A man who was allegedly leaving a Stony Point diner and driving drunk was arrested after police caught saw him driving erratically and throwing items out of the window. Elvis Jorge, 30, of Haverstraw, was arrested on Sunday, July 14, after Stony Point Police received a report of Jorge driving drunk, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. When officers arrived on the scene they saw Jorge heading eastbound on Lowland Hill Road, Hylas said. The officer observed debris being thrown from the window of the vehicle and initiated a vehicle traffic stop. During an investigation, the officer found that …

by Kathy Reakes

07/21/2019

Lifestyle

Norwalk Bakery Co-Owner Works To Keep Missing Mom Case Fresh On Customers' Minds He doesn't know Jennifer Farber Dulos, but the thought of five kids without their mother was just too much for one Norwalk resident and business owner to sit back and do nothing. That's when Sky Mercede, the co-owner of Forever Sweet Bakery on Main Street in Norwalk, came up with the idea to distribute flyers and magnetic stickers with the face of the missing New Canaan mother of five front and center. "I couldn't stand the thought of those children without their mother," Mercede said. "I knew I had to take some kind of action." After talking with the family he learned that the children …

by Kathy Reakes

07/21/2019

Police & Fire

Man Accused Of Stealing $1,148 In Items From Northern Westchester Lowe's Store A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing $1,148 worth of merchandise from a Northern Westchester Lowe's store. Scott Guinee, of Yorktown, turned himself in to police on Thursday, July 18, following an investigation that he allegedly stole the merchandise from the store on June 22, said the Yorktown Police. Guinee was charged with grand larceny and released on his own recognizance. Heis scheduled to appear in court on August 22.

by Kathy Reakes

07/21/2019

Police & Fire

Man Without License Steals Ex-Wife's Car In Westport, Police Say A Bridgeport man who took his ex-wife's vehicle during a domestic dispute has been arrested by police in Westport. The alleged theft took place on Saturday, April 27, when Westport Police responded to an area home after receiving a call from the victim, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso. When police arrived, the victim told officers that her ex-husband, Donald Perri, had been yelling at she and her juvenile child prior to officers’ arrival. His behavior reportedly caused both to leave the home out of fear, Prezioso said. Perri was reported to have become upset because the victim wo…

by Kathy Reakes

07/20/2019

Police & Fire

Small Airplane With Four Aboard Crashes Near Hudson Valley Regional Airport Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Pilot, Passengers In Plane Crash Near Hudson Valley Regional Airport One person reportedly sustained serious injuries after a small airplane with four people aboard crashed near the Hudson Valley Regional Airport in Dutchess County. The crash took place around 3 p.m., Friday, July 19, in a wooded area near the Village Crest Apartments on Maloney Road in Wappinger, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson. The plane, a Piper PA46 was on its final approach to Runway 24 at the airport, when it crashed less than one m…

by Kathy Reakes

07/19/2019

News

Small Airplane With Four Aboard Crashes Near Hudson Valley Regional Airport Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Pilot, Passengers In Plane Crash Near Hudson Valley Regional Airport One person reportedly sustained serious injuries after a small airplane with four people aboard crashed near the Hudson Valley Regional Airport in Dutchess County. The crash took place around 3 p.m., Friday, July 19, in a wooded area near the Village Crest Apartments on Maloney Road in Wappinger, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson. The plane, a Piper PA46 was on its final approach to Runway 24 at the airport, when it crashed less than one mile a…

by Kathy Reakes

07/19/2019

Police & Fire

Police Warning: Man Exposes Genitals To Exercisers On Trail In Rockland Police are warning residents who use a popular trail in Rockland to be on the lookout for a man who has exposed his genitals to joggers on two occasions. The department received a report of the first incident around 11:30 a.m. on June 29, when a jogger was north on Hader Trail between the villages of South Nyack and Piermont, said Chief Daniel Wilson. The jogger entered a narrow portion of the trail when an unknown male lunged from the bushes with his pants down and genitals in his hand, the chief said. The man didn't say anything and after standing there for a moment he fled on a bic…

by Kathy Reakes

07/19/2019

Police & Fire

Norwalk Fire Destroys Truck, Sends One Firefighter To ER A pickup truck and some fertilizer were destroyed during a structure fire in Norwalk that sent one firefighter to the emergency room. The fire took place around 9:27 a.m., Friday, July 19, at 320 Martin Luther King Drive at the Tough Lawn business, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Todd Smith. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a fire inside the garage with the cab of a pickup truck fully on fire, the department. Next to the vehicle were pallets of fertilizer with pesticides. The sprinkler system of the building activated and controlled the fire while firefig…

by Kathy Reakes

07/19/2019

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