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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.
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile In 14 CT Towns, Including Greenwich, Stamford
State officials announced that the West Nile virus has been detected in 14 towns throughout the state, including Greenwich and Stamford.
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) said the infected mosquitoes were found across the region including Stamford, Chester, East Haven, Groton, Hartford, Manchester, New Haven, North Haven, North Stonington, South Windsor, Voluntown, West Haven, and Wethersfield.
In addition, eastern equine encephalitis virus-infected mosquitoes have been detected in two southeastern towns including Voluntown and Madison.
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Area Woman Upset Over School Bond Vote Arrested For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say
A 63-year-old woman has been arrested for making a terroristic threat against the Valley Central School District, according to Montgomery Police.
The incident took place around 10:10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, when police were made aware of the threat to the district, said Det. Sgt. Sarge Farina.
Within an hour, police were able to identify and located Alice K. Lubitz, of Walden, who allegedly made the threat in anger of an upcoming school bond vote issue, Farina said.
"By the actions of this threat, the voting process was disrupted," he said.
Police also responded to Valley Central Hig…
IDs Released For Utility Workers Electrocuted In Area
Police have identified two electric workers who were found dead at the bottom of an electric pole after firefighters responded to a brush fire in Orange County.
Derrick Paris, 51, of West Caldwell, New Jersey, and Justin McLoughlin, 28, of Trenton, Georgia, were working as private contractors for Orange & Rockland Utilities, when the were killed, said ABC 7.
According to O&R, the incident took place shortly before 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 19, when the two men were electrocuted in Warwick while performing work for O&R along a transmission right-of-way, said Mike Donovan, spoke…
Man Wanted For Shoplifting, Attacking Employees, Found Next Door At Work, Stamford Police Say
A man wanted for alleged shoplifting and attacking security employees was caught a month later at work next door to where the original incident occurred.
Shannon Gilman-Bey, 47, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 19, by Stamford Police after a dedicated officer spent hours searching for the man wanted for allegedly pulling a knife and assaulting a Macy’s employee while trying to steal clothes last month, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
Conklin said Gilman-Bey, was stopped on Monday, July 15, by three Macy's loss prevention officers who they thought was stealing cloth…
Six, Including Pair In 80s, Caught Engaging In Sexual Activity In Fairfield Woods, Police Say
After receiving complaints of people engaging in lewd and sexual activity in a wooded area in Fairfield, police made six arrests, including two people in their 80s, following surveillance of the area, said the Fairfield Police.
The surveillance -- conducted by the department's Special Services and Quality of Life units, on Friday, Aug. 19, in the Grace Richardson Open Space area at the intersection of Congress Street and Morehouse Highway, captured the six allegedly committing several violations, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras.
The following people were arrested and …
Hotel Worker Killed In Caribbean Had Drugs, Alcohol In System, Darien Dad Says
A Fairfield County man who is facing manslaughter charges on the Caribbean Island of Anguilla for killing a hotel worker told reporters the whole event is a "nightmare."
Scott Hapgood, 44, of Darien, told a room packed with reporters during a news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Manhattan that his family's life changed forever on Saturday, April 13, the day he allegedly killed the hotel employee he says attacked his family.
A financier with UBS, who is currently on leave, Hapgood, comments come as toxicology reports show that the hotel worker had cocaine and other drugs in his system and…
Fire Department Captain Arrested For Allegedly Stealing $15K In Funds, Bridgeport Police Say
A captain in the Bridgeport Fire Department has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $15,000 in funds from the department's Firebirds organization.
Darrien L. Penix, 43, of New Britain, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 19, by Bridgeport Police following an investigation into the theft, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police.
The crime came to light when the vice president of the Firebirds -- the department's minority organization -- reported to police that he believed Penix, a former president of the group had misused monies from the organization's account through a cr…
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