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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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Brother, Sister Nabbed For Carjacking After Beating Man Flagged Down By Girl, Police Say Brother, Sister Nabbed For Carjacking After Beating Man Flagged Down By Girl, Police Say
Brother, Sister Nabbed For Carjacking After Beating Man Flagged Down By Girl, Police Say Two teenage siblings were charged with robbery after allegedly carjacking and beating a man who stopped to help a girl who flagged him down. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, in the town of Liberty. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, the man was driving a 2018 Subaru Forester when he was flagged down by a girl who asked for a ride. The unknown girl got in the vehicle on the passenger side and began striking the driver of the vehicle in the face. Another person got into the backseat of the vehicle and began strikin…

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Fairfield County Man Charged With Burglarizing Popular Brewery, Police Say Fairfield County Man Charged With Burglarizing Popular Brewery, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Charged With Burglarizing Popular Brewery, Police Say A Connecticut man has been taken into custody on a warrant for allegedly burglarizing a popular brewery. Fairfield County resident Vincent Laconte, age 25, of. Stratford, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 12, for the burglary which took place at the Dockside Brewery in Milford on Sunday, Oct. 2. Milford police responded to the brewery at 40 Bridgeport Ave, for an alarm. When officers arrived, they discovered the business had been burglarized, Milford Police said. An investigation led to an arrest warrant for Laconte who was charged with burglary and criminal mischief. Laconte was released…

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16 High School Students From Fairfield County Injured In Bus Crash, State Police Say 16 High School Students From Fairfield County Injured In Bus Crash, State Police Say
16 High School Students From Fairfield County Injured In Bus Crash, State Police Say A school bus carrying 29 high school students was involved in a single-vehicle crash that injured more than a dozen. The crash took place in Hartford County around 1:20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12 on Route 15 in East Hartford. Sixteen students, most 16, and 17 years old, from Bridgeport, received minor injuries in the crash after the driver lost control of the bus and hit a concrete barrier twice on the highway off-ramp, said the Connecticut State Police. State police said the crash occurred when the driver attempted to negotiate the left curve on the ramp but was unable to do so and the bus str…

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ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley Officials have released the identity of a man who was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train in the area. The incident occurred in Orange County ar 9 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Fowler Street grade crossing in the city of Port Jervis. The man, identified as Anthony R. Brooks, age 41, address unknown, was standing on the tracks when hit, MTA officials said. Earlier report: Person Hit, Killed By Train In Port Jervis Brooks was transported to Bon Secours Hospital and pronounced dead around 10 a.m., officials said. The investigation continues by the MTA Police.

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ID Released For Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Retention Pond ID Released For Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Retention Pond
ID Released For Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Retention Pond Police have identified a woman who was discovered deceased in an overturned vehicle in an area retention pond. Orange County resident Nicole Romero-Brown, age 45, from Monroe, was found around 12 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 in the pond in Goshen. Earlier report: Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Goshen Retention Pond State Police Aviation located an overturned vehicle in a retention pond off exit 124 westbound on Route 17 in the village of Goshen, said Trooper Steven Nevel. An investigation revealed there was a deceased woman in the vehicle, Nevel said. The investigation into h…

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Wilton Man Nabbed For Racially-Motivated Road Rage Incident, Police Say Wilton Man Nabbed For Racially-Motivated Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Wilton Man Nabbed For Racially-Motivated Road Rage Incident, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged in connection with a road rage incident in which he allegedly yelled racial epithets at the victim. Erik Krobetzky, age 50, of Wilton, turned himself in to police on a warrant on Friday, Dec. 9 for the incident which took place on Saturday, Sept. 10 in Wilton. According to Lt. Gregg Phillipson of the Wilton Police, during the incident, Krobetzky cut off another motorist on Route 7 and then began to drive slowly in front of the victim, braking hard intermittently and swerving in front of them.  Krobetzky then displayed his middle finger at the vi…

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Hudson Valley Man Charged Accused Of Stabbing 2 Others During 'Chaotic Scene,' Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged Accused Of Stabbing 2 Others During 'Chaotic Scene,' Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged Accused Of Stabbing 2 Others During 'Chaotic Scene,' Police Say A man from the area on probation was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man and a woman. The incident took place in Orange County around 6:45 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11 in New Windsor. According to Chief Robert Doss, of the New Windsor Police, when officers responded to an apartment on Copper Court for a reported stabbing they found a "chaotic scene" with several people present, two of whom had been stabbed. Officers also located a 32-year-old woman who had been stabbed in the abdomen and a man, age 51, who had been stabbed in the shoulder, Doss said. Doss said both were transported to Mon…

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Man Nabbed With Drugs After Stealing Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say Man Nabbed With Drugs After Stealing Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Drugs After Stealing Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say A man was arrested on Long Island for possession of drugs and criminal possession of stolen property after allegedly stealing a car and then being caught with drugs. The incident took. place in Westbury around 1:40 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 11. According to Nassau County detectives, officers responded to a call for a man going through a vehicle that was parked on Lennox Avenue.  Officers checking the area spotted Elijah Augustin, age 28, of Brooklyn, enter a 2009 white Toyota Matrix and leave the scene in the car,  police said. Officers located the car a short time later…

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Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley
Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley A person was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County are 9 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Fowler Street grade crossing in the city of Port Jervis.  According to the MTA, the person was struck by the train and killed. The person was transported to Bon Secours Hospital where they were pronounced dead. MTA officials did not offer additional information on the strike or if the person was a man or a woman. Buses were reportedly brought in to transport passengers from Port Jervis to the town of Wallkill station. The i…

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Man Busted For Leaving Scene Of CT Crash, Having Pistol, Police Say Man Busted For Leaving Scene Of CT Crash, Having Pistol, Police Say
Man Busted For Leaving Scene Of CT Crash, Having Pistol, Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly crashed his pickup truck and then walked home was also busted for having a pistol in the vehicle without a license. The incident took place in Hartford County around 5:15 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 11 on Route 4 in Burlington. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to a report of a crash on Route 4 in the town of Burlington. Responding troopers found damage and located a Ford pickup truck with damage off the roadway, positioned up against a tree, police said. Police said while checking the interior of the truck, troopers found a handgun in plain …

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