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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

Stamford Police Nab Two Fairfield County Men With 50 Bags Of Heroin Two Fairfield County men were nabbed with 50 bags of heroin by Stamford Police at an I-95 rest stop after receiving intel a deal was set up. Carl Young, also known as "Moses," 52, and Anthony Risi, 48, both of Bridgeport, were busted around 5 p.m. Tuesday after officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit were tipped off to the sale, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. According to Conklin, the squad had received info that Moses would be making the sale in a black Hyundai at the rest stop on I-95 in Darien. When the black Hyundai drove into the rest stop, office…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Obituaries

Death Of Northern Westchester Teacher, Coach Ruled A Suicide The death of a track coach and social studies teacher at a high school in Northern Westchester on Tuesday has been ruled a suicide, according to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Matthew Ketterer, 36, a social studies teacher at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, was found by New Canaan police on Tuesday when they responded to a home on Route 106 (Old Stamford Road). "The attempts to revive the individual were not successful and the individual was pronounced by a medic from Norwalk Hospital," New Canaan police said in a press release. A spokeswoman for…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Lifestyle

New Police Chief Peter Murphy Takes Command In Haverstraw The Town of Haverstraw Police Department has a new police chief, only he really isn't new to the department. Peter Murphy, 57, who has been acting as the interim chief for the past year following the retirement of former Chief Charles Miller, was sworn in Monday at the Town Board meeting. A 30-year veteran of Haverstraw Police Department, Murphy began his law enforcement career as an officer with the Village of Haverstraw in 1988 until he was promoted to a sergeant in 1997. When the Town and Village departments merged in 2006, Murphy was promoted to lieutenant in 2008. "We would like…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

ID Released For Man Killed When Car Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Hudson Valley Officials have released the identification of the man who died in a fatal crash in the area on Tuesday. Adrian Mayo, 35, of Waterbury, was killed after he lost control of his car around 9 a.m. on Shunpike Road near Kennels Road in town of Washington, said Capt. John Watterson with the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. After losing control, the vehicle crossed over the center pavement markings and struck a tree on the northern shoulder. Mayo, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, Watterson said. Police said unsafe speed seemed to be the primary factor in the crash. …

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Rolls Vehicle, Injures Woman Stamford police arrested an area man for drunk driving after he flipped his car while backing up and hit another vehicle, injuring a woman, according to Stamford Police. Adam Kisler, 26, of Naugatuck, was charged with driving while under the influence around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, after officers arrived on the scene of what they thought was a call for an injured pedestrian, said Sgt. Kenneth Jarrett. Jarrett said Kisler told officers that he flipped his vehicle after trying to back up on Prospect Street and hit another vehicle. The woman in the vehicle he slammed into received a laceration …

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Husband Charged In Wife's Brutal Murder A 75-year-old Stamford man has been charged with the grisly murder of his wife whose body was found covered in blood with her throat slit in their home. Allen Claxton turned himself into Stamford Police Thursday morning on a murder warrant, said Capt. Richard Conklin. He was expected to be released early this afternoon on $150,000 bond, Conklin said. Eden Claxton, 74, was found June 11 in the bedroom of the couple's Hycliff Terrace home after Allen Claxton called 911 around 8:30 a.m. to report that his wife was covered in blood and not breathing, Stamford Police said. When officers arrive…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Lifestyle

Mallard, 10 Ducklings Rescued From Hudson Valley Shopping Center Oh, quack. A mallard duck and her 10 little ducklings almost got squished Wednesday when they took refuge under a car in the parking lot of a local shopping center. But no worries, the Ramapo Police Department, along with the city's animal control officer, and a couple Good Samaritans quickly came to the rescue and were able, with quite a bit of effort, to rescue all the ducks. Once captured and put in a box, the family was relocated to a nearby stream out of harm's way.

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

ID Released For Motorcyclist Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Police have released the identification of a 28-year-old motorcyclist killed in a Hudson Valley crash. Richard Stevens of Middletown died at 3:54 p.m. Tuesday on Route 17 in Orange County after being hit by a vehicle, said Tuxedo Police Officer Girard Shiloh. According to Shiloh, Stevens died at the scene near the intersection with Arden Valley Road after an unidentified teenager from New Jersey who was traveling southbound, turned onto Arden Valley Road in front of the motorcycle, ejecting the driver onto the roadway. The crash is under investigation.

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

Man Nabbed In Wallkill Burglary A Wallkill man was arrested for burglary after being caught inside a business he had entered illegally, according to the town of Wallkill Police. Tomas Ruiz, 39, was busted around 12:47 a.m. June 15, after Wallkill police officers Jonathan Gomez and Brendan Smith responded to a call for a burglary at Chromalloy, 105 Tower Drive, Wallkill police said. Upon arrival, the officers found Ruiz inside the business where he was apprehended and charged with burglary and petit larceny, police said. He is being held on $5,000 cash/$15,000 bond.

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

Greenwich PD Nab Man Wanted For Larceny Greenwich police nabbed a man wanted for a host of charges including larceny after he was booked into jail on another matter. Aaron Fogg, 24, of Newark, was arrested Wednesday by Greenwich Police at the Sussex County Jail in Newtown, N.J., where he was being held for another crime, said Lt. David Nemecek. Fogg was wanted for a March crime that included the charges of larceny, criminal attempt, criminal impersonation, and forgery, police said. Fogg waived extradition on June 20 and was transported back to Greenwich where he is being held on $25,000 bond. He is also wanted on a felony warr…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

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