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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.
CT Man Admits To Gun Possession, Drug Distribution Charges
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to drug distribution and firearm possession offenses.
Benjamin Gladstone, age 29, of Hartford, pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 8, in connection with a 2019 drug case, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2019, Hartford Police made two controlled purchases of marijuana from Gladstone at his Collins Street residence.
During a following court-authorized search of Gladstone’s residence, investigators found a loaded Taurus 9mm handgun with …
DNA, Video Surveillance Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Neighborhood Burglar, Police Say
A Connecticut man was nabbed on DNA evidence and video footage to a series of alleged residential break-ins.
Douglas T. Senerth, age 31, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 4 in Hartford County by South Winsor Police on six active warrants connected with break-ins in his neighborhood, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon.
The charges stem from an investigation that spanned from November 2019 through September 2020, police said.
Investigators linked Senerth, a South Windsor resident, to the six cases through forensic evidence, including DNA collected from a flashlight left at the scene of one of the burgla…
Man Wanted For Killing Former Model Caught In Connecticut
A man wanted for the murder of a former model was captured by Connecticut State Police detectives at an area truck stop.
Tracy R. Rollins, of Dallas, Texas, was arrested around 11:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, by state police at a truck stop in Southington, said the Connecticut State Police.
The arrest was the result of an assist to the Pennsylvania State Police who were investigating the shooting death of Rebecca Landrith, 47, of Virginia, that occurred in West Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania on Sunday, Feb. 7, said the Pennsylvania State Police.
Landrith, a former Ms. Manhattan finalist, a…
CT Gang Member Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking narcotics and firearms.
Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” age 41, of Hartford, was sentenced to prison on Thursday, Feb. 11, to be followed by five years of supervised release, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Reyes, a member of the Los Solidos street gang, who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack in the area of Park…
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