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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Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland
Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland A speeding driver from New York has been charged with fleeing a police officer and other charges and issued 106 tickets after failing to stop for a traffic infraction. Joseph S. Salazar, age 26, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, June 28, for the incident which took place in Rockland County in the town of Stony Point on Sunday, May 28. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, Salazar was driving a 2016 Dodge Charger when he fled a traffic stop in Harriman State Park in the town of Stony Point.  While fleeing the traffic stop, he struck a New York Sta…
Free Pizza: Stratford Restaurant To Close In Style By Paying Back Customers Free Pizza: Stratford Restaurant To Close In Style By Paying Back Customers
Free Pizza: Stratford Restaurant To Close In Style By Paying Back Customers Wow! When word got out that Carlo Salerno was retiring and closing Salerno's Apizza, located in Stratford, the response was overwhelming. In fact, Salerno was so overwhelmed, he wants to spend his 80th birthday by personally baking FREE Scamorza Pizzas for everyone who stops by to say goodbye, the restaurant said on Facebook. Open for over 75, the restaurant will close its doors in July, but not before Carlo himself bakes the free pies on Saturday, July 8, beginning at 4 p.m. The famous Salerno’s Apizza in Stratford.Google Maps street view "Please stop by and wish him a Happy Retiremen…
2 In Serious Condition After Being Struck By Car In Region 2 In Serious Condition After Being Struck By Car In Region
2 In Serious Condition After Being Struck By Car In Region Two men from the region are in serious condition after being struck by a car while standing on the side of a roadway in the region. The crash took place in Sullivan County around 1:30 p.m., Thursday, June 29 on Route 17 in the town of Thompson. A preliminary investigation revealed that a Toyota Sienna was disabled on the right shoulder of the roadway, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Two passengers in the vehicle, Levi Mann, age 69, of Liberty, and William Mann, age 20, from Cochecton, stepped outside of the vehicle and were standing in a grassy area next to the shoulder when a man lost control …
Credit Card ID Theft: Worker From Stamford Accused Of Stealing Customer Info In Greenwich Credit Card ID Theft: Worker From Stamford Accused Of Stealing Customer Info In Greenwich
Credit Card ID Theft: Worker From Stamford Accused Of Stealing Customer Info In Greenwich An employee at a gas station was charged with larceny and other charges after allegedly stealing credit card information from a customer in Fairfield County and making purchases. Ahmed Rajput, age 26, of Stamford, was arrested on Monday, June 26 by Greenwich Police on a warrant, said Lt. Ted Latiak, of the Greenwich Police. According to Latiak, in April, Rajput worked at the Citco gas station, located at 392 Post Rd, in Greenwich where he allegedly stole a customer's credit card and used it to make a number of fraudulent purchases.  He was also determined to have stolen…
$50K Powerball Ticket Purchased In Hudson Valley $50K Powerball Ticket Purchased In Hudson Valley
$50K Powerball Ticket Purchased In Hudson Valley Lady Luck struck for a player who purchased a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 in the Hudson Valley. The winning ticket was purchased in Dutchess County for the Monday, June 26 game at Nanak at 851 Route 22 in Pawling, according to New York Lottery officials. The winning numbers were 6-28-39-43-54 with a Power Ball of 12. The third-prize winner picked four correct numbers and the Power Ball.  The winning numbers for the game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26.  The Powerball drawing is televised every Monday,…
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing Wallet, Using Credit Cards Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing Wallet, Using Credit Cards
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing Wallet, Using Credit Cards A Hudson Valley man was caught by police nearly a month after he allegedly ransacked a car, stole a wallet, and used stolen credit cards numerous times. Dutchess County resident Brian R. Rankin, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested by the city of Poughkeepsie Police on Wednesday, June 21, following an investigation into larceny from a vehicle in the Fairview area of the town of Poughkeepsie on May 3. The victim in the case reported that during the overnight hours, his vehicle had been ransacked and his wallet containing cash and credit cards had been stolen. While investigating it was lea…
Cocaine Bust: Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With 5 Ounces, Drug Task Force Says Cocaine Bust: Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With 5 Ounces, Drug Task Force Says
Cocaine Bust: Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With 5 Ounces, Drug Task Force Says A Hudson Valley man was charged with the criminal possession of a controlled substance following an investigation by a drug task force. Dutchess County resident, Edward C. Jackson Jr., age 45, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, June 29, during a warrant search by the Dutchess County Drug Task. According to Det. Sgt Adam Harris, of the task force, Jackson was the subject of an investigation into the sale of cocaine, often mixed with fentanyl, in the Dutchess County area by the task force. A warrant search of a home on Fox Terrace in the city of Poughkeepsie by the task f…
Naked Man Charged With Drug Possession In Wilton Naked Man Charged With Drug Possession In Wilton
Naked Man Charged With Drug Possession In Wilton A naked man who was found standing outside his pickup truck in a Fairfield County parking lot has been charged with drug possession. The incident took place in Wilton on Thursday, June 22 in the parking lot of 49 New St. According to Captain Gregg Phillipson of the Wilton Police, New Haven County resident Ryan Patrick Sutfin, age 40, of Hamden, was found by police when they were checking out a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. When officers approached Sutfin, he quickly entered his truck, Phillipson said. That's when officers found that he was naked and appeared to be high on drugs or…
GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Hudson Valley Fundraiser GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Hudson Valley Fundraiser
GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Hudson Valley Fundraiser Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, canceled a planned upscale fundraiser in the Hudson Valley after failing to notify the local party leader, according to Politico. The $6,600-a-person event was slated to be held in Rockland County at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern on Thursday, June 29. LBGTQ groups and local Democrats were planning protests during the event. But earlier in the week, DeSantis moved the fundraiser to a more remote location, reportedly in New Jersey, officials familiar with the event said. DeSantis' office did not return phone calls regarding the cha…
47-Year-Old Stamford 911 Dispatcher Killed In I-95 Crash In Greenwich 47-Year-Old Stamford 911 Dispatcher Killed In I-95 Crash In Greenwich
47-Year-Old Stamford 911 Dispatcher Killed In I-95 Crash In Greenwich Connecticut State Police are searching for witnesses after a fatal two-vehicle crash on I-95 in Greenwich. Colin D. Kennedy, age 47, of Stamford, was killed around 1:45 a.m., Friday, June 30 on I-95 after drifting out of his lane and eventually hitting another car head-on, said the Connecticut State Police.  According to Stamford Police Assistant Chief Richard Conklin, Kennedy was a 911 dispatcher who has worked with the city since October 2005. "He was well respected by his co-workers," Conklin said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his mom and two sisters." According to an inves…
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