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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.
Felon, 23, Faces Drug, Gun Charges In Stamford
A Stamford felon on the state's Deadly Weapons Registry has been arrested for possession of drugs and for having another gun with the serial numbers removed, according to the Stamford Police.
Jonathan Orellana, 23, a recent parole was arrested Saturday afternoon after officers with the Drug and Organized Task Force received word that he was in possession of a weapon, said Stamford Capt. Richard Conklin.
With the information, officers were able to get a search warrant and located Orellana where he worked at a retail store on Summer Street, Conklin said.
Once in custody, officers found three…
Number Of Measles Cases Surges To 33 In Rockland
As the number of measles cases in Rockland County surges to 33 with an additional eight suspected cases, officials are urging all residents who have not been vaccinated to do so.
Since the outbreak began in late September, more than 2,000 people in the county have received the vaccine which covers the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), according to health department officials.
Most of the original cases, including both adults and children, began in Monsey and New Square, according to the state Health Department.
But since then, additional cases have occurred in Nanuet, New City and Montvale, N…
Passenger In Car Busted With Drugs After Driver Runs Stop Sign, Stony Point Police Say
A 26-year-old man was busted with a variety of drugs, including 72 glassine envelopes of heroin during a traffic stop.
Kevin Lamastro of Poughkeepsie was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Friday after the vehicle he was riding in was pulled over on River Road in Grassy Point for a stop sign violation, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas.
Following an investigation, the passenger of the vehicle, Lamastro, was found to be in possession of 72 glassines of heroin, 11 bags of cocaine, four Fentanyl patches, and a single Suboxone tablet, along with various knives, including one gravity knife, Hylas …
Man Caught With Heroin, Crack, Cocaine In Foot Chase On Main Street In Danbury
A man who jumped through a window, sending glass flying, and running from police, was nabbed with drugs following a foot chase.
Jose A. Ramos, 31, of Hartford, was arrested on numerous charged Friday around 7:30 p.m., Friday, by Danbury Police, said the Danbury Police Department.
The incident began around 7:10 p.m. when Danbury officers were conducting an investigation on Spring Street regarding a violent crime that occurred earlier in the week. While detectives were attempting to speak with people inside a residence, Ramos jumped out the window and ran away from detectives, police said.
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