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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
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Home Invasion, Beating Woman, Police Say Fairfield County Man Arrested For Home Invasion, Beating Woman, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Home Invasion, Beating Woman, Police Say A Connecticut man allegedly forced his way into a women's home and dragged her outside where he beat her. The incident took place at 8:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 23 in Fairfield County. According to Greenwich Police, Jaiden Parker, 24, of Greenwich, forced his way into the home where the victim was sleeping. Parker allegedly then dragged the woman outside and threw her on the concrete and began to assault her, Greenwich Police said. Police arrived on the scene and arrested Parker who was charged with: Home invasion; Criminal mischief; Larceny; Assault; Disorderly conduct.  He is being h…

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Woman Shot Inside House During Drive-By Shooting On Long Island Woman Shot Inside House During Drive-By Shooting On Long Island
Woman Shot Inside House During Drive-By Shooting On Long Island A Long Island woman was hit by a stray bullet inside her home during a drive-by shooting. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 10 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 24 in North Amityville. According to detectives, officers responded to a residence located at 26 Benjoe Drive after several shots were fired at the house from a passing vehicle. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 30-year-old woman inside the house with a gunshot wound to her leg.  The woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives are asking anyone with i…

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Seven Long Island Beaches Closed Due To High Levels Of Bacteria Seven Long Island Beaches Closed Due To High Levels Of Bacteria
Seven Long Island Beaches Closed Due To High Levels Of Bacteria Due to heavy bacteria levels from runoff, seven Long Island beaches have been closed. The beaches, all in Suffolk County, are closed on Wednesday, Aug. 25, or until further notice due to bacteria at levels in excess of acceptable criteria, said the Suffolk County Health Department. The beaches closed are: Gold Star Battalion Park in Huntington Harbor Venetian Shores in Babylon Corey Bayport West Islip Amityville Sayville Marina Park beaches  Tanner Park and Benjamin beaches also remain closed.

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CT Woman Busted With Drugs After Being Stopped For Driving Without Headlights, Police Say CT Woman Busted With Drugs After Being Stopped For Driving Without Headlights, Police Say
CT Woman Busted With Drugs After Being Stopped For Driving Without Headlights, Police Say Police busted a Connecticut woman for alleged possession of drugs and other charges after being stopped for driving without headlights. New London County resident Joyce Pendleton, age 37, of Quaker Hill, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 17, by Plainfield Police Department in Windham County, around 3:20 a.m., police said.  When the officer conducted the traffic stop, three occupants and Pendleton, exited the vehicle and attempted to run away, police said. While attempting to get away from the police one of the officers saw Pendleton throw items into the yard of a …

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CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say
CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say A teen was apprehended by Connecticut State Police after allegedly stealing a vehicle from an I-95 rest area and then crashing. The incident unfolded in New Haven County a little after 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, when state police were notified of a Range Rover with stolen plates driving erratically on I-95 in Madison. Troopers responded to the area of the I-95 Madison rest area where the Range Rover was last seen. Moments later, the vehicle was spotted on I-95 and while attempting to catch up to the Range Rover, the trooper was passed by a Honda Civic that had just been stolen from the rest …

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Man Wanted In Connection To Incident At CT Store Changing Room Man Wanted In Connection To Incident At CT Store Changing Room
Man Wanted In Connection To Incident At CT Store Changing Room Police are asking the public for help identifying a man for an incident in a changing room at a Connecticut store. The man is wanted in questioning for an incident that occurred in the changing rooms of a Hartford County store, located in the Town of Enfield. If you know who he is please contact Sgt. J. Marquis at 860-763-6400 ext. 1404, jmarquis@enfield.org, or you can message the department on Facebook.  All tipsters can remain anonymous if they choose. 

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Two Women Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards In Fairfield County, Police Say Two Women Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards In Fairfield County, Police Say
Two Women Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards In Fairfield County, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying two women wanted in connection with a burglary. The theft took place in Fairfield County on Thursday, Aug. 19 at the Crunch Fitness Gym located at 770 Connecticut Ave., in Norwalk. According to Lieutenant Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police, credit cards were stolen from a vehicle and then used in multiple stores, with a value totaling over $15,000 in charges.  Detectives recovered video of the two unknown women, and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Fitz…

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Police ID Victims In Western Mass Triple-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Police ID Victims In Western Mass Triple-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Police ID Victims In Western Mass Triple-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash The victims of a triple-fatal wrong-way crash on Route 91 have been identified by Massachusetts State Police. The victims of the crash which took place in Hampden County have been identified as Judith Keating, age 65, and Michelle Swaller, age 65,  both of Milford, Connecticut, and Wallace Sherman Jr. of Gloversville of Fulton County in upstate New York, state police said. The crash took place around 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, when a Subaru with only the driver inside was traveling the wrong way on I-91 in Holyoke hit another vehicle head-on, state police said.  The second vehicle,…

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Long Island Teen Dies In Crash After Hitting Tree Long Island Teen Dies In Crash After Hitting Tree
Long Island Teen Dies In Crash After Hitting Tree A Long Island teen was killed after losing control of an Infiniti G37 and hitting a tree. Suffolk County resident Michael Seda, age 18, of Hauppauge, was killed around 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, in Smithtown, said Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim. According to Ahlgrim, Seda was driving on the Sunken Meadow Parkway south of Pulaski Road in Smithtown when the crash occurred. A preliminary investigation determined that Seda was driving northbound when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree in the center median.  Seda was extricated from the vehicle by firefighters and transported to Ston…

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CT Man Dies From Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Dog Shot In Face CT Man Dies From Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Dog Shot In Face
CT Man Dies From Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Dog Shot In Face Police in Connecticut are attempting to figure out if shootings that left a man dead and a dog injured are related.  The first incident took place around 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, in New Haven County when the Waterbury Police Department was dispatched to a shots fired call in the area of Arch Street.  Prior to the officer’s arrival, they were notified by dispatch that a dog inside the residence was shot, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found a dog with a gunshot wound to the face. The dog was transported to Mattatu…

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