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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.
ID Released For Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Parked Car, Tree In Fairfield
A man found dead inside a car following a single-vehicle crash in Fairfield County has been identified.
Steven J. Conneely, 33, of Fairfield, was found around 1:42 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, after the Fairfield Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting the crash, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras.
According to police, Conneely was found to have crashed into a parked car and then a tree on the property of a home located at the corner of Black Rock Turnpike near Finn Street in Fairfield.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Conneely dead in the vehicle, Kalamaras said…
Teen Shot, Killed In Bridgeport Neighborhood
An 18-year-old was shot and killed in Bridgeport.
The man, Yy'quess Moore, of Bridgeport, was found shot to death around 6:15 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 8, after Bridgeport Police responded to a report of shots fired, said Terron Jones, a spokesman for the department.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Moore, lying in a driveway on Newfield Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds, said Capt. Brian Fitzgerald.
Moore was transported to Bridgeport Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives processed the crime scene and are working to determine a motive for the shooting.
Any…
Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Senior Housing Complex In Northern Westchester
A three-alarm fire destroyed a senior housing complex under construction in Northern Westchester.
The blaze, which was so intense it required some 100 firefighters, was reported around 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 8, at 1847 Crompond Road, in Peekskill.
The Peekskill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, who also responded to the fire, said the fire was so intense and massive that embers from it were found throughout various areas of the city, including melting some items in a neighbor's yard.
At the same time, the department was receiving multiple 911 calls to report the blaze and from residents concerne…
Speeding Stop Leads To DUI Charge For Monroe Man In Westport
A traffic stop for speeding led to the arrest of an area man for driving while intoxicated.
James Francois, 42, of Monroe, was arrested around 11:53 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, after being stopped for speeding on Riverside Avenue, said Westport Police.
According to police, a Westport officer was conducting speed limit enforcement on Riverside Avenue when his radar clocked Francois' vehicle traveling northbound on Riverside Avenue above the posted limit.
After stopping Francois, the officer could detect an odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath, police said.
Francois was asked to perf…
Stamford Man Accused Of Stealing From Apple Store In Greenwich
A Stamford man was nabbed for allegedly stealing two pairs of Apple air pods from the Greenwich Apple store.
Spencer Crumbsie, 53, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 26, when police responded to the Apple store on Greenwich Avenue for a report of a theft, said Greenwich Police.
Once on the scene, police were told by the store manager, who had reviewed security footage, that Crumbsie had removed the air pods from the shelf and concealed them in his jacket pocket, police said.
Crumbsie, who was still in the store, was arrested as he attempted to walk out of the shop with the items in his pocket. …
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