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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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Area Man Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Woman Multiple Times Area Man Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Woman Multiple Times
Area Man Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Woman Multiple Times A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman multiple times causing serious physical injuries. Orange County resident Miles Peterson, age 25, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty to assault on Wednesday, Dec. 15 to the June event in the town of Newburgh, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. At the time that he pleaded guilty, Peterson admitted to stabbing the woman on Travis Lane multiple times, causing the victim to suffer serious physical injuries.  The District Attorney’s Office will recommend that Peterson be sentenced to eight years in state prison and…

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Police Seeking Help Identifying Fairfield County Bank Robber Police Seeking Help Identifying Fairfield County Bank Robber
Police Seeking Help Identifying Fairfield County Bank Robber Police in Fairfield County are seeking the public's help identifying an alleged bank robber who jumped the counter and made off with cash and then carjacked a ride-sharing vehicle. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21 at the Webster Bank branch located at 3546 Main St., in Bridgeport. According to Detective Jeffrey Holtz, of the Bridgeport Police, the man leaped over the counter and demanded the teller hand over the cash. After getting the cash, the man car-jacked a ride-sharing vehicle that brought him to the bank from the East Side of the city, Holtz said. Minutes …

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Man Starts Fire At Starbucks In Fairfield County, Fights Officers, Police Say Man Starts Fire At Starbucks In Fairfield County, Fights Officers, Police Say
Man Starts Fire At Starbucks In Fairfield County, Fights Officers, Police Say A man was arrested after allegedly starting a fire at a Starbucks in Fairfield County and then fighting with police. Joseph Graff, age 26, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 10, after police responded to the coffee shop in Greenwich. Once police arrived on the scene, they found that Graff had started a fire on the side of the building on Greenwich Avenue and began resisting arrest by running into the highway, blocking traffic, said Lt. Martin O'Reilly of the Greenwich Police. Graff, of Greenwich, also threw a hot beverage at an officer and punched several with "a closed fit," O'Reilly…

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Four Arrested In Connection With Abuse Of Infants At Fairfield County Daycare, Police Say Four Arrested In Connection With Abuse Of Infants At Fairfield County Daycare, Police Say
Four Arrested In Connection With Abuse Of Infants At Fairfield County Daycare, Police Say Four people have been arrested in Fairfield County for alleged abuse and neglect of infants at an area daycare center authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 21. The alleged abuse took place on Tuesday, June 15, at the unnamed center in Westport, said Lieutenant David Wolf, of the Westport Police. According to Wolf, one of the teachers in the infant classroom, identified as Suzette Virgo, age 44, of Bridgeport, moved the kids about in an aggressive manner, kicked a ball at some of the babies, and left children crying for extended periods of time.  Following the incident,…

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Man From Region Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution Man From Region Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution
Man From Region Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution A Western Massachusetts man has been sentenced to five years in prison for distributing nearly one kilogram of cocaine. Julio Rivera, age 47, of Worcester, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 16, after being convicted by a jury in September of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, said Acting US Attorney Nathaniel Mendell. In October 2018, a federal investigation into co-conspirator Melvin Burgos intercepted numerous communications between Burgos and co-conspirator William Torres arranging to obtain one kilogram of cocaine from Rivera, court do…

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Area Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sex Crimes Area Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sex Crimes
Area Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sex Crimes An area man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in connection with sex crimes he committed against a child. Orange County resident Robert Youngs, age 36, of Circleville, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 16, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Youngs pleaded guilty in July to felony charges of predatory sexual assault against a child, and several counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child. At the time Youngs pleaded guilty, he admitted that between June 2014 and April 2015 he engaged in two or more acts of sexual contact with a child less than 13 years o…

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Social Media Threat Targeting Schools Under Investigation In Fairfield County Social Media Threat Targeting Schools Under Investigation In Fairfield County
Social Media Threat Targeting Schools Under Investigation In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County say a threat posted on social media targeting two area schools was deemed not credible. The threat was made Monday, Dec. 20 against Stratford's two middle schools, police said. Stratford Police said the Detective Bureau investigated the threat and found it not to be credible.  They also reminded residents that all threats are taken seriously and fully investigated. As a precaution, there will be a police presence at both middle schools at the start of the day on Tuesday, Dec. 21, officials said. School officials did not immediately respond to comment. The…

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Multiple Injuries Reported After Drag Racing Incident In Region Multiple Injuries Reported After Drag Racing Incident In Region
Multiple Injuries Reported After Drag Racing Incident In Region A crash involving a car allegedly drag racing along a busy roadway left several people injured in Western Massachusetts.  The crash took place around 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 19 when the vehicle's driver lost control and slammed into the Avis/Budget Car Rental building on Riverdale Street in West Springfield, said authorities. According to Lt. Anthony Spear, of the West Springfield Fire Department, when crews arrived on the scene, they found a 2021 BMW inside the building with the driver trapped. Firefighters and EMS worked to stabilize the vehicle and extricated the driver who was transp…

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Bomb Threat Made Against Long Island High School Bomb Threat Made Against Long Island High School
Bomb Threat Made Against Long Island High School A bomb threat made against a Long Island high school was deemed unfounded after police searched the premises. The incident took place around 11:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 20, in Nassau County at Baldwin Senior High School, located at 841 Ethel T Kloberg Drive. According to the Nassau County Police, officers responded to the school shortly after 11:30 a.m. for a "threat."  The school was evacuated and searched and the incident was deemed unfounded, police said. The threat is the latest in a host of threats across the nation after a TikTok challenge in order for teens to get out of sch…

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Search Underway At Fairfield County Park In Connection To Jennifer Dulos Case Search Underway At Fairfield County Park In Connection To Jennifer Dulos Case
Search Underway At Fairfield County Park In Connection To Jennifer Dulos Case Connecticut State police are searching a Fairfield County park near the area where the SUV of the missing mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos was discovered more than two years ago. On Monday, Dec. 20, numerous police vehicles are at Waveny Park in New Canaan, where detectives from the Major Crimes and K-9s are "on a standard follow-up investigative effort out of an abundance of caution," the state police said.  A spokesman for the state police said: "Detectives are following up on previous investigative information pertaining to the Jennifer Dulos homicide investigation."  …

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