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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Stamford Woman, 22, Found Dead At Subway Station With 1-Year-Old Girl Nearby Stamford Woman, 22, Found Dead At Subway Station With 1-Year-Old Girl Nearby
Stamford Woman, 22, Found Dead At Subway Station With 1-Year-Old Girl Nearby A 22-year-old woman was found dead at the bottom of a bank of stairs inside the Seventh Avenue subway station in Manhattan with a 1-year-old by her side. NYPD officers responded to a 911 call of an unconscious female at the station at around 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, said a spokesperson for the NYPD. When officers arrived, they found Malaysia Goodson unconscious and unresponsive near her conscious 1-year-old baby girl on the southbound platform, the spokesman said. The baby was treated at the scene by EMS. Goodson was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Medical Examiner will d…
Fight Breaks Out At Bridgeport Courthouse, Leading To Street Closure Fight Breaks Out At Bridgeport Courthouse, Leading To Street Closure
Fight Breaks Out At Bridgeport Courthouse, Leading To Street Closure State and local police were called to the Bridgeport Superior courthouse Monday after a fight broke out between the families and friends of a man being arraigned for the murder of another on Sunday. The violence broke out in the lobby of the court on Golden Hill Street where Jayvell Washington was set to be arraigned for the shooting death of 50-year-old Eugene Rogers Jr. outside the Citgo gas station on Reservoir Avenue on Sunday, officials said. State police described the incident as "a large disturbance at the court involving multiple people. Unknown on the exact amount," a spokespe…
Poughkeepsie Employee Nabbed For Grand Larceny Poughkeepsie Employee Nabbed For Grand Larceny
Poughkeepsie Employee Nabbed For Grand Larceny A 24-year-old man was arrested for grand larceny after allegedly being caught making several fraudulent returns at a business where he was employed.  Jesse P. Jones, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 25, following a complaint by loss prevention personnel at Ocean State Job Lots on North Road, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber. An internal store investigation discovered that Jones had allegedly made the returns totaling more than $1,000 while he was employed at the business, Faber said. He was charged with grand larceny and released on an appearance ticket.…
Woman Stuck In Upper East Side Townhouse Elevator -- For Entire Weekend Woman Stuck In Upper East Side Townhouse Elevator -- For Entire Weekend
Woman Stuck In Upper East Side Townhouse Elevator -- For Entire Weekend A woman who works for one of the top political money men in the country was stuck in the elevator to his townhouse for the entire weekend. The woman, identified by the New York Post as housekeeper Marites Fortaliza, 53, got stuck between the second and third floors on Friday, an FDNY spokesman said. She is reportedly employed by conservative political donor Warren Stephens at his 65th St. building. The woman was discovered around 10 a.m. Monday when the owners returned and called 911, the Post said. The fire department said they received the call around 10:10 a.m. Monday and rushed t…
Family With Four Children Displaced Following Attic Fire Family With Four Children Displaced Following Attic Fire
Family With Four Children Displaced Following Attic Fire A Stratford family with four children were displaced following a fire at their two-story home. The fire started shortly before 9 p.m. at 28 Yarwood St., Sunday, Jan. 27, caused significant damage to the single-family home, said Stratford Fire Department Deputy Chief and Fire Marshal Brian Lampart. Fire crews arrived to find a fire within a crawl space on the second floor and attic of the three bedroom cape style home. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the attic area, however; the remainder of the home was damaged by smoke from the fire and water fr…
Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Heroin Dealer In Area Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Heroin Dealer In Area
Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Heroin Dealer In Area An alleged area heroin dealer was busted following a month-long investigation into the sale of drugs in the area. Richard McInturff, 28, of Port Jervis, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 22, during the late evening hours, and charged with three felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, based upon a month-long investigation into the sale of heroin in the area of Jersey Avenue located in Port Jervis, said the Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. The arrest is the result of an undercover surveillance operation on Jersey Avenue where McIntur…
Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Dies After Fire Breaks Out While Working In Garage Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Dies After Fire Breaks Out While Working In Garage
Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Dies After Fire Breaks Out While Working In Garage A man who was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center on Saturday after suffering burns in a garage fire has died. Matt Waldron, 84, a lifelong Rockland County resident, succumbed to burn injuries on Sunday morning, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Waldron and his wife, Eleanor Waldron, were burned around 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, in a detached garage on their property on Charles Court in Stony Point, police said. The man was working on machinery when she became aware that he was on fire and she was burned after attempting to douse the flames with water. "Propan…
Teen Caught After Stealing iWatch From Apple Store In Greenwich, Police Say Teen Caught After Stealing iWatch From Apple Store In Greenwich, Police Say
Teen Caught After Stealing iWatch From Apple Store In Greenwich, Police Say A 19-year-old man was nabbed for ripping off an iWatch from the Apple Store on Greenwich Avenue. Hernan Morales, of Elmhurst, New York, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 26, after Greenwich Police officers responded to the business after being contacted that a suspicious man was inside the store, said the Greenwich Police. Officers were able to confirm Morales had taken an iWatch off the counter and concealed before leaving the store without paying for it, police Morales was located by officers in a nearby vehicle and possession of the stolen watch. The was charged with larceny and released …
Home Destroyed In Trumbull Fire Home Destroyed In Trumbull Fire
Home Destroyed In Trumbull Fire An early morning fire on the second floor of a Trumbull home left the residence "unlivable."  The Trumbull Fire Department responded to the fire around 2:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at 14 Chatham Drive, the department said. The first firefighters on the scene confirmed an active fire on the second floor of the single family residential structure. Residents were safely evacuated as firefighters from Trumbull Center, Nichols and Long Hill Fire departments responded to the scene and attacked the blaze. Additionally crews from the Shelton Fire Department provided station coverage. …
Former Patient Arrested For Sexual Assaulting Another In Southport, Police Say Former Patient Arrested For Sexual Assaulting Another In Southport, Police Say
Former Patient Arrested For Sexual Assaulting Another In Southport, Police Say A former patient at a convalescent home has been arrested for the allegedly sexually assaulting another elderly non-communicative patient at the home in Southport. The incident took place on Monday, Jan 21, when an employee at the Regal Care of Southport reported that a male patient was observed exiting the room of an elderly non-communicative patient’s room, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras.  Upon further inspection of the patient, the employee found her adult diaper was open, the employee immediately notified the police, he said,  A police invest…
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