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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

Firefighters Rush To Luxury High-Rise In Stamford After Fire Breaks Out In Pump Room Stamford Firefighters responded to what they thought was a two-alarm fire at a high-rise apartment complex only to find there was a small fire in the pump room. The call for the fire came in around 11:30 a.m. Thursday for the 15-story AVA apartment building at 50 Forest Street, the department said on Twitter. Once on the scene, they found the fire was contained to the pump area of the garage where a fire pump was smoking. No injuries were reported.

by Kathy Reakes

01/17/2019

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Prison Following Sexual Assault Of Girl He Met Online A Bridgeport man will spend 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met online. Hasan Khalid, 21, was sentenced Tuesday by Superior Court Judge Frank Iannotti to three years, suspended after he serves 18 months in prison, followed by three years of probation. He also has to register as a sex offender and undergo treatment for sexual offenders, according to the Connecticut Post. The incident, which took place in 2017, came to light when the girl told police that she had met Khalid over social media and that he had invite…

by Kathy Reakes

01/17/2019

Obituaries

White Plains Hospital Exec From Northern Westchester Dies During Retirement Party A former vice president of facilities at White Plains Hospital and a longtime Cortlandt Manor resident died suddenly last week while celebrating during his retirement party.Ossie Dahl, 64, died while celebrating his career with family, friends, and colleagues during a party at the White Plains Woman's Club on Friday, Jan. 11. According to his obituary, Dahl, who was known for being kind and gentle to all, would "resent this obituary. Partially because he hates publicity, but mostly he'd be mad he left this world just one week into retirement." "His last moments were spen…

by Kathy Reakes

01/17/2019

Police & Fire

Cos Cob Woman Nabbed For DUI After Running Stop Sign, Police Say A 32-year-old Cos Cob woman was arrested for alleged DUI after police spotted her running a stop sign. Michelle Dupuis was arrested Sunday after being stopped on West Putnam Avenue in the area of Oak Ridge Street when she ran a stop sign and then made a wide turn, said the Greenwich Police. After pulling over her vehicle, the officer reported smelling the odor of alcohol and Dupuis was asked to submit to a series of field sobriety test, which she reportedly failed, police said. A search of the vehicle turned up five white pills, later determined to be a schedule 2 controlled substance, pol…

by Kathy Reakes

01/17/2019

Police & Fire

Wilton Man Arrested On Failure To Appear Warrant A 55-year-old man wanted on a warrant for allegedly evading police during an incident at a Wilton residence. Rusty L. McClintock, of Wilton, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 8, on failure to appear warrant for evading Wilton officers when they responded to his home for a 911 hang-up call, said the Wilton Police. He was charged with failure to appear and held on $5,000 bond.

by Kathy Reakes

01/17/2019

Police & Fire

ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Route 17 Crash New York State Police have identified the person killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 17 on Wednesday. Devon Persaud, 20, of Queens Village, died around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 on Route 17 near Exit 129 in Blooming Grove, said New York State Trooper Steve Nevel. Troopers found Persaud's 2007 Dodge Caliber down an embankment, state police said. There were no passengers in the vehicle. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

by Kathy Reakes

01/17/2019

Police & Fire

Man Sent Indecent Photos, Videos To 14-Year-Old In Area, Police Say A man who allegedly sent indecent photos and videos of himself to a 14-year-old in the Hudson Valley was arrested by police, with help from the U.S. Marshals Service. Waldemar Gonzalez, 41, of the Bronx, was charged in Rockland County on Wednesday following an investigation that found he sent several indecent photographs and videos of himself to the victim, as well as offering to meet for sexual purposes, said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli. Gonzalez was charged with eight felony counts of disseminating indecent material to minors. He is being held on $50,000 bail at the Rockla…

by Kathy Reakes

01/17/2019

Police & Fire

New Chief In Town: Christopher Lyddy Takes Command In Fairfield Fairfield has a new police chief, the 10th in the town's history, with the promotion of Christopher Lyddy, who has been serving as acting chief since last October with the departure of former Chief Gary MacNamara. Lyddy's promotion was one of six in the department during a special ceremony Tuesday evening. A town of Fairfield native, Lyddy graduated from Fairfield Prep in 1978 and is a graduate of Bryant University with a bachelor degree in Criminal Justice in 1982. He was hired by Fairfield Police Department in 1982, and since then has served in a variety of positions from …

by Kathy Reakes

01/17/2019

Police & Fire

Alleged Wappinger Dealer Nabbed By Drug Task Force An investigation into the sale of drugs in the town of Wappinger led to the arrest of a local man for alleged possession of drugs. On Wednesday, Jan, 16, the Dutchess County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on Scarborough Lane in the Town of Wappinger, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant coordinator of the task force. The search warrant was a result of an investigation into narcotics sales taking place at and around that location, he said. Taken into custody during the search was Justin Deines, 30, of the Town of Wappinger. During the search, officers se…

by Kathy Reakes

01/16/2019

Police & Fire

'To Catch a Predator' Host Charged With Bouncing Numerous Checks In Stamford Television crime sleuth Chris Hansen of “To Catch a Predator" fame has been arrested for allegedly bouncing several checks for money owed to a promotional company. The former Stamford resident, was arrested Monday for failing to pay for $13,000 worth of promotional materials he ordered to promote his show from a local vendor, said Stamford Police Sgt. Sean Scanlan. According to police, Hansen was arrested after ordering $12,998.05 worth of goods from Promotional Sales LImited of Summer Street, in September 2017, and then bouncing several checks in an attempt to pay for the coffee mugs,…

by Kathy Reakes

01/16/2019

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