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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.
Mexican National Connected To CT Drug Ring Sentenced
A Mexican national connected to a large Connecticut drug ring has been sentenced to prison.
Lorenzo Morales-Arambula, also known as “Viejo,” 59, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 22, to 156 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine and heroin, said U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham.
Morales-Arambula's sentencing stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force, FBI, and New Haven Police Department that included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, controlled purchases of heroin and cocaine, and seizures of bulk heroin and c…
Police Searching For Suspect After A Long Island TD Bank Is Robbed For Second Straight Day
Police are searching for a suspect after a Long Island TD bank was robbed for the second day in a row.
The latest robbery took place around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23, at the bank located at 6060 Brush Hollow Road in Westbury, Nassau County Police said.
According to detectives, the suspect entered the TD Bank, approached a teller, and handed a note demanding money.
The teller surrendered an undisclosed amount of cash and the man fled on foot in an unknown direction.
The man is described as being Black, 6-foot tall, with a stocky build, and wearing dark clothing.
Ear…
Suspect Nabbed For Allegedly Killing Fellow CT UPS Worker, Police Say
Connecticut State Police have captured a suspect following a massive statewide manhunt for the alleged murder of a UPS driver on Route 8.
Police arrested Hartford County resident Elijah David Bertrand, age 19, who is also a UPS employee, around 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23, in Litchfield County, in the town of Plymouth, said state police.
The murder took place around 10:36 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, in Litchfield County on Route 8 northbound near Exit 37 in Watertown, said state police.
Troopers discovered the murdered man, identified as 28-year-old Nathan Daniel Burk, of Waterbury after m…
Trio Nabbed After Search Of Long Island Home Results In Seizure Of Drugs, Weapons Seized
Police arrested three residents of a Long Island home following a warrant search in which they seized drugs and weapons.
The warrant was executed around 6 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23, at a home at 51 Higgins St., in North Babylon, Suffolk County Police said.
During the search, police said a sizable quantity of crack, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin were seized. Detectives also seized two illegal 9 mm handguns and more than $36,000 in cash.
Arrested included Levar Jackson, 41, Rhamel Stanford, 34, and Jaclyn Misuraca, all of North Babylon.
Jackson was charged with:
Three counts of crimin…
Two Charged For Shooting Death Of 12-Year-Old Area Girl
The alleged killers of a 12-year-old girl in the area have been arrested by New York State Police.
Ulster County residents Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert James, 46 were arrested on Thursday, Dec. 24, for the shooting of D'Janeira Mason, in Kingston on Thursday, Dec. 17, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
During the incident, her 10-year-old brother was also shot in the arm.
The children were shot while inside their home at 60 Van Buren St. around 8 p.m. when shots were fired into the house, police said.
State police said both men were involved in the shooting. Following their arrest, Thomas and…
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