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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
Suspect In Custody After Two Fatally Stabbed In Eastern CT Suspect In Custody After Two Fatally Stabbed In Eastern CT
Suspect In Custody After Two Fatally Stabbed In Eastern CT One person has been arrested after the deaths of two individuals found at a home in eastern Connecticut early Monday, Jan. 28. Montville police responded around 4:42 a.m. Monday to a home on Morgan Street for a report of two deceased individuals, said Connecticut State Police. Once on the scene, officers found two people who had been stabbed to death. A short time later, state police announced they had apprehended a suspect and that there was no threat to the public.  The intersections of Morgan Street and Woodland Drive, as well as Morgan Street and Ridge Court, are currently c…

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Police & Fire
Suspect Apprehended After Man Shot Dead In Front Of Gas Station In Bridgeport Suspect Apprehended After Man Shot Dead In Front Of Gas Station In Bridgeport
Suspect Apprehended After Man Shot Dead In Front Of Gas Station In Bridgeport Bridgeport police were able to quickly make an arrest in the shooting death of a 50-year-old man found dead in front of a gas station. Jayvell Washington, 39, of Bridgeport was arrested around 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, just hours after the man was found shot to death in front of a Citgo gas station around 9 a.m. Sunday at 915 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Detectives processed a crime scene at this location, including the recovery of a handgun that the victim possessed at the time of his death, Jones said.  Washin…

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Greenwich Woman Caught Shoplifting $130 In Items From CVS, Police Say Greenwich Woman Caught Shoplifting $130 In Items From CVS, Police Say
Greenwich Woman Caught Shoplifting $130 In Items From CVS, Police Say A 59-year-old Bridgeport woman was arrested after allegedly ripping off $130 in goods from a local CVS store. Vanessa Jackson was arrested on Tuesday around 10:25 a.m. after Greenwich police officers responded to the CVS store on West Putnam Avenue for a report of larceny, Greenwich Police said. An investigation revealed that Jackson took several food items valued at $130 from the store without paying for them, police added. She was charged with larceny and released on a promise to appear ticket. She is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 6.

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News
Increase In Fraudulent Phone Calls Reported In Area Increase In Fraudulent Phone Calls Reported In Area
Increase In Fraudulent Phone Calls Reported In Area Police in Fairfield County are warning residents of an increase in fraudulent phone calls from people claiming to be from the Social Security Administration.  The caller threatens legal action if the person answering the phone doesn't comply with their demands.  SSA employees will never threaten you for information; they will not state that you face potential arrest or other legal action if you fail to provide information. In those cases, the call is fraudulent, and you should just hang up. Officials with the agency said they have recent reports have indicated that the calle…

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Business
'The Hive,' $10M Development Planned For Poughkeepsie, Includes Food Mart, Brewery 'The Hive,' $10M Development Planned For Poughkeepsie, Includes Food Mart, Brewery
'The Hive,' $10M Development Planned For Poughkeepsie, Includes Food Mart, Brewery If plans continue as projected, Poughkeepsie residents will soon have a $10 million development where they will be able to shop, eat, enjoy a freshly brewed beer and even live. Called "The Hive," a partnership between MASS Design Group and R. L. Baxter Building Corporation, the developers and the city are hoping to offer downtown resident's a walkable, one-stop destination. Located at span 33 and 35 Academy St., the development recently received $1,205,00 in grant funds as part of the city's continuing efforts for development and green infrastructure projects, Mayor Rob Rolison said in a pr…

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Police & Fire
Roof Collapses At Future Site Of Restaurant In Northern Westchester Roof Collapses At Future Site Of Restaurant In Northern Westchester
Roof Collapses At Future Site Of Restaurant In Northern Westchester A roof collapse due to heavy rains has put the brakes on the construction of a new Italian restaurant at the Peekskill train station. The incident took Thursday, Jan. 24 during heavy rains after a sprinkler line broke, sending water gushing, causing the roof to collapse inside the former Kelley's Restuarant, according to News 12. The owner told the news channel that construction was just about to get begin on the empty 2,500-square-foot space, but that he plans to continue his effort to open an Italian restaurant. Once finished, the new restaurant will replace the once-…

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News
Cause Of Death Released After Worker Found Inside Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Factory Cause Of Death Released After Worker Found Inside Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Factory
Cause Of Death Released After Worker Found Inside Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Factory Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have opened an investigation into the death of a worker at a local cheese factory as authorities released the cause of death. Orangetown Police said Edwin Nunez, 41, of Paterson, New Jersey, was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, inside a mixing machine at ICCO Cheese Co. in Orangeburg. Related story: Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Rockland Cheese Company Nunez, who died of blunt impact and crushing injuries, had worked for the company, which makes grated cheese and bread cru…

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Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Chase Bank Robbery In Pomona Shopping Center Suspect On Loose After Chase Bank Robbery In Pomona Shopping Center
Suspect On Loose After Chase Bank Robbery In Pomona Shopping Center Ramapo Police are working jointly with the FBI to investigate a robbery at the Chase Bank in Pomona. The incident took place Thursday afternoon, Jan. 24 around 5 p.m., at the bank located in the Pacesetter Shopping Center on Route 202. Ramapo police are not releasing any information except to say the center is open and businesses are accessible except the Chase Bank. The Chase ATM is available, police said. The suspect fled the area. No injuries were reported. 

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Bus Aide Charged With Assaulting Fairfield Boy Bus Aide Charged With Assaulting Fairfield Boy
Bus Aide Charged With Assaulting Fairfield Boy This story has been updated. A bus aide has been charged with abusing an autistic boy after the father noticed physical injuries on his son. The incident began on Nov. 26, 2018, when the parent of the 15-year-old Fairfield boy went to the Fairfield Police Department to file a report of injury to his son, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The parent reported that his son attends a school that works directly with autistic children and he has been attending school there for about 5-and-half years.   He went on to inform officers that on Nov. 19,…

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Ex-Teacher's Aide Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Arrested Ex-Teacher's Aide Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Arrested
Ex-Teacher's Aide Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Students Arrested A former teacher's aide at the Boys & Girls Village in Milford has been arrested for sexually assaulting two girls under the age of 16 at the school for children with special needs. Ronnie Maebry, 34, of New Haven, was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexual assault in the second degree, sexual assault in the fourth degree, and two counts of risk of injury, said Milford Police Officer Mike DeVito. The abuse, which allegedly includes sending sexually suggestive text messages, exposing his genitals to them and inappropriately touching at least one of them, was first reported in October…

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