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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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Suspect On Loose After Stealing Mercedes While Owner Pumps Gas On Long Island Suspect On Loose After Stealing Mercedes While Owner Pumps Gas On Long Island
Suspect On Loose After Stealing Mercedes While Owner Pumps Gas On Long Island Police on Long Island are searching for a man who allegedly stole a 2022 Mercedes-Benz while the owner was pumping gas. The incident occurred in Westbury around 8:50 a.m., Sunday,  Jan. 8 at the Shell Station at 865 Carman Ave. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a 43-year-old man was fueling up his Mercedes when a  Black man who got out of a nearby Audi, jumped in the driver's seat and stole the car, ripping off the gas pump nozzle as he drove away. The suspect, described as being 5-foot-8 and having a thin build, wearing gray sweatpants, gray sweatshirt, bla…

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Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say
Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say A man was arrested for allegedly stealing packages containing more than $8,000 in Apple products from several porches in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Trumbull around 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police said officers nabbed Jesus Felix, age 23, of the Bronx, New York, after receiving reports of a man in a white Mercedes taking packages from porches near Inwood Road and Springwood Drive. Officers checked the area and eventually located the white Mercedes-Benz parked on the shoulder of Bassick Road, where Felix was the only occupant, Weir s…

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Woman Charged With Stealing $13K In Goods From Stamford Victoria's Secret Woman Charged With Stealing $13K In Goods From Stamford Victoria's Secret
Woman Charged With Stealing $13K In Goods From Stamford Victoria's Secret A woman who was allegedly part of a well-organized shoplifting ring working with three other women was busted for stealing more than $13,000 in merchandise from a Fairfield County Victoria's Secret. The incident took place in Stamford in May of 2022 when a group of four women who were well organized and equipped with bags to defeat loss prevention detectors went into Victoria's Secret and took $13,000 worth of merchandise, said Sgt. Sean Scanlan, of the Stamford Police. Property Crime officers took the case and with the help of Victoria’s Secret regional loss prevention people and ot…

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Greenwich Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Euthanized Due To Malnutrition Greenwich Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Euthanized Due To Malnutrition
Greenwich Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Euthanized Due To Malnutrition A 25-year-old Fairfield County woman was arrested after her French bulldog allegedly had to be euthanized due to severe malnutrition. Greenwich resident Aubriana Dejesus was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 29, on a warrant after police were notified that her dog had to be euthanized due to its emaciated and malnourished state, said Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police. The department began investigating Dejesus after Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, contacted police about the condition of her dog, police said. According to the veterinarians the dog “suffered from profound emacia…

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Historic Mark Twain House In Connecticut Vandlized 3 Times In 10 Days Historic Mark Twain House In Connecticut Vandlized 3 Times In 10 Days
Historic Mark Twain House In Connecticut Vandlized 3 Times In 10 Days Police are investigating after a Connecticut historical treasure has been vandalized three times in the past 10 days. The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford where the antics of Tom Sawyer came to life on the page, has been vandalized three times since Dec. 23, with windows broken by bricks and pieces of asphalt, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. The latest attack took place on Monday, Jan. 2 around 7:20 a.m. at the home located at 65 Forest St., Boisvert said. The investigating officer determined that three unknown suspects dressed in dark clothing threw p…

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ID Released For Man Shot, Killed Outside Hudson Valley Home ID Released For Man Shot, Killed Outside Hudson Valley Home
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed Outside Hudson Valley Home New York State Police have identified an area man who was shot and killed outside his home. Ulster County resident Daniel Spotards, age 41, of Plattekill was found Friday, Jan. 2, shot multiple times in front of his home, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The incident is still under investigation. Earlier report: Body Discovered Near Trail In Hudson Valley Anyone with information is asked to contact the New York State Police at Highland, 845-691-2922.   All information may be kept confidential. 

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Duo Nabbed With 2 Kilos Of Fentanyl In Greenwich, Police Say Duo Nabbed With 2 Kilos Of Fentanyl In Greenwich, Police Say
Duo Nabbed With 2 Kilos Of Fentanyl In Greenwich, Police Say Two men were nabbed with more than two kilos of fentanyl after police in Fairfield County received word of a buy going down in the area. The incident took place in Greenwich on Thursday, Jan. 5, in the area of Exit 5 off I-95. The Greenwich Police Department Narcotics Section received information that two men may be traveling to Greenwich from Massachusetts to sell approximately two kilograms of fentanyl, said Capt. Mark Zuccerella of the Greenwich Police. Detectives set up surveillance and located the suspect's vehicle. The detective's surveillance of the vehicle and the two men with…

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21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car
21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car A 21-year-old woman was hit and killed by a car while walking on a street in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County, around 5:10 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, in the area of Route 304 and Clearview Road in New City. The first arriving Clarkstown Police officers found Keptia Fara Brutus, of Spring Valley, lying in the center lane of southbound Route 304, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. Officers rendered medical aid until Rockland Paramedics and EMS arrived on the scene and resumed care.  Brutus was transported by EMS to Westchester Medic…

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Second Person From Fairfield County Dies After 4 Found Shot In Car Second Person From Fairfield County Dies After 4 Found Shot In Car
Second Person From Fairfield County Dies After 4 Found Shot In Car A second person has died after Connecticut State Police found four people shot in a vehicle. The incident took place in New Haven County around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1 on Route 15 in Hamden. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to a report of several people in a vehicle who had sustained gunshot wounds, on Route 15 southbound in the area of Exit 60, in the town of Hamden. When officers arrived they found the driver, Adrian Lopez, 23, of Bridgeport, dead. Three additional occupants were transported by ambulance to Yale New Haven Hospital. The Central District Major…

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State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-91 Crash That Left Person Dead State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-91 Crash That Left Person Dead
State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-91 Crash That Left Person Dead Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal two-car crash that left one person dead. The crash took place in New Haven County around 8:10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5 on 1-91 northbound near Exit 15 in Wallingford. According to state police, a 2019 Hyundai Sonata Sport, driven by Anna Munafo, age 31, of Killingworth, was traveling in the left lane of three on I-91 northbound when it was hit head-on by a2017 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by Joan Hall, age 39, of New York City, after the Equinox ran off the roadway and crossed back into the northbound lane. After impact, the Sonata cam…

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