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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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Motorist Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Area Motorist Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Area
Motorist Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Area One person died following a crash between a car and a Red Hook school bus, according to Hyde Park police. According to Lt. Robert Benson, the crash occurred around 8 a.m., Monday in the area of South Quaker Lane and Dana Place. Once on scene, officers found a head-on crash between the bus and the car with a possible ejection. An investigation into the crash revealed that a 2002 Honda Civic was traveling north on South Quaker Lane, and a 2015 Ford Red Hook School bus traveling south on South Quaker lane collided. The operator of the Honda was partially ejected and was pronounced dead at the …

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Police & Fire
DWI Charge For Woman In Mamaroneck Restaurant Crash That Injures Nine DWI Charge For Woman In Mamaroneck Restaurant Crash That Injures Nine
DWI Charge For Woman In Mamaroneck Restaurant Crash That Injures Nine This story has been updated. A drunk driver backing out of a parking space hit two vehicles before continuing in reverse and slamming into the front of Enzo's Restaurant in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to police. Police were notified of the incident around 7:45 p.m. Sunday, when responding officers arrived on scene and found a vehicle inside of the building/Enzo’s Restaurant. Officers immediately began rendering aid to multiple people on the scene, said Sgt. Sandra DiRuzza. A total of nine victims were treated, four with critical injuries. Of the nine victims, three were transporte…

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Pedestrian Killed In Fairfield County Hit And Run Pedestrian Killed In Fairfield County Hit And Run
Pedestrian Killed In Fairfield County Hit And Run Police are on the hunt for a silver-colored vehicle that hit and killed a Bridgeport man, dragging him for more than 50 feet. The incident occurred around 5:15 a.m. Monday at 1617 East Main Street, between Spring Street and Autumn Street, said Av Harris, director of Legislative Affairs/Public Policy for the City of Bridgeport. According to Harris, a preliminary investigation revealed Christopher Bernard Mann, 36, was in the northbound lane of East Main Street near the double yellow lines. A silver motor vehicle traveling north on East Main Street hit Mann and then dragged him for approximat…

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Two-Alarm Red Hook Blaze Heavily Damages Home, Injures Firefighter Two-Alarm Red Hook Blaze Heavily Damages Home, Injures Firefighter
Two-Alarm Red Hook Blaze Heavily Damages Home, Injures Firefighter One firefighter was injured in a massive, two-alarm blaze that heavily damaged a single-family home in Red Hook and sent the homeowner to the hospital for anxiety-related issues. Red Hook firefighters responded to a report of smoke around 11:30 p.m. Sunday at 36 Spencer Drive, according to Red Hook Asst. Chief Shawn Ball. Arriving firefighters noticed thick black smoke and called for a second-alarm which brought out more than 30 firefighters from surrounding stations.  The fire, which started in a screened in patio dining area, where a grill was located, moved quickly to the attic, making …

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Police & Fire
One Person Reported Dead In Crash Involving School Bus In Hyde Park One Person Reported Dead In Crash Involving School Bus In Hyde Park
One Person Reported Dead In Crash Involving School Bus In Hyde Park This story has been updated. One person died following a crash between a car and a Red Hook school bus, according to Hyde Park police. According to Lt. Robert Benson, the crash occurred around 8 a.m., Monday in the area of South Quaker Lane and Dana Place. Once on scene, officers found a head-on crash between the bus and the car with a possible ejection. An investigation into the crash revealed that a 2002 Honda Civic was traveling north on South Quaker Lane, and a 2015 Ford Red Hook School bus traveling south on South Quaker lane collided. The operator of the Honda was partially ejected a…

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Stamford 3-Year-Old Toddler Survives Five-Story Fall Stamford 3-Year-Old Toddler Survives Five-Story Fall
Stamford 3-Year-Old Toddler Survives Five-Story Fall A Stamford toddler amazingly survived a five-story fall from a downtown apartment window by landing in a pile of mulch, according to the Stamford Police Department. The incident happened around 1:10 p.m. Tuesday when the 3-year-old girl fell from the window at the Fairfield Apartments on Morgan Street, said Sgt. Brian Butler.  When police arrived on scene they found the little girl had been playing by the window in a second-story apartment while being watched by her partially-blind grandmother, Butler said. Butler said the child opened the window and fell into the "freshly mulched&quo…

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Car Burglar Ends Up Soaking Wet After Running From Police In Stamford Car Burglar Ends Up Soaking Wet After Running From Police In Stamford
Car Burglar Ends Up Soaking Wet After Running From Police In Stamford A man ended up soaking wet after running straight into the Rippowam River while trying to escape police custody for stealing from cars, Stamford Police said. The incident began around 2 a.m. Thursday when a Windsor Road woman reported to police that a man was breaking into a neighbor's car, said Sgt. Brian Butler. Responding officers Connor Canning and Steven Orgera spotted a man fitting the woman’s description and chased him onto Windsor Road toward Stillwater Road, where Jayquan Odell Dilday, 24, of Waterbury, had to run into the water to get away, Butler said. But instead of getting acr…

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Stamford Drug Bust Turns Up Crack, Hallucinogens Stamford Drug Bust Turns Up Crack, Hallucinogens
Stamford Drug Bust Turns Up Crack, Hallucinogens A Stamford man is behind bars after being busted with crack cocaine by the Stamford Police Narc Squad during a warrant search of his home.  Ch’Khan Hodge, 41, was busted around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when he left his East Main Street apartment and entered his vehicle, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. That's when officers, who had been "sitting" on his residence moved in served the warrant for both is home and vehicles, Conklin said.  A search of the home turned up 11.5 grams of crack cocaine on top of the refrigerator, along with a digital scale and $640 in cash. Inside t…

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Person Of Interest In Norwalk Vehicle Burglaries Caught On Camera Person Of Interest In Norwalk Vehicle Burglaries Caught On Camera
Person Of Interest In Norwalk Vehicle Burglaries Caught On Camera Police are asking the public for help locating and identifying a man who is a “person of interest” in a series of vehicle burglaries in Fairfield County. “The pictured individual is a person of interest in vehicle burglaries that occurred in the underground parking garage at 93 Richards Avenue,” Norwalk Police said. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Det. Nick Kougioumtzidis at 203-854-3185. Anonymous tips can be left by calling 203-854-3111, going to norwalkpd.com or texting “NPD” followed by the message, and sending it to CRIMES (274637).

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More Charges Expected In Westchester Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead More Charges Expected In Westchester Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead
More Charges Expected In Westchester Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead As fingerpointing and accusations fly over the tragic death of little Gabriella Maria Boyd in Mamaroneck a week ago to the day, the woman behind all of the furor was charged with two counts of attempted murder in her hospital bed and the Westchester County district attorney says further charges could be coming. The charges were in relation to injuries sustained by responding police officers when 28-year-old Cynthia Arce stabbed them during the incident on Saturday, April 28. Charges have yet to be filed in connection to the death of 2 1/2 year-old Gabriella. Details of the nature of the inj…

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