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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.
Where's 'Cabot'?: Great White Shark Spotted In Long Island Sound Heads Out East
"Cabot," the great white shark spotted off the coast of Long Island Sound, has headed east.
His latest pings, around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, show he is southwest of Montauk, according to researchers at ocean research group Ocearch.org. It had been tracked off the shore of Fairfield County in Greenwich.
The news Monday, May 20 that a great white had been spotted off the coast of Long Island for the first time ever, was a shock.
So much so that for a while so many people logged onto to the site's tracker that it crashed, the group said on Twitter.
Researchers made light of th…
Man, Woman In Custody After Police Pursuit Following String Of Burglaries In Suffolk
A man and a woman wanted in a string of burglaries were nabbed by police following a chase throughout Suffolk County.
The driver, John Miller, 43, of Brookhaven, and his passenger, Annette Bowers, 45, of Patchogue, were arrested on Monday, May 20, after police were able to stop their Mercedes-Benz van on South Main Street in Freeport, police said.
The string of burglaries began around 3:45 a.m, Sunday, May 19, when Miller allegedly broke into the Walgreens at 1580 Route 112, in Medford, Suffolk County Police said.
The burglary was followed by another around 7:45 p.m., Sunday, at …
Man Charged With Beating Housemate To Death In Milford, Police Say
A housemate has been charged in the beating death of a Milford man who was found lying outside of his home.
The incident took place around 10 p.m., Sunday, May 19, when Milford Police and Fire Department personnel responded to 583 Anderson Avenue on the report of a 50-year-old male, unconscious and not breathing, said Milford Police Officer Mike DeVito.
Upon arrival, a male, later identified as Christopher Peckham, 49, was found dead outside of the residence, he added.
The person who called about Peckham, Ricky Garcia, 57, who lived in the same rooming complex on Anderson Av…
Valley Stream Man Charged With Murder In Burning Car Death Of 3-Year-Old Daughter
A Valley Stream man who allegedly burned his 3-year-old daughter to death inside a car with the doors chained shut has been charged with murder, NYPD said.
Martin Pereira, 39, was charged Friday, May 17, with murder, arson, and reckless endangerment, the NYPD said.
Police discovered the body of Zoey Pereira when responding to a report of a burning car on Sunday, May 5, at 154th Street and Baisley Boulevard in Springfield Gardens.
When officers found the burning 2008 Audi, they also found the small child inside. Officers removed the child from the vehicle and rushed her in a patrol ve…
ID Released For Man Beaten To Death In Bridgeport
A 55-year-old man who was found beaten to death in Bridgeport has been identified by police.
Miguel Lopez, of Bridgeport, was found around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at the Mambo Grocery at 731 Noble Ave., when Bridgeport Police responded for a report of an assault.
Once on the scene, cops found Lopez lying inside the store on the floor, said Terron Jones, a spokesperson for the Bridgeport Police.
Lopez, who could not communicate with officers, was transported to Bridgeport Hospital where he died as a result of the injuries he sustained in the assault, Jones said.
The assault may ha…
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