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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.
Sandy Hook Foundation, Community 'Devastated' By Suicide Of Co-Founder, Father Of Victim
Hours after the apparent suicide of Jeremy Richman, 49, of Newtown, the father of Avielle Richman, a first-grader killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012, the foundation he helped created said it is "devastated" by his death.
"Our hearts are shattered and our hearts are struggling to comprehend," the Avielle Foundation said in a statement.
Richman was found early Monday, March 25, at his office located in Edmond Town Hall after police responded to a report of an apparent suicide, police said. A suicide note was left, but not divulged.
Following his first-grade daughter’s death, Richm…
Man Charged With Murder In Botched Armed Robbery, DA Says
An Orange County man has been charged with murder in the alleged botched armed robbery of a Newburgh man.
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said Monday, March, 25, that Dominique Williams, 22, of Newburgh, was charged with murder, robbery, attempted robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and conspiracy in the Nov. 3, 2018 killing of a Newburgh man.
Williams is alleged to have fatally shot the man with a .32 caliber pistol during the attempted robbery. He was arraigned with his twin brother, Devin Williams, 22, also of Newburgh, and both are charged with…
Three Struck By Car Following Fight In Front Of Pizzeria In Milford, Police Say
A fight in front of a pizzeria during the early morning hours led to three people being struck by a car, one with severe injuries, according to the Milford Police.
The incident began around 1:30 a.m., Monday, March 25, when the Milford Police received a 911 report of a large fight taking place in the street on Naugatuck Avenue, said Milford Officer Mike DeVito.
When officers arrived on the scene, which was littered with shoes and torn clothing, they found a man with severe injuries to the lower half of his body, DeVito said. The man was immediately transported to an area…
Pedestrian Assaults Driver In Greenwich Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
A pedestrian who thought a vehicle drove too close to him ended up in cuffs after assaulting the driver of the vehicle, police said.
Seth Bladimirsquy, 51, of Greenwich, was arrested around 9:29 p.m., Friday, March 22, after allegedly assaulting the driver outside of the Greek Kitchen on North Water Street, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz.
According to Slusarz, Bladimirsquy approached the driver after parking near the restaurant.
During the encounter, the police report says Bladimirsquy shoved the person and grabbed his jacket in a way that restricted his breathing. Due to…
Father Of Sandy Hook Shooting Victim Found Dead
The father of a Sandy Hook victim was found dead in Edmond Town Hall after police responded to a report of an apparent suicide, said Newtown Police.
When police arrived on the scene around 7 a.m., Monday, March 25, they found Jeremy Richman, 49, of Newtown, deceased. Richman is the father of Avielle Richman a first-grader killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde.
"The death appears to be a suicide, but police will not disclose the method or any other details of the death," said Bahamonde.
Richman, a co-founder of the Avielle Foundatio…
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