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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.
77-Year-Old Busted With Cocaine Following Month-Long Investigation In Area, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man was arrested on drug charges after receiving complaints from residents and business owners into his dealings, authorities said.
Orange County resident Hardy Williams Jr., age 77, of the City of Newburgh, was arrested on a warrant on Friday, June 11, following a search of his home.
According to the City of Newburgh Police, the department, along with members of the state police executed a no-knock search warrant at the Fogarty Apartments, following a month-long investigation that began as a result of numerous complaints from residents and business owners.
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Officer Involved In Shooting Injuring Suspect In Fairfield County, State Police State
A police officer assigned to a federal task force was involved in a shooting overnight in Fairfield County that left one person wounded, authorities said.
The shooting occurred around 10:12 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, when a Bridgeport police officer assigned to the federal Safe Streets task force was involved in a shooting in the area of Main and Catherine streets, said the Connecticut State Police.
The victim was transported to the hospital, treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and released, state police said.
Additional details regarding the shooting were not released, but a silver ve…
Three Nabbed For Speeding, Refusing To Stop For Officers On Long Island, Police Say
Three men who were allegedly driving vehicles at a high rate of speed on Long Island and refused to stop for police before crashing have been arrested.
The men were spotted traveling westbound on the Montauk Highway at a high rate of speed around 9:50 p.m., Sunday, June 6, by a Southampton Town Police police officer, said Lt. Susan Ralph.
The officer activated lights and sirens in an attempt to stop the three vehicles, but all three refused to stop, she said.
Jean Charles, age 22, of Brooklyn, driving a 2015 Infiniti lost control of his vehicle at a curve which caused him to strike a 2008 …
CT Burglary Suspect Caught After Fleeing At High Rate Of Speed, Police Say
Police apprehended a Massachusetts man wanted for burglarizing an occupied Connecticut home before fleeing at a high rate of speed.
Michael Mesick, age 31, of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, in Hampden County, was arrested around noon Monday, June 14, after the homeowner interrupted an active burglary in his home in Windsor Locks.
After being caught in the home, and as Windsor Locks police converged on the area, Mesick fled, traveling at a high rate of speed making it impossible for a pursuit, said the Windsor Locks Police.
Officers were able to keep track of Mesick as he avoided a stop-stic…
Police Searching For Home Burglary Suspect Aboard Red Van In Northern Westchester
Police are searching for a man who allegedly entered a house and then fled in a red van with another suspect driving in Northern Westchester.
Members of the Yorktown Police, with the assistance of the Westchester County Police, the state police, and state DEEP officers, are investigating the unlawful entry of the unoccupied home in the area of Croton Lake Road and Hayes Drive in Yorktown Heights, on Tuesday, June 15.
Officers, with the assistance of K-9 units, and an aviation unit, were searching the area for a person of interest, described as being a white male, 5-foot-9 to 6-feet tall, we…
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