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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.

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Police & Fire

Two Nabbed For Drug Trafficking In Danbury Two Danbury men were busted on Tuesday for alleged drug trafficking after police received complaints of illegal drugs in the area. Luis “Kiko” Rodriguez, 27, and Ronald Taveras-Castro, 30, were arrested by members of the Special Investigations Division in regard to drug trafficking, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. The arrest was the result of a weeks-long investigation which began after investigators received citizen complaints about Taveras-Castro selling illegal drugs from the area of his residence and throughout the city, Williams said. As investig…

by Kathy Reakes

02/06/2019

Police & Fire

18-Year-Old Nabbed In Stamford Burglary By Video Surveillance An 18-year-old burglary suspect was nabbed by Stamford Police after the homeowner saw the teen trying to break into his home via video surveillance. The incident took place around earlier Wednesday when a Riverside Avenue resident, who was not home, noticed on his video surveillance system a person trying to break into his home, said Stamford Police Lt. Michael A. Noto. The resident called the police while he was watching the suspect go from the front of the house to the rear of the house. He gave the police an accurate real-time description and play by play as the incident was unfoldi…

by Kathy Reakes

02/06/2019

Police & Fire

Woman, Man Found Guilty Of Sexual Of Assault Of Teen Who Was Being Filmed Two people have been convicted by an Orange County jury of the sexual assault and rape of a 15-year-old while filming the attack. Franeisha Patterson, 25, of Newburgh and Cally Graham, 19, of the Bronx, were convicted Jan. 25, on multiple felony charges, in connection with the December 12, 2017, forcible rape and sexual assault of a teenage girl in a Newburgh apartment., said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Patterson and Graham were both convicted of rape and the criminal sexual act, both felonies, said the DA's Office. In addition, Patterson was convicted of use of a c…

by Kathy Reakes

02/06/2019

Police & Fire

Police Tracking Leads In Homicide Of Woman Found Bound Inside Suitcase In Greenwich Greenwich Police continue to investigate the discovery of a woman found dead and bound inside a suitcase on Tuesday in a wooded area of Greenwich. The woman who police said is under the age of 30, but possibly as young as 18, was found on Glenville Road near Stillman Lane. During a press conference, officers said there was no doubt the woman had been murdered, but they did not have a cause of death or whether she was killed in the area or dumped in the quiet, residential spot near the Merrit Parkway. "We are continuing to follow-up on all leads and are currently focused on making a positiv…

by Kathy Reakes

02/06/2019

Police & Fire

ID Released For Mother Of Two, 36, Killed In Bridgeport Shooting A woman shot and killed Tuesday night while looking out a second-story window of her home has been identified by family members as Sujata Lee Edwards. Edwards, a mother of two, was at home with her family, including her mother when she was shot and killed by a barrage of gunfire that flew through the second-story window, according to ABC News 7. Police said the 36-year-old was killed just before 8 p.m. at the house on William Street in Bridgeport. Arriving officers found the victim, Edwards, on the second floor with at least one gunshot wound to the torso. and began CPR until she was …

by Kathy Reakes

02/06/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Killed After Gunshot Goes Through Window Of Bridgeport Home A 37-year-old Bridgeport woman was shot and killed while looking out a window of the second floor of a home. The murder took place around 7:47 p.m. Tuesday at 660 William St., according to the Bridgeport Police. Patrol officers immediately responded to the scene and located the unidentified female on the second floor of the home, who received at least one gunshot wound to the torso, said Capt. Brian Fitzgerald. Officers began CPR on the victim and continued to assist medics with the administration of CPR until she was transported to Bridgeport Hospital, said Bridgeport Police spo…

by Kathy Reakes

02/06/2019

Police & Fire

'Cyber Tip' Leads To Arrest Of Norwalk Man For Child Porn A Norwalk man has been has been charged with possession of child pornography following a months-long investigation. Jorge Campos of South Main Street was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 5, following the execution of a warrant that uncovered a device containing numerous files of child pornography within his home, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. The investigation into Campos began in August 2018 after the police department's Special Victims Unit received a “cyber tip” from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Blake said. The cyber…

by Kathy Reakes

02/06/2019

Police & Fire

Synagogue In Northern Westchester Damaged By Fire Firefighters managed to save a majority of religious items and artifacts during a fire at the Chabad Jewish Center in Bedford Hills. The fire started around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the center located on Railroad Avenue, said Bedford Hills Fire Chief Jason Nickson. Firefighters arrived on the scene within four minutes of the initial call and immediately went to work including searching the structure, said Nickson. Some 75 firefighters were able to knock down the fire after battling the flames for about 30 minutes. About a quarter of the center's main entrance area was damaged by the b…

by Kathy Reakes

02/06/2019

Police & Fire

Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Poughkeepsie A two-alarm fire at a two-story, four-apartment City of Poughkeepsie building left 10 residents homeless. The fire, that started around 7:56 a.m. Tuesday at 123 Winnikee Ave., in Poughkeepsie, began on the second floor of the building and by the time the fire was out, the entire building had been devasted. All four apartments were rented to tenants who managed to escape safely without injuries, according to City of Poughkeepsie Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Franco. Officials said at times the fire was so heavy that flames towered over the building. At one point firefighters had t…

by Kathy Reakes

02/05/2019

Police & Fire

15-Year-Old Charged In Poughkeepsie Shooting Of Two A 15-year-old teen has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of two men in broad daylight in the City of Poughkeepsie. The teen, a City of Poughkeepsie resident, was arrested around 2 p.m. Tuesday by the City of Poughkeepsie Police and is being held in a detention center without bail, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. The shootings took place around 3:23 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, in the area of S. Cherry and Church streets, Clark said. When officers arrived on scene they found a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. At the same time, Vassar Hospital&nbs…

by Kathy Reakes

02/05/2019

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