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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.
Massive Search For Teen Swimmer Who Went Missing In Candlewood Lake
A massive search is continuing for a missing 17-year-old teen who went missing on Monday, May 27, while swimming with friends at Candlewood Lake in New Milford.
The search, which many are now calling a recovery effort, began around 4 p.m. on Monday when three teens reported that one of their friends had not surfaced after going underway, said News 12.
Searchers, including K-9s, divers and local police marine units as well as Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue and New Milford Rescue, worked until dark.
The teen boy,…
Two Caught In Stolen Land Rover In Elmont, Police Say
Two men were arrested on grand larceny charges after allegedly being caught inside a stolen vehicle in Elmont.
Fifth Squad detectives report the arrest Rohed Naeem, 24, and Othello Mallay, 23, addresses unknown, around 8:42 a.m., Saturday, May 25, after responding for a stolen vehicle report and found the two inside a 2019 black Land Rover, Nassau County Police said.
During an investigation, detectives determined that the vehicle was stolen and the two men were in possession of additional stolen property, police said.
The investigation also found that both Naeem and Mallay were allege…
Suspect Threatened To Shoot During Dunkin’ Robbery In Fairfield, Police Say
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a busy Dunkin' Donuts on Route 1.
The robbery took place around 2 a.m., Tuesday, May 28, at the Dunkin' at 593 Post Road, said Fairfield Police Lt. John Bucherati.
The cashier told officers that a black male, with a thin build, in his 40’s, wearing a red jacket and hat came into the store and threatened to shoot her, Bucherati said.
"The male implied that he had a gun, however, no firearm was displayed," he added.
The suspect took an undetermined amount of cash from the register and fled the store, police said.
A K9 track…
Drunk Driver Flees Scene Of Crash With Coach Bus In Rockland, Police Say
A Spring Valley man was arrested for DWI after fleeing from the scene of a crash with a Coach Bus.
The incident began around 11:25 p.m., Monday, May 20, when officers were investigating an accident that occurred in the area of 140 E Route 59, said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli.
While officers were directing traffic at the initial accident, a vehicle was observed without headlights on, with a flat front driver’s side tire and front-end damage heading in their direction, he said.
After a brief investigation, the operator of the vehicle, Carlos Carpio-Lema, 43,&nbs…
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