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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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News

Threat To Middle School In Greenwich Under Investigation Greenwich Police are being very closed about an investigation regarding a threatening message found at Western Middle School. The message, uncovered on Wednesday, was handwritten, but police would not comment on its content only to say the incident was under investigation. "We are investigating the incident," said Lt. John Slusarz. "There was no imminent threat to the school." He did not comment if any arrest had been made, but did say police took all necessary actions. Parents were notified by school officials through email saying students had located a written threa…

by Kathy Reakes

03/04/2018

Police & Fire

Updated Photo: Police Call For Help IDing Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley State Police renewed their call on Thursday asking for the public's help in identifying a woman whose body was found in Wappinger Creek tributary stream. Police have also released a new photo of a button that was on the woman's sweater in hopes that someone will recognize it, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. The body was found partially submerged in the stream, accessible from Maloney Road in the town of Wappinger near the Lagrange town line, on Tuesday, said Hicks. The woman is believed to be approximately 5-foot-3 and between the ages of 16 and 25 years old, according to state polic…

by Kathy Reakes

03/04/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Teen Threatens To Shoot Bus Driver, Police Say Stamford police arrested a young teen Wednesday for threatening to shoot his bus driver. According to police, the student had words with the bus driver on the ride home around 3 p.m. and threatened to shoot them, said Capt. Rich Conklin. The department declined to say which school the teen attended. "We have to be very hyper-vigilant with this type of behavior, especially in light of recent events," said Conklin. Although the teen didn't have the means to carry out the threat, police said it was serious enough to take action. The teen was charged with threatening and breach of…

by Kathy Reakes

03/04/2018

News

Man Shot, Killed While Loading Dumpster In Westchester Identified A man who was murdered Thursday while loading a roll-off dumpster in Westchester has been identified. Timothy Conkling, a 36-year-old resident of Montrose, was shot about 10:51 a.m. Thursday in the area of 342 Ashburton Ave. in Yonkers, said Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. After receiving the report of a shooting, arriving officers found Conkling on the ground in a lifeless state with a single gunshot wound to his head, Politopoulos said. He was pronounced dead at the scene as detectives from the Major Case Unit and Crime Scene Unit responded to begin interviewing witnesses, reviewing surveil…

by Kathy Reakes

03/03/2018

News

Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm County officials said a coyote may have killed a sheep at Muscoot Farm in Somers and injured two others on Thursday. The sheep were found when employees to perform morning farm chores Thursday and noticed a sheep lying in the field and two others limping, said Alexis Joondeph-Breidbart, a spokeswoman for Westchester County. Muscoot Farm is an early 20th-century interpretative farm museum that is owned and operated by the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation. Although there was no sighting of a coyote, Joondeph-Breidbart said farm staff believes the attack wa…

by Kathy Reakes

03/03/2018

News

Ambulance Slides Off Road With Patient Onboard In Putnam An ambulance crash has been cleared in Putnam County, according to Carmel Police. The ambulance, carrying a patient, slid off the icy roadway around 7:23 a.m. Friday at 211 Drewville Road, police said. There was no word of additional injuries. The roadway is open and moving, police said.

by Kathy Reakes

03/03/2018

Police & Fire

'Skinny' Man Robs Fishkill Gas Station The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding a man who robbed a gas station in the Town of Fishkill on Monday. The robbery took place around 11:30 p.m. when a light-skinned male walked into the Gulf gas station on Route 9 and displayed a handgun and demanded money, said Capt. John Watterson. After getting about $300 from the clerk, the man left the store on foot. When police arrived on the scene, the man was gone and a K-9 track did not pick up his scent. The clerk was uninjured during the robbery. The man is described as being 5-foot-9, with a skinny build, wearing…

by Kathy Reakes

03/03/2018

News

Loose Barges Floating On The Hudson Click here for an updated story: Coast Guard Beaches Six Barges That Went Loose On Hudson Multiple barges are floating loose in the Hudson River near Irvington amid the Nor'easter, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Two of the four to six barges thought to be from the Tappan Zee Bridge project have run aground, near State Line Lookout 2 in Alpine, N.J., said the Palisades Parkway Police. Coast Guard officials said they are in the process of "intercepting" the barges and hoped to release additional information in the next hour. The barges appear to be carrying construction equi…

by Kathy Reakes

03/02/2018

Traffic

Two Tractor-Trailers Overturn On New TZB, Prompting Ban On Trucks, Buses New York State Thruway officials have closed the new Tappan Zee Bridge to all trucks and buses after two tractor-trailers overturned on the bridge. The two tractor-trailers flipped over on the northbound side of the bridge around 1:30 p.m. Friday, blocking two right lanes, said state police. The ban was issued after another tractor-trailer flipped over on the northbound side around 10 a.m. Friday. The banned vehicles include tractor-trailers, buses, and motorcycles, state police said. The Thruway Authority has also issued a travel warning, encouraging residents to stay off the roads unles…

by Kathy Reakes

03/02/2018

Police & Fire

Teen Nabbed In Ridgefield Counterfeit Currency Case Ridgefield police nabbed a New York teen in an open counterfeit bill case in which he used fake $100 bills at various stores. The teen was arrested on Feb. 22, in connection with the case that took place on Jan. 5 at numerous retail stores in the city, police said. At all locations, the 16-year-old from the Bronx, would purchase an item priced at $30 or less, then pay using a counterfeit $100 bill, police said. With the help of a store’s surveillance video and nearby police departments that had experienced similar incidents, the suspect was identified and arrested, police added. The unid…

by Kathy Reakes

03/02/2018

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