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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.
Standoff Ends With K-9 Dogs, SWAT Members, Flash-Bang Grenades In Stamford
A call to Stamford police from a frightened wife in March led to an hours-long standoff with her husband at their Springdale home on Tuesday, complete with SWAT members, K-9 dogs, and flash-bang grenades.
The incident began with the March call when the woman said her husband, Nicholas Miter, 38, had threatened to cut her throat in front of their child if she opened the door to knocking police who were investigating a hit-and-run accident, said Stamford Police Sgt. Sean Boeger.
Following the threat, officers worked to obtain a warrant for Miter's arrest but when they went to serve the warran…
Employee Charged With Stealing $14.6K From Northern Westchester Auto Dealer
An employee of Curry Honda in Yorktown Heights was arrested after being caught stealing more than $14,000 from the auto dealership, police said.
Thomas Rubino, 61, of Cortlandt Manor, was charged Tuesday with felony grand larceny following an investigation into the theft of $14,623.48 from the business at 3845 Crompond Road, according to the Yorktown Police Department.
Between April 12, 2017, and April 10, 2018, Rubino stole the money by completing fraudulent merchandise returns and removing the money from the cash register at the store, police said.
After turning himself into police, Rubi…
Police: Wilton Man, 22, Who Fled Into Woods After Crash Under The Influence
Wilton police arrested an area man after he wrecked his vehicle and then fled into the woods before being apprehended by police.
John O'Donnell Underwood, 22, of Wilton, was taken into custody around 2:18 p.m. Saturday, after Wilton police responded to a report of a rollover crash on Grumman Hill Road, said Lt. Robert Kluk.
When officers responded Underwood had fled the scene and then later returned after running through the woods, said Kluk.
While talking with police, Underwood admitted to drinking alcohol a short time before the crash was given a field sobriety test, which he failed, Kl…
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