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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.

Kathy Reakes's Contributions

Police & Fire

Troopers Asking For Witnesses To Fiery Fatal Crash Off I-84 Police are asking the public for help identifying a vehicle, and the person who was killed during a fiery crash near I-84. The crash took place around 3 a.m., Thursday, April 4, on the Route 72 ramp to I-84 east in Plainville after the driver drove through the guardrail, struck a bridge abutment and the vehicle caught fire, Connecticut State police said. CTDOT officials reported they did not find any structural damage to the bridge hit during the crash. The car sustained such heavy fire damage, that investigators were having a hard time determining the make and model of the…

by Kathy Reakes

04/04/2019

Police & Fire

Good Samaritans, Trooper Save Drowning Dog From Creek In Northern Westchester With help from some Good Samaritans, a New State trooper saved a dog from drowning after rushing into a Westchester creek to save the sinking pooch. The incident took place around 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, when state police received a call from a homeowner at 13 Brook Drive in Cortlandt saying their dog was in a creek and couldn't get out, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The Good Samaritans held the dog's head above water but couldn't get the dog out of the water. That's when Trooper Jason Long arrived on the scene and was able to retrieve the dog without a problem. The dog was in …

by Kathy Reakes

04/04/2019

Police & Fire

ID Released For Man Killed In Route 202 Crash In Rockland A 54-year-old man has been identified as the person killed in a three-vehicle crash crash near Spook Rock Road, Ramapo police said. Randell Adams of Pomona was killed around 7:25 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, near Spook Rock Road, Ramapo Police Sgt. Blaine Howell said. All three drivers taken to local hospitals by Springhill and Ramapo Valley Ambulance, where Adams was pronounced dead, police said. Another driver is in serious condition and one suffered less serious injuries, police said. There were no passengers in any of the vehicles. One driver was extricated by Hillcrest Fire Departm…

by Kathy Reakes

04/04/2019

News

Did You Buy One? Three $100K Lottery Tickets Sold At These Locations In Fairfield County Fairfield County residents, check those lottery tickets, you could be one of three people who won $100,000 and hasn't claimed their prizes. In all there are four winning Cash 5 tickets, with three purchased in Fairfield County, said the Connecticut Lottery. The latest winning Cash 5 ticket was on Monday, April 1, with the winning numbers of 5-21-22-26-28. The ticket was purchased at the East Avenue Shell, at 216 East Ave. in Norwalk. The winner has until Sept. 28 to claim the prize. Another winning ticket sold that same day belonged to Norberto Menendez, o…

by Kathy Reakes

04/04/2019

Police & Fire

Three Injured In Crash Involving SUV, Pickup Truck In Fairfield Fairfield firefighters rescued three people who were injured and had to be extricated from a heavily damaged SUV and pickup truck following a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday. The crash took place around 10:20 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, in the area of 4680 Black Rock Turnpike, said Fairfield Assistant Chief George Gomola. Fairfield police PD arrived on scene and confirmed a large SUV with two victims trapped inside requiring extrication, and a large pickup truck on its side with the occupant unconscious and unresponsive. Gomola said. When firefighters arrived on the scene Lt. Jay Swindon est…

by Kathy Reakes

04/04/2019

News

Deerpark Man Charged With Violating Sex Offender Requirements A Level 1 sex offender has been arrested for allegedly failing to notify officials that he had moved out of state. Raymoe Storms, 43, was arrested Tuesday, April 2, by the Deerpark Police Department and charged with felony violation of the Sex Offender Registry, said Chief Richard J. Sztyndor. He was charged with a felony because this is the second time he has moved without notification, the chief said. According to police, Storms had been living in the Town of Deerpark until the fall of 2018, when he moved without notifying the police departme…

by Kathy Reakes

04/04/2019

News

Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing In Monroe An Orange County man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the 2018 stabbing death of another man during a party. Samuel Del Cid Hernandez, 31, of Monroe, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 2, for the October 2018 stabbing death of 25-year-old Louis Rivera in a hallway outside Hernandez’s apartment, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Hernandez will be sentenced to 24 years in state prison, and five years post-release supervision, when he is sentenced on June 6, the DA's Office said. Prosecutors had argued that on the…

by Kathy Reakes

04/03/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Charged With Leaving Three Children Alone, Leading To Baby's Death Last Year In Shelton A Shelton woman was arrested for risk of injury to a minor after she allegedly left three young children home alone last year, which police say led to the death of a 5-month-old baby. Jessyka Oliveira, 30, was arrested on Tuesday, April 2, by Shelton Police and charged with three counts of risk of injury to a minor and one count of interfering with a police officer, said Shelton Police Det. Christopher Nugent. The arrest stems from an incident which occurred in December 2018, when emergency personnel and Shelton Police were dispatched to a residence in the downtown area of Shelton…

by Kathy Reakes

04/03/2019

Police & Fire

Know Him? Suspect On Loose After Ramming Truck Into ATM Trying To Steal Cash, CT State Police State Police are asking the public for help in identifying a man who is suspected of attempting to rip off an ATM machine by repeatedly hitting it with his truck . The incident took place around 10:44 p.m., Monday, April 1, when troopers were dispatched to the area of 287 Somers Road, in the town of Somers for the report of attempted larceny, Connecticut State Police said. According to the 9-1-1 call made to police, a full-size pick-up truck approached the United Bank ATM kiosk and began ramming the ATM kiosk repeatedly, state police said. During this incident, the driver ex…

by Kathy Reakes

04/03/2019

Politics

Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father A day after his son, Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day, said he would not run for re-election due to the actions of his father, Rockland County Supervisor Ed Day said he is proud of his son in a response to his son's scathing attack. “This entire situation is a sad commentary on what can happen when private family matters are made public," Ed Day said following his son's statement on Tuesday, April 2 that pointed a finger at the political and personal infighting with his father as the reason for his withdrawal from politics. "Let me state, unequivocally, that my support for my son and his poli…

by Kathy Reakes

04/03/2019

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