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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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Stamford Felon Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say Stamford Felon Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say
Stamford Felon Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say A Fairfield County man recently acquitted on a 2012 murder charge was nabbed by police following a weeks-long investigation he might be in possession of a firearm. Hakeem Atkinson, age 27, of Stamford, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 5, after Stamford Police Narcotics and Organized Crime agents stopped him as he was leaving work in Fairfield, said Stamford Deputy Chief Richard Conklin. The investigation allowed the unit to obtain warrants for his person, vehicle, and home, Conklin said. During the stop and later search of his Stamford home, agents located a safe containing a loaded Springfi…

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Separate Incidents Of Shots Fired In Area Under Investigation In Orange County Separate Incidents Of Shots Fired In Area Under Investigation In Orange County
Separate Incidents Of Shots Fired In Area Under Investigation In Orange County Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating two incidents in which homes were struck by gunfire. The incidents took place in Orange County in the city of Middletown around 9:45 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8. According to Middletown Police Lt. Jeffrey Thoelen, during the first incident, in the area of Wickham Avenue and Sproat Street, the residents of a home heard a projectile pass through a front window. The home was occupied by multiple people; but fortunately, no injuries were reported by any of the occupants. As police officers investigated, t…

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Man Charged In Beating Murder Of Bridgeport Man Man Charged In Beating Murder Of Bridgeport Man
Man Charged In Beating Murder Of Bridgeport Man After almost four years a Connecticut man has been charged in connection with a brutal beating murder of a Fairfield County man in front of a grocery store. Luis Hernandez, age 44, of Waterbury, was arrested by US Marshals on a warrant on Wednesday, Jan. 4, and charged in the 2019 murder of Miguel Lopez, age 46, in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport. The warrant had been obtained by the lead detective on the case, Bridgeport Det. Martin Heanue, Appleby said.  This is the second arrest in this case. His co-defendant, Jose Martinez, age 46, o…

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Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Convenience Store In Hudson Valley Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Convenience Store In Hudson Valley
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Convenience Store In Hudson Valley Lottery lovers all know that no one won the big Powerball drawing over the weekend, but one lucky Hudson Valley player did win $50,000. New York Lottery officials said the third-prize ticket was purchased in Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie at 1118 Mannat Inc., at 818 Dutchess Turnpike. The winning numbers for the Saturday, Jan. 7 drawing were 35-36-44-45-67, with a Powerball of 14.  The third-prize winning ticket had four correct numbers, plus the Powerball, according to the lottery website. No word yet on who the winner is, but we can only guess they had a great weekend.  …

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Know Them? Police Attempting To ID Men Allegedly Involved In String Of Hudson Valley Shootings Know Them? Police Attempting To ID Men Allegedly Involved In String Of Hudson Valley Shootings
Know Them? Police Attempting To ID Men Allegedly Involved In String Of Hudson Valley Shootings Police are asking the public for help identifying a group of men allegedly involved in a series of shootings. The incidents have taken place in Orange County in the areas of North Miller South Street in the City of Newburgh. If anyone recognizes any of the suspects, contact the City of Newburgh Detective Division Supervisor at 845-569-7563.  Callers may remain anonymous.

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West Haven Man Found Shot Dead On Street In New Haven West Haven Man Found Shot Dead On Street In New Haven
West Haven Man Found Shot Dead On Street In New Haven Police are investigating after a 41-year-old Connecticut man was found shot to death on a city street. Charles Miller, of West Haven, was found around 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 8 on Pond Lily Avenue in New Haven. Miller was found after New Haven Police responded to a Shotspotter alert to the area between Valley Street and Pond Lilly Avenue, said Officer Scott Shumway, of New Haven Police. American Medical Response transported Miller to Yale New Haven Hospital where he died from his injuries. The Bureau of Identification responded to the scene and collected ballistic evidence. Detectives from …

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Suspect On Loose After Stealing Mercedes While Owner Pumps Gas On Long Island Suspect On Loose After Stealing Mercedes While Owner Pumps Gas On Long Island
Suspect On Loose After Stealing Mercedes While Owner Pumps Gas On Long Island Police on Long Island are searching for a man who allegedly stole a 2022 Mercedes-Benz while the owner was pumping gas. The incident occurred in Westbury around 8:50 a.m., Sunday,  Jan. 8 at the Shell Station at 865 Carman Ave. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a 43-year-old man was fueling up his Mercedes when a  Black man who got out of a nearby Audi, jumped in the driver's seat and stole the car, ripping off the gas pump nozzle as he drove away. The suspect, described as being 5-foot-8 and having a thin build, wearing gray sweatpants, gray sweatshirt, bla…

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Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say
Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say A man was arrested for allegedly stealing packages containing more than $8,000 in Apple products from several porches in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Trumbull around 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police said officers nabbed Jesus Felix, age 23, of the Bronx, New York, after receiving reports of a man in a white Mercedes taking packages from porches near Inwood Road and Springwood Drive. Officers checked the area and eventually located the white Mercedes-Benz parked on the shoulder of Bassick Road, where Felix was the only occupant, Weir s…

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Woman Charged With Stealing $13K In Goods From Stamford Victoria's Secret Woman Charged With Stealing $13K In Goods From Stamford Victoria's Secret
Woman Charged With Stealing $13K In Goods From Stamford Victoria's Secret A woman who was allegedly part of a well-organized shoplifting ring working with three other women was busted for stealing more than $13,000 in merchandise from a Fairfield County Victoria's Secret. The incident took place in Stamford in May of 2022 when a group of four women who were well organized and equipped with bags to defeat loss prevention detectors went into Victoria's Secret and took $13,000 worth of merchandise, said Sgt. Sean Scanlan, of the Stamford Police. Property Crime officers took the case and with the help of Victoria’s Secret regional loss prevention people and ot…

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Greenwich Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Euthanized Due To Malnutrition Greenwich Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Euthanized Due To Malnutrition
Greenwich Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Euthanized Due To Malnutrition A 25-year-old Fairfield County woman was arrested after her French bulldog allegedly had to be euthanized due to severe malnutrition. Greenwich resident Aubriana Dejesus was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 29, on a warrant after police were notified that her dog had to be euthanized due to its emaciated and malnourished state, said Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police. The department began investigating Dejesus after Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, contacted police about the condition of her dog, police said. According to the veterinarians the dog “suffered from profound emacia…

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