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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

NY Woman Killed By Her Own Dog In Backyard Attack A 70-year-old New York woman was killed by the family's 100-pound pit bull that was later killed by police. The Long Island incident took place in the hamlet of Albertson in North Hempstead on Wednesday, July 27 around 1:20 p.m. in the backyard of a home on Terrace Court. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said during a news conference the woman's husband came home and found the dog attacking his wife in the backyard. The woman's identity was not released. The 7-year-old dog had been owned by the woman's stepson who was recently killed in a motorcycle crash, Ryder said. The …

by Kathy Reakes

07/28/2022

News

3 Young Children, Woman Found Dead Inside Danbury Home Click here for a new, updated story - New Details: Police ID 3 Children Allegedly Strangled By Mother In Fairfield County Home Three children and a woman were found dead inside a Fairfield County home. The four were discovered in Danbury around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 27, when officers responded to a well-being check on Whaley Street. When officers arrived on the scene they went inside the home and found three juveniles ranging in age from 5 to 12 years old, said the Danbury Police in multiple reports. The woman was found in a shed during a further check of the property, police sai…

by Kathy Reakes

07/28/2022

News

Magnitude 2.5 Earthquake Reported In Upstate NY A 2.5 magnitude earthquake was reported in upstate New York during the early morning hours. The quake, centered in Saint Regis Falls in Franklin County, close to the Canadian border, hit about 12:50 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27. Experts with the US Geological Survey said shaking was felt as far as 31 miles away, but no damage was reported from the quake that was considered "shallow." On the department's Did You Feel It page, only one person had responded. More information on the earthquake is available on the USGS event page.

by Kathy Reakes

07/27/2022

Police & Fire

Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Vehicle On Route 6 In Yorktown, Police Say A man from the region has been arrested for alleged aggravated DWI after his two children got out of the vehicle on a busy roadway because they were afraid of crashing, police say. The incident took place in Northern Westchester County in Yorktown on Saturday, July 23 on Route 6. Fairfield County resident Christopher Mangan, age 47, of Stamford, was arrested and charged after police received a welfare check request after she received a call from them, said the Yorktown Police. The children, a 14-year-old girl, and an 11-year-old boy called their mother saying they were scared because their…

by Kathy Reakes

07/27/2022

Business

Casting Call: Children, Racing Fans Wanted For Peacock TV Series Filming In Region Calling all those wanna-be actors who need a few on-screen appearances under their belts for a TV series casting call for extras in the region. "Poker Face," a Peacock TV series that features a case-of-the-week murder mystery is currently looking for paid extras to appear in several different scenes including racing fans, and lots of roles for children. Children should be between the ages of 9 to 17 years old and be able to get or have a current valid work permit and trust account. Filming for the children's parts will film Monday, Aug. 1 to Friday, Aug. 12. If interested…

by Kathy Reakes

07/27/2022

News

Rare Possible Bobcat Sighting Reported On Long Island Police are searching for what could be a bobcat after receiving a report of a wild cat on Long Island. The sighting took place in Suffolk County in the area of Boulevard Avenue in West Islip around 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, July 26. Police responded to the area and the animal was not located, said the Suffolk County Police. John Di Leonardo, an anthrozoologist and president of Humane Long Island said the animal is most likely a lynx hybrid that was someone's pet and was abandoned. "These are wild animals and not pets," said Di Leonardo. "Hopefully the animal can be caught and rehabilitated a…

by Kathy Reakes

07/27/2022

Police & Fire

Nypd Officer Arrested For Long Island Road-Rage Incident An off-duty NYPD officer has been charged in an alleged road-rage incident on Long Island. The incident took place in Selden around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, July 23. Douglas Debonet, age 32, of Selden, was arrested after he exited his car at Old Town Road and County Road 83 in Selden and broke a side view mirror on a vehicle involved in the incident, said the Suffolk County Police. Later that day, Debonet went to the driver’s home and was involved in an altercation with the driver’s father, police said. Suffolk County Police said Debonet displayed "a firearm," during the encounter. Debonet w…

by Kathy Reakes

07/27/2022

Police & Fire

Body Found At Stamford Park, Police Say A man was found dead in a Fairfield County park with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident took place in Stamford at Scalzi Park on Tuesday, July 26. Officers are conducting a death investigation after the body of the 33-year-old Stamford resident was found in the park, said Lt. Tom Scanlon, of the Stamford Police. A preliminary investigation indicates the death was caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Scanlon said. The name of the man is not being released as the department is in the process of locating and notifying the next of kin. This is a developing story. Check ba…

by Kathy Reakes

07/27/2022

Police & Fire

Two Men Confront Woman In Driveway Of Her Smithtown Home, Steal Money, Checks, Police Say Police are investigating an incident during which a Long Island woman was allegedly confronted outside her home by two men who stole money and checks. The incident took place in Smithtown around 9:40 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, as the woman stood in her driveway on Grandview Lane. While standing in the driveway, two men, both wearing ski masks, approached the woman and displayed a gun, said the Suffolk County Police. While speaking to the woman in Spanish, they motioned for her to go into the home, said police. The woman, who does not speak Spanish, attempted to run from the men w…

by Kathy Reakes

07/26/2022

Police & Fire

Man Caught Driving Wrong Way On Saw Mill Parkway In Yonkers While Drunk, Police Say A Westchester man has been charged with felony DWI after he was intercepted driving the wrong way on the Saw Mill River Parkway while drunk, according to police. The incident took place in Yonkers around 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. A Westchester County Police officer was patrolling the parkway and driving northbound near Palmer Road in Yonkers when he observed an Audi sedan coming at him in the wrong direction of travel, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. He let the vehicle pass him in the left lane of travel, made a U-turn, and pulled the driver over a sh…

by Kathy Reakes

07/26/2022

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