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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.
Three Charged In Connection To 7-Eleven Robbery Spree In Suffolk
Three people were nabbed for allegedly conducting a string of 7-Eleven robberies that spanned five months throughout Suffolk County.
Akeel Swazey, 36, address unknown; Audra Litwin, 33, of Babylon, and William Jackson, 39, of Amityville, were arrested on Thursday, May 23, following an investigation by the Major Case Section into the six robberies that took place in March and May, said the Suffolk County Police.
Swazey was also charged for an addition robbery that took place in December of last year, police said.
All three were charged with six counts of robbery. Jackson was als…
Man Seriously Injured After Being Run Over By Own Jeep, CT State Police Say
A 73-year-old man was seriously injured after being run over by his own vehicle in a liquor store parking lot after allegedly leaving the Jeep Cherokee in gear, said Connecticut State Police.
The incident took place around 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, when Stephen Kovzel, of Oxford, got out of his vehicle in the parking lot of the Oxford Liquor Shoppe, at 19 Oxford Road, state police said.
While getting out of the vehicle it began to roll backward and hit another vehicle in the parking lot. The driver of the hit vehicle, a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, moved his vehicle backward after being …
Man Left Children Alone In Car While He Visited Hicksville Massage Parlor, Police Say
A 28-year-old man was arrested after police watched as he allegedly left two small children in a vehicle while he went to a massage parlor.
Jonathan Lopez of Brentwood was arrested by members of the Nassau County Police Major Case Bureau-Narcotics Vice Squad around 5:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, in Hicksville, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, units were on an investigation at Verma Plaza, located at 94 South Broadway. During the course of the investigation, detectives watched Lopez, park his car and allegedly enter a massage parlor leaving two children, ages…
Parolee Found With Firearms, Ammunition, 8 Pounds Of Pot, Cash In Bridgeport Bust, Police Say
A parolee from Bridgeport was allegedly nabbed during a compliance check with a cache of weapons, ammo, drugs, and cash, Bridgeport Police said.
Shannon Calhoun, 47, was arrested on Wednesday, May 22, by state patrol officers, assisted by members of the Bridgeport Police Narcotics Unit at his residence, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald.
During the compliance check, Calhoun fled from the home and was later taken into custody at a neighboring residence, Fitzgerald said.
During the check, officers allegedly discovered nine firearms, ammunition, over 8 pounds of marij…
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