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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
16-Year-Old Arrested After Brookfield Social Media Threat 16-Year-Old Arrested After Brookfield Social Media Threat
16-Year-Old Arrested After Brookfield Social Media Threat A 16-year-old Brookfield High School student has been arrested for posting a threat on social media posing with a gun and saying something might happen at the school. Police responded to the school Wednesday after three students notified administrators of the post from the night before that had concerned them, said Brookfield Police Capt. Peter Frengs. Administrators immediately brought the student to the school office and called the police, Frengs said. The student’s parents were also notified and came to the school. The post depicted what investigators said was “an airsoft facsimile rif…

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Police & Fire
Police Nab Stamford Man For Stabbing In Park Police Nab Stamford Man For Stabbing In Park
Police Nab Stamford Man For Stabbing In Park A Stamford man was nabbed within hours after stabbing another man in Leone Park following a fight.Evans Powell, 26, was apprehended by Stamford detectives about 4 p.m. Wednesday after the injured man drove to Stamford Hospital for treatment after being stabbed Tuesday night, said Lt. Tom Barcello. Officers were able to receive enough information to identify the suspect and tracked him down quickly on Wednesday while he was in a car traveling down Cove Road and taken into custody without incident, Barcello said.  Police are not sure what the two men were arguing about, but they did know each…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Man Charged With ID Theft, Forgery In Greenwich Stamford Man Charged With ID Theft, Forgery In Greenwich
Stamford Man Charged With ID Theft, Forgery In Greenwich A Stamford man was charged with ID theft and forgery after attempting to cash fraudulent checks at a Greenwich bank. Giovanni Ortiz, 26, was arrested Monday after police responded to the People's United Bank on Post Road for the report of a man attempting to cash fraudulent checks, said Lt. John Slusarz. An investigation revealed that Ortiz had cashed a fake check and was attempting to cash another one, police said.  Once arrested, police discovered that he was also wanted by the state for violation of strict and intensive supervision and treatment on the conditions of his parole. He is b…

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Police & Fire
Greenwich Police Promote Three Officers Greenwich Police Promote Three Officers
Greenwich Police Promote Three Officers Three Greenwich police officers were promoted on Monday during a ceremony with Chief James Heavey. Daniel Bucci and Craig Zottola were promoted to the rank of detective. Zottola joined the department in 2010 and Bucci joined in 2011.  In addition, Officer Peter Schmidt was promoted to Master Police Officer. Schmidt joined the department in 2012. Since becoming Chief in November of 2011, Heavey has promoted more than 20 officers.  Heavey said the officers who were promoted Monday have worked hard to earn their new ranks.

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Schools
Area Teacher's Aide Charged With Felony For Bringing Loaded Gun To School Area Teacher's Aide Charged With Felony For Bringing Loaded Gun To School
Area Teacher's Aide Charged With Felony For Bringing Loaded Gun To School A 24-year-old teacher's aide who brought a gun to school in her purse has been arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The discovery of the gun took place around 9 a.m. Wednesday when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the Jesse Kaplan School of the BOCES Campus in West Nyack, said Clarkstown Officer Peter Walker. According to Walker, officials at the school for students with Autism, cognitive disabilities, medical fragility and/or multiple disabilities, called police after a fellow staff member noticed a handbag containing, what was la…

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News
Area Teacher's Aide Charged With Felony For Bringing Loaded Gun To School Area Teacher's Aide Charged With Felony For Bringing Loaded Gun To School
Area Teacher's Aide Charged With Felony For Bringing Loaded Gun To School A 24-year-old teacher's aide who brought a gun to school in her purse has been arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The discovery of the gun took place around 9 a.m. Wednesday when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the Jesse Kaplan School of the BOCES Campus in West Nyack, said Clarkstown Officer Peter Walker. According to Walker, officials at the school for students with Autism, cognitive disabilities, medical fragility and/or multiple disabilities, called police after a fellow staff member noticed a handbag containing, what was la…

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Business
Health Quest, Western Connecticut Network Merge Seven Hospitals Health Quest, Western Connecticut Network Merge Seven Hospitals
Health Quest, Western Connecticut Network Merge Seven Hospitals Two healthcare giants that serve residents in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut are about to join forces to create a health system that will form a huge system offering services from the Hudson River to Long Island. The merger of the Western Connecticut Health Network, based in Danbury, and Health Quest Systems, based in Lagrangeville in Dutchess County, will create a seven-hospital network serving 1.5 million people across the two states and include seven hospitals, with combined project revenues of $2.4 billion. Health Quest's affiliates are: Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Putnam Hospita…

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Police & Fire
Victim Hit With Bottle, Robbed Of Cell Phone On South Nyack Trail Victim Hit With Bottle, Robbed Of Cell Phone On South Nyack Trail
Victim Hit With Bottle, Robbed Of Cell Phone On South Nyack Trail A person was beaten with a glass bottle and robbed of their phone during a random attack on Esposito Trail, according to South Nyack-Grand View Police Chief Daniel Wilson. The attack took place around 8 p.m. Friday south of Clinton Avenue when the unidentified victim was walking on the trail and was approached by an unknown man who appeared to be intoxicated, Wilson said. The suspect made unintelligible statements to the victim who turned around and began to walk away, he added. That's when the suspect hit the victim in the head with a glass bottle multiple times, Wilson said. The man the…

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Police & Fire
Student Accused Of Making Threat Arrested In Stamford Student Accused Of Making Threat Arrested In Stamford
Student Accused Of Making Threat Arrested In Stamford A Stamford High School sophomore is sitting in juvenile detention after being arrested for making a threat against the school. The threat was spotted by another student around noon on Tuesday at the school, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Barcello. The student immediately reported the perceived threat to school resource officers, administrators, and security guards who, along with police, were able to determine quite quickly the 15-year-old student who made the threat, Barcello said. The student was arrested and charged with felony threatening, he added. "We have zero tolerance for thre…

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News
Dog Shot After Attacking Man In Fairfield County Dog Shot After Attacking Man In Fairfield County
Dog Shot After Attacking Man In Fairfield County A Bridgeport police officer was forced to shoot a dog Tuesday evening after it severely mauled a man in the middle of a domestic dispute, said Bridgeport officials.The incident, which took place at 127 Polk Street,  occurred when a pit bull began attacking the man who was having a domestic dispute and officers were called, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. "One of our police officers had to shoot the dog to stop the attack," Harris said. According to Harris, the dog was still alive Tuesday evening, but he was not sure of its condition.  The man was t…

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