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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.
One Critically Injured After Two Men Are Shot In Bridgeport
Two men were hospitalized, one in critical condition, after being shot in Bridgeport.
Police said the two men were hit around 9 p.m. Thursday, July 4 near the intersection of Barnum and East avenues, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police.
Both men, who were hit in the lower extremities, were taken to Bridgeport Hospital in a private vehicle, Jones said.
Jones said one man is listed in critical, but stable condition, and the other man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
No further information was available.
Mother, Son Charged In Connection To Stamford Woman's Death
A Stamford man and his mother have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of the man's wife last year.
Mercedes Martinez, 60, and Hector L. Lopez, 43, both of Stamford, were arrested on Friday, July 5, and charged with manslaughter, said Stamford Police Lt. Michael A. Noto.
The road to the manslaughter charges began last year on November 26, 2018, when Olga “Iris” Lopez, was seen sick and eventually unconscious inside the apartment, and that Martinez and Lopez, were both aware of her condition and did nothing to provide emergency care, Noto said.
Her co…
Man Caught Shoplifting Attacks 7-Eleven Worker Who Confronted Him In Westbury, Police Say
A man who allegedly shoplifted items from a 7-Eleven store and then attacked an employee was caught and held by other customers when he attempted to flee.
William Mohan, 53, of Lindenhurst was arrested around 12:15 a.m., Friday, July 5, at the store at 760 Old Country Road in Westbury, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, while inside the store, Mohan allegedly took merchandise and concealed it in his clothing.
The victim, an employee of the store, witnessed the theft and approached Mohan and asked him to give the merchandise back, police said.
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