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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.
Pistol-Wielding Bridgeport Man Sparks Standoff At Fairfield Bank
An area man and woman are behind bars following an intense police standoff with the man inside a bank where he pulled a pistol on a Fairfield detective while being questioned about a bank fraud incident.
The standoff went down around 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, when officers with the Fairfield Police Detective Bureau were conducting an investigation into bank fraud related to the theft of approximately $120,000 from an elderly person from Texas, said Fairfield Lt. John Bucherati.
The suspects, identified as Carl Myers, 46, and Tanika Haase, 26, both of Bridgeport, we…
Danbury Man Killed After Becoming Trapped Under Debris In Partial Barn Collapse
A Danbury man was killed after being trapped under debris during a partial barn collapse, said the Connecticut State Police.
The incident took place around 8:40 a.m., Thursday, April 24, when a barn that was being worked on began to collapse, with workers inside at 81 Litchfield Turnpike in Bethany, said the state police.
When state troopers arrived on the scene they found Joister Pacheco-Attaide, 38, Danbury, trapped under the debris, state police said.
EMS was able to gain access to Pacheco-Attaide with the assistance of the fire personnel and determined he had died from his injurie…
Hit-Run Suspect Nabbed After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Lynbrook
A Nassau County man has been arrested for allegedly running down an elderly man and then leaving the scene of the fatal accident, said the Nassau County Police.
Harley Dix, 48, of Lynwood, was arrested by the Nassau County Police Homicide Squad following the death that took place around 7:57 p.m.Thursday, April 25, in Lynbrook, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, the man was crossing Merrick Road near Blossom Heath Avenue, when he was struck by a gray Nissan. The vehicle left scene westbound on Merrick Road without stopping, police said.
A description was…
Motorists, Troopers Team Up To Rescue Loose Beagle On I-84, Closing Down Roadway
Drivers and police banded together to save a beagle named Lupe when he was found wandering on I-84 in Danbury.
The incident took place on Friday, April 19, during rush hour when drivers saw Lupe on the highway, Connecticut State Police said.
"The dog was hit by a vehicle, but did not have any serious injuries," said Trooper Christopher Costella of Troop A, Southbury.
Motorists, worried that Lupe might get run over again, took it upon themselves to use their vehicles to shut down the highway until state police could arrive and help rescue him.
Troopers cover Lupe's head so he wasn't a…
Garden Brothers Circus Comes To Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Children young and old will have the rare chance to enjoy circus fun when the Garden Brothers Circus hits the Mid-Hudson Civic Center for its annual show.
The show, complete with a slew of animals for the kids, along with performers and clowns in a three-ring setting, moves into Poughkeepsie on Friday, April 26, for three shows inside the building now known as the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center.
The performances at 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m., will include what Garden Brothers describes as "breathing special effects, concert style sound, and lighting, to showcase the dazzling mov…
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