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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.
Two Women From Fairfield County Flee Salon In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
Two area women are behind bars after attempting to flee a salon in a stolen vehicle after their credit card was denied.
Chyna Blair, 20, of Stamford, and Dominique Mariah Jackson, 22, of Shelton, were arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 29, after police discovered they were allegedly driving a stolen vehicle, said Greenwich Police Lt John Slusarz.
The incident began when they were attempting to pay for salon services and their credit card was denied. The women then allegedly attempted to leave, but employees held them until police could arrive, said Slusarz.
When officers arrived both women reported…
Woman Busted For Selling Xanax, Stamford Police Say
A Xanax peddler was nabbed by the Stamford Police narc squad after learning she was selling in the area.
Ashley Keeler, 30, of Stamford, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 25, after officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit set up surveillance on her Mohegan Avenue home, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
Officers watched as a car pulled up to her home and she entered the vehicle carrying a large bag. When officers moved in, they searched the bag and found a fake Dr. Pepper can that had a screw top, inside they found 65 Xanax bars, Conklin said.
A search of her home turned up…
Search On For Suspect After Woman Raped While Walking Home, Stamford Police Say
Police are looking for a man who raped a woman who had been walking home and are asking the public for help.
Stamford Police Sgt. Jennifer Lynch said a woman in her 20s was raped around 12:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, while walking home in the area of East Main Street and Lockwood Avenue.
The woman, who went to the hospital following the attack, was able to provide police with a basic description of her attacker, Lynch said.
Lynch said the man is described as being a Hispanic male, about 30 years old, 5-foot-9, with short hair. He was reportedly wearing a gray sweatshirt and dark pants.
No…
Boyfriend Attacks Woman At Stamford Medical Office In Front Of Patients, Police Say
A 44-year-old area man is behind bars after walking into a doctor's office where his girlfriend works and dragging her by her hair and attacking her in front of patients.
The incident took place around 3:25 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, when Dwayne Keel, of Bridgeport, entered the medical office located in the 12- block of High Ridge Road, Stamford Police Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said.
Keel was arrested after police were called to office during the attack. Once on the scene, the woman said that Keel, her boyfriend for 20 years, went into the employee-only area of the office and chased her to the rear…
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