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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.
Lake Grove Man Who Made Sexual Comments To A Girl, 11, Nabbed At Home, Police Say
A Lake Grove man was arrested after allegedly running up behind an 11-year-old girl leaving school and began making sexual propositions.
The incident took place in Selden on Tuesday around 3:25 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 20 Commonwealth Ave.
According to Suffolk County Police, the girl was approached by Zachary Chase, age 28, as she was walking home from Selden Middle School.
Police said Chase ran up from behind the victim and made sexual propositions to her before she ran home.
Chase then left the scene in a car, striking a pole as he fled, police said.
He was tracked to his h…
Norwalk Trio Busted With Drugs, Gun, Following Investigation, Police Say
Three Fairfield County men have been charged with the alleged sale of drugs following a four-month investigation.
The men were arrested in Norwalk on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 21 Osborne Ave.
According to Norwalk Deputy Chief Terrence Blake, the arrests come on the heels of a four-month investigation into drug sales in Norwalk.
During the warrant search, investigators seized crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, cash, and a Taurus 9mm handgun with an extended magazine, Blake said.
The three arrested included: Xavier Joseph, age 21; Jermaine Joseph, age 20, and Isaiah Brown, age 20, all&…
25-Year-Old Who Lied About Identity Charged In Wilton Road Rage Incident, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been charged in an alleged road rage incident in which he lied to police about his identity because he was on probation, authorities said.
The incident took place in Wilton around 9:45 a.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 4.
According to Wilton Police Lt. Gregg Phillipson, officers responded to a report of two motorists fighting.
The two men, Jose A. Castro-Berrios, age 50, of Bridgeport, who was driving a 2016 Dodge Ram, and Jerry Ramos, age 25, of Bridgeport, who was driving a 2018 Toyota Camry, were pulled over in the parking lot of Glengate on Danbury Road, Phillipson sa…
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