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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

ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death On Long Island Sidewalk In Broad Daylight Police have released the identity of a man who was found shot to death on a sidewalk in broad daylight on Long Island. Rafael DeLossantos, age 23, of Baldwin, was found around 1:59 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 25 by Nassau County Police responding to a call for a car accident. According to detectives, officers received a call for an auto accident with injury. Upon arrival, they found DeLossantos on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. Earlier Story: Man Found Shot Dead On Long Island Sidewalk He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police medic. The investigation is ongo…

by Kathy Reakes

10/27/2021

Police & Fire

Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed A Day After Getting Away With Cash, Police Say A suspected bank robber in the Hudson Valley was nabbed following an investigation. Christopher Foxton, age 38, of Greenwood Lake in Orange County, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 16, said police. According to police, Foxton, formerly of Ringwood, New Jersey, walked into the Chase Bank on Windermere Avenue and demanded money while displaying a firearm, the Greenwood Lake Police Department said. After getting a bag of cash, Foxton fled the area on foot, police said. An investigation led to Foxton, and a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was arrested on Saturday and charged with…

by Kathy Reakes

10/27/2021

Police & Fire

High School Put On Lockdown Following Large Fight In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County high school was put on lockdown following a fight involving at least 10 students. The fight took place around 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27 at Bunnell High School in Stratford. According to Capt Frank Eannotti, of the Stratford Police Department, the fight involved numerous students and faculty/staff intervened in an attempt to break up the fight. Several Stratford officers and the School Resource officer responded to the disturbance and took control of the scene and school, Eannotti said. The school was placed in a temporary lockdown to ensur…

by Kathy Reakes

10/27/2021

News

Man Sentenced In Region For Generating $550,000 By Filing False Tax Returns A 39-year-old man was sentenced to 15 months in prison in federal court in the region for tax offenses including filing false tax returns that netted him more than $550,000. Cory Kizer, of the state of Florida, was sentenced in Springfield in Hampden County on Tuesday, Oct. 26 after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and eight counts of theft of public money. According to Acting US Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell, Kizer obtained personal identifying information for the purpose of filing false federal tax returns and obtaining unwarranted tax refunds. The ta…

by Kathy Reakes

10/27/2021

News

Potentially Dangerous Leak Causes Closure Of School In Hudson Valley Firefighters took quick action after a malfunctioning boiler caused a carbon monoxide leak at a Hudson Valley elementary school. The incident took place Monday, Oct. 25, around 11:30 a.m. when an automatic fire alarm at Warring Elementary in the City of Poughkeepsie alerted firefighters to the problem. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the building had been evacuated of all children and staff and a manual pull station had been activated due to a haze and there was an alarm sounding, the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department said. The building was checked out with multimeters and a …

by Kathy Reakes

10/27/2021

News

Local Police Department Admits To Crucial Error Right After Brian Laundrie Went Missing Police involved in the missing person case of Gabby Petito have acknowledged they made a mistake in their surveillance of Brain Laundrie. The North Port Police Department in Sarasota County, Florida, said in an interview on Monday, Oct. 25 with CNN affiliate WINK-TV that officers mistook Brian Laundrie's mother for him while running surveillance. "They are built kind of similarly," North Port Police Department spokesperson Josh Taylor said when speaking about the case. When pressed again about the mistake, Taylor said, "No case is perfect." The mistake does clear up one timeline when L…

by Kathy Reakes

10/27/2021

Police & Fire

Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered On Long Island Sound The US Coast Guard recovered the body of a missing area kayaker in the waters of Long Island Sound during a powerful Nor'easter. The kayaker, 45-year-old Laurence Broderick, reportedly left Hempstead in his red kayak at approximately 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, en route to Mamaroneck, in Southern Westchester County, and was reported overdue early Tuesday, Oct. 26 by his mother. Earlier report: Missing Westchester Kayaker Reportedly Found Dead In Water According to the US Coast Guard, later Tuesday morning, his kayak was found containing his cell phone on Glen Island Beach in New Roc…

by Kathy Reakes

10/27/2021

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Arson Of Family Home That Killed Dog In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with arson and cruelty to animals in connection with a fire at his parent's home that killed the family dog. Orange County resident Brett Bayo, age 29, from the town of Greenville was arrested by New York State Police for third-degree arson and aggravated cruelty to animals, both felonies. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, an investigation found that on Thursday, Sept. 23, Bayo set his parent's residence on fire. His parents were not at home at the time of the fire. The family dog did not survive the fire. Bayo was transported to Garnet He…

by Kathy Reakes

10/26/2021

News

Suspect In Custody After Shelter-In-Place Order Given At UMass Amherst A shelter in place was issued at UMass Amherst after an armed man was reportedly on campus. The incident took place Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to Ed Blaguszewski, executive director of Strategic Communications at UMass. An all-clear was issued shortly after a campus emergency alert was sent to staff and students, reported 22News. The original message said: “Hostile armed person reported near UHS. Shelter in place and stay indoors. Wait for an all-clear signal.” Blaguszewski told 22News a suspect is in custody. “UMass Amherst Alerts: All clear. Party is in custody. Resume no…

by Kathy Reakes

10/26/2021

News

Nor'easter: Person Reported Missing In Westchester During Height Of Storm The US Coast Guard, along with several police agencies, are searching for a missing kayaker from the area who failed to return from an outing as a strong Nor'easter moved into the area. The search for Laurence Broderick, age 45, of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, began around 4 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26, when the Village of Mamaroneck police received a call from his mother requesting a wellness check. Coast Guard Sector New York received a report at 5:40 a.m., Tuesday, that Broderick was overdue from a kayaking trip from the previous night. Broderick reportedly left Hempstead at…

by Kathy Reakes

10/26/2021

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