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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.
ID Released For Man Found Dead In Front Of Fairfield County Home
A man found dead in front of a home in Fairfield County has been identified.
Brandon Goode, 26, of Bridgeport, was found dead around 7:25 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, when Bridgeport Police responded to 242 Harral Ave., for a reported assault, said Scott Appleby, director of the Office of Emergency Management.
When officers arrived on the scene they found the 26-year-old man suffering from wounds to his lower extremities, said Bridgeport PD Capt. Brian Fitzgerald.
An autopsy revealed that Goode died after being stabbed multiple times in the legs, buttocks, and groin, Appleby said.
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Man Wanted For Sexual Assault, Possession Of Child Porn Turns Himself In To Police
A man wanted for the sexual assault of an adult and for possession of child pornography turned himself in to the police.
Ames Flatow, 30, of Guilford, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 14, for an October sexual assault in Milford, said the Milford Police.
An investigation following the sexual assault also found that Flatow was allegedly in possession of child pornography, police said.
Flatow was charged with:
Sexual assault
Unlawful Restraint
Voyeurism
Possession of child pornography
Flatow was released on $400,000 and appeared in Milford Court on Monday, Dec. 14.
10 Hospitalized Following Seven-Vehicle Route 7 Crash
Ten people were hospitalized following a seven-vehicle crash in Northern Fairfield County.
The crash took place around 5:10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, on southbound Route 7 in the area of Exit 11 in Brookfield.
When Brookfield firefighters, with help from the Danbury Fire Department, arrived on the scene, they found seven vehicles that had crashed into each other.
Paramedic ambulances 18-1 and 18-3 responded with Engines 4, 22, and Rescue 3 from Brookfield. Rescue 1, Engine 23, and four ambulances from the City of Danbury also responded.
Overall, 12 people were evaluated for injuries, and 10 …
Man Hit By Vehicle After Crossing Street Without Looking For Traffic In Fairfield, Police Say
A man hit by a vehicle suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after crossing a street without allegedly checking for traffic first in the Town of Fairfield, police said.
The incident took place around 12:39 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, on Reef Road in Fairfield.
According to Granata, a Fairfield Police Officer was advised by a passerby that a person had just been struck by a vehicle on Reef Road just north of Veteran’s Park.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Michael Smith, 25, of Fairfield, lying on the ground in front of 783 Reef Road and was suffering from seve…
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