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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.
Yale Murder Suspect Nabbed In Alabama
United States Marshals have arrested a man believed to be responsible for the February shooting death of a Yale grad student in Connecticut.
Qinxuan Pan, age 29, an MIT researcher, was arrested on Friday, May 14, in Montgomery, Alabama, US Marshals said. They did not say where in Montgomery he was found.
Pan is the prime suspect in the shooting death of Kevin Jiang, age 26, who was shot to death on Lawrence Street between Nicoll and Nash streets in New Haven on Saturday, Feb. 6.
Jiang was a second-year master’s student at the Yale School of the Environment and was set to graduate this y…
Silver Alert Issued For Missing Man Who Didn't Return Home After Work In Fairfield County
Have you seen him?
Police are asking the public for help locating a man who failed to return home after work in Fairfield County.
Police have issued a Silver Alert for Andre Edouard, age 61, of Norwalk, who failed to return home from work on Thursday, May 13.
Edouard, who suffers from early-onset dementia and has become confused in recent weeks, is described as being approximately 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a blue denim jacket, gray shirt, and blue jeans, said Norwalk PD Lt. Joe Dinho.
Andre EdouardNorwalk Police Department
He was last seen driving a white 2001 T…
Suffolk County Man Nabbed Attempting To Rob Popular LI Eatery, Threatens Employee, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after attempting to allegedly rob a local eatery and then threatened a worker with a flagpole he had broken, according to police.
Vincent Baxter, age 21, of Amityville, was arrested around 4:40 p.m., Thursday, May 13, in Farmingdale, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, Baxter approached a 53-year-old female employee at Ralph’s Italian Ices located at 850 Main St., and passed a note demanding money.
The victim refused to comply and chased Baxter to 1 Frank Ave., where he broke off a flagpole on a storefront and faced the female …
Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
A 20-year-old man was apprehended after allegedly being nabbed with a loaded firearm in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop on Long Island.
Keyron Leebing, age 20, of Brooklyn, was arrested around 8:20 p.m., Friday, May 7 in East Garden City, after being stopped by officers, Nassau County Police said.
According to detectives, officers on patrol spotted a 2007 Lexus traveling northbound on Ring Road change lanes without signaling and made a traffic stop.
During the stop, a loaded firearm was recovered from the vehicle and Leebing was arrested.
He was charged with:
Possession of a f…
Covid- 19: Long Island 21-Year-Old Nabbed For Having Fake Vaccination Cards, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly having brass knuckles, drugs, and fake COVID-19 vaccine cards when stopped in a high-crime area.
Zachary Honig, age 21, of Levittown, was arrested around 10:40 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, for the incident which took place in East Garden City, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, the Nassau County Police Department Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team spotted Honig sitting in a gray Mazda with the engine running in a high crime area.
Officers exited their vehicle while displaying their identification, and Honig immed…
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