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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 Busted For Harassment, Other Charges In Westport, Police Say
A 32-year-old man who allegedly made repeated phone calls to an area business in an attempt to reach a person he was barred from contacting has been arrested for harassment.
Cole Hernandez, 32, of Bridgeport, was arrested on an active warrant on Wednesday, Nov. 4, for an incident which took place on Thursday, July 9, in Westport, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso.
According to Prezioso, on the morning of July 9, officers responded to a local business on a report of harassing telephone calls.
Staff reported that a male caller had been repeatedly calling the business, at times …
CT Man, Woman Charged With Assaulting Each Other With Protective Orders In Place
An area man and woman who both had protective orders against each other were arrested for allegedly getting into a fight with each other.
John Derry, 20, of Milford, and Jenaya Lambre, 21, of Stratford, were arrested on Monday, Nov. 2, for allegedly getting into an altercation in Milford with each other while they both have active orders of protection against each other, Milford Police said.
Lambre is also accused of pepper-spraying a male in close proximity to a juvenile in October 2020.
Derry was charged with violation of a protective order and breach of peace.
Lambre was…
Norwalk Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Pole, Mailboxes In Darien, Police Say
A Fairfield County woman was arrested for DUI and other charges after allegedly crashing her vehicle into several mailboxes and a telephone pole.
Tiphani Baez, 39, of Norwalk, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 1, after Darien Police officers responded to 493 Hoyt St., for a report of a crash, said Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found a Honda Pilot off the roadway on the northbound side of Hoyt St. The vehicle had struck several mailboxes and a telephone pole before coming to rest, Palmieri said.
Officers made Baez, who indicated she wa…
Man Charged With Robbery Of Westport CVS, Police Say
A Fairfield County man was charged with robbery and larceny after police said he stole merchandise from a CVS Pharmacy.
Shaun Costello, 38, of Bridgeport, was arrested on a warrant on Wednesday, Nov. 4, for the alleged robbery and larceny that took place around 6 a.m., Sept. 13, at the CVS Pharmacy on Post Road East in Westport, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso.
According to police, when officers arrived on the scene, staff told officers a man and a woman entered the store and began filling reusable shopping bags with the merchandise.
The two did not pay and were headed for …
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