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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.
Community Rallies To Support Children After CT Mother Killed By Ex-Boyfriend With Axe
The community is coming to the rescue of three Connecticut children who were left without parents when their mother was killed with an axe by an ex-boyfriend.
New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found dead by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 after dispatch received a 911 call from her 17-year-old son.
Minogue was allegedly killed by Litchfield County resident, Ewen Dewitt, age 42, of Roxbury, who was located in West Haven and taken into custody, said the Milford Police.
When Minogue was killed, she had both a restraining order and an order of pr…
Alert Issued For Missing Long Beach 16-Year-Old Girl
Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a missing 16-year-old girl.
Angelina Hamann, of Long Beach, was last seen around 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8.
Hamann was reported missing around 7:30 p.m., said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, Hamann is described as a female Hispanic, 4-foot-11, 150 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes.
She was last seen wearing a black jacket, gray sweater, and black pants.
Detectives request anyone with information on her whereabouts contact the Nassau County Police Department Missing Persons Squad at 516-573-…
Man Sentenced To Prison For Forcing Teen To Perform Oral Sex in Ossining
A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison for forcing a teen to perform oral sex at gunpoint in a Northern Westchester County parking lot.
Orange County resident Christopher Daqui, age 32, of Walden, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 8, to nine years in state prison with 20 years post-release supervision, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah.
Rocah said that on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, around 11:30 p.m., Daqui, pulled out what appeared to be a handgun and forced the minor victim, who was a stranger, to perform oral sex on him in a secluded parking lot on S…
Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Boys Believed To Be With Non-Custodial Parents
Law enforcement officials are asking the public for help locating two Hudson Valley boys who were allegedly abducted by their non-custodial mother and father.
Dutchess County residents Kevin Qualters, age 11, and his 8-year-old brother Aiden who has autism and is non-verbal, were abducted from LaGrange on Thursday, Dec. 8, the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services said in an alert. Aiden has autism and is non-verbal, said authorities.
The two, who are believed to be endangered, are with their non-custodial mother, Kristen Cullen, and non-custodial father, Kevin Qualters, said …
Police In CT Searching For Walmart $6K Lego Thief Who Threatened To Shoot Employee
Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole nearly $6,000 worth of Legos from a Walmart and threatened to shoot an employee who attempted to stop him in Connecticut.
The incident took in Middlesex County around 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the Old Saybrook Walmart.
According to Old Saybrook Police Chief Michael Spera, three people, one man, and two women entered the store, filled up two carriages of Legos, totaling more than $2,000, and left the store without paying.
As they were leaving, a Walmart loss prevention specialist attempted to stop them. The male susp…
Man Accused Of Stealing CBD Gummies From Convenience Store In Region
A man from the region has been charged with the alleged robbery of a convenience store.
The incident took place in Sullivan County on Friday, Dec. 2 in Monticello around 10:45 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 21
On Nov. 21, Nigdrew Reynolds, age 29, of Monticello entered the Citgo Convenience store at 68 Pleasant St., handed a bag to a clerk, and demanded she fills the bag with CBD gummies which were located behind the counter, said Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police.
Reynolds then fled the store with the bag filled with packages of CBD gummies valued at $1,300, Johnstone said.
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