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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'Don’t Try To Find Me': Missing Boyfriend Reportedly Posted Chilling Comments On Social Media 'Don’t Try To Find Me': Missing Boyfriend Reportedly Posted Chilling Comments On Social Media
'Don’t Try To Find Me': Missing Boyfriend Reportedly Posted Chilling Comments On Social Media As the FBI and other law enforcement agencies continue their search for the boyfriend of the late Gabby Petito, some strange posts on Pinterest may provide insight into his thinking. Brian Laundrie, age 23, a person of interest in the homicide of the 22-year-old Petito whose body was found on Sunday, Sept. 19, in the Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming, hasn't been seen in more than a week when he allegedly went hiking in a nature reserve near his home in Sarasota County in the City of North Port in Florida. Brian LaundrieNorth Port Police Department Since the confirmed identity of Pe…
Long Island School Bus Driver Found Drunk Slumped Behind Wheel, Police Say Long Island School Bus Driver Found Drunk Slumped Behind Wheel, Police Say
Long Island School Bus Driver Found Drunk Slumped Behind Wheel, Police Say A Long Island school bus driver was charged with allegedly driving drunk while children were aboard the bus. At around 4:50 p.m., Nassau County Police received a report of a woman slumped over the steering wheel of a school bus in Hempstead. Officers responded to South Franklin Street and Grove Street to perform a welfare check of the woman, where they found her slumped over the wheel with children aboard the bus, police said. As the officers attended to the driver, identified as Mercedes Parada, age 29, of Hempstead, it became clear she was intoxicated, police said. Parada was …
Missing Gabby Petito Boyfriend May Have Been Seen On Deer Cam Missing Gabby Petito Boyfriend May Have Been Seen On Deer Cam
Missing Gabby Petito Boyfriend May Have Been Seen On Deer Cam Authorities in Florida have searched an area after a deer camera captured a hiker resembling Brian Laundrie walking through a wilderness area. Laundrie, age 23, is the missing boyfriend of Long Island native Gabby Petito, age 22, whose body was found on Sunday, Sept. 19 in Wyoming. Related story: Body Found In Forest Officially ID'd As Gabby Petito, Manner Of Death Ruled Homicide The image was found by Sam Bass on his camera on Monday, Sept. 20 in the town of Baker, Florida, in Okaloosa County located in Northwest Florida, about 500 miles away from Laundrie’s home in the City of North Por…
Dad Assaults Driver After Child Hit By Car On Residential Area Street, Police Say Dad Assaults Driver After Child Hit By Car On Residential Area Street, Police Say
Dad Assaults Driver After Child Hit By Car On Residential Area Street, Police Say Police are investigating after they say a 4-year-old child was hit by a car on a residential street in the area and his father then assaulted the driver of the vehicle. The incident took place around 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20, in Rockland County in New City. According to Detective Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, a vehicle was traveling southbound on Amundsen Lane when it struck the child who ran into the roadway. The driver, a 22-year-old man, got out of the vehicle to check on the child who was lying next to his car, Peters said. That's when the driver was charged by the c…
FBI, Police Probe Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance FBI, Police Probe Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance
FBI, Police Probe Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance As the FBI and police in Florida returned to a nature preserve to search for the missing boyfriend of a New York woman whose body was found in Wyoming, tips of sightings have poured in from across the country, including neighboring southern states. Police in the City of North Port, in Sarasota County, Florida, resumed their search Tuesday, Sept. 22, for Brian Laundrie in the Carlton Reserve. An autopsy is expected to be conducted Tuesday to confirm the body found in a Wyoming park on Sunday, Sept. 19, is that of 22-year-old Long Island native Gabby Petito of the hamlet of Blue Point, in Suf…
FBI, Police Probe Possible Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance FBI, Police Probe Possible Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance
FBI, Police Probe Possible Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance As the FBI and police in Florida returned to a nature preserve to search for the missing boyfriend of a New York woman whose body was found in Wyoming, tips of possible sightings have poured in from across the country, including neighboring southern states. Police in the City of North Port, in Sarasota County, Florida, resumed their search Tuesday, Sept. 22, for Brian Laundrie in the Carlton Reserve. An autopsy is expected to be conducted Tuesday to confirm the body found in a Wyoming park on Sunday, Sept. 19, is that of 22-year-old Long Island native Gabby Petito of the hamlet of Blue Poin…
School Bus With Dozens Of Kids Aboard Rear-Ended By Box Truck On Long Island School Bus With Dozens Of Kids Aboard Rear-Ended By Box Truck On Long Island
School Bus With Dozens Of Kids Aboard Rear-Ended By Box Truck On Long Island Eight people were injured including six children when a box truck rear-ended a school bus on Long Island. According to Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph, the bus from the Riverhead Central School District was involved in the crash around 4:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20 in Suffolk County on Route 24. The driver of the box truck, Juan I. Gillen Jimenez, age 42, was transported by helicopter to Stony Brook Hospital for serious injuries. He is listed in stable condition.   The school bus driver and six children were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment of minor i…
Two Dead After Suicidal Man Jumps From Building, Lands On Victim In NY Two Dead After Suicidal Man Jumps From Building, Lands On Victim In NY
Two Dead After Suicidal Man Jumps From Building, Lands On Victim In NY Two men were dead after one of them jumped from the top of a building, landing on top of the other below overnight in Westchester County, NY. The incident took place around 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20 at 77 Locust Hill Ave., in Yonkers. A distraught 25-year-old man jumped off the roof of the building, falling 12 stories onto the concrete parking garage roof below and striking a 61-year-old man; both men died at the scene, Yonkers police said. Investigators are interviewing witnesses and family members at this time and reviewing surveillance videos.  The incident appears to be a tragic s…
Suspect At Large After Double Stabbing At CT Gas Station Suspect At Large After Double Stabbing At CT Gas Station
Suspect At Large After Double Stabbing At CT Gas Station A manhunt is underway after a man walked into a Connecticut gas station and stabbed two people during an altercation, seriously injuring one of the victims. The incident took around 8:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20, at the Bestway Sunoco gas station located in Middlesex County at 1 Saybrook Road in the Town of Essex.  The suspect, pictured above, and vehicle are sought in connection with this serious injury assault, said the Connecticut State Police. The vehicle is possibly a dark-colored, newer model Alfa Romeo Stelvio.  The car the suspect was driving during the incident.Connecticut Stat…
Two Dead After Man Jumps Off Building, Landing On Victim In Westchester Two Dead After Man Jumps Off Building, Landing On Victim In Westchester
Two Dead After Man Jumps Off Building, Landing On Victim In Westchester Two men are dead after one of them jumped from the top of a building, hitting and killing the second man below overnight in Westchester County. The incident took place around 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20 at 77 Locust Hill Ave., in Yonkers. According to Yonkers Police, a distraught 25-year-old man jumped off the roof of the building, falling 12 stories onto the concrete parking garage roof below and striking a 61-year-old man; both men died at the scene.  Investigators are interviewing witnesses and family members at this time and reviewing surveillance videos.  The incident appears …
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