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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

Man Takes State Police On High-Speed I-84 Chase With Flat Tire A man wanted for a domestic violence assault and shooting took Connecticut State Police on a high-speed chase on I-84 at speeds reaching 95 mph with a flat tire for part of the chase. Daniel Ballard, 36, of Coventry, was arrested on numerous charges including reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and engaging police in pursuit, among others following an attack on a woman and her children, according to Coventry Police. The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when the Coventry Police Department received a call from an uninvolved party reporting a domestic assault taking place at a…

by Kathy Reakes

05/31/2018

News

Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges A longtime Wappingers second-grade teacher, who was arrested by the New York State Police on child pornography charges in February, has been indicted by a grand jury, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's office. Steven L. Schwartz, 54, was indicted this month by the grand jury, but the official charges will not be unsealed until he appears for arraignment on June 14 in Dutchess County Court, the DA's Office said. Schwartz was arrested following an investigation of an incident that took place between Schwartz and a student at Fishkill Plains Elementary School, said Trooper AJ…

by Kathy Reakes

05/31/2018

Lifestyle

Forum On Public Shooting Preparedness Will Be Held In Port Jervis Residents or businesses concerned about being caught in an "active-shooter" event, an upcoming event sponsored by local police agencies will offer life-saving techniques. Hosted by the Port Jervis Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, and the Town of Deerpark Police Department, the seminar will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 2 at the Erie Hotel’s Trackside Manor, 1 Jersey Ave., Port Jervis. The seminar will go over life-saving techniques to utilize in the case of a public shooting and will cover three separate topics on how to react. The first topic will be o…

by Kathy Reakes

05/31/2018

Police & Fire

Greenwich Man Nabbed In Jail For Stealing Wallet Two Years Ago A Greenwich man was nabbed by Greenwich Police at the Westchester County Jail on an outstanding warrant for ripping off a wallet out of a car. Cesar Salazar-Duque, 30, was picked up at the Westchester County Jail, where he was being held on another charge, on a warrant for stealing a wallet in 2016 and using the credit cards inside, said Greenwich Police. He was also wanted on several failure to appear warrants from other jurisdictions for charges ranging from being a fugitive from justice, petit larceny, immigration violation, possession of marijuana and possession of stolen property. He…

by Kathy Reakes

05/31/2018

Police & Fire

Man Caught With Heroin At Motel In Orange County A man suffering from the effects of an overdose of heroin was busted with more than four ounces after Wallkill Police arrived on scene to help. The event took place Thursday, May 17 at the Middletown Motel, according to Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman. Officers Dane Wakefield and Octavio Falto arrested Paul Alexander, 57, of Rock Hill, after an investigation led to the discovery of the more than four ounces of heroin, the chief said. "That amount is certainly more than a person would have for personal use," the chief added. Alexander was charged with criminal possession of…

by Kathy Reakes

05/31/2018

Police & Fire

Three Separate Fires Break Out In Fairfield Fairfield firefighters were on a run all day Wednesday responding to three fires in under eight hours in addition to EMS and alarm calls. The fire calls started with a call at 12:52 p.m., to a fire on the third floor of a home on Toilsome Hill Road, said Chief Kyran Dunn. Responding firefighters found an attic fire they were able to extinguish with damage limited to the attic area, the chief said. A few hours later, Dunn said the department responded to a fire around 6:22 p.m. for a reported boiler fire on Winnepoge Drive. Dunn said the boiler was unhooked, but the rest of the home was u…

by Kathy Reakes

05/31/2018

Police & Fire

New City Man Threatens Nyack Hospital Worker With Knife, Police Say A New City man has been arrested for threatening a Nyack Hospital worker with a knife, according to Orangetown Police. Stephen A. Luccheses, 41, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Monday after police responded to Nyack Hospital in regards to a report of a patient threatening staff, said Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. Hospital staff told police that Lucchese threatened a staff member with a knife and allegedly displayed the knife in a threatening manner, Sullivan said. During his arrest, officers found that Luccheses had been previously convicted of a possession of weapons charge in the state. Lucchese…

by Kathy Reakes

05/31/2018

Lifestyle

Prayer Service Of Hope Scheduled For Missing Mahopac Brothers A memorial service will be held for two Mahopac brothers who remain missing following a hunting accident in which their SUV overturned in a rushing river in Idaho. The men, Mahopac High School graduates Raymond Ferrieri, 24, and his 21-year-old brother, Jesse, went missing May 21 when the SUV they were riding in overturned in the Selway River which is located in the wilds of Idaho. Six men were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. Two of the men were able to escape uninjured and returned to a hunting camp for help, said Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings. Giddings canceled the search …

by Kathy Reakes

05/30/2018

Obituaries

Former Middletown Police Commissioner Vic Lomascolo Dies Former Middletown Police Commissioner Chief Victor Joseph Lomascolo died at home on Thursday, May 24. He was 89. A Middletown resident, Lomascolo was also a volunteer fireman who served the city of Middletown for 65 years and leaves a legacy of recognizing potential and providing encouragement support and direction for others. "It is with deep regret that we recognize the passing of retired Police Commissioner, Vic Lomascolo. Commissioner Lomascolo passed away on Thursday, May 24th," said the Middletown Police Department. He had previously served for four years as a police commi…

by Kathy Reakes

05/30/2018

Police & Fire

Teen Arrested At Greenwich High For Reckless Driving After High-Speed Chase A teen who took police on a high-speed chase turned himself into police at Greenwich High School, according to the Greenwich Police. Police served a warrant on Glen Ragin, 19, of Greenwich on Thursday in connection with the chase that took place on Dec. 28, said Lt. John Slusarz. On the night of the chase, Slusarz said an officer attempted to stop Ragin for an infraction but he took off at a high rate of speed taking police on a chase for several miles before they called off the pursuit because it became "too dangerous." "The officer did the right thing because of the danger…

by Kathy Reakes

05/30/2018

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