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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.
Assault, Robbery Lands Beacon Man Behind Bars
Two men fighting over a cell phone landed one in handcuffs for allegedly attacking the other with a knife.
City of Beacon Police arrested Ian I Ortiz, 36, of Beacon, around 2:40 a.m., Saturday, March 9, after responding to a call regarding suspicious activity involving a vehicle in the roadway, said City of Beacon Police Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson.
Upon arrival, officers conducted interviews and determined that an altercation over a cell phone took place between two males inside of the vehicle, Johnson said.
The victim sustained broken eyeglasses and lacera…
Monroe Man Kicks In Door, Terrorizes Ex-Girlfriend During Home Invasion With 2-Year-Old Present
An area man allegedly terrorized his former girlfriend while her 2-year-old son was inside the home.
Scott Ralston, 34, of Monroe, was arrested around 3 a.m. Monday, March 11, after Shelton Police responded to a home for a report of a domestic incident, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango.
According to police, Ralston showed up at his ex-girlfriend’s residence at 3 .m., pounding on the door. The ex-girlfriend, who was in the residence with her 2-year-old son, barricaded herself in by placing a couch against the locked door, Bango said.
Ralston kicked the door u…
Woman Under Influence Charged After Two Fatally Struck While Crossing Road, Police Say
A woman allegedly driving under the influence struck and killed two people while they were crossing a busy Connecticut roadway.
Stonington Police said the fatal incident took place around 8:07 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at the intersection of Route 27 and Rossie Pentway in Stonington, when a vehicle driven by Carol Belli, 73, of Groton, struck and killed two people attempting to cross the roadway, said Capt. Todd Olson.
When officers arrived on the scene they found the two pedestrians, identified as Joanna Wakeman, 78, and Seth Wakeman, 88, both of Stonington, had been struck at the inte…
Man Killed In Barrage Of Gunfire In Bridgeport Identified
This story has been updated.
The person who was shot and killed in a barrage of gunfire on Sunday in Bridgeport has been identified.
Tyron Heard, 21 of Bridgeport, was shot and killed around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Bridgeport Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald.
Two other men, ages 17 and 22, who were also shot, survived, he added.
The incident took place around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in the area of 553 Hollister St., said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department.
According to Fitzgerald, at least 20 rounds were fired at a vehicle at that location…
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