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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.
Hudson Valley Crack Dealer Nabbed During Warrant Search, Police Say
An alleged Hudson Valley crack dealer was busted with drugs and cash during a warrants search of his home, according to authorities.
The search took place in Dutchess County on Friday, Dec. 16, on South Chestnut Street in Beacon.
According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, coordinator of the Dutchess County Task Force, agents executed the search warrant on the home of Raequan Keemer, age 27, of Beacon, following an investigation into drug sales in the area.
During the search, agents from the task force and the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office seized a quantity of crack cocaine an…
I-84 Crash Kills 69-Year-Old In Hudson Valley
This story has been updated.
A tractor-trailer driver was killed in the area after losing control of his rig and jack-knifing the 2014 Freightliner he was driving.
The crash took place in Orange County around 6:40 p.m., on I-84 in the town of Greenville.
According to Trooper Steven Nevel, Timothy J. Suer, age 69, of Lancaster, Ohio, exited the roadway and crashed into a ditch on the southeast shoulder striking a guide wire, jackknifed, and came to rest after hitting a tree.
The sole occupant of the vehicle, Suer, was located dead in the driver's seat of the vehicle still wearing his…
Police Probe Officer's Handling Of CT Victim's Complaint Before She Was Killed With Axe
A Connecticut police officer has been placed on leave for allegedly failing to follow up on an arrest warrant for violation of a protective order for the man who killed his ex-girlfriend with an axe.
New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found dead by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 after receiving a 911 call from her 17-year-old son.
Her killer and ex-boyfriend Litchfield County resident, Ewen Dewitt, age 42, of Roxbury, was later located in West Haven and taken into custody.
Just a little under a month before her death, Minogue had visited the …
Man Nabbed For Masturbating In Public In New Canaan, Police Say
A Fairfield County man wanted for allegedly masturbating in public has been arrested.
The incident took place in New Canaan on Sunday, Oct. 30.
According to Lt. Marc DeFelice, of the New Canaan Police, officers responded to Ponus Ridge Road on a report of a man in the area seen masturbating in public.
A follow-up investigation led to an arrest warrant for Quincy Carrion, age 22, of Bridgeport, who was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 15, and charged with breach of peace, DeFelice said.
Carrion remains in the custody of New Canaan Police on a $25,000 bond.
He is scheduled to appear in cour…
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