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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

Hudson Valley Resident Accused Of Assaulting Another Man At Fairfield County Shopping Center A Hudson Valley man was arrested for assault after allegedly attacking another man at a Fairfield County shopping center. Rockland County resident Dane Kurt Fender, 31, of Garnerville, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 19 by Greenwich Police at the Riverside Commons Shopping Center, Riverside, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. According to Zuccerella, Greenwich Police responded to the shopping center on a report of two men fighting. When they arrived on the scene, an investigation found that Fender had allegedly pushed his way past a pregnant woman in order to assault another man by tackl…

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Four people were arrested on alleged cocaine possession charges following a traffic stop in the area. The incident took place on Tuesday, Dec. 29 in Orange County when New Windsor Police Officer Brian Levy and Detective Frank Pierri conducted a traffic stop on Route 9W of a vehicle out of Riverhead, said Deputy Chief Michael Farbent. During the traffic stop, it was determined that the occupants did not possess a valid license and during a search of the vehicle, officers uncovered a quantity of felony weight cocaine, Farbent said. Deputy Michael Muller and K-9 Maverick from …

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Westchester Woman Nabbed Stealing Seafood From Fairfield County Supermarket, Police Say A Westchester County woman was arrested for allegedly stealing almost $200 worth of seafood from a Fairfield County grocery store. Niesha Willis, 34, of Valhalla, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 22, by Greenwich Police for allegedly stealing from a central Greenwich supermarket, police said. Willis was arrested after police responded to the market on West Putnam Avenue for a report that a larceny had just occurred. Officers were able to locate Willis by matching the description given to them by store employees, police said. Willis originally gave officers a fake name and later admitted to d…

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Duo From Westchester, Rockland Accused Of Withdrawing Money Using Fake ID Two Hudson Valley men -- one from Westchester and the other from Rockland -- have been arrested for allegedly attempting to close an Orange County bank account that didn't belong to them that had more than $200,000. The incident took place around 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, when Monroe Police received a report of attempted fraud at the Chase Bank located at 456 Monroe Turnpike, said Lt. Stephen Corrone. According to Corrone, two men, identified as Leroy Brown, 70, of Mount Vernon, and Lucas Jerome, of Spring Valley, entered the bank and attempted to use fake identification to close an acco…

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Man Awaiting Trials On 11 Pending Cases Busted For Home Invasion In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man who is awaiting trials on 11 pending cases has been arrested in connection with an attempted home invasion on Christmas Day. The Stamford Police Department arrested Bartosz Kurpiecki, 30, of Stamford, in connection with the incident that took place around 2:45 a.m., Friday, Dec. 25, said Lt. Tom Scanlon. According to Scanlon, Kurpiecki was arrested by Stamford Police patrol officers who had responded to a report of a suspicious person attempting to enter the home at 165 Echo Hill Dr. Kurpiecki was observed on the residence’s security cameras. When police a…

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Man Arrested For Violating Protective Order For Third Time In Greenwich A man was arrested for allegedly violating a protective order for the third time in Fairfield County. Esteban Sabourne, age 67, of Bridgeport, was arrested by Greenwich Police on Sunday, Dec. 27, for the third time violating a protective order, police said. During the third arrest, Greenwich Police responded to a home on Riverdale Avenue for a report of a violation of a protective order in progress. When officers arrived on the scene Sebourne was located on the property and found to have two prior protective order violations, police said. He was arrested and charged with violation of a pr…

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Man Turns Himself In After Road-Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man turned himself in to police in connection with a road rage incident in which he allegedly threatened another driver. Eric Berkeley, 59, of Stamford, turned himself in to New Canaan Police on Tuesday, Dec. 29 on an active arrest warrant stemming from a road rage incident that occurred in November, said Lieutenant Jason Ferraro. The road rage incident took place on Frogtown Road near the entrance to New Canaan Country School, Ferraro said. According to the victim, while waiting in a pickup line on Frogtown Road Berkeley boxed in the victim's v…

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Driver Escapes Car Fire On I-95 Stretch In Fairfield Firefighters quickly put out a vehicle fire on I-95 in the area of Exit 19. The incident took place in the evening on Monday, Dec. 28 in Fairfield. Responding firefighters found the vehicle on fire and the driver outside of the car, said the Fairfield County Fire Department. After the majority of the fire was extinguished, firefighters used gas-powered rotary saws to access the motor area to ensure extinguishment and investigate the origin and cause of the fire, the department said. "Luckily the operator of the motor vehicle was able to escape without suffering any injuries," the dep…

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Police Searching For Man Who Snatched Purse From Woman In CT Grocery Store Parking Lot Police are searching for a man who allegedly snatched a woman's purse as she put her groceries in her vehicle. The incident took place around 11:55 a.m., Monday, Dec. 28, in the parking lot of the Stop & Shop, located at 100 Division Street, in Ansonia, said Lt. Patrick Lynch. The woman was in the parking lot putting groceries in her car when a male approached and grabbed her purse, Lynch said. After a brief struggle, the man was able to take the purse from the victim and fled in a black 2008 Lexus IS with Massachusetts registration 6NS242, which had previously been reported stolen to …

by Kathy Reakes

01/03/2021

Police & Fire

Young Hudson Valley Man Falls Victim To Romance Scam, Loses Thousands Police are investigating a case where a young man fell victim to a romance scam. The woman in Rockland County told the man she was corresponding with through a dating app she needed some financial assistance with a business matter, Ramapo Police said. The woman said she would mail him a check to deposit into his bank account, and that he needed to mail back a check for a lesser amount – in essence, he was allowed to keep the difference for his trouble. Days later, his bank contacted him saying that the check he deposited was bogus. He is now out several thousand dollars, Ramapo Polic…

by Kathy Reakes

01/02/2021

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