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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.
CT Meat Supplier Sentenced For Fabricating E. Coli Test Results
A Connecticut meat supplier has been sentenced to two years of probation for fabricating E. coli test results at his meat processing business
Matt Beqiri, 33, of Tolland, was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and ordered to pay a $15,000 fine, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Beqiri is the owner and general manager of New England Meat Packing, located in Stafford Springs, a federally inspected business engaged in the slaughtering, processing, selling, and transporting of meat and meat food products fo…
Long Island Man Caught Touching Himself In Front Of Naked Child, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly endangering the welfare of a disabled person by touching himself in front of an undressed child.
Nassau County Police arrested Thomas Tana, 60, of Commack, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Commack, police said.
According to detectives, around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, a 49-year-old man who lives in Westbury went upstairs to check on his 6-year-old learning disabled son and his caretaker, Tana.
When the father opened his son’s bedroom door, he found Tana inappropriately touching himself in front of his undressed son, police said.
The…
Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Mercedes On Busy Long Island Roadway
A pedestrian was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle on Long Island.
The incident took place around 12:25 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Brentwood.
According to Suffolk County Police detectives, a man was walking in the roadway in front of 466 Suffolk. Ave. at 12:25 a.m. when he was struck by a westbound 2003 Mercedes, driven by Gloria Collins, 54, of Brentwood.
The pedestrian, who has yet to be identified by police, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of critical injuries.
Collins, who was alone in her vehicle, was not injured.
Detectives are a…
Man Busted With Crack Cocaine In Following Investigation In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County man with a long history of drug offenses has been busted again following an investigation.
Derek Mitchell, 58, of Stamford, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 20, by the Stamford Police Department's Narc Unit for allegedly dealing crack cocaine, said Capt. Richard Conklin.
Mitchell was busted following a several weeks investigation into alleged drug dealing of crack and regular cocaine, said Conklin,
Officers served warrants on Mitchell at his Stamford home where they found two bags of crack cocaine that held four grams and 15 grams each, along with 2.2 grams of cocaine, and 2…
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