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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.

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Police & Fire

Hudson Valley Fentanyl-Crack Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say An alleged fentanyl and crack dealer is behind bars after being busted for possession of a "significant" quantity of drugs found during a warrants search in the Hudson Valley. Dutchess County resident Jerod F. Willis, age 40, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 16, before a warrant search was conducted at his South Cherry Street home. During the search, Dutchess County Task Force members found a significant amount of drugs, said Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, of the task force. Willis was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to …

by Kathy Reakes

02/16/2023

Police & Fire

IDs Released For 2 Of 3 Found Dead In CT Home State Police have identified two of three people found dead inside a northern Connecticut home as being Massachusetts residents. The three, including a child, were found in Windham County in the town of Brooklyn around 8:27 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, said Connecticut State Police. The two have been identified as Lury M. Pizarro, age 33, and Emanual M. Pizarro, age 3, both of Worcester. The third person has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, state police said. Earlier report: Update: Child Among 3 Found Dead In CT Home, State Police Say Police responded t…

by Kathy Reakes

02/16/2023

Police & Fire

Sixth-Grade Student Dies After Overnight House Fire In Redding A middle school student was killed during a fire at his residence in Fairfield County Redding. The blaze began around 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Redding at the Karlson family home on Diamond Hill Road, officials said. The child, identified as Brien Karlson, a sixth-grade student at John Read Middle School, was injured and taken to the hospital, but later died from his injuries on Wednesday, Feb. 15, said Jason McKinnon, superintendent of the Easton, Redding, and Region 9 school districts. McKinnon said in a letter to the school community that the family was home at the time of th…

by Kathy Reakes

02/16/2023

Police & Fire

Duo Busted With Drugs, Guns During Hudson Valley Warrants Raid, DA Says A Hudson Valley man and woman were busted for alleged possession of drugs and guns during warrant searches following an investigation. The searches took place in Rockland County on Friday, Feb. 10 in Congers. The arrests were the result of search warrants stemming from a month-long investigation conducted by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Westchester Resident Office Tactical Diversion Squad, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. The basis of the search warrant was the result of a multi-ag…

by Kathy Reakes

02/16/2023

Police & Fire

Hudson Valley Man Nabbed On Child Sexual Assault Charges, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 and a criminal sex act against a child under 11 years old. Orange County resident Jordan C. Montalvo, age 37, of Wallkill, was arrested during a warrant search on Wednesday, Feb. 15, said Deputy Chief Antonino Spano of the Wallkill Police. Following his arrest, Montalvo was charged with: Predatory sexual assault against a child under the age of 13 The course of sexual conduct against a child Criminal sex act against a child under the age of 11 Wallkill Police were assisted by: The O…

by Kathy Reakes

02/16/2023

Police & Fire

Know Them? Duo Make Off With Rolex Watch In Dix Hills, Police Say Police on Long Island are seeking the public's assistance in identifying two men who allegedly stole a Rolex watch and left the owner holding a bag of newspaper instead of cash. The incident place in Suffolk County at a Dix Hills business on Friday, Feb. 10. According to Suffolk County Police, a man who was selling a Rolex watch met with two potential buyers at a Dix Hills business. The men initially showed the seller a bag with $40,000 but switched the bag to one filled with newspaper clippings before leaving the store with the Rolex, police said. Suffolk Count…

by Kathy Reakes

02/16/2023

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed During Fight At Hudson Valley Gas Station, Police Say A 47-year-old man was stabbed during an altercation with another man at a Hudson Valley gas station. The incident took place in Orange County around 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Mobil gas station on Route 52 in the hamlet of Pine Bush. Town of Crawford Police said the Pine Bush man was at the gas station with another person when he suffered stab wounds. The "unknown" person left the area in a vehicle and the victim walked to a residence near Borden Avenue, police said. The victim was transported to Garnet Hospital by Pine Bush Ambulance with non-life-threatening…

by Kathy Reakes

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Update: Child Among 3 Found Dead In CT Home, State Police Say Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 2 Of 3 Found Dead In CT Home This story has been updated. Three people, including a young child, were found dead in a northern Connecticut home after police responded to a report of a suspicious incident. The three were found in Windham County in the town of Brooklyn around 8:27 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, said Connecticut State Police. Responding troopers located three individuals inside a residence on Middle Street who were pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. The Eastern District Major Crime Squad has responded to inve…

by Kathy Reakes

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

33-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Guardrail On I-84 Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a single-vehicle crash that killed a 33-year-old Massachusetts woman on I-84. The Hartford County crash took place in Farmington around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 on I-84 westbound. Hampden County resident Tiarra Thomas, of Springfield, was traveling westbound near Exit 39A in the left lane of three when for an unknown reason she lost control of her 2015 Ford Edge, state police said. State police said the SUV then traveled into the left shoulder and collided with the metal beam guardrail, entered the grassy median, and came to rest.…

by Kathy Reakes

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Hudson Valley A 23-year-old Hudson Valley parolee was allegedly nabbed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol and drugs after police received a narcotics complaint. The incident took place in Orange County around 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the area of William Street and Benkard Avenue in the city of Newburgh. Newburgh Police said they attempted to stop parolee Kadeem Knight, of Newburgh, after receiving a narcotics complaint. When officers attempted to stop Knight, he engaged officers in a brief foot pursuit before his apprehension, police said. As a result of an investigation, a …

by Kathy Reakes

02/15/2023

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