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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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Man, Woman Shot Outside Bridgeport Restaurant, Police Say Man, Woman Shot Outside Bridgeport Restaurant, Police Say
Man, Woman Shot Outside Bridgeport Restaurant, Police Say A man and woman were shot outside a restaurant following a dispute in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 2:30 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 18 at La Sabrosura Restaurant located at 533/537 East Main St. in Bridgeport. Bridgeport Police responded to the restaurant after receiving a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers discovered a victim traveling away from the area in a private vehicle, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. That victim, a 29-year-old Bridgeport woman, was suffering from an injury to her leg. The woman was quickly transported to an area hosp…

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Schools
Student Accused Of Making Threat To Cause Mass Harm To High School In Hudson Valley Student Accused Of Making Threat To Cause Mass Harm To High School In Hudson Valley
Student Accused Of Making Threat To Cause Mass Harm To High School In Hudson Valley A 15-year-old Hudson Valley high school student has been charged with making a threat of mass harm after school officials became aware and turned the information over to police. The teen was charged in Dutchess County on Sunday, Dec. 18. The Franklin D. Roosevelt High School-Hyde Park student was taken into custody by Hyde Park Police after the school was made aware of the potential threatening statement toward the school, said FD Roosevelt Prinicipal Michael Ruella.  "The Hyde Park Police Department has investigated this situation, identified the student, and has taken the indiv…

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Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash On CT Roadway 23-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash On CT Roadway
23-Year-Old Woman Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash On CT Roadway A 23-year-old Connecticut woman was killed in a crash after hitting a car and being thrown from her vehicle onto the roadway where she was hit by a tractor-trailer. The crash took place in New Haven County around 9 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 18, on I-91 southbound near Exit 9 in North Haven. According to Connecticut State Police, Cassandra Leigh Carlson, of North Haven, was driving a Subaru WRX Premium in the left center lane when she hit a Honda Accord traveling in front of her at a high rate of speed. The impact caused both vehicles to spin out of control and hit the metal guard rail, state…

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Norwalk Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Cops Receive Tip, Police Say Norwalk Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Cops Receive Tip, Police Say
Norwalk Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Cops Receive Tip, Police Say A Fairfield County man was busted for alleged possession of a gun and drugs after police received a tip that led to a surveillance operation. The incident took place in Norwalk on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The Norwalk Police Department received the information that a resident was armed with a handgun and was selling drugs in the South Norwalk area, said Lt. Joe Dinho of the Norwalk Police. Officers conducted surveillance and located the man who matched the information they were given. The suspect, identified as Sequon Satawhite, age 23, of Norwalk, was safely detained and found to be in poss…

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Lifestyle
Good Old Days: Newtown Eatery Hailed For 'Great Pizza, Cool Atmosphere' Good Old Days: Newtown Eatery Hailed For 'Great Pizza, Cool Atmosphere'
Good Old Days: Newtown Eatery Hailed For 'Great Pizza, Cool Atmosphere' If you love pizza and cool places to hang out with a great bar and even famous people walking through the doors at times, then a new pizza joint in Fairfield County is your spot. Good Old Days PIzza in Newtown is stuck in a basement spot with a few tables and a bar and lots of kitschy hipster decor that makes you feel at home and live music is usually playing, and of course, pizzas are flying.  The restaurant is a much-beloved spot for locals as well as foodies, online reviewers, movie stars -- including Reese Witherspoon, Brad Pitt, and Ben Affleck -- to name just a few  Th…

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Lifestyle
Winning Take-5 Lottery Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Store Winning Take-5 Lottery Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Store
Winning Take-5 Lottery Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Store Just in time for the holidays, a Take 5 player hit a winner at a Hudson Valley store, taking home $19,072.50. The winning ticket was sold in Rockland County on Wednesday, Dec. 14 during the midday game at Alba Multi Service at 18 Main St., in Haverstraw. The winning numbers were 2-10-11-15-24, according to the New York Lottery.

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Woman Charged In New Canaan With Using Counterfeit Money To Pay, Police Say Woman Charged In New Canaan With Using Counterfeit Money To Pay, Police Say
Woman Charged In New Canaan With Using Counterfeit Money To Pay, Police Say A woman has been arrested in Fairfield County for allegedly using counterfeit money to pay for a drug store purchase.  The incident took place in New Canaan, on March 17 at the Walgreens Pharmacy Store at 36 Pine St. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice, of the New Canaan Police, said officers were dispatched to the for a transaction involving counterfeit money. Following an investigation, a warrant was issued for Khadijah Latifah Tabitha Greene, age 29, of East Brunswick, New Jersey. Greene was taken into custody on Thursday, Dec. 15 by New Canaan Police and charged with larceny and forge…

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Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspect Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspect
Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspect Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted for the alleged armed robbery of a gas station. The robbery took place in Yaphank around 2:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 2 at the Speedway located at 80 Horseblock Road. According to Suffolk County Police, the man, armed with a gun entered the Speedway, demanded cash from the clerk, and stole a cash register. The man then fled northbound in a dark-colored compact SUV with no front plate, police said. He was described as being around 40 years old, with short shaved brown hair. He was wearing gray swea…

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Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash 25-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash
25-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle CT Crash A crash between a box truck and a Volvo left a 25-year-old Connecticut man dead. The crash took place in New Haven around 1 a.m., on Friday, Dec. 16 at the intersection of Trumbull Street and Orange Street. According to Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police Department, officers responding to the area located two vehicles in the intersection; a grey Volvo, being operated by a 25-year-old Milford man, and a white Ford E450 box truck, being operated by a 30-year-old Naugatuck man.  American Medical Response transported both drivers to Yale New Haven Hospital where they were trea…

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Hudson Valley Crack Dealer Nabbed During Warrant Search, Police Say Hudson Valley Crack Dealer Nabbed During Warrant Search, Police Say
Hudson Valley Crack Dealer Nabbed During Warrant Search, Police Say An alleged Hudson Valley crack dealer was busted with drugs and cash during a warrants search of his home, according to authorities. The search took place in Dutchess County on Friday, Dec. 16, on South Chestnut Street in Beacon. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, coordinator of the Dutchess County Task Force, agents executed the search warrant on the home of Raequan Keemer, age 27, of Beacon, following an investigation into drug sales in the area.   During the search, agents from the task force and the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office seized a quantity of crack cocaine an…

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