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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.
Fentanyl Poisoning Death Of 26-Year-Old Ridgefield Man At Bachelor Party Leads To Arrest
The death of a 26-year-old Connecticut resident from fentanyl poisoning at a bachelor party in the state of Florida has led to the arrest of an Alabama man on murder charges.
John Nabors, 26, of Mountain Brook, Alabama, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 30 for the incident that killed Fairfield County resident Thomas "Tom" Gleason of Ridgefield.
Gleason, who grew up in Newtown where he attended the Hawley School, was found in distress when deputies responded to a medical assist call on Sand Dunes Road in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, on Saturday, May 14, said the Walton County Sheriff's Departm…
Greenwich Man Robbed Of Electronics During A Distraction-Type Larceny, Police Say
Police are investigating a distraction-type larceny in which a handgun was displayed in Fairfield County.
The incident took place in Greenwich around 12:30 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 25.
According to Greenwich Police, the victim, employed locally, purchased electronics from a downtown business. The victim was followed back to his place of business, where a man identified as Oscar Arce-Runza, age 31, address unavailable, stopped and asked him for directions.
While the victim was speaking with Arce-Runza, a second person entered the victim's vehicle and took the newly purchased electronics,…
3 Men Critical After CT Convenience Store Shooting, Police Say
Three men are in critical condition after a shooting at a Connecticut convenience store.
The incident took place in New Haven County around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 in Waterbury.
The men were discovered after officers responded to Otto’s Convenience Store and Smoke Shop, located at 496 West Main St., for a report of shots fired, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police.
Once on the scene, officers found the three men ages 43, 42, and 26, and a crime scene at the smoke shop, Bessette said.
The men were transported to area hospitals and are listed in critical condition, he add…
Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Between Compact SUV, Dump Truck In Region
An area woman was killed during a crash with a dump truck in the region.
The crash took place in Sullivan County around 9 a.m., on Monday, Nov. 28 on Route 17B in White Lake.
Sullivan County Sheriff's deputies responding to the crash found a 2020 Toyota RAV 4 driven by Dutchess County resident Angela Theodoseau, age 30, of Wappingers Falls, had crossed the double yellow line into the path of a westbound Mack dump truck, said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty.
The vehicles collided head-on, with the truck, driven by Ulster County resident Michael Houghtaling, age 60, of Lake Katrine…
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