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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IDs Released For Four Teens, 36-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash IDs Released For Four Teens, 36-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash
IDs Released For Four Teens, 36-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash This story has been updated. Police have released the identities of five people killed during a horrific two-vehicle crash in Westchester County. The crash, which took place around 9:23 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, occurred after Yonkers Police attempted to stop a white 2009 Infiniti sedan being operated in an erratic manner with equipment violations in the area of South Broadway and Prospect Street, said Yonkers Dt. Lt. Dean Politopoulos. Officers attempted to stop the sedan for vehicle and traffic law violations in front of 47-85 Riverdale Avenue. The sedan appeared to pul…
UPS Truck Driver Killed During Assault In CT, State Police Say UPS Truck Driver Killed During Assault In CT, State Police Say
UPS Truck Driver Killed During Assault In CT, State Police Say Click here for an updated story: Photo Released Of Teen Suspect Wanted By CT State Police In Fatal Killing Of UPS Driver Connecticut State Police are searching for a man who killed a UPS driver during an assault. The incident 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 after members of Troop L in Litchfield originally responded to a reported vehicle crash involving a UPS shipping truck. Upon arrival at the scene, the driver of the truck was located and it …
CT Woman Arrested After Violating Protective Order, Police Say CT Woman Arrested After Violating Protective Order, Police Say
CT Woman Arrested After Violating Protective Order, Police Say A Connecticut woman was arrested for allegedly violating a protective order and kicking items and a man. Dawn Dominici, 57, of Milford, was arrested on Dec. 19, after Milford Police responded to a home on Milford Point Road address on the report of a possible domestic violence incident.  An investigation found that Dominici allegedly violated the conditions of a protective order by kicking items and pushing a man, Milford Police said.  She was charged with disorderly conduct and released on a $1,000 bond.  Dominici is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Dec. 2…
Police Searching For Long Island TD Bank Robber Police Searching For Long Island TD Bank Robber
Police Searching For Long Island TD Bank Robber Police are searching for a man who robbed a Long Island bank and got away with an undetermined amount of cash. The incident took place around 3:15 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the TD Bank in Hempstead, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a Black male entered the TD Bank, at 252 Peninsula Blvd., approached a teller, and handed a demand note for money.  The teller surrendered an undisclosed amount of cash and the subject then fled the bank in an unknown direction.  No injuries were reported and the man was described as being approximately 5’9” tall with a stocky buil…
House Fire Causes Heavy Damage In Area House Fire Causes Heavy Damage In Area
House Fire Causes Heavy Damage In Area Fire and EMS battled a large house fire overnight that heavily damaged the home in the area. Mahopac Falls Fire and EMS were dispatched around 3:25 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23 to a home at 72 Mexico Lane, in Mahopac, said Jack Casey, public information officer for Mahopac Falls VFD. First arriving units confirmed a working fire and requested all equipment from both stations respond to the incident. Chief Jeff Boyle assumed command as First Assistant Chief Bob Trace took charge of operations. As the fire grew, the department called for a ladder truck and the Putnam County Fire Investigation t…
Man Injured By Gunfire Walks Into Area Hospital Man Injured By Gunfire Walks Into Area Hospital
Man Injured By Gunfire Walks Into Area Hospital A 31-year-old man injured by gunfire sought medical treatment at an area hospital. New Haven Police were alerted to the shooting on Monday, Dec. 21, when the victim walked into the Bridgeport Hospital, said New Haven Police. The man had been shot in the side of his torso. His injuries were non-life-threatening, the department said. The shooting happened about an hour earlier. Around 1:30 p.m., New Haven Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert of gunfire in the area of Columbus Avenue near Ella T. Grasso Boulevard in the Hill neighborhood.  Arriving officers located evidence of gunfir…
Probe Into Greenwich Crash That Killed Son Of Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Ongoing Probe Into Greenwich Crash That Killed Son Of Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Ongoing
Probe Into Greenwich Crash That Killed Son Of Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Ongoing The investigation of the collision that killed the son of Billionaire hedge fund investor Ray Dalio at the Thruway Shopping Center is still underway.  According to Greenwich Police, numerous witnesses have been identified and the investigators are still in the process of completing some interviews.  The crash, that killed Devon R. Dalio, 42, of New York City, occurred around 3:50 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Riverside Commons Shopping Center located at 1233 East Putnam Ave., in Greenwich when a 2016 Audi, drove over the parking strip, mounted the curb, crashed through…
COVID-19: Five Face Charges After Party Attended By 164 Shut Down In NY COVID-19: Five Face Charges After Party Attended By 164 Shut Down In NY
Covid-19: Five Face Charges After Party Attended By 164 Shut Down In NY Five people were arrested after the NYC Sheriff's Office broke up a party of 164 maskless revelers crammed into an underground bar. The bust took place at a bottle party around 2:30 a.m., on Sunday, Dec. 20, in a building on 243rd Street in Rosedale, Queens. There was no liquor license for the event, and numerous fire and health code violations were committed, the Sheriff's Office said on Twitter. Those charged included a DJ and two unlicensed security guards who were among the organizers charged with violating COVID-19-related regulations, the New York Post reported. One partier was cha…
Man Recovering After Stabbing Incident In New Haven Man Recovering After Stabbing Incident In New Haven
Man Recovering After Stabbing Incident In New Haven A New Haven man remains hospitalized after being stabbed in the Hill neighborhood.  The incident happened around 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, when New Haven Police and fire responded to a 911 call of a person stabbed outside a house on Adeline Street between West Street and Eddy Street, the department said. Emergency responders found the unresponsive 56-year-old victim suffering from multiple stab wounds, police said. An ambulance transported the victim with life-threatening injuries to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.  The victim’s condition, in…
Rockland County Home Devoured By Quick-Moving Fire Rockland County Home Devoured By Quick-Moving Fire
Rockland County Home Devoured By Quick-Moving Fire A home in Rockland County was destroyed by fast-moving flames following an early morning fire. The fire took place on Monday, Dec. 21 at 267 Congers Road in New City, according to the New Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the fire after receiving multiple 911 calls regarding the fire at the two-story home. First arriving firefighters were met with heavy fire already showing out the front door and a side window.  "Our members quickly stretched a hose line to the front of the home as a search team attempted to make an entry," the department said. The occupants of the home wer…
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