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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.
Silver Alert Issued For CT Teen Missing For Two Days
A Silver Alert has been issued for a Connecticut teen who has been missing for two days.
Christopher Champagne, age 16, of Waterbury, was last seen around 3 a.m., leaving his home on Tuesday, Feb. 23, said Sgt. Nadine Amatruda, of the Waterbury Police.
Champagne was first reported missing around 12:44 p.m., on Feb. 23, after he did not return home.
The teen was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants, and carrying a Playstation.
He is described as being 5-foot-10, 140 pounds, with a thin build, hazel eyes, and short brown hair.
Anyone with information about this missing person…
Former Long Island Library Employee Sentenced For Embezzling More Than $360K
An employee has been sentenced to one to three years in prison for embezzling more than $260,000 from a Long Island library.
Shelia Seward, age 59, of West Babylon, a former employee of the Elmont Memorial Library, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 24, for the theft which took place between 2012 and 2018, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.
“Sheila Seward stole more than $260,000 from the Elmont Library by increasing the amount on her paycheck more than 100 times during a six-year period,” Singas said. “I thank the Elmont Memorial Library for their cooperation in this inves…
I-84 Traffic Stop Nets 5 Kilos Of Cocaine, Three Arrests
Three people were busted with more than five kilos of cocaine during a traffic stop in Connecticut.
The bust took place around 2:37 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, when troopers stopped a Honda Ridgeline for speeding on I-84 westbound in Middlebury, said the Connecticut State Police.
During the stop, troopers developed probable cause to search the vehicle and as a result, uncovered 5.66 kilos of cocaine partially concealed in the backseat, state police said.
The occupants of the vehicle, Joao Burgos-Alvardo, 30, Cynthia Lacen-Pellot, 39, and Maranyelis Pacheco, 29, all of Waterbury, were arres…
Suspect In Shooting Critical After Crashing Car In Fairfield County, Police Say
A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries following a shooting and police pursuit that ended in a crash in Fairfield County.
Mark Anthony Febres, of Bridgeport, was arrested following the incident that started around 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, when a Bridgeport Police received a Shotspotter activation on Helen Street, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management.
Officers on patrol located the vehicle and driver responsible for the shooting incident and attempted a motor vehicle stop, Appleby said.
The driver, later identified as Febres, fled from the police and was…
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