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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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Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Area Retention Pond, State Police Say Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Area Retention Pond, State Police Say
Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Area Retention Pond, State Police Say New York State Police are investigating a fatal crash in the area after finding a vehicle in a retention pond. The incident took place in Orange County around 12 p.m., off Exit 124 of Route 17 in the village of Goshen. State Police Aviation located an overturned vehicle in a retention pond off exit 124 westbound on Route 17 in the village of Goshen, said Trooper Steven Nevel. An investigation revealed there was a deceased woman in the vehicle, he added. The investigation is ongoing and the woman has not been identified, state police said.  This is a developing story. Check back to D…
Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Boys Believed To Be With Non-Custodial Parents Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Boys Believed To Be With Non-Custodial Parents
Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Boys Believed To Be With Non-Custodial Parents Law enforcement officials are asking the public for help locating two Hudson Valley boys who were allegedly abducted by their non-custodial mother and father. Dutchess County residents Kevin Qualters, age 11, and his 8-year-old brother Aiden who has autism and is non-verbal, were abducted from LaGrange on Thursday, Dec. 8, the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services said in an alert. Aiden has autism and is non-verbal, said authorities. The two, who are believed to be endangered, are with their non-custodial mother, Kristen Cullen, and non-custodial father, Kevin Qualters, said …
9 CT Residents Nabbed Patronizing Prostitutes During Sting, Police Say 9 CT Residents Nabbed Patronizing Prostitutes During Sting, Police Say
9 CT Residents Nabbed Patronizing Prostitutes During Sting, Police Say Nine Connecticut residents were nabbed for allegedly attempting to purchase prostitutes during a sting operation. The sting took place in Hartford on Thursday, Dec. 7 in the Wethersfield and Franklin avenues area. After receiving numerous complaints from citizens and business owners in the Wethersfield Avenue and Franklin Avenue areas concerning prostitution, the Hartford Police Vice and Narcotics Division, Street Crimes Unit, and South Community Service officers conducted an operation to address the activity, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. During the operation,…
CT Man Carjacked At Gunpoint While Trying To Sell Car, Police Say CT Man Carjacked At Gunpoint While Trying To Sell Car, Police Say
CT Man Carjacked At Gunpoint While Trying To Sell Car, Police Say Police in Connecticut are searching for an armed carjacker who allegedly stole a Volvo at gunpoint from the owner who had the car for sale. The incident took place in New Haven County at 3 Maple St., in Milford. According to Milford detectives, upon returning from a test drive of the victim’s 2004 white Volvo S-80, the "supposed" interested buyer forced the victim out of the car at gunpoint and fled towards Cherry Street.  The suspect is described as a tall, skinny, clean-cut, dark-skinned Black male in his early 20's, who displayed a black semi-auto pistol, police said. The vehicle …
Police In CT Searching For Walmart $6K Lego Thief Who Threatened To Shoot Employee Police In CT Searching For Walmart $6K Lego Thief Who Threatened To Shoot Employee
Police In CT Searching For Walmart $6K Lego Thief Who Threatened To Shoot Employee Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole nearly $6,000 worth of Legos from a Walmart and threatened to shoot an employee who attempted to stop him in Connecticut. The incident took in Middlesex County around 8 a.m.  Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the Old Saybrook Walmart. According to Old Saybrook Police Chief Michael Spera, three people, one man, and two women entered the store, filled up two carriages of Legos, totaling more than $2,000, and left the store without paying.  As they were leaving, a Walmart loss prevention specialist attempted to stop them. The male susp…
Man Accused Of Stealing CBD Gummies From Convenience Store In Region Man Accused Of Stealing CBD Gummies From Convenience Store In Region
Man Accused Of Stealing CBD Gummies From Convenience Store In Region A man from the region has been charged with the alleged robbery of a convenience store. The incident took place in Sullivan County on Friday, Dec. 2 in Monticello around 10:45 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 21 On Nov. 21, Nigdrew Reynolds, age 29, of Monticello entered the Citgo Convenience store at 68 Pleasant St., handed a bag to a clerk, and demanded she fills the bag with CBD gummies which were located behind the counter, said Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police. Reynolds then fled the store with the bag filled with packages of CBD gummies valued at  $1,300, Johnstone said. R…
Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old In Rockland Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old In Rockland
Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old In Rockland On the third anniversary of the shooting death of a 19-year-old, police in Rockland County are looking for the public's help in finding those responsible. Ramapo Police are actively investigating the shooting death of Nicholas Jasiel, of Nanuet, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, on Dwight Avenue in Hillcrest. According to police, Jasiel was found lying on the ground at the intersection of Dwight Avenue and Mallory Road following the confrontation. The 2018 Clarkstown South High School graduate died two later at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Earlier report: Police A…
Man Caught On Security Cam Nabbed For Westport Home Burglary, Police Say Man Caught On Security Cam Nabbed For Westport Home Burglary, Police Say
Man Caught On Security Cam Nabbed For Westport Home Burglary, Police Say A man caught on a security camera was nabbed for allegedly breaking into a Fairfield County home. The incident took place in Westport around 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2. According to Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police, officers responded to a home for a report of a burglary in progress after the homeowner told police they were able to view an in-progress burglary at their residence via surveillance cameras and watched the suspects run out of the back door.  Responding officers set up a perimeter to secure the neighborhood, attempt to locate the fleeing suspects, …
Police Seek To Locate Driver In Hit-Run Bristol Crash Police Seek To Locate Driver In Hit-Run Bristol Crash
Police Seek To Locate Driver In Hit-Run Bristol Crash Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying a truck allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash. The crash took place in Hartford County on Farmington Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 6 in Bristol. Bristol Police say the truck appears to be a white Nissan Titan with a black front driver's side wheel and a ladder rack in the truck's bed.  Police did not say if anyone was seriously injured or provide details of the crash.  Anyone with any information can contact Officer Kevin Cyr at 860-584-3000 ext. 3254 or at kevincyr@bristolct.gov and reference BPD Case #22-41867. Th…
CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say
CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say A Connecticut woman was allegedly killed by an ex-boyfriend she had an order of protection and restraining order against after being attacked with an axe. New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 received a 911 call from her 17-year-old son. According to Milford Police, the son told dispatchers that his other was being assaulted by a man inside their home at 76 Salem Walk.  The first arriving officers cleared the residence and discovered that the suspect had fled prior to their arrival, police said. Minogue&n…
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