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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

Woman, 19, Drowns While Swimming In CT Lake, Police Say A Connecticut woman died after slipping underwater while swimming at an area lake. The drowning took place in Hartford County around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 11. Farmington Police Department received a 911 call reporting the 19-year-old female had slipped under the water for several minutes while swimming at Woodridge Lake, located in both the Town Farmington and the Town of West Hartford, authorities said. Emergency responders from both towns responded to the water emergency and members of the West Hartford Fire Department located Hartford County resident Jodie…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

News

Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Stealing Social Security Benefits A Massachusetts woman has been sentenced in federal court in Worcester to stealing Social Security benefits from her dead mother-in-law. Former Worcester County resident Sue E. Delaney, age 68, who was a resident of Luneburg, was sentenced to six months of home confinement and two years of probation on Tuesday, Aug. 10, said the state US Attorney's Office. Delaney was also ordered to pay $221,656 in restitution to the Social Security Administration. Delaney pleaded guilty in April to one count of conspiracy and one count of theft of public funds. “Delaney purposefully failed to repo…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say An Audi rammed a police vehicle in an effort to get away as officers served two search warrants at a Connecticut hotel related to narcotics and firearms-related crimes, according to authorities. The incident took place in Hartford County at the Hawthrone Suites, located at 191 Spencer St., in Manchester on Thursday, Aug. 12. Police officers, along with the Capitol Region Emergency Services Team (CREST), and East Central Narcotics Task Force, executed two search warrants on two rooms at the hotel and seized both firearms and narcotics, said Manchester Police Department Lt. Ryan She…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Long Island Man Nabbed For DWI After Crash Injuring Three, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated after a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a man. The crash took place around 9 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 12 in Selden. Oscar Renee Castro-Mendez, age 45, of Selden, was backing his 2006 Ford F150 into a driveway at 255 Boyle Road when his vehicle was struck by a northbound 2018 Ford 250 driven by Kevin Jones, age 44, according to Suffolk County Police. Castro-Mendez and two passengers were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital. Castro had serious injuries and his passengers had non-life-threateni…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist dead, lying in the roadway. Stamford Police arrested a city man on Thursday, Aug. 12, who was involved in the fatal collision on Friday, Nov. 6 that left a 19-year-old dead, according to authorities. The crash took place around 10:30 p.m. when the victim, Stamford resident Michael Bajus, was riding his bicycle northbound on Harvard Avenue when he was struck by a 2005 Cadillac, throwing him off his bike and onto the roadway, Stamford PD Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. Bajus stayed on the&nb…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Man Nabbed For At Least 14 Burglaries On Long Island, Police Say Police on Long Island have arrested a man who is allegedly responsible for at least 14 burglaries. Police captured the repeat burglar around 11 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 11 while he was attempting to break into a jewelry store in Bellmore, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers were dispatched for a suspicious person that was climbing onto the roof of a jewelry store located on Bedford Avenue. The man, identified as Sean Smith, age 40, of Queens, fled before officers arrived but was located and placed under arrest without incident. Following a thorough in…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Deputy Saves Woman From Burning Vehicle Following Crash In Area A Hudson Valley woman is alive thanks to the efforts of an area deputy who happened to see her crash her vehicle, which then burst into flames. The incident took place in Putnam County around 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 3, on Route 9D in the Town of Philipstown near Boscobel. At that time, when Putnam County Deputy William Verrastro was traveling southbound on the roadway and spotted a white Hyundai behind him suddenly veer off the road and collide with a tree and catch on fire, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Verrastro immediately ran to the aid of the trapped woman w…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Racing Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Westchester Crash, State Police Say New York State Police reported that racing motorcycles in Westchester County led to the death of one motorcyclist. The crash took place at 1 a.m., Friday, Aug. 13 after state police responded to a report of motorcycles racing on I-87 northbound, in the city of Yonkers, said Trooper Tara McCormick. Moments later, troopers received an additional call that a motorcycle was down due to a crash, just a half-mile away from where they were initially observed. A preliminary investigation at the scene determined that 29-year-old Frank Mahouti, of Paramus, New Jersey, was driving a 2018 Ducati moto…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

28-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash Updated story: ID Released For 28-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash Police are investigating an auto accident in which a 28-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Long Island. The crash took place at 8:50 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 12, in South Hempstead, said Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a 2019 white Acura sedan traveling westbound on Village Avenue was struck by a 2009 Gold Honda motorcycle traveling north on Grand Avenue. The driver of the Acura, a 28-year-old woman, was uninjured, police said. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by medics. No…

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Man Drowns While Swimming At Pond In Area, Police Say A man died after jumping into an area pond and then failed to resurface. The incident took place around 12:40 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 12, in Rockland County at the pond located at Memorial Park in Spring Valley. Spring Valley fire and police responded to the park after receiving a report of a man who was swimming in the water, went under, and never resurfaced, said Spring Valley PD Detective Matt Galli. The two departments attempted to locate the victim, but were not successful, Galli said. Dive teams from the Piermont and Thiells fire departments were requested to assist and …

by Kathy Reakes

08/13/2021

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