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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.
Chevy Chase 'Had It Coming' Says Man Involved In Road Rage Incident
In a new twist to the Chevy Chase road-rage story, the other man involved in the incident is claiming he kicked the actor out of self-defense.
Michael Landrio, 22, from Long Island, told the New York Post that he and a group of friends, including his girlfriend, were headed for a weekend of fun snowmobiling when Chase, driving a blue Mercedes flashed his lights at them and then pulled up next to them on the new Tappan Zee Bridge.
The UPS worker told the Post that Chase, the actor, comedian and Westchester resident, was yelling out his window, and was "super pissed off" and they ju…
Woman Admits Stealing $1.1M From Darien BMW Dealer
A Hudson Valley woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million from an auto dealer where she worked in Fairfield County.
Vanessa Vence-Small, 50, of New Windsor in Orange County, pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing the money while working as a controller at Continental BMW of Darien, according to John Durham, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut.
From October 2014 to June 2017, Vence-Small made 65 unauthorized electronic fund transfers, totaling $904,659.29, from the dealership’s bank account to her personal American Express account, the statement said.
During that same time period, V…
Warrant Search Results In Discovery Of Cocaine, Cash In Stamford Home
A Stamford man was busted for cocaine, pills, and pot following a warrant search of his home by members of the Stamford Police Department's Narcotics and Organized Crime Units.
The bust went down Tuesday afternoon at the home of Erwin Martinez-Dillione, 24, of Meadow Park Avenue North, following an investigation into suspected drug dealing in the area, according to Stamford Police Capt. Rich Conklin.
When officers knocked on the door to serve the warrant, Martinez-Dillione failed to answer, officers used a ram to knock down the door only to find the suspect sitting in the room, police said.…
Man, 20, Busted For Operating Drug Factory In Greenwich
A Greenwich man was busted on numerous drug violations after police pulled him over for a broken taillight and found hundreds of prescription pills and other drugs, according to the Greenwich Police Department.
Frank Antony Futie, 20, was charged Wednesday during the stop on Sheephill Road with operation of a drug factory, possession of a controlled substance, and distribution of illegal drugs, after officers found more than 500 Alprazolam pills, a bag of cocaine, pot, THC, and packaging materials, said Lt. John Slusarz.
He is being held on $5,000 bail with a court date of March 7.
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