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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
One Killed After Car Slams Into Parked Construction Truck On I-287 One Killed After Car Slams Into Parked Construction Truck On I-287
One Killed After Car Slams Into Parked Construction Truck On I-287 Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed In I-287 Crash One person was killed during a two-vehicle crash when one of the vehicles hit a parked construction truck on I-287. The crash took place around 1:27 a.m. Monday, between eastbound Exits 5 and 6 in White Plains, said New York State Police. A preliminary investigation at the scene revealed the car's driver was killed during the crash, the truck driver suffered minor injuries, state police said. Police were on the scene for hours reconstructing the crash, with the highway reopening around 6:50 a.m. Monday.  The n…

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Police & Fire
Three Ramapo Police Officers Become Sergeants Three Ramapo Police Officers Become Sergeants
Three Ramapo Police Officers Become Sergeants Three Ramapo Police officers were promoted to the rank of sergeant during Wednesday's Ramapo Town Board meeting. The officers promoted included Shawn Baker, who has worked for the department for more than 17 years as a patrol officer, traffic safety officer, an accident reconstructionist, and as a field training officer. Christopher Rogers has worked for 12 years for the department and before his promotion worked as a patrol officer, sketch artist, a field officer, and as an Adopt-a-Cop.  James Tesseyman has worked with the department for five years. He has serviced as a patrol officer, fi…

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Lifestyle
Domestic Violence Crisis Center Representing 7 Fairfield County Towns To Hold First HarvestFest Domestic Violence Crisis Center Representing 7 Fairfield County Towns To Hold First HarvestFest
Domestic Violence Crisis Center Representing 7 Fairfield County Towns To Hold First HarvestFest In an effort to raise awareness of domestic violence, the Domestic Violence Crisis Center will host a special event to help spotlight the need for funding and education. The center will hold HarvestFest from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport. “October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we are celebrating the community collaborations DVCC enjoys in raising awareness of domestic violence throughout lower Fairfield County," said Kevin Shippy, DVCC executive director. "The event is a culmination of the center's events that will tak…

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Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Installing Four Cameras Inside Unknowing CT Woman’s Home, State Police Say Man Arrested For Installing Four Cameras Inside Unknowing CT Woman’s Home, State Police Say
Man Arrested For Installing Four Cameras Inside Unknowing CT Woman’s Home, State Police Say A man who entered a neighbor's home through an unlocked door and allegedly installed video cameras in four spots in the home has been arrested by police. Christopher Pelgrift, 57, of Salisbury, was arrested Tuesday after the woman called the police and they responded to the home in Salisbury, said Connecticut State Police. An investigation revealed that Pelgrift had entered the home and installed the videos cameras while the woman was not home. She happened to notice a camera and called the police, state police said.  Pelgrift was taken into custody and charged with burglary, breach of pea…

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Police & Fire
31-Year-Old Surrenders To Greenwich Police In Connection With Heroin Overdose 31-Year-Old Surrenders To Greenwich Police In Connection With Heroin Overdose
31-Year-Old Surrenders To Greenwich Police In Connection With Heroin Overdose A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly selling drugs to a person who later overdosed on heroin. Parker Ross of Riverside turned himself in to Greenwich Police after being notified of an active warrant for his arrest in connection with the event that took place on Saturday, Oct. 20, said Greenwich Police. Greenwich police and EMS personnel responded to a home in Riverside on the report of a possible heroin overdose. The patient was transported to Greenwich Hospital for treatment, police said. A follow-up investigation found that Ross provided crack and heroin to the victim and helped …

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Police & Fire
Stratford Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Nail Gun While Working At Job Site Stratford Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Nail Gun While Working At Job Site
Stratford Man Accidentally Shoots Self With Nail Gun While Working At Job Site A Stratford man who police at first thought had been shot by a firearm, had actually shot himself in the hand with a nail gun while working at a construction job. The incident unfolded Thursday early evening when the Woodbridge Police Department was contacted by the Stratford Police Department after they responded to Bridgeport Hospital for the report of a walk-in gunshot victim, said Woodbridge Police Sgt. A.J. Cappiello. "The patient reported to Bridgeport Hospital Staff that he shot himself in the hand with a gun while working at a job site in Woodbridge," Cappiello said. Upon…

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News
Two Women Found Bound Together In Hudson River ID'd As Missing Sisters Two Women Found Bound Together In Hudson River ID'd As Missing Sisters
Two Women Found Bound Together In Hudson River ID'd As Missing Sisters Update: Two women found bound together whose bodies washed up on the shore off Manhattan's Upper West Side have been identified. The bodies discovered along the Hudson River were Rotana Farea, 22, and her sister, Tala Farea, 16, both of Fairfax, Virginia, the NYPD said Saturday. There were no obvious signs of trauma, The two went missing in late August. The cause of death has not been determined. Original report: Police are asking the public for help identifying two women reportedly found bound together floating on the rocks of the Hudson River. The two women were found around 2:39 p.m…

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News
Police Seek New Yorkers' Help In Probe Of Baby Found Dead In Fairfield County Police Seek New Yorkers' Help In Probe Of Baby Found Dead In Fairfield County
Police Seek New Yorkers' Help In Probe Of Baby Found Dead In Fairfield County Police are asking New Yorkers' for help finding the person responsible for dumping a full-term newborn baby boy at a Stamford recycling center on Tuesday, Oct. 16.  The baby was discovered at the recycling center by an employee who was sorting materials, police said. Since the baby boy was discovered, Stamford investigators have worked hard to discover what area the recycling came from in order to focus their efforts in those towns.  At this point in the investigation, the child can only be described as a white or Hispanic male. No determination has been made as to whether the child was st…

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Lifestyle
Education Fund Launched For Son Of Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Killed In Plane Crash Education Fund Launched For Son Of Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Killed In Plane Crash
Education Fund Launched For Son Of Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Killed In Plane Crash Frends and family of a man who grew up in Northern Westchester and was an attorney in Fairfield County and one of three victims in a fatal plane crash have started an education fund for his son. Richard Terbrusch, 53, of Ridgefield, was killed Saturday, Oct. 13 in a plane crash along with two other people, including the pilot Munidat "Raj" Persaud, the owner of a Danbury flight training company, and Dr. Jennifer Landrum, a teacher at Thomson High School in Georgia. Terbrusch, a 1983 graduate of John Jay High School in Cross River whose family law practice was in Danbury, left behi…

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Police & Fire
Suspect Tracked Down After Theft Of 65-Inch Flat Screen At Home Under Construction In Westport Suspect Tracked Down After Theft Of 65-Inch Flat Screen At Home Under Construction In Westport
Suspect Tracked Down After Theft Of 65-Inch Flat Screen At Home Under Construction In Westport A Bridgeport man was arrested for stealing items from a home under construction after fingerprints linked him to the crime.Westport Police officers were dispatched for a report of a residential burglary to a home under construction on Sept. 28. A 65-inch television and Samsung sound bar were stolen from the wall resulting in $1,000 damage to the wall to which it was mounted, said the Westport Police. The approximate value of the television was $1,200.  Detectives responded to the scene and processed the home and evidence for fingerprints and DNA. Fingerprints found at the scene and investiga…

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