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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

Know Them? Two Wanted For Installing Skimmer On Stratford ATM, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying two men who allegedly installed a skimmer on an ATM machine in Fairfield County. The skimmer was discovered in Stratford at the 7-Eleven in Paradise Green. The skimming device was attached to one of the readers from Tuesday, April 26 to Thursday, April 28, said the Stratford Police. "This device will only record card numbers if the card was swiped along the magnetic strip," said the Stratford Police on Facebook. The device does not record card numbers if the card was inserted in the chip reader or if the touchless feature was u…

by Kathy Reakes

05/06/2022

News

Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Adderall After College Student Dies From Overdose Colleges are issuing warnings about fentanyl-laced Adderall after one student died and another is in critical condition after using the fake drug. Ohio State University in Columbus issued an urgent warning on Thursday, May 5, after three students overdosed, with one later dying and one remaining in critical condition. Columbus Public Health said the fake Adderall pills appear to contain fentanyl, causing an increase in overdoses and hospitalizations. "Our community has suffered a tragic loss with the death of one of our students earlier today," said Ohio State president Kristina M. J…

by Kathy Reakes

05/06/2022

Police & Fire

Police Release Background Information On 'Gilgo Four' In a renewed commitment to solve the Gilgo Beach serial killer murders on Long Island, police are releasing new information on the first four of the 10 victims and have increased the reward amount to $50,000. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison on Thursday, May 5, announced the release of information on victims Maureen Brainard Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello, also known as the "Gilgo Four.” The four women were located within a quarter-mile of one another near Gilgo Beach in December 2010. All of the new information, along with in…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2022

Police & Fire

Man Hit, Killed By Train In Greenwich, Officials Say A Connecticut man was killed after being hit by a train in Fairfield County. The incident place around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 4 in the vicinity of the Cos Cob station. Killed was Hartford County resident Michael Haden Crouse, age 38, of Newington, said MTA Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan. Trains were delayed for about 50 minutes as investigators worked, officials said. MTA Police are investigating. Additional information was not available at this time.

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2022

Police & Fire

Know Him? Man Wanted For Making Threats At Stamford Store, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for assistance identifying a man who made threats at a convenience store. The incident took place in April at a convenience store in Stamford. The suspect is described as being a Black male, approximately 30 years old, 5-foot-6 with an average build, a black mustache, and a beard, said the Stamford Police. An investigator can be reached at 203-977-4417. The public can also submit a confidential text tip to Tip411. Anyone with a cell phone can send an anonymous tip to the Stamford Police Department by texting the word StamfordPD and th…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Nabbed For Shooting Repo Man, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man who was attempting to repossess a car. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the City of Poughkeepsie around 2:10 a.m., Thursday, May 5. Officers responded to South Avenue after receiving a call from a man saying he had been shot while attempting to repossess a car, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the city of Poughkeepsie Police. An investigation found other people involved and located seven 9mm shell casings in the area of 97 South Ave., Clark said. After interviewing all involved, a Glock 9mm handgun with the serial…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2022

News

Ossining Man Killed In Three-Car Crash A Northern Westchester man has been killed in a three-car crash. The crash took place around 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 3 in Manhattan on the northbound FDR Drive at 53 St., said the NYPD. Officers responding to the crash found a 56-year-old male driver of a 2021 Honda CRV seriously wounded. He was transported and removed by EMS to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the NYPD said. The other two vehicle drivers were transported by EMS to area hospitals, in stable condition, with varied complaints of pain, NYPD added. An investigation found tha…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2022

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Arrested For Violent Sexual Assault, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for an alleged violent sexual assault. The incident took place in Bridgeport on Thursday, Feb. 17, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Detectives assigned to the Bridgeport Police Special Victim’s Unit responded to St. Vincent’s Hospital on the report of a 55-year-old woman being treated for a violent sexual assault that occurred earlier that morning, Gilleran said. As a result of their criminal investigation, detectives determined the victim was assaulted at a residence within the 300 block of Griffin Avenue, Gilleran added. Detec…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2022

Police & Fire

Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Person At Park In Yorktown Heights A Northern Westchester man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a person at an area park. The incident took place in Yorktown around 1:30 p.m., on Friday, April 29 at DeVito Memorial Park. Sidney M. Russ, age 50, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested after officers responded to 345 Kear St. for a report of an aggravated harassment complaint, said the Yorktown Police. Following an investigation at the scene, it is alleged that Russ placed the victim in fear by threatening to kill them, police said. Officers on patrol located Russ at the DeVito Memorial Park, where the victim ide…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2022

Police & Fire

CT Man Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Shooting Of 21-Year-Old A Connecticut man has been arrested for the shooting death of a 21-year-old Western Mass man. The murder took place in Hampden County in Springfield on Worthington Street around 10 p.m. on Friday, April 15. Hartford resident Andre Wise, age 21, was arrested on Wednesday, May 4, for the shooting of Karmari Alexander, of Springfield, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department. Following the homicide, Wise was identified as a suspect and a warrant was granted for his arrest, Walsh said. On Wednesday, around 3:30 p.m. Wise was nabbed near the intersection of Hall and Dic…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2022

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