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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

Fatal Fall: ID Released Of West Rock Ridge State Park Victim In Hamden State officials have released the identity of a 25-year-old man who died from a fall at a popular Connecticut state park. Martin DeJesus Flores, of Woodbridge, California, died in New Haven County around 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 at West Rock Ridge State Park in Hamden, said James Fowler, spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Earlier report: Fatal Fall: Man, 25, Found Dead At West Rock Ridge State Park In Hamden Although a cause of death has not been released, Fowler said at this time it appears that the victim fell and there are no suspici…

by Kathy Reakes

02/27/2023

Police & Fire

Trio Nabbed For Home Invasion-Burglary In Hudson Valley A man and two juveniles were charged with an alleged home invasion burglary in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Ulster County around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at a residence on Creek Locks Road in the town of Rosendale. Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence for the report of a home invasion after receiving a 911 call from the victim who told deputies several people had broken into his home while he was sleeping and when he confronted them, he was attacked, said Lt. Joseph Sciutto, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. The vi…

by Kathy Reakes

02/26/2023

Police & Fire

Long Island Woman, 82, Scammed Out Of Thousands Police on Long Island are investigating an elderly scam in which an 82-year-old woman was taken for almost $10,000. The incident took place in Nassau County on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Westbury. According to Nassau County detectives, the woman received a phone call from a man she believed to be her grandson who claimed he was arrested in Pennsylvania and asked for $9,400 dollars to pay for a lawyer. The woman agreed to meet and exchanged the money with an unknown man. The subject took the money and left on foot, police said. A short time later, the woman was contact…

by Kathy Reakes

02/26/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Crash ID: Police Release New Details After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley Authorities have released the identity of a man killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The crash occurred in Rockland County around 3 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 26 on the Palisades Parkway in Haverstraw. According to New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2021 Hyundai was traveling northbound near Exit 13, left the roadway, and crashed into a tree. Earlier report: Horrific Crash: 1 Killed, 1 Injured After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley The SUV split in half after hitting the tree. The driver of the…

by Kathy Reakes

02/26/2023

Police & Fire

Horrific Crash: 1 Killed, 1 Injured After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley New update - Fatal Crash ID: Police Release New Details After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley One person was killed and another injured during a crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened in Rockland County around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 on the Palisades Parkway in the southbound lane near Exit 14 in Haverstraw. The single-vehicle crash involved an SUV that hit a tree, splitting the vehicle in half. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, one person was killed and another was reportedly injured. The crash site.Rockland Video Productions The medical examiner's office was on the scene…

by Kathy Reakes

02/26/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Charged In Shooting Of 35-Year-Old In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley woman is being held in connection with the shooting of a 35-year-old man who is in critical condition. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4:15 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24 in the area of South Clinton Street near Montgomery Street in the city of Poughkeepsie. When officers arrived on the scene after receiving a call regarding a shooting victim, they found a 35-year-old man with an apparent gunshot wound. The man was transported to an area hospital for treatment of a life-threatening injury, said Det. Sgt. Terrence Beam, of the city of Poughkeepsie Poli…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Fall: Man, 25, Found Dead At Popular State Park Officials are investigating after a 25-year-old man was found dead after falling at a popular state park in Connecticut. The incident took place in New Haven County around 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 at West Rock Ridge State Park in Hamden. Environmental Conservation Police responded to the park after receiving a report of a fall victim from the Hamden Police, a spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said. After a search, a 25-year-old man was found and was declared dead on the scene, the spokesman said. EnCon Police are investigating. The victim…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2023

Police & Fire

Machete Stabbings At Deli: 2 Seriously Injured After Hudson Valley Incident A man is behind bars for allegedly attacking two people with a machete at a Hudson Valley deli. The incident took place in Rockland County around 10:40 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Maple Deli located at 55 N. Myrtle Ave., in Spring Valley. When officers arrived on the scene they found two men bleeding, one with multiple lacerations to his body, Det. Philip Fantasia, of the Spring Valley Police said. Both men were transported to the hospital, one with severe injuries, Fantasia said. Fantasia said the department has arrested a 57-year-old Spring Valley resident in connection w…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2023

Police & Fire

Hudson Valley School Threat Deemed Unfounded, Police Say A threat against a Hudson Valley middle school caused an area-wide lockdown of schools and a large police response. The threat took place in Dutchess County on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Rombout Middle School in Beacon. According to Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson of the Beacon Police, the school received a call from an individual who made a specific threat. Department members immediately responded to secure Rombout Middle School as well as the other schools in the city and began coordinating with School District administration as well as the Town of Fishkill Police to ensure that all of the…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2023

Police & Fire

Greenwich Officials Issue Alert For This Type Of Automobile Theft First Seen In Westchester Greenwich officials are warning residents of a new trend in automobile thefts in the town and region in which car thieves are committing burglaries to take the vehicle's keys. Greenwich Police said the activity was first seen in Westchester County and is now occurring in Greenwich. On Wednesday, Feb. 22, car thieves entered a home in the back county section of Greenwich to take the homeowner's keys to steal the car from the garage, Greenwich Police said. When they entered the house, they triggered the alarm and fled. The thieves then went to a residence on Round Hill Road near the W…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2023

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