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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.
Officer Injured Attempting To Arrest Shoplifter At Area Store, Police Say
A police officer was injured during a confrontation with an alleged shoplifter at a Dollar General store.
The incident took place around 12:24 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Dollar General at 534 Main St., in the City of Poughkeepsie.
When the officer attempted to place the suspect, Romairo Stroman, 40, of Hyde Park, into custody, he pushed the officer to the ground injuring the officer, said Poughkeepsie PD Det. Lt. Matt Clark.
The officer then attempted to use a taser on the suspect, but the taser failed to penetrate the suspect's clothing.
Other officers arrived and were able…
Man Caught Shoplifting Left Kids Home Alone, Norwalk Police Say
A Fairfield County man was arrested after being caught for alleged shoplifting at a Walmart store and then telling police he left his small children at home.
Christian Otero, 37, of Norwalk, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 13, after running from a Walmart security officer with alleged stolen merchandise, said Lt. Jared Zwickler, of the Norwalk Police.
When officers arrived at the store, Otero was being held by loss prevention and was arrested by officers.
Otero had stolen $264 in merchandise from the store before running out, Zwickler said.
While being arrested he told the office…
Westchester Woman Charged After Incident At Fairfield County Restaurant
A Westchester woman was charged after getting into a dispute at a Fairfield County restaurant.
Sarah Ann Westerman, 30, of Port Chester, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 12, for an incident that took place in November at a Greenwich Avenue restaurant, said the Greenwich Police.
According to police, a person came to the Greenwich Police Department to report an incident that occurred at the restaurant, which the police would not name.
An investigation found that two people got into a verbal altercation, which turned physical, police said.
Police said Westerman was the aggressor, and a w…
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