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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.
Fairfield County Man Charged In Death Of 4-Month-Old Baby Girl, Authorities Announce
A Fairfield County man has been charged with manslaughter and risk of injury in the death of a four-month-old baby.
Angel Rodriguez, age 35, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, by warrant for the death of the child on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2019, said Patrick J. Griffin, Connecticut's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven.
According to the arrest warrant, in the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 8, New Haven Police Department, New Haven Fire Department, and American Medical Response (AMR) personnel responded to a 911 report of an unresponsive toddler.
First responders tr…
Two Long Island Men Arrested After Fight Over Ex-Girlfriend Ends In Stabbing, Police Say
Two Long Island men have been arrested following a stabbing incident in a fight over an ex-girlfriend.
Anthony Diomede, age 31, and Joseph Arena, age 32, both of Levittown, were arrested on Friday, Jan. 1, following the incident in which one of the men landed in the hospital, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers responded to a Levittown residence for a domestic incident. Upon arrival, it was determined that Diomede had gone to his ex-girlfriend’s residence where he was involved in an altercation with Arena.
During the fight, Diomede allegedly pulled out a …
CT Woman Killed After Being Rear-Ended In Crash, State Police Say
A Connecticut woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash after allegedly being rear-ended by another vehicle.
Marie Mathieu, age 58, was killed around 5:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4, in Hartford County on Route 2 in Glastonbury, said the Connecticut State Police.
According to police, a Mercedes-Benz, driven by Mark Herbst, of Hartford, was traveling on Route 2 westbound, east of the Exit 9 on-ramp, when he rear-ended Mathieu's vehicle, located on the shoulder of Route 2 westbound, at the top of the Exit 9 on-ramp, state police said.
Herbst was not injured in the crash and refused medical trea…
CT Man Killed After Vehicle Flips Over Railroad Tracks, Police Say
A Connecticut man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and being ejected after hitting railroad tracks along Route 8, said Connecticut State Police.
New Haven County resident Jonathan Vazquez, age 24, of Derby, was killed around 1 p.m., on Monday, Jan. 4, while traveling northbound on Route 8 near Beacon Falls, said state police.
According to state police, For an unknown reason, Vazquez lost control of his Honda Accord and veered off the roadway to the right.
The vehicle then crossed into the grass shoulder where it struck and went over the metal beam guardrail, traveled down t…
Speeding Driver Runs Three Red Lights, Reaches Dangerous Speeds In Fairfield County, Police Say
A driver was charged with multiple offenses after running three red lights and reaching "dangerous speeds," in his efforts to elude police.
Asaiah John Ford, 18, of East Haven, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 31, after he was spotted running a red light on Orchard Street at Post Road around 1:40 a.m., in Cos Cob, said Greenwich Police Captain Mark E. Zuccerella.
The incident began when officers attempted to pull over a Ford Fiesta driven by Ford after he ran a light and then sped off, running three additional lights and reaching dangerous speeds in his effort to get away, Zuccerella said.
D…
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Left Victim On Side Of Road In Area
A man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene while he was out walking with his wife.
Ulster County resident George Barley, age 62, was struck around 2:20 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 2, while walking on Whitefield Avenue in Accord, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel.
According to Nevel, when troopers from the Ellenville barracks responded to the accident scene they found Barley lying about eight feet off the roadway, unconscious, but breathing.
Barley, a resident of Accord, appeared to be suffering from head and leg injuries, Nevel said.…
Retired CT State Trooper Dies Unexpectedly At Age 50
A longtime retired Connecticut State Trooper has died unexpectedly.
Trooper First Class Patrick Dragon, 50, of Brooklyn, Connecticut, died on Saturday, Jan. 2, at Hartford Hospital, said the Connecticut State Police.
A cause of death has not been released to date.
Dragon, a member of the 107th Training Troop entered the State Police Training Academy on January 9, 1998.
Upon graduation, he served as a patrol trooper at Troop D in Danielson, as a resident trooper in the town of Sterling, as a detective in the Eastern District Major Crime Squad, and as a detective in the Fire and…
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