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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.
Woman Wearing Dark Clothing Killed Crossing CT Roadway
A Connecticut woman was hit and killed crossing a Connecticut roadway.
Windham County resident Amanda Bell, age 45, of the village of Moosup, was killed around 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27 on Route 101 in the town of Killingly.
According to Connecticut State Police, Bell, who was wearing dark clothing and not in a crosswalk, was struck by a 2008 Toyota Prius in the area of Valley Road and Hartford Pike.
Bell was transported to UMass Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Prius remained at the scene and was not injured, or charged, state police said.
The case re…
Duo Nabbed For Sex Trafficking Of Minors In Norwalk, Police Say
A Fairfield County man and woman have been arrested for the alleged sex trafficking of minors.
The two, identified as Teresa Martinez, age 36 of Bridgeport, and Eugene Luini, age 60, of Stamford, were arrested by Norwalk Police on Monday, Dec. 26, said Norwalk Deputy Chief Terrence Blake.
In January 2021, the Department of Children and Families received an anonymous tip regarding the sex trafficking of juveniles in Norwalk, Blake said.
The Department of Children and Families notified the Special Victims Unit of the Norwalk Police Department and an investigation was&nbs…
1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Double CT Shooting, Police Say
One man was found dead and another wounded when police responded to a shooting call in Connecticut.
The incident took place in New Haven County around 8:38 p.m., Monday, Dec. 26 on Walnut Street in Waterbury.
Waterbury police responded to 264 Walnut St., for shots fired call and found two men, each with gunshot wounds, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police.
One of the victims was pronounced dead on the scene, the other victim was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital for treatment and evaluation of injuries, Bessette said.
This is an active investigation.
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