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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

Body Pulled From Connecticut River Not Connected To Missing Mom Case, Police Say A body that was recovered from the Connecticut River at River Front Park in Glastonbury is a male and not connected to the Jennifer Farber Dulos investigation, said the New Canaan Police. The body, which may be related to a missing Hartford boater, was found early Wednesday, June 19, and set off instant speculation if it was related to the search for the New Canaan missing mother of five who has not been seen since Friday, May 24. New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro said that as of early Wednesday, the department had received over 800 tips related to the investigation of Jennifer Farber Du…

by Kathy Reakes

06/19/2019

Police & Fire

Two Teens Seriously Injured In Head-On Crash With Bus In Westchester Two teens are recovering from serious injuries following a head-on crash with a Westchester County Bee-Line bus on Route 141 in Hawthorne. The crash took place around 1:14 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, when a 2003 Toyota occupied by a 16-year-old male driver and a 16-year-old female passenger, was traveling northbound on Route 141 (Broadway) near Brighton Avenue when he lost control of the vehicle, crossed the double yellow line and struck a Westchester County Bee-Line bus head-on, said Mount Pleasant Police Capt. Michael Pierce. Pierce said both the driver and passenger sustained serious injurie…

by Kathy Reakes

06/19/2019

Police & Fire

Driver Charged With Dwai After Rollover Crash On Palisades Parkway That Injured One The driver of a vehicle that was involved in a single-vehicle crash on the Palisades Parkway that injured the passenger has been charged with DWAI/Drugs, said state police. Troopers responded to a report of a crash around 10:15 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, near Exit 11 in the Town of Ramapo, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Once on the scene, troopers found a man covered in mud sitting in the grass next to the vehicle. He was later identified as Michael Keyser, 36, of Stony Point, Nevel said. Keyser told officers that he lost control of the vehicle because of the rain and wet …

by Kathy Reakes

06/19/2019

Police & Fire

Central Islip Woman Reportedly Used Vacuum Cleaner Cord In Strangulation Death Of Mother A Central Islip woman reportedly used a vacuum cleaner cord to kill her mother and then calmly called 911 to report the crime, said the Suffolk County Police. Sharon Easter, 57, was arrested around 8:09 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, at a home in Central Islip, after calling 911 and saying she had just killed her mother, police said. Third Precinct Patrol officers responded to 66 Cocoanut St., and found Dorothy Easter, 76, dead from strangulation wounds, police said. Police reportedly found she had been strangled with a vacuum cleaner cord. Detectives charged Sharon with murder and she was held …

by Kathy Reakes

06/19/2019

Police & Fire

Driver Made Sexual Comments To 10-Year-Old Boy Walking In Hicksville, Police Say Nassau County Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly approached a 10-year-old boy and made sexual comments as he was walking in Hicksville. The event took place around 3:46 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, while the boy was walking on Gables Drive in the area of Gables Road, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, the victim was approached by an adult man who was driving a light gray or silver four-door sedan. The man, who was described to be in his 20s with blonde hair and wearing a black shirt, drew the attention of the victim and made, what was descr…

by Kathy Reakes

06/19/2019

News

Woman Sentenced For Leaving Newborn In Toilet Of Area Motel A woman who admitted to leaving her newborn baby for dead in a toilet bowl in a motel room has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision. Teresa Smith, 23, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown on Tuesday, June 18, after pleading guilty to assault, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. At the time Smith pleaded guilty, she admitted that her actions in abandoning the newborn baby in the toilet bowl and leaving the motel room caused serious physical injury to the infant which created a substantial …

by Kathy Reakes

06/19/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Allegedly Shoplifting Caught After Ramming Fairfield Police Cruiser In Effort To Escape A woman fleeing from a store after allegedly shoplifting rammed a police cruiser in her attempt to escape. The incident unfolded around 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, June 18 when a Fairfield Police officer was flagged down by an employee of Bob’s Stores, on Post Road, who pointed out a vehicle that was fleeing from shoplifting that just occurred at the store, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop when the woman, driving a Honda, engaged the officer in pursuit for a short distance before stopping. When the officer attempted to make contact with…

by Kathy Reakes

06/19/2019

Police & Fire

Man Fires Shots In Residential Neighborhood Of Southampton, Police Say A 46-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly firing shots in a residential neighborhood last year. John McKay, of Riverside, was arrested on Monday, June 17, by Southampton Town Police for an incident that took place at the intersection of Brown Street and Goodridge Avenue in the hamlet of Riverside on May 9, 2018, said Det. Lt. James Kiernan McKay was charged with reckless endangerment after an investigation revealed that he allegedly fired four shots from a .45 caliber handgun while several individuals were at the location, Kiernan said. He was arraigned in Southamp…

by Kathy Reakes

06/18/2019

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Two-Car Route 9W Crash A 57-year-old man was killed in a two-car crash on Route 9W in Highland. Town of Lloyd Police said the crash took place around 8 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, on Route 9W near the intersection of Argent Drive in Highland, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso. According to investigators, a 1995 Saturn driven by a Dutchess County man was traveling south on Route 9W when it crossed over into the northbound lane and was struck by a 2016 Ford transit cargo van that was traveling north on Route 9W. The Dutchess County man was transported to MidHudson Regional Ho…

by Kathy Reakes

06/18/2019

News

Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Has Alibi, Defense Lawyer Says As law enforcement continues an exhaustive search of garbage dumps, ponds, and woods for missing mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos, her estranged husband's attorney Norm Pattis, says his client has an alibi. Attorney Norm Pattis claimed during an interview with WFSB Eyewitness News 3 that Fotis Dulos was in Farmington and taking calls from his native Greece, adding that "they believe they have evidence to support that." Jennifer Dulos has been missing for 25 days on Tuesday, June 18, after disappearing on Friday, May 24. Jennifer Farber DulosNew Canaan Police Department Since then…

by Kathy Reakes

06/18/2019

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