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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 Charged With Manslaughter After Selling Overdose Victim Cocaine With Fentanyl, Police Say
A man has been charged with manslaughter for allegedly selling cocaine laced with fentanyl to a person who later died from an overdose.
Charlie Castillo, 29, of Bridgeport, turned himself in to Norwalk Police on Monday, Feb. 3 on an active warrant, said Norwalk Police Sgt. Sofia Gulino.
Castillo, whose charges include manslaughter, is being held on a $500,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court later Monday.
According to Gulino, Norwalk police and paramedics responded to a Norwalk home around 4:30 p.m., on Aug. 31, 2019, for a report of an unconscious person.
When police arrived…
Duo Accused Of Entering Area Home, Forcibly Stealing Purse From Victim
Two men have been arrested in connection with a home robbery in which they allegedly forcibly stole a purse from a victim.
Christopher R. Arsenault, 32, and Salem E. Welborn, 31, both of Kingston, were arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 4, after Dutchess County Sheriff's deputies responded to an alleged robbery in the Town of Washington, said Sheriff's Capt. John Watterson.
Deputies were alerted to the incident around 9:30 p.m. and responded along with State Police to the home on Route 82.
The victims, two of which received minor injuries, told deputies the men entered the home…
Missing Mom Case: Michelle Troconis' New Attorney Claims Bail Conditions Humiliating, Too Harsh
A new attorney hired to represent Michelle Troconis, the former lover of Fotis Dulos, who is charged in the death of his missing Fairfield County wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos, didn't take long to file new motions on her behalf.
Hartford-based Jon Schoenhorn was hired on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and immediately filed a motion to have the case moved to the Hartford Judicial District.
In the motion, Schoenhorn argues the crimes Troconis is accused of committing took place in the Hartford area, not in Fairfield County.
“Although the state alleges this crime occurred in the town of New Canaan, the se…
Man Charged With Assaulting Woman During Domestic Dispute, Police Say
A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute.
Gerald Vandrooge, of Milford, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 2, after police responded to Bridgeport Avenue for a report of a domestic dispute, Milford Police said.
An investigation by officers on the scene found that Vandrooge, who is accused of yelling threatening messages at the woman, and that during a physical fight between the two, a knife was involved, police said.
Vandrooge was also allegedly aggressive towards officers while being taken into custody.
He was charged with …
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