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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

New Update: CT State Police On Alert After Maine Mass Shooting As an urgent manhunt is underway after at least 16 people were killed and up to 50 injured in a mass shooting at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, State Police in Connecticut are on alert and monitoring the situation. New update - Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over' "On behalf of the men and women of the Connecticut State Police, we express our deepest sympathies to the people of Lewiston, Maine," said Colonel Stavros Mellekas. "This assault on innocent citizens is deeply disturbing and heartbreaking." Earlier report - Manhunt: Gunman K…

by Kathy Reakes

10/26/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Multi-Vehicle Crash Police are investigating a serious three-vehicle crash including two tractor-trailers and a vehicle that seriously injured a womani n the Hudson Valley. The collision took place in Orange County on I-84 around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Montgomery. A preliminary investigation revealed that a tractor-trailer struck the rear of a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by a 30-year-old Orange County resident from the town of Monroe, pushing that vehicle into the rear of another tractor-trailer, state police said. The woman was entrapped in her vehicle and was extracted by the town of Montgo…

by Kathy Reakes

10/26/2023

Schools

Teacher Hired In Hudson Valley After Alleged Sexual Relationship With Student In Other District A Hudson Valley school district is defending its decision to hire a teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted a student in another district just days before a civil suit was filed. The lawsuit accuses the former teacher in Northern Westchester of grooming a then 16-year-old student at Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt to have sexual relations on school grounds. The tenured teacher, identified as Alex Mendoza, age and hometown unknown, resigned in June after the filing lawyer contacted the Lakeland Central School District about the claim and he was removed from the classro…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

Two Hudson Valley Men Busted With Fentanyl During Drug Task Force Raid, Police Say Two Hudson Valley men are behind bars after being nabbed by a drug task force for allegedly dealing fentanyl in the area. Dutchess County residents Kenyatta Jackson, age 33, and Zaccia Curtis, age 21, both of the City of Poughkeepsie, were charged on Wednesday, Oct. 25 with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell following an investigation into drug sales in the region. "The Dutchess County Drug Task Force said the unit has been continuing to aggressively investigate drug dealers who sell poison in our communities," said Det. Sgt. Adam …

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

NJ Driver Was 10X Over Legal Limit, Going 85 MPH In CT Uber Crash Near University, Police Say A 19-year-old DUI driver from New Jersey was 10 times over the legal limit and driving at 85 mph when he crashed into an Uber carrying four of his peers from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut last month, officials said. Tyler Delk of South Orange, has been charged with assault with a motor vehicle, DUI, reckless driving, and other offenses on Tuesday, Oct. 24 by Fairfield Police for the Friday, Sept. 29 crash on Jefferson Street. Delk suffered a brain injury, dissected carotid artery, broken jaw, broken ribs, collapsed lung, and lacerated spleen in the crash, according to a GoFundMe …

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

24-Year-Old Dies After Hit-Run Bridgeport Crash A 24-year-old man was killed when he was struck in Fairfield County by a hit-and-run driver, police said. The victim was struck around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, near the intersection of Waterview Avenue and Crescent Avenue. Capt. Lonnie Blackwell of the Bridgeport Police said Enamorado was riding a motorized bicycle when he was struck near the intersection by a vehicle that fled the area. "The striking vehicle fled the scene and did not remain to render any appropriate aid to the victim," Blackwell said. Jeffrey Omar Enamorado was transported to Bridgeport Hospital with life-threatening…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

Pickup Truck Crashes Into River On I-84 In Hudson Valley, Seriously Injuring Driver A Hudson Valley man is recovering from serious injuries after allegedly driving his truck into an area river. The incident took place in Orange County around 8:15 a.m., Monday, Oct. 23 on I-84 in Maybrook. Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police said Jean P. Cherry, age 66, of Middletown, was traveling on I-84 eastbound when his 2004 Toyota Tundra exited the roadway and entered the Wallkill River. The scene of the crash. New York State Police Cherry was ejected prior to the vehicle entering the river and he was transported to Westchester Medical Center with serious inju…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

SHU Student Accused Of Being 10 Times Legal Limit, Speeding In Fairfield Crash A 19-year-old Sacred Heart University student has been charged with allegedly being drunk at 10 times the legal limit and driving at 85 mph when he crashed into an Uber carrying four SHU students in Fairfield County. Tyler Delk of South Orange, New Jersey, was arrested for assault with a motor vehicle and other charges on Tuesday, Oct. 24 by Fairfield Police for the Friday, Sept. 29 crash on Jefferson Street. Lt. Edward Nook of the Fairfield Police said following an extensive investigation, it was determined by police crash investigators that Delk was operating a 2018 Audi S5 convertible …

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

9 Charged In Westport Burglaries, Theft Of Vehicles From Homes, Garages Nine suspects ages 12 to 20 have been charged in connection with a series of attempted burglaries of homes and garages and thefts of vehicles in Fairfield County. The latest incident took place in Westport around 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 23 when police were altered by the Fairfield Police to be on the lookout for a car that was that was reported to occupied by three suspects wearing masks, said Lt. Anthony Prezioso, of the Westport Police. Prezioso said the suspects had been seen trying door handles of vehicles in residential driveways and had reportedly made at least one observ…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2023

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Nabbed For Large Child Porn Downloads Including 520 Photos, Police Say A 33-year-old Fairfield County man has been charged with possession of child pornography following a four-month-long investigation after authorities were alerted to his actions. Mehdi Jafri of Stamford was arrested on Friday, Oct. 20 by Stamford Police following the investigation conducted along with the Department of Homeland Security, and Westport Police after the department's investigators who investigate internet crimes against children received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. In August, investigators executed a search warrant at Jafri's apartment seizing num…

by Kathy Reakes

10/24/2023

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