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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
Man Killed, Woman Injured, During Shooting In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Killed, Woman Injured, During Shooting In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Killed, Woman Injured, During Shooting In Fairfield County, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating a homicide of a man and the shooting of a woman. The shootings were uncovered around 1 a.m., Friday, Dec. 17, when the Stratford Police Department responded to Light Street near Barnum Avenue. The unidentified man and woman were shot by an unknown assailant, According to Capt Frank Eannotti of the Stratford Police Department. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was transported to a local hospital and is being treated for wounds received during the assault, Eannotti said. Identities are not being released until the next…

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Man Calling Himself 'Lucifer' Arrested For Murder In Fairfield County Store, Police Say Man Calling Himself 'Lucifer' Arrested For Murder In Fairfield County Store, Police Say
Man Calling Himself 'Lucifer' Arrested For Murder In Fairfield County Store, Police Say A Fairfield County man who called himself Lucifer has been arrested for allegedly killing a man and then robbing him after he was dead. Luis Morales, age 31, of Bridgeport was arrested late Thursday evening, Dec. 16, for the shooting death of 23-year-old Clinton Taylor, at a local store earlier in the night, said the Bridgeport Police. According to Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport, the shooting took place around 9:15 p.m. at Sammy's Grocery & Dollar Store, at 500 Park Ave. Taylor is the grandson of former Bridgeport city councilwoman Denese Taylor-Moye. T…

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18-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Region 18-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Region
18-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Region A man from the region died in a single-vehicle rollover crash. Sullivan County resident Robert J. Lands, age 18, of Neversink, was killed around 3:50 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 16, after rolling his car at 482 Stanton Corners Road in the town of Liberty, said the New York State Police. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, an investigation revealed that a 1995 Dodge-Ram was traveling on Stanton Corners Road and failed to negotiate a curve causing the vehicle to leave the roadway on the north shoulder and overturn.  Lands was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is ongoing.

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Two Suffolk County Men Arrested In Connection With Overdose Death, Police Say Two Suffolk County Men Arrested In Connection With Overdose Death, Police Say
Two Suffolk County Men Arrested In Connection With Overdose Death, Police Say Two Long Island men have been arrested in connection with an overdose death. Two Suffolk County men, Justin Ivanditto, age 30, Bay Shore, and Kendel Burnette, age 29, of Amityville, were arrested in connection with the Sunday, Dec. 5 death of a person in North Massapequa in Nassau County.  According to Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, an investigation into a fatal overdose of a Nassau County resident led to the arrest of the two men. Ivanditto was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. Burnette was charged with three counts of criminal sa…

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Passenger Killed When Vehicle Slams Into Long Island Home, Police Say Passenger Killed When Vehicle Slams Into Long Island Home, Police Say
Passenger Killed When Vehicle Slams Into Long Island Home, Police Say A passenger in a vehicle that ran into a Long Island home has died from injuries after being ejected from the car.  The single-car crash took place around 5 a.m., Friday, Dec. 17 when the 2007 Toyota sedan slammed into a two-story residence on Flanders Road, said the Southampton Police. Patrol officers responded and rendered assistance to the occupants of the residence and vehicle.  According to police, the driver was traveling westbound on Flanders Road when he left the roadway and struck the home that had four occupants, three adults, and a child, inside.  None …

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Long Island Man Accused Of Sharing Sexually Explicit Images Of More Than A Dozen Underage Women Long Island Man Accused Of Sharing Sexually Explicit Images Of More Than A Dozen Underage Women
Long Island Man Accused Of Sharing Sexually Explicit Images Of More Than A Dozen Underage Women A Long Island man has been accused of sharing sexually explicit images of more than a dozen underage women on a pornographic website encouraging users to harass and threaten them. Patrick Carey, age 20, of Seaford, was arraigned on Thursday, Dec 17, after being indicted by a grand jury in November, said Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith. According to the indictment, from January 2021 through September 2021, Nassau County Police Department detectives from the Eighth Squad were contacted by approximately 11 women who had discovered images of themselves on a pornographic we…

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Long Island Man Charged With Arson For Storage Unit Fire, Police Say Long Island Man Charged With Arson For Storage Unit Fire, Police Say
Long Island Man Charged With Arson For Storage Unit Fire, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly starting a fire inside a storage unit. The fire was discovered around 1:45 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, when a Riverhead Town Police officer on patrol noticed smoke in the area of Mill Road and West Main Street in Riverhead. During an investigation, the officer located a fire inside one of the CubeSmart Storage Units located at 99 Mill Road along with a man screaming for help outside of the unit.  The man, identified as Robert Lazazzaro, age 60, undomiciled, uninjured from the fire was transported to the Peconic Bay Medical Cent…

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Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District
Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District A Connecticut public school district has closed for the day after several students received a social media story alleging a threat to a school. Students received the Snapchat threat on Thursday, Dec. 16, said Norwich Public School officials in New London County. Their parents then forwarded the stories to the principal of Teachers Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School parents, who in turn contacted Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow. Stringfellow contacted the Norwich Police who are investigating the claims, which reportedly involved a gun. “I was not willing to risk the safety of…

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Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Death Of 1-Year-Old Son Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Death Of 1-Year-Old Son
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Death Of 1-Year-Old Son A Hudson Valley mother has been sentenced to nine months in county jail in connection with the death of her 1-year-old son. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced the sentencing of Marie Dorleus, of Spring Valley, on Wednesday, Dec. 15 The child was killed on Saturday, June 19, when Dorleus left her three small children unsupervised in their Spring Valley home for several hours, said Chief Peter Walker, spokesman for the DA's Office.  During her absence, a box spring that had been leaned against a wall in the family apartment fell on her 1-year-old son, c…

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Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region A Western Massachusetts man has been charged with assault and battery with a firearm after police found another man shot. Hampden County resident Luis Rodriguez, age 32 of Springfield, was arrested around 1:50 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 16, after Springfield Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Fort Pleasant Avenue. According to Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police, when officers arrived they found Rodriguez in the area, and when they attempted to speak with him he was non-compliant and combative. Additional officers then located a gunshot victim. Officers provided first …

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