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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.
21-Year-Old Killed After Crashing Into Reservoir In Greenburgh, Police Say
A 21-year-old motorist died after crashing into a reservoir in the region.
Westchester resident Andrew D. Akroush, age 21, of Yonkers, was killed around 4:30 a.m., Sunday, March 13 on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh.
New York State Police responded to a 911 call regarding a car in the Grassy Sprain Reservoir, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
An initial investigation determined, Akroush, who was driving a 2017 Lexus RX 350 southbound on the Sprain Brook Parkway, crashed through the center guard rail on the parkway for unknown reasons, Hicks said.
The vehicle overturned and landed in the reser…
Five Injured In Head-On Long Island Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
Five people suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being hit head-on by an alleged unlicensed drunk driver who was carrying a loaded gun.
The crash occurred in Suffolk County around 7:50 p.m., Sunday, March 14, on Sound Avenue after the driver of an eastbound vehicle, Margarito Romero Quinteros, age 53, of Riverhead, crossed over the double yellow line and hit another vehicle head-on, Riverhead Town police said.
The five people in the vehicle that was struck were transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead for treatment, police said.
Police did not provide a…
21-Year-Old Killed In Rollover Wilton Crash
A local man was killed in a rollover crash in Fairfield County.
Brandon G. Cux Calima, age 21, of Stamford, was killed around 6:50 a.m., Saturday, March 12 in Wilton.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found Cux Calima in the vehicle on Route 7, between Old Mill Road and New Street, said Lt. Gregg Phillipson, of the Wilton Police.
Cux Calima was pronounced dead at the scene, Phillipson said.
The Wilton Police Crash Reconstruction Team is continuing to investigate this incident.
Anyone with information related to this incident may contact Lt. Gregg Phillips…
CT Homicide Suspect Surrenders To Police
A Connecticut man wanted for the homicide of another man found shot to death inside a vehicle turned himself in to police.
New Haven County resident Jose Baez Candelario, age 43, of Waterbury, turned himself in on Saturday, March 5, for the September 2021 murder of Timothy Hughes.
On Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, Waterbury responded to the area of Southview Street and found 39-year-old Huges inside a vehicle in the driveway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Lieutenant Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police.
Hughes was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where he was later pro…
Danbury Home Invasion Suspect Pistol Whips Boy, Police Say
A 13-year-old Connecticut boy suffered serious head and face injuries after a man forced his way into a home.
The incident took place in Fairfield County around 10:45 a.m., Friday, March 11, at a residence on Wildman Street in Danbury.
When police arrived on the scene, the youth told officers that a white man forced his way in after answering his front door, pointed a gun at him, and demanded money, said Det. Lt. Mark Williams, of the Danbury Police.
When the youth failed to comply, the man repeatedly struck him in the head and face with the handgun, Williams said.
The sus…
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