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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.
89-Year-Old Woman Wakes To Find Strange Man Sitting On Her Bed
An 89-year-old woman woke up to find a man sitting on her bed in her clothes after he had stolen items from her bedroom as she slept, Town of Lloyd Police said.
The woman, "who was petrified," began to talk with Renny G. Widrew, 46, address unknown, around 5 a.m., Monday, Sept. 2, in an effort to keep him calm, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janson.
"She was scared out of her mind and talked to the man until she had a chance to call a relative who then called the police," Janso said.
When police arrived at the woman's Highland home a short time later they found Widrew in the back…
Monroe Man Shot To Death Attempted To Stab Shooter First, Police Say
A Fairfield County man who was shot and killed during an argument allegedly attempted to stab the person who shot him first, according to Bridgeport Police.
Jose Perez-Ortiz, 41, of Monroe, was killed around 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 1, outside a store at Shelton Street and Noble Avenue, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police
According to Jones, video surveillance in the area shows Perez-Ortiz attempting to stab a man who then pulled a gun and fired, striking him.
First responders rushed Perez-Ortiz to Bridgeport Hospital where he later died, Jones said.
Surveillance also show…
One Of Four Men Accused In Stratford Home Invasion Arrested
One of at least four men wanted in a Stratford home invasion has been arrested, police said.
Jaquan Wade, 26, address unknown, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in connection with the incident that took place on May 13, on Ligh Street, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.
Wade was charged with home invasion, unlawful restraint, and robbery.
During the original incident, police said at least four men entered the house and demanded money around 4:15 a.m.
The men fled after one of the residents grabbed a knife held by one of the invaders, Eannotti said in a release a…
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