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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

Person Of Interest ID'd In Theft At Toys For Tots Christmas Drive For Underprivileged Kids Bridgeport Police are asking the public for help in tracking down a man who is a person of interest in the theft of toys meant for the Toys for Tots program that provides Christmas gifts for underprivileged children. A large number of toys were stolen on Saturday, Dec. 1, from storage containers at the Greater Christian Fellowship Center at 180 Boston Ave., said Bridgeport Police spokesman Terron Jones. An investigation by Bridgeport detectives led to Infinite Seven, who is considered a person of interest in the theft of the toys, Jones said. Anyone with information on…

by Kathy Reakes

12/05/2018

Police & Fire

Body Of Man Pulled From Still River In Danbury The body of a man was found in the Still River in Danbury on Saturday morning. The man, who was believed to be homeless, may have fallen into the river, Danbury police said. An investigation is underway, but police don't believe foul play is suspected. Police declined to provide additional information.

by Kathy Reakes

12/05/2018

Obituaries

Metro-North Employee From Westchester Dies From Injuries From Car Explosion A Metro-North employee who was injured when a car exploded in a train yard parking lot earlier this year has died. Gerald Schroeder, 67, of White Plains, died on Nov. 24, Metro-North confirmed Tuesday. Schroeder and another employee were injured around 1 p.m.Friday, Oct. 19 in the parking lot of Metro-North’s North White Plains Yard when a car exploded. At the time, their injuries weren't originally thought to be life-threatening but Schroeder's obituary said he died from the injuries sustained during the explosion. Schroeder worked as a plumber for 47 years. He worked at …

by Kathy Reakes

12/05/2018

Police & Fire

Woman With Warrant Charged After Lexus SUV With Unreported Paint Change Stopped In Greenwich A 35-year-old woman was arrested on a failure to appear warrant after being stopped for having the wrong color paint on her vehicle. Kadian Shamar Davis, of Greenwich, was arrested Monday on Greenwich Avenue after a registration check came back to a white Lexus wagon, but she was driving a black Lexus wagon, Greenwich Police said. When stopped, the VIN numbers matched the license plate registration, but Davis told officers that the registered owner had not reported the paint change to the DMV, which is required, police said. During the stop, police discovered that Davis was wanted on a war…

by Kathy Reakes

12/05/2018

Police & Fire

Details Emerge On Origin Of Building Fire That Left Four Dead In Area A day after four people were found dead inside an abandoned three-story home following an intense fire, officials have pinpointed where the fire started, but are waiting for forensics results for additional details. The early Monday morning fire, at 61 Academy St., started in the first-floor bathroom in the northeast section, said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. The identities of the four found inside remain unknown, awaiting results from the Dutchess County Medical Examiner's Office. The chief said at this point they (the investigating agencies) don't have any …

by Kathy Reakes

12/04/2018

Police & Fire

Hundreds Of Chickens Killed After Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield A large fire at a chicken coop and adjacent occupied home killed several hundred chickens before being extinguished by firefighters. The incident took place around 4:52 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 360 Mine Hill Road, in Fairfield, when the Fairfield Fire Department received a call from a resident reporting the chicken coop barn fire, said Fairfield Fire Department Assistant Chief Roger Caisse. Arriving units, led by Lt. Mark Harry, reported heavy smoke and fire coming from a 5,500-square foot two-story barn with fire near an adjacent occupied house, Caisse said. Firefighters began an aggressiv…

by Kathy Reakes

12/04/2018

Police & Fire

Woman's Attempt To Climb Route 17 Overpass Closes Roadway Route 17 was closed for a short time when a woman attempted to climb the overpass, according to New York State Police. The incident, which took place around 12:34 p.m. Tuesday, closed the roadway near Exit 124 in Goshen for a short time as officers worked to talk the "young" woman down, said state police. The woman was removed safely from the overpass.

by Kathy Reakes

12/04/2018

Police & Fire

Man Barricades Himself Inside Bedroom In Fairfield House A 36-year-old man who was off his medications held police at bay for several hours before surrendering. The incident took place around 1:46 a.m. Tuesday when Fairfield Police Department officers responded to the area of University Drive for a report of an emotionally disturbed man who had gone off of his medication, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras. The man made several comments about killing himself and his family members and barricaded himself in his bedroom, Kalamaras. "Officers established communications with the man where he made several request…

by Kathy Reakes

12/04/2018

Obituaries

Services Scheduled For Owner Of West Nyack Auto Shop Shot, Killed In Dispute At Business Funeral arrangements have been set for Youbens Joseph, the owner of a West Nyack auto shop who was shot and killed during a business dispute.A wake will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at French Speaking Baptist Church at 80 N. Madison Ave. in Spring Valley, and a funeral service will be held at the same location at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, according to officials with Joseph W. Sorce Funeral Home in West Nyack. Joseph will be laid to rest at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Brick Church Cemetery at 220 Brick Church Road in Spring Valley. Joseph, 37, of Middletown, was s…

by Kathy Reakes

12/04/2018

Police & Fire

Motorist Appearing To Be Nodding Off Charged With DUI In Greenwich, Police Say A call to police about a man nodding off in his vehicle on the shoulder of a roadway was arrested after he failed a field sobriety test. Christian Porter-Lopez, 50, of Greenwich, was arrested around just after midnight Tuesday when Greenwich Police officers found him sitting in his vehicle with the engine running on the southernmost shoulder of Spruce St, said Greenwich Police. When officers approached the vehicle Porter-Lopez appeared to be nodding off, police said. When asked to take a series of field sobriety tests he agreed but failed the tests. Porter-Lopez was charged with driving u…

by Kathy Reakes

12/04/2018

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