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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.

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Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Missing Long Island Girl Police are asking the public for help locating a missing Long Island girl. The teen, Victoria Tolentino-Bhatti, age 15, was reported missing on Thursday, Jan. 21, in Freeport, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, Tolentino-Bhatti was last seen at her Ocean Avenue residence. She is described as being white, with a medium build, 5-foot-1, and 165 pounds. She was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt over a blue Aeropostale shirt with yellow writing, black jeans, and grey sneakers. She suffers from a cognitive disorder, and her possible destination is unkn…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Jeep Grand Cherokee Stolen In Darien Used In Bridgeport Shooting, Police Say A Jeep Grand Cherokee that was stolen in Fairfield County was used in a shooting and in a pursuit with police. The vehicle was reported stolen to police from Timber Lane in Darien, on Monday, Jan. 11, said Sgt. James Palmieri. The owner was unsure if he had locked the vehicle or if the keys were inside, Palmieri said. Later the same day it was stolen, Bridgeport Police notified Darien Police the driver of the vehicle had engaged officers in pursuit in their jurisdiction, ultimately crashing. It was also learned that the vehicle had been used in a shooting in Bridgeport, Pa…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Nine Displaced After Fire Breaks Out At Multi-Family CT Home Three families were left homeless following a fire at a multi-family Connecticut home. The fire took place around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 207 Jefferson Street in Hartford at a multi-family home located in the city’s Frog Hollow neighborhood. Firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the building and encountered heavy smoke upon arrival, said the City of Hartford Fire Department. Firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the fire and declared it under control within 26 minutes, the department said. All occupants made it out safely. There were no firefighter or c…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Man Nabbed For ID/Credit Card Theft, Possession Of Marijuana In Fairfield County, Police Say A man driving with a suspended registration was allegedly busted for identity theft and numerous other crimes in Fairfield County during a traffic stop. Karon Golding, age 23, of West Hartford, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 14, driving a 2007 Acura TSC by Wilton Police, following a traffic stop, Wilton Police said. During the stop, officers noticed a strong smell of marijuana and a search of the vehicle turned up: A plastic sandwich bag containing a marijuana-like substance located in the center console. A large heavy-duty plastic bag containing a marijuana-like substance located in the …

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

State Police Investigating Potential 'Use Of Force' By Officers Connecticut State Polie is investigating alleged excessive use of force by several officers during a traffic stop that ended with one person in the hospital after jumping off a 70-foot landing. According to the state police, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, detectives from the Connecticut State Police were requested by the Hartford State’s Attorney’s Office to assume the investigation into the potential use of force incident in West Hartford. The investigation stems from an incident that occurred on I- 84 eastbound, Exit 46 ramp in the city of Hartford at approximately 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, inv…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

News

Convicted CT Felon Admits To Possessing Firearm A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Dionte Wilson, age 25, of East Hartford, was arrested last year after a review of videos on social media websites by the FBI's Gang Task Fore identified him as being in possession of several firearms, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, following the review of the videos, members of the task force conducted multiple controlled purchases of marijuana from Wilson. On Monday, August 10, Wilson was …

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Suspect Nabbed In 2019 Murder At Area Restaurant After an intensive 14-month manhunt, a 27-year-old man has been arrested by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force for the 2019 murder of another man at a restaurant in the area. Jamaad Mikal Murphy, of Middletown, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Ramapo, for the Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, killing of Matthew Napoleoni, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. State Police say that at approximately 2:30 a.m., Murphy, shot and killed Napoleoni, age 23, also of Middletown, outside of the Made in Puerto Rico Latin Cuisine and Sports Bar on Schutt Road Extension in the town of Wallkill. Accor…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Armed CT Robbery Suspect Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying a man in connection with armed robbery. The incident took place around 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Family Mart, located at 561 New Haven Ave., in Milford, said the Milford Police. According to police, the man entered the store and pulled out a silver handgun with a wooden grip, and demanded cash. The man demanding cash.Milford Police Department Anyone with any information is asked to contact Det. Kenneth Catino at 203-783-4729 or via email at kcatino@milfordct.gov.

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Human Remains Found Inside Vehicle At Northern Westchester Reservoir, Police Say Police have reopened a 1989 missing persons case after a set of human remains was found inside a vehicle submerged in the Muscoot Reservoir in Northern Westchester. The White Plains Police Department said Wednesday, Jan. 21, it has reopened a missing person’s case that was first reported in late 1989, based on a recent discovery by DEP Police of a vehicle submerged in the reservoir, located in Somers, matching the description of a vehicle relevant to the case. The vehicle, which was removed from the water by State Police and DEP Police personnel is being treated as evidence, the department …

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2021

News

Investigators Return To CT Property In Connection To Missing Mom Case Connecticut State Police returned for the second day to a home once owned by Fotis Dulos, this time with an excavator, and a pump truck. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, state police said they were continuing their investigation into the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos, of New Canaan, by again visiting a property at 80 Mountain Spring Road in Farmington, once owned by Dulos' late estranged husband Fotis Dulos. Farber Dulos hasn't been seen Friday, May 24, 2019, around 8 a.m., after dropping off her children at school and returned to her home on Welles Lanes. Jennifer Farber DulosNew Canaa…

by Kathy Reakes

01/20/2021

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