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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.
Stamford Man Charged In Norwalk Home Invasion
A man wanted for an alleged home invasion and assault at gunpoint has turned himself into Norwalk Police.
The home invasion was reported around 8:30 a.m., Friday, April 5, when Norwalk Police received a 911 call from a Norwalk resident, stating that a man had entered the home, and pointed a gun at them, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake.
Officers responded to the scene and discovered that Alvin Collins, 47, of Stamford, had fled in a vehicle after allegedly attempting to shoot one of the occupants of the home, Blake said.
According to the victims, Collin…
22-Year-Old Stabs Victim During Assault In Area, Police Say
A 22-year-old man is being held without bail after stabbing another man during an assault, said police.
Michael Klich, of Port Jervis, was arrested by Port Jervis Police detectives on Saturday, April 6, after an investigation into an early morning assault which took place on West Main Street, said Chief William Worden.
According to detectives, at 5:15 a.m. on Saturday, patrols responded to a report of a stabbing victim on West Main Street. The victim, a 27-year-old old male was located and had a stab wound to the abdomen, Worden said.
He was transported by police to Bon…
ID Released For Man Killed When Dodge Dakota Crashes Into House On Route 9W
A 79-year-old man who died after crashing into a building has been identified.
Marshall J. Mannese, of Milton, was killed during a single-vehicle crash with the pickup truck slamming into a vacant home in Highland, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso.
The crash took place 11:20 a.m., Friday, April 5, on Route 9W in Highland, said Janso.
The crash occurred when Mannese, traveling northbound on Route 9W in a 1999 Dodge Dakota pickup truck, lost control and crossed over the southbound lane of Route 9W and crashed into a vacant building, Janso said.
Mannese was extricated from the …
Excessive Speed Leads To Fatal Single-Vehicle Monticello Crash, Police Say
A 22-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle at a high rate of speed and hitting a group of trees and a utility pole, police said.
Manuel Ibarra Vasquez, 22, of Fallsburgh, was killed around 12:32 a.m., Sunday, April 7, on Liberty Street near the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue, in the Village of Monticello, said Monticello Police Department Lt. Mark Johnstone.
According to police, Vasquez was driving north on Liberty Street when he drove off the roadway and collided with several trees and a utility post, Johnstone said.
Vasquez, who was the only occupan…
Greenwich Police Department Welcomes New Officers
Greenwich Police have welcomed three new officers to the department.
Sabrina Diaz, Thomas Koppelman, and Vladimir Souffrant took the oath of office at Town Hall on Monday, April 1, surrounded by family and friends, the department announced.t.
Surrounded by family and friends the new officers took the oath of office, promising to dedicate themselves to serving the community.
Diaz, who was born in Greenwich, is a Stamford resident who studies jujitsu in Greenwich. Thomas Koppelmann, from Long Island, is a senior at the University of New Haven majoring in criminal justice, and Vladimir Souff…
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