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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.
Two Women Nabbed Vandalizing Vehicles In Area, State Police Say
A pair of women have been accused of damaging two vehicles with derogatory words in the area, authorities announced.
Sullivan County residents Rachel Bates, age 27, of Eldred, and Jennifer Hickey, age 24, of Highland Lake, were arrested on Monday, May 11 around 12:15 a.m. by state police are they responded to an Eldred home for a report of vandalism, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
According to Nevel, the owners of the vehicles, a 2013 Honda Civic and a 2012 Dodge Ram, were looking out of a window of their home when they witnessed the women near their vehicles.
An investigation reve…
Western Mass Man Out On Bail Busted For Second Time For Heroin Trafficking, Police Say
A Western Mass man who has been out on bail for trafficking in heroin has been busted again, police said.
Jorge Diaz, age 64, of Springfield, was arrested on Tuesday, May 11, by Springfield Police after he was nabbed with 2,8000 bags of heroin, cocaine, and more than $8,000 in cash, said the Springfield Police.
On Wednesday, May 12, police seized an additional $40,6000 from Diaz's safety deposit box with a warrant, police said.
Diaz was out on bail from an October arrest where Springfield Police Narcotics detectives seized nearly 30,000 bags of heroin.
Arrested along with Diaz was Margari…
Man, Woman Nabbed With 1,000-Plus Packets Of Heroin In Western Mass Traffic Stop, Police Say
A man and woman were busted for allegedly trafficking drugs following a routine traffic stop in Western Massachusetts that resulted in the discovery of more than 1,000 packets of heroin, according to authorities.
The arrests took place around 12:20 a.m. on Friday, May 7, when Trooper Tyler Hersom was on patrol on Route 91 in Whatley, said the Massachusetts State Police.
While traveling northbound, Hersom’s attention was drawn to a blue Chevy Equinox veering in and out of its lane. It was then that Hersom initiated a traffic stop, according to police.
During the stop, Hersom noticed the pas…
21-Year-Old Caught With Loaded Handgun In Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Police arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly had a loaded handgun in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Long Island.
Ryan Perry, of Blountstown, Florida, was arrested around 4:45 p.m., Thursday, May 13, after being stopped in East Garden City, said Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers spotted a 2021 GMC pickup driving southbound on Dibblee Drive with an expired registration and stopped the vehicle in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn.
During an investigation, officers discovered a loaded handgun inside the vehicle, police said.
Perry was arrested and charg…
Fairfield County 20-Year-Old Nabbed For Drug Possession, Dealing, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly possessing and selling drugs after a four-month-long investigation.
Jose Joel Sauceda Molina, age 20, of Norwalk, was arrested on Tuesday, May 11, by the investigators of the Norwalk Police Department Special Services Division as a result of a four-month-long investigation into narcotics trafficking, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino.
The investigation, which spanned the Fairfield County area, provided sufficient evidence allowing investigators to obtain and execute a search and seizure warrant at Molina’s residence, Gulino said.
The residence s…
Fairfield County Woman Arrested For DUI, Fighting With Cops After Crash, Police Say
A Fairfield County woman who was involved in a single-vehicle crash and then became violent with police officers has been arrested.
Amy Moran, age 44, of West Redding, was arrested by Darien Police on Tuesday, April 27 for the crash which took place in March, on Post Road in Darien, said Sgt. James Palmieri.
When the crash occurred, officers found a single white vehicle resting against the bridge abutment on the side of the eastbound lane of Post Road, Palmieri said.
Contact was made with Moran, who was in the driver’s seat. When asked what had occurred, initially Moran…
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