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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.
Thieves Still Busy Stealing Vehicles In Fairfield County, Police Say
The theft of vehicles has become a pretty common occurrence in many cities and towns in Fairfield County.
During the early morning hours of Saturday, April 25, two Trumbull residents had their vehicles stolen from their driveways, as the vehicle theft trend continues throughout the area and state, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir.
The vehicles stolen over the weekend included a Honda Accord on George Street, Weir said.
The vehicle contained a variety of personal property, including credit cards, cash, jewelry, and a passport. During the late-night hours, the credit cards…
Stamford Couple Nabbed With Cocaine, Police Say
Two Stamford residents were nabbed with a little over an ounce of alleged cocaine after being stopped by police who had received word the two would be making a delivery.
Mark Borsey, 56, and Shameka Frederick, 30, both of Stamford, were arrested on Friday, April 24, by members of the Stamford Police Department's NARC Unit, said Captain Richard Conklin.
According to Conklin, officers with the unit heard there would be a delivery of powder cocaine on Waterbury Avenue.
Officers staked out the area and when a car pulled up with two people inside, officers approached the vehicle and as Frederic…
Man Arrested After Illegally Entering Home And Threatening To Kill Resident, Police Say
A Northwest Dutchess man was nabbed for burglary and menacing after he illegally entered a home and threatened to kill a person inside, state police said.
Stephen J. Brind, 75, of Rhinebeck, was arrested around 5:20 p.m., Sunday, April 26, after New York State Police received a call for a domestic dispute, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
According to Hicks, troopers arrived at the home and after an investigation determined that Brind allegedly entered the home unlawfully and a dispute began in which he threatened to kill the victim.
When the dispute became physical, police were called and Brind fle…
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