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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.
Fleeing Drunk Driver Hits Officer After Being Told Car Would Be Towed, Norwalk Police Say
A Norwalk police officer was hit by a fleeing drunk driver after telling him his car would be towed, said the Norwalk Police Department.
The incident took place around 12:38 a.m., Sunday, May 5, when the Norwalk PD officer was stopped at a red light in the right lane on Main Street at the intersection of Wall Street. when a motorist pulled around his vehicle into to the left turn only lane of Main Street and drive through the red light while making a right turn, said the Norwalk Police Department.
The officer stopped the driver, Terrance Parker, 41, of Norwalk, on Wall Street, police said. …
Child Taken By Father In Valley Stream Dies Inside Burning Audi Sedan, Police Say
A 3-year-old girl is dead after being found inside a burning car hours after being taken by her father from a Valley Stream home.
The child, Zoey Pereira, was located around 9 p.m. Sunday, May 5, when New York City Police officers responded to a 911 call for a burning vehicle at 154th Street and Baisley Boulevard, said the New York City Police Detective Annette Shelton.
Upon arrival, officers and FDNY personnel discovered a 2008 Audi sedan on fire, Shelton said.
Once the fire was extinguished, Zoey was removed from the vehicle and taken to Jamaica Hospital where she died from her injuries,…
Community Rallies Behind Family Of Popular Long Island Chef Who Died Suddenly At 34
Friends of a popular Long Island chef who died suddenly at the age of 34 are rallying behind his family to help raise funds to cover his funeral and medical expenses.
Phil Pasfield of The Brixton in Babylon died unexpectedly on Friday, April 26.
His friends, who have started a GoFundMe page, describe him as "an amazing husband, friend, brother, son, chef and so much more to each and every one of us," they wrote.
Pasfield, who attended Sayville High School, the State University of New York at Cobleskill, and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, opened the go-to…
Veterinarian Charged With Animal Cruelty, Fraud In Bridgeport
A local veterinarian has been arrested for animal cruelty after injuring a kitten, and then performing surgery on a dog that wasn't needed and almost starving the animal to death, said the Bridgeport Police.
Dr. Amr Wasfi, 74, the owner of Black Rock Animal Center, in Bridgeport, was arrested on a warrant on Thursday, May 2, and charged with animal cruelty and fraud in the case that almost killed a dog who was taken to the doctor for help when he was limping, said the Bridgeport Police.
The investigation into Wasfi began in Dec. 17, 2018, when the department received a complaint of animal …
Suspect In Violent Home Invasion Tracked Down In Rockland
After six months of investigation and hunting, police got the man wanted in an alleged violent home invasion and assault in Rockland County.
Russell Steward, of New Jersey, was arrested Thursday, May 2, and charged with second-degree burglary and third-degree assault in connection with a violent home invasion that took place in Piermont six months ago, said Piermont Chief Michael O'Shea.
During the invasion, that took place in board daylight, Steward pushed through the door of a Piermont home, and forced a woman against the wall and threatened her, O'Shea said.
The woman, who wa…
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