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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Know Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself To Woman At Norwalk Pharmacy, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself To Woman At Norwalk Pharmacy, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself To Woman At Norwalk Pharmacy, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman at an area pharmacy. The incident took place in Norwalk on Monday, Sept. 26. According to Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police, the man approached a woman at a local pharmacy, identifying himself as a medical student.  He then asked the victim to allow him to examine her feet, and then exposed himself to her, Gulino said. The victim immediately called for help, and the man fled.  A second similar incident involving the same man was received from a d…
23-Year-Old Killed, 3 Injured In Head-On Crash In Area 23-Year-Old Killed, 3 Injured In Head-On Crash In Area
23-Year-Old Killed, 3 Injured In Head-On Crash In Area A 23-year-old man was killed and three others injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash in the area. The crash took place in Putnam Valley around 8:55 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27 on Wood St. Putnam Sheriff Kevin J. McConville said deputies were dispatched to Wood Street near Meadow Crest Drive for an automobile accident with injuries.  Deputies, along with members of the Putnam Valley Fire Department arrived on the scene and began extrication and medical aid for the occupants of the two vehicles involved, police said. The driver of the first vehicle, Bryan Tumolo, age 23,&nbs…
39-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash 39-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash
39-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash A 39-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a busy roadway. David Sanabria, age 39, of Plainville, was killed around 6:20 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Southington. According to Lt. Keith Egan of the Southington Police, said officers responded to 279 Queen St., for a report of a collision between a motorcycle and a car. An investigation has revealed that Sanabria was driving a 2016 Guzzi Moto motorcycle northbound on Queen Street. At the same time, Robert Keating, age 60, of Southington, was driving a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, southbound on Queen St…
Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Mount Vernon Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Mount Vernon
Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Mount Vernon Police in Westchester are currently investigating two shooting incidents that occurred just hours apart. The incidents began in Mount Vernon around 5:40 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27 in the area of 215 Union Ave. Mount Vernon Police responded to the area on a report of shots fired and a man down, said Tim Allen, spokesman for the Mount Vernon Police. When officers arrived on the scene they located an 18-year-old man who had an apparent gunshot wound to his upper right chest area, Allen said. Allen said officers immediately rendered aid and requested emergency services for th…
Teen Duo Charged With Making Threats To CT Schools Teen Duo Charged With Making Threats To CT Schools
Teen Duo Charged With Making Threats To CT Schools Two teens have been arrested for making two separate social media threats against two Connecticut Schools. The threats were made in New Haven County on Monday, Sept. 26, causing the two Waterbury schools to shelter in place and have additional police on campus on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Waterbury Police Lt. Rayn Bessette said the two were arrested for threats that made reference to violence at Crosby High School and the Enlightenment School. Earlier report: Pair Of Schools In Waterbury Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat Following an investigation, a 16-y…
Seen Her? Alert Issued For 14-Year-Old Girl Who's Gone Missing In Region Seen Her? Alert Issued For 14-Year-Old Girl Who's Gone Missing In Region
Seen Her? Alert Issued For 14-Year-Old Girl Who's Gone Missing In Region Authorities in the region are asking the public for help locating a missing 14-year-old girl who hasn't been seen in two days. Luisa Campos went missing from her Sullivan County home in the village of Liberty on Monday, Sept. 26, said the Liberty Police. She may be in the company of a man in the local area, police say. Campos is described as being 5-foot, 102 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. If seen, contact the New York Persons Clearing House at 1-800-346-3543 or the Liberty Police at (845) 292-4422. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Check back to Dai…
Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Yonkers Attack, DA Says Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Yonkers Attack, DA Says
Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Yonkers Attack, DA Says A Westchester man has pleaded guilty to committing a violent hate crime against a 67-year-old Asian woman who was entering her home. District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Yonkers resident Tammel Esco, age 42, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, to committing a violent hate crime on Friday, March 11 against the woman who was entering her apartment building.  According to court documents, Esco cursed at the victim, punched her around 125 times in and around her head, repeatedly stomped on her upper body, and spit on her. “Today’s agreement secures j…
Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Islip Terrace Home Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Islip Terrace Home
Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Islip Terrace Home Detectives on Long Island are investigating the stabbing death of a man that occurred outside of a home. The murder took place in Islip Terrace around 2:40 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27. According to Suffolk County detectives, two men who lived on Manhattan Boulevard were engaged in an altercation outside the location when one stabbed the other. The victim, Roshane McLaren, age 34, a resident of the home, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said.  Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Hom…
Man Driving Drunk With Kids In Car Crashes Into Cruiser In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Driving Drunk With Kids In Car Crashes Into Cruiser In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk With Kids In Car Crashes Into Cruiser In Hudson Valley, Police Say A state police cruiser was hit by an alleged drunk driver with kids in his car as officers were arresting a woman for DWI. The incident took place in Rockland County around  5:20 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 25 on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Stony Point. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, troopers were stopped behind a vehicle on the Palisades Parkway. Troopers spotted a 2020 Nissan Rogue stopped on the Parkway northbound in the town of Stony Point with its hazard lights on.  Troopers approached the vehicle and spoke with the operator. While speaking to the operator troopers dete…
Darien Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Greenwich Police Say Darien Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Greenwich Police Say
Darien Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Greenwich Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged with allegedly attempting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl in an online sex chat sting run by the police. David Boyd Rewcastle, age 59, of Darien, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 23, by Greenwich Police. According to Greenwich Police, for over a week, the Greenwich Police Department's Special Victims Section conducted an undercover operation where a detective pretended to be a 14-year-old girl from Greenwich and was eventually befriended by Rewcastle. Over the course of the investigation Rewcastle began to steer the conversation as they became more …
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