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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.
Trio From Long Island, Queens Nabbed For Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
Three men from Long Island and Queens have been charged in a civil complaint they allegedly engaged in a wide-ranging mortgage scheme to defraud the government.
The complaint, unsealed on Monday, Jan. 4, alleges that Nassau County resident Michael Konstantinovskiy, of Roslyn Heights, and Queens residents Iskyo Aronov, of Middle Village, Ron Borovinsky, of Hollis Hills, and the companies they owned or controlled, engaged in fraudulent short sales of residential properties insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), said Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern Distric…
Father, Son Stole Items From Fairfield County Landscaping Company Numerous Times, Police Say
The father of a man who had already been arrested for allegedly breaking into a commercial company and stealing items has turned himself in to police.
Robert L. Petro, 81, of Waterbury, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 29, after the series of alleged thefts that took place at a landscaping business in Wilton in 2019, said Wilton Police Lt. Gregg Phillipson.
According to Phillipson, Petro, and his son, Michael Petro, 47, of Wolcott, would enter the property of the landscaping business and steal equipment such as leaf blowers, chain saws, and more.
The younger Petro was arrested several months …
Ex-CT Teacher Who Posed As Teen Sentenced For Soliciting, Receiving, Distributing Child Porn
An ex-teacher from Connecticut has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for soliciting, receiving, and distributing child pornography.
Dylan Koerner, 29, of New Britain, formerly of West Hartford, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 4, said U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham.
In addition to the 70 months in prison, Koerner was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
According to court documents and statements made in court, between July 2019 and October 2019, Koerner used a false identity and posed as a teenager on Kik, an internet mobile application, to solicit…
Norwalk Officers Arrested After Being Caught In Hotel Room While On Duty, Police Say
Two Norwalk police officers have been arrested for an incident last year in which they were caught in a hotel room while on duty.
Officers Michael Dimeglio, an 8-year member of the department, and Sara Laudano, a 5-year employee, surrendered themselves at Norwalk Police Headquarters on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and were served with arrest warrants stemming from an incident that occurred on Saturday, Oct. 10, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino.
According to the police department, on Oct. 10, both officers were working in the Patrol Division. At about 12:47 a.m., Norwalk Police Dispatch could not reach Laudano o…
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