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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.
Man Nabbed For Making, Selling Guns From Home In Area, Authorities Say
A Hudson Valley man has been arrested following a months-long investigation into the alleged manufacture, sale, and possession of illegal firearms.
David Goldberg Jr., age 23, of Carmel, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 2, following a warrant search of his residence, Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr., said.
According to Langley, deputies, and members of the department's Narcotic Enforcement Unit seized 10 unlawfully possessed pistols, one unlawfully possessed assault rifle, 67 large capacity ammunition feeding devices, as well as tools and parts to make more than 20 additional fir…
CT Man Sentenced For Role In Northeast Grab-Go Theft Scheme
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for participating in an extensive commercial larceny spree.
Andres Barclett, aka "Coolie", age 27, of Hartford, was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 1, followed by two years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
This case stems from “Operation American Steal,” a long-term multi-agency investigation into numerous “grab and go” thefts from various retail fashion stores in Connecticut and nearby states," said Boyle.
A “grab-and-go” scheme is a type of theft where one or mor…
11-Year-Old Girl Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
An 11-year-old Connecticut girl has been killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-84.
Tolland county resident Jaidyn Bolduc, age 11, was killed around 8:15 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, during a two-vehicle crash on I-84 in the town of Vernon, said the. Connecticut State Police.
According to state police, the crash occurred when both vehicles, a Volvo and a Ford Fiesta were traveling eastbound when they collided for an unknown reason, causing disabling damage to both vehicles.
As a result of the accident, the driver of the Volvo was transported to Rockville General Hospital and later released.&n…
Man Critical After Lighting Himself On Fire Near Hudson River, Police Say
A man is in critical condition after pouring gasoline all over himself and setting himself on fire at an area park overlooking the Hudson River.
The incident took place around 2:20 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, in Dutchess County at Waryas Park in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.
According to Clark, city 911 received multiple calls reporting a man set himself on fire near the shore at the park.
Responding officers found the victim, a 31-year-old Wappinger Falls man, with severe burns to his head, back, and arms, Clark said.
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