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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

Three To Be Charged After CT Shooting, Police Chase, Crash Three men are expected to be charged following a shooting and police chase in New Haven County. The incident began around 4:40 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28, after the Derby Police Department responded to the area of Hawkins Street near Seventh Street on reports of multiple gunshots. Witnesses and video surveillance revealed a white Kia SUV fleeing the scene. Earlier that morning, Derby Police identified a 2011 white Kia SUV that was reported stolen from Shelton. At that time, the Kia was parked alongside a second vehicle. When police arrived to investigate, both the Kia …

by Kathy Reakes

12/30/2020

Police & Fire

Missing Long Island Girl Found Update: A Long Island teenager who went missing has been found. Ariana Urias, 13, was last seen on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 12:15 a.m. at her residence, located in Wyandanch, Suffolk County Police said. Early Tuesday evening, police announced that she has been "located, unharmed." Original report: Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Long Island teenager. Ariana Urias was last seen on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 12:15 a.m. at her residence, located in Wyandanch, Suffolk County Police said. Urias, 13, is 5-foot-1, 90 pounds with blue hair, brown eyes, and braces on h…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

Police & Fire

Two Stabbed At Long Island Train Station Two people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a Long Island train station. The incident was reported around 5:47 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28, when the MTA Police received reports of a stabbing at Brentwood Station on the platform, said an MTA spokesperson. MTA Police found that a woman had slash wounds on her right hand and a man had a puncture wound to his left thigh. Both were taken to Southside Hospital. As a result of police activity, LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch westbound trains bypassed Brentwood Station for about an hour. MTA Police are investigating the incident, addi…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

Police & Fire

One Injured In Fiery Explosion At Long Island Factory Police are investigating an explosion and fire at a Long Island factory. The explosion took place around 9:20 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 1000 New Horizons Blvd. in Amityville, said Suffolk County Police. The explosion was followed by a fire, police said. The factory, where GKN Aerospace Monitor Inc., an aircraft supply store is located, was evacuated and one man was evaluated at the scene by medical personnel. The cause appears to be non-criminal. Members of the North Lindenhurst and Amityville Fire Departments also responded. This is a developing story. Check back to Da…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

Police & Fire

Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, After Fleeing From Officers, Police Say A man was arrested after allegedly refusing to stop for police and crashing into several vehicles in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 6:38 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28, while Bridgeport Police officers were patrolling the PT Barnum Apartment Complex when an officer spotted a vehicle that was driving suspiciously and roll through a stop sign, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport Emergency Management. While initiating a traffic stop at the intersection of Wordin Avenue and Fairfield Avenue, the vehicle proceeded to speed away from the officer eastbound on Fa…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

Police & Fire

Two Nabbed In Assault, Theft Of High-End Collectible Sneakers Worth $4K In Westchester Two Westchester men have been arrested for allegedly attacking and stealing a pair of high-end, collectible sneakers valued at $4,000 from a man who met to sell them the shoes. The incident took place on Monday, Dec. 21, around 9 p.m., when the Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department received a 911 call from a resident of Brooklyn, reporting he was in the parking lot of The Andrus Home completing an arranged meeting with two other individuals regarding the sale of high-end collectible sneakers, valued at $4,000, said Chief David Dosin. When the victim presented the sneakers to t…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

Police & Fire

Four High-End Vehicles Stolen In Greenwich Over Holiday Weekend Greenwich Police are warning residents to lock their vehicles after four high-vehicles were stolen over the holiday weekend. The stolen vehicles in Greenwich include: A 2020 Mercedes-Benz E450 was taken overnight Thursday, Dec. 24 from Indian Drive. A 2019 Ford F-150 was taken overnight Friday, Feb. 25 from Sheephill Road. A 2020 Land Rover Defender was taken overnight Sunday, Dec. 27 from Park Avenue. A 2017 GMC Arcadia was taken overnight Monday, Dec. 28 from Linwood Avenue. "Most vehicles that are stolen are left unlocked with the keys in them," said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. "…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

Police & Fire

Police Sergeant Seriously Injured After Stolen-Vehicle Chase, Crash In Westchester A police officer is in serious condition following a crash with a man driving a stolen vehicle in Westchester. The incident took place around 2 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, when an unmarked Yonkers Police unit was working a crime suppression detail in the area of Central Park Avenue in response to recent commercial burglaries which include local car dealerships, said Detective Lt. Dean Politopoulos. The officers observed a white Honda Pilot loitering in the area which appeared to be casing commercial locations; the Honda Pilot then drove southbound on Central Park Avenue passing several red…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

Police & Fire

Police Investigating Third Long Island TD Bank Robbery In Less Than Week Police are investigating the third robbery of a TD Bank on Long Island in the span of less than a week. The latest incident took place around 9:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 28, at the branch located at 1600 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow. According to detectives, a man entered the bank and approached a teller, and handed a note demanding money. Related Story: Police Searching For Suspect After A Long Island TD Bank Is Robbed For Second Straight Day The teller surrendered an undisclosed amount of cash and the subject fled on foot in an unknown direction, police said. The man is des…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Killed In Three-Car Northern Westchester Crash Police in Northern Westchester are investigating a three-vehicle crash in which a local woman was killed. The crash took place around 6:05 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28 on Route 202 (Crompond Road) in Yorktown, just west of Garden Lane. The driver of one of the vehicles involved in the crash, a 70-year-old woman from Mohegan Lake died at the scene, said Yorktown Police Lt. John Delulio. Another driver was transported to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, while the third driver refused medical attention at the scene, Delulio said. An investigation into the crash is bein…

by Kathy Reakes

12/29/2020

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