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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

Explosion At Route 17 Construction Sites Injures Workers Two employees received facial injuries following an explosion at a sewer construction site in Rockland County. The incident took place around 2:34 p.m. Monday on Route 17 in Sloatsburg at the "Metra Construction" site, said the Ramapo Police Department. According to police, the workers were clearing material from an earlier blasting, when a piece of explosive which had failed to detonate earlier, suddenly exploded sending dirt and debris in the air, police said. The two workers received minor injuries to their faces and were treated at the scene by Rockland Paramedics and Sloats…

by Kathy Reakes

09/25/2018

Police & Fire

One Hospitalized In Two-Car Mahopac Crash One person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-car crash in Mahopac. The crash took place around 9 a.m., Monday, in the area of 668 Union Valley Road, according to Mahopac EMS. Along with units from the Carmel Police Department, a call for a second ambulance from Mahopac Falls was dispatched. Chief Bill Nikisher arrived on the scene with Mahopac EMS and assumed command as they began a triage of the patients. One patient was transported to the hospital. Fire police and firefighters took control of the traffic freeing up Carmel police officers to investiga…

by Kathy Reakes

09/25/2018

Police & Fire

ID Released For Man Killed In Crash With Jeep Driven By Norwalk Teen In Downtown Stamford A 26-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash with a Jeep at a busy intersection in downtown Stamford has been identified by police. Rene A. Sandoval-Romero of Stamford was killed around 7 p.m. Sunday during a crash with the 2012 Jeep Wrangler at the intersection of Canal Street and Tresser Boulevard, said Stamford Police Sgt. Andrew Gallagher. A preliminary investigation into the crash found that an 18-year-old Norwalk teen was driving the Jeep westbound on Tresser Boulevard, intending to turn left onto Canal Street southbound, when he collided with the motorcycle, a 2004 Yamaha YZ600, Gall…

by Kathy Reakes

09/24/2018

Obituaries

Longtime New Canaan Firefighter Angelo Gesualdi Dies At 75 Angelo John Gesualdi a lifetime resident of New Canaan and longtime firefighter, died Saturday of a heart attack with his family by his side. He was 75. Gesualdi was born on May 16, 1943, in Stamford to the late Vito and Vera Coco Gesualdi. He was a firefighter with the New Canaan Fire Department for 34 years and was ranked as a Captain of the department. During his retirement, Gesualdi loved to start his mornings with his firehouse family and greeting each day “uptown,” seeing friends and keeping up with the community. Gesualdi was also known for his apple pies and his love of making th…

by Kathy Reakes

09/24/2018

Police & Fire

Rescue Helicopter Landing Leads To Road Closure Following Incident In Brewster Click here for an updated story: Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer In Brewster A stretch of a busy roadway in Putnam County was closed late Monday afternoon for the landing of a rescue helicopter in Brewster. The incident occurred at the Dunmore Corporation in Brewster at around 4:35 p.m., causing the closure in the area of 3633 Danbury Road adjacent to I-84. Rescue personnel were called to the scene along with a medical helicopter. Motorists were asked to avoid the area. Dunmore Corp manufactures engineered films for coated, metalized, and laminated …

by Kathy Reakes

09/24/2018

Police & Fire

Child Porn Found On Homeowner's Computer, Milford Police Say A 59-year-old area man was nabbed for distributing child pornography following a three-month investigation. The pornography was uncovered on June 19, when the Milford Police Department Computer Crimes Unit located an IP address in Milford that was downloading and distributing child pornography, the Police Department said. An investigation revealed the source IP address originated from the home of Dean Barber of Milford, police said. A search warrant was obtained and executed on the address and during the search, officers found 488 video files containing child pornography on his computer, …

by Kathy Reakes

09/24/2018

Police & Fire

Five Suspects, Including Four Juveniles, Charged In String Of Stratford Car Burglaries Five people, including four juveniles, were arrested for burglarizing cars after an off duty officer spotted them in action. Officers responded to the area of Cutspring Road in Stratford and Chesire Street around 1 a.m. Monday to investigate a report of several suspicious people, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. The group was located and an investigation determined that they had been walking the streets going through unlocked cars and stealing items such as change and pocketbooks that were left in the unlocked/unattended vehicles, Eannotti said. The group was also found to be i…

by Kathy Reakes

09/24/2018

Police & Fire

Nanuet Woman Charged With Shoplifting From ShopRite In Pearl River An area woman was arrested for shoplifting after a loss prevention officer allegedly saw her put items in a bag and attempt to leave the store. Kimberly C. Miller, 54, of Nanuet, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 14, around 7:20 p.m., at the ShopRite in Pearl River, said Orangetown Police. Miller is accused of putting $77 worth of grocery items in a bag and attempt to leave the store without paying, police said. She was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property and released. Miller is due to appear in court on Oct. 15.

by Kathy Reakes

09/24/2018

Police & Fire

ID Released For Teen Shot, Killed In Stamford A 16-year-old who was shot and killed in Stamford late last week has been identified by police. Marcus Hall, who was shot around midnight Thursday on Pequot Drive in Stamford, died on Saturday after his family took him off life support, said Stamford Police Capt. Tom Barcello. Barcello said the gunman shot Hall down an alleyway and officers found him on the ground and began lifesaving measures immediately. EMS took over and transported Hall to the hospital in grave condition. Detectives could not discuss details related to the ongoing investigation, but Barcello did say the teen was the br…

by Kathy Reakes

09/24/2018

Police & Fire

Man In Court On Another Matter Nabbed On Warrant For Attempting To Break Into Greenwich ATM A 31-year-old man was picked up on a warrant for attempting to break into an ATM machine while appearing in Stamford Court on another matter. Devon A. Pearson of Bridgeport was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 20, by Connecticut Judicial Marshals who then turned him over to officers with the Greenwich Police Department, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. Pearson was arrested in connection with an Aug. 16 event in which police responded to the Greenwich train station on a report that someone was attempting to break into an ATM machine, he said. When officers arrived, Pearson had fled the sc…

by Kathy Reakes

09/24/2018

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