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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

18-Month-Old Found In Vehicle During Stamford Illegal Gun Bust Four men who were nabbed for attempting to sell guns in Stamford had an unusual passenger along for the deal -- an 18-month-old boy. Stamford Police said four New Haven men were busted on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Stamford Town Center parking lot around 5:10 p.m. after police learned they had an appointment to sell guns in the area, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. Members of the Organized Crime and Narcotics Unit along with patrol division officers set up a surveillance on the area after learning of the deal, Conklin said. When the men arrived at the parking lot they were ta…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

Police & Fire

Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect The Town of Newburgh Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a Valero Station at gunpoint. The robbery took place around 11:18 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 at the Valero Station, 209 S Plank Road in the Town of Newburgh, said Lt. James Nenni. The suspect entered the store and displayed a black semi-automatic handgun, which was used to threaten the clerk. He then fled on foot, westbound from the building, with an undetermined amount of cash, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Town of Newburgh detectives a…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

Police & Fire

Ossining Man Faces DWI Charge After Route 6 Crash In Yorktown An Ossining man faces DWI charges after he was busted by Yorktown Police for allegedly causing a vehicle crash while driving drunk. Manuel Cochancela, 36, was arrested on Tuesday around 2:15 p.m. after a Yorktown police officer watched as he turned his red Ford truck erratically from Lee Road and collided with another vehicle on westbound Route 6, Yorktown Police said. An investigation at the scene of the crash found Cochancela was allegedly intoxicated, and a computer check revealed that he was unlicensed and had a prior conviction for DWI in the past 10 years, police said. Cochancela was…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

Police & Fire

Truck Gets Stuck On Busy Roadway In Putnam A large tractor-trailer got stuck on a Putnam Valley roadway on Tuesday, Jan. 22, blocking traffic. The truck got stuck at the major thoroughfare at the intersection of Oscawana Lake Road and Dunderburg Road in Putnam Valley, the Sheriff's Department said. The truck got hung up on the grade preventing it from moving forward and making a turn. On the scene were the Sheriff’s Putnam Valley Patrol and the ESU Unit.

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

Police & Fire

Hyde Park Car Wash Heavily Damaged During Fire An early morning fire caused heavy damage to an area car wash after flames started in a storage area. The fire was reported by an automatic alarm around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Foam and Wash Car Wash at 888 Violet Ave., in Hyde Park, said Roosevelt Fire Chief Lew Darrow. Minutes later a passerby noticed the flames and called 911, he said. Roosevelt and Fairview firefighters responded and were met with visible flames, he said. Darrow said the fire appears to have started in a supply room that is located in the middle of the structure, but a full investigation will locate the origin, he …

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

News

CT State Police Warn Against Dangers Of Ice, Snow Missiles Connecticut State Police are reminding motorist to remove all those "ice missiles" from their vehicles before driving to avoid causing crashes and damaging other vehicles.Troopers said many drivers don't clean "all" of the ice and snow that has frozen off their vehicles, causing a great hazard for other drivers. On Tuesday they released several photos of shattered windshields to highlight the dangers. "This is a huge initiative for our troopers during and after any snow storm… We are hoping that the picture will help drive the message home," the department said. Troopers have been resp…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

Lifestyle

CT Leads Nation In Alcohol-Impaired-Driver Deaths, Federal Study Says A new federal study shows that Connecticut recorded the highest rate of alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2017 among all U.S. states. Of 278 fatal crashes in 2017, 43 percent involved at least one driver with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said. That's the highest rate of any state except for the District of Columbia which had a rate of 51 percent, and 31 total fatal crashes in 2017, the NHTSA said. And while overall deaths from crashes in the state declined from 304 in 2016 to 278 in 2017, deaths involvin…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

Police & Fire

Know Them? Police Look To ID Burglary Suspects Police are asking the public for help in identifying two men wanted in connection with a burglary in Milford. The burglary took place around midnight on Thursday, Jan. 10 at a Roses Mill Road business. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Milford Police Department, Det. Sgt. J. Cortes at 203-783-4761, or jcortes@ci.milford.ct.us Please refer to case number 0157-19.

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

Police & Fire

Shelton Man Stabs Roommate, Steps Into Traffic This story has been updated. A man who stabbed his 60-year-old roommate multiple times and then was hit by a vehicle has been arrested for the crime. Carmelo Rivera, 26, of Shelton, was arrested around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, following an investigation into a stabbing and pedestrian struck incident during the early morning hours, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango. Shelton Detectives worked throughout the night and discovered that Rivera was engaged in an argument with his roommate. The argument escalated and Rivera allegedly stabbed the roommate …

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

Police & Fire

Police: Suspect Nabbed After Teen Planning On Meeting Prostitute Instead Becomes Robbery Victim Police have made an arrest in connection with a teen who was robbed after he made a date to meet with a prostitute. The 19-year-old New Haven teen told Hamden Police police that on Oct. 5, 2018, he was scheduled to meet with a “prostitute” on State Street, but when he arrived he was approached by two men who told him they had a gun and began going through his pockets. They stole $140, said Hamden Police Capt. Ronald Smith. After the robbery, the two men forced the teen into the backseat of his car. One of the subjects drove, while the other sat with the victim in the backseat, Smi…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2019

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