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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

HS Student Charged After Social Media Reference To Mass Shooter A 15-year-old teen has been arrested for allegedly making threats on social media referencing a known terrorist that led to a shelter-in-place of an area school. Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office and the Town of Lloyd Police Department arrested the teen following a joint investigation into the threats made on social media that referenced the Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik who killed 77 people in 2012, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso. The incident unfolded on Thursday, March 28, when the Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Explosives noti…

by Kathy Reakes

04/03/2019

News

Parole Hearing Set For Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery This story has been updated. Judith Clark, the getaway driver in the infamous Brinks robbery in 1981 that left two Nyack police officers and a Brinks guard dead, is scheduled for a parole hearing this week. Judith Clark, 70, who is petitioning the court for early release after serving more than 36 years at Bedford Correctional Facility, was denied parole last year. Her attorney's appealed the decision and state Supreme Court Justice John Kelley found that the board had violated the law by not focusing on Clark's achievements while behind bars. His decision was overruled&nb…

by Kathy Reakes

04/03/2019

Police & Fire

Rolled-Up Dollar Bills Lead To Arrest Of Alleged Danbury Drug Dealer In Wilton A 31-year-old man pulled over by police for having one headlight out ended up behind bars for allegedly possessing cocaine. Jonathan Matos, of Danbury, was arrested on Thursday, March 28, following a stop of his 2007 Honda Accord at the intersection of Danbury Road and Catalpa Road in Wilton, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. When officers approached the vehicle they noticed tightly rolled dollar bills in plain sight and when they asked Matos what they were, he allegedly answered that he used them to ingest cocaine, Kluk said. A search of his vehicle turned up 0.339 grams of suspec…

by Kathy Reakes

04/03/2019

Schools

Headmaster, Other Employees Placed On Leave During Criminal Investigation At Shelton HS Days after Shelton High School Principal Beth Smith was placed on administrative leave for an unknown reason, authorities have revealed that at least two other staffers have been placed on leave as well. Superintendent Dr. Chris Clouet told the Shelton Herald Smith was placed on paid administrative leave on Thursday, March 28, over what Clouet termed a “personnel matter.” Clouet added that the state’s attorney office and Shelton Police Department are conducting a “criminal investigation involving multiple staff members” at the school, said the Shelton Herald. According to Mayor …

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2019

Police & Fire

Popular Dutchess County Man Found Dead At Fishing Spot In Hyde Park A well-known area man was found dead of a possible drowning after authorities responded to a popular fishing spot in Hyde Park. Pleasant Valley resident Bruce R. Daniels, better known as "Bucky," was found around 4:36 p.m., Monday, April 1, following 911 calls to the Hyde Park Police Department for a possible drowning, said Chief Robert Benson. Once on the scene at 40 Crum Elbow, police and members of the Roosevelt Rescue Squad found the 75-year-old Daniels unconscious at the private fishing club fishing pond. Other people fishing heard him in the water, Benson sai…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2019

Police & Fire

Rollover Crash Injures Three In Westchester Three people were injured during a single-vehicle rollover crash. The crash took place around 10:47 p.m., Monday, April 1, at the intersection of Yonkers Avenue and Sweetfield Circle, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. First responders had to rescue people trapped in a car, but the injuries were considered non-life-threatening, he added. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2019

Police & Fire

Route 9 Rollover Crash Injures One, Closes Roadway All lanes of Route 9 are open following a crash that closed the roadway for several hours in Fishkill and injured one person. The rollover crash took place around 7 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, in the southbound lane of Route 9 in Fishkill, said the Town of Fishkill Police. The crash brought down a utility pole when the vehicle overturned, police said. Although the roadway has reopened, drivers should expect delays as Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. employees work to repair downed wires and pole, police said. The extent of the driver's injuries were not immedi…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Accused Of Arson After Poughkeepsie Fire That Resulted In One Hospitalization A Poughkeepsie woman has been arrested for arson in connection with a fire that left five people homeless. Marjorie P. Savoy, 29, was charged with felony arson following an investigation into the fire that started around 9:12 p.m., Sunday, March 31, at the Corlies Manor Apartments, 465 Maple St., said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Multiple residents had to be treated at the scene for smoke inhalation; one was transported to an area hospital for treatment, Clark said. Another two had to be rescued from the second floor by ladders. After the fire was extinguish…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Charged In Prostitution Sting At Northern Westchester Spa A 56-year-old woman was busted for alleged prostitution during a sting operation at a Northern Westchester spa. Yuexiang Guo of Queens was arrested around 4 p.m., Sunday, March 31, after agreeing to engage in sex with another person for a fee at a Yorktown Heights Spa, said Yorktown Police Department Lt. Tom Gentner. Guo's arrest comes after an ongoing investigation by the Yorktown police and the Westchester County Police at the Jefferson Valley Spa at 3505 Hill Blvd., said Gentner. During the investigation, Guo allegedly offered to perform sex with one of the undercover office…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Allegedly Forged Employer’s Check, Westport Police Say A 32-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly forging an employer's check in order to pay her rent, said Westport Police. Karina Ortega of Bridgeport was arrested on Wednesday, March 27, after the victim came to Bridgeport Police headquarters to report a stolen check, said Westport Police Lt. Jillian Cabana. The victim reported one of her employees, Ortega, stole one of her business checks, forged her signature and then gave it to a third party to settle an outstanding debt, Cabana said. The investigating officer learned Ortega gave the check to her landlord, but the l…

by Kathy Reakes

04/02/2019

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