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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.
Man Found Shot To Death On Porch Of CT Home, Police Say
Police are searching for a suspect after a Connecticut man was found shot to death on the porch of a second-floor home.
The shooting took place in Hartford around 5:20 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7 at 135 Nelson St.
According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police, officers responded to a rear, second-floor porch at 135 Nelson Street on a citizen report of a person shot.
Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as Chester Gaston, age 46, of West Hartford, was unresponsive, Boisvert said.
Officers began life-savi…
Duo Charged In Norwalk Overnight Burglaries, Police Say
Two Fairfield County men were charged in connection with two overnight burglaries.
The incidents took place in Norwalk on Thursday, Nov. 3 in the area of Kermit Street and Rome Street.
According to Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police, the department received a call around 7:15 a.m., Thursday, of a residential burglary on Kermit Street that took place in the overnight hours.
While police were on the scene, they received another complaint from a neighboring address that had its vehicle entered and items stolen, Dinho said.
Dinho said that around 8:15 a.m, Thursday, Norwalk Police rece…
32-Year-Old Shot To Death In CT Motel Room, Police Say
Police are searching for the killer of a 32-year-old who was found shot to death in Connecticut.
The incident took place in Hartford around 11:15 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Travel Inn Motel located at 100 Weston St.
When officers responded to the motel for a reported unresponsive male, they found Angel King, of Hartford, suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police.
King was transported to St. Francis Hospital for treatment and was pronounced dead, Boisvert said.
During an autopsy on Monday, Nov. 7, the manner of death was ruled homicide by the&n…
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