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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 Nabbed During Warrant Raid At Stratford Home
A 19-year-old man and a juvenile have been arrested for allegedly possessing a stolen gun and marijuana seized during a raid of a home.
The warrants search was executed on Friday, Aug. 23, by members of the Stratford Police Narcotics Vice and Intel Unit and the SRT Team following an investigation focusing on drug sales and firearm-related crimes in Stratford, said Capt. Frank Eannotti.
The subjects of the investigation, a 15-year-old juvenile, and Zaire Dixon, 19, of Stratford, were arrested without incident during the search, Eannotti said.
During the search, detectives found a stole…
Westchester Woman, 32, Shot, Killed In Massachusetts
A Westchester County woman was shot to death in Massachusetts while sitting in a vehicle.
Stephanie Olivieri, 32, of Yonkers, died after being shot once while sitting in the vehicle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts near the intersection of Columbus Avenue and South John Street around 3:22 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, said Andy McKeever, a spokesman for the Berkshire District Attorney's Office.
Olivieri, formerly of Becket, Massachusetts, died at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after the shooting.
Pittsfield Police responded to both a ShotSpotter activation and several 911 calls reporting …
Convicted Felon Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Pounds Of Pot, Police Say
A Stratford woman was nabbed for alleged possession of a loaded, stolen firearm and pounds of marijuana during a warrant raid on her home.
The warrants search was carried out on Wednesday, Aug. 28, by members of the Stratford Narcotics Vice and Intel Unit following an investigation into drug sales and firearms-related crimes in the city, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.
Julissa Terry, 46, was arrested, along with a 15-year-old juvenile during the warrants search at the home, said Eannotti.
During the search, officers found a loaded stolen firearm as well as numerous pounds of m…
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