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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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CT Woman Fakes Elaborate Harassment Hoax, Gets Restraining Order, Police Say CT Woman Fakes Elaborate Harassment Hoax, Gets Restraining Order, Police Say
CT Woman Fakes Elaborate Harassment Hoax, Gets Restraining Order, Police Say A Connecticut woman was charged with allegedly carrying out an elaborate harassment hoax, convincing police and even getting a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend. Hartford County resident Amy E. Hull, age 35, of South Windsor, was charged on Monday, April 17 following an extensive investigation by police. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the New Windsor Police, Hull’s charges stem from an early 2022 ongoing harassment case in which she claimed she was being harassed by the victim, an ex-boyfriend.  During the investigation, it was determined Hull orchestrated an …

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Police & Fire
32-Year-Old Threatens To Kill Co-Worker, Shoot Up Danbury Business, Police Say 32-Year-Old Threatens To Kill Co-Worker, Shoot Up Danbury Business, Police Say
32-Year-Old Threatens To Kill Co-Worker, Shoot Up Danbury Business, Police Say A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to to kill a co-worker and "shoot up and bomb" the building. The incident took place in Danbury on Monday, April 17 at Arcmed located on Shelter Rock Road. According to Erin Henry, spokesperson for the Danbury Police, officers responders to the business after receiving a threatening complaint. Upon arrival, officers met with a manager who explained an incident that took place between two employees where one employee threatened to kill another. Additionally, a witness told police that the same employee made a threat to …

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Police & Fire
Fire Causes Substantial Damage To Stratford Gun Store, Shooting Range Fire Causes Substantial Damage To Stratford Gun Store, Shooting Range
Fire Causes Substantial Damage To Stratford Gun Store, Shooting Range A fire at a popular Stratford gun store and shooting range caused substantial fire and water damage. The fire started in Stratford around 6:15 p.m., Monday, April 17 at the. Stratford Guns & Ammo at 760 Honeyspot Road. Stratford Fire Marshal Robert Daniel said the three-alarm fire started in the shooting range area and employees attempted to put it out before calling 911 and evacuating the store and area. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found heavy fire showing the roof on the northwest side of the structure, Daniel said. Some 22 firefighters started an aggressive fire&nbs…

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Police & Fire
Person Of Interest In Norwalk Shooting Caught With Gun, Police Say Person Of Interest In Norwalk Shooting Caught With Gun, Police Say
Person Of Interest In Norwalk Shooting Caught With Gun, Police Say Police arrested a man wanted as a person of interest in a shooting from the day before in Norwalk. The incident took place around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 15 when officers were patrolling Day Street. According to Norwalk PD Deputy Chief Terrence Blake, an officer spotted a man standing on the sidewalk near 30 Day Street. The officer recognized the man as a person detectives wanted to speak with regarding a shooting that occurred on Friday, April 14 in the same area. As the officer exited his vehicle, the man walked away, entering Ryan Park. Two additional officers entere…

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Business
Powerball Ticket Worth $50,000 Sold In Hudson Valley Powerball Ticket Worth $50,000 Sold In Hudson Valley
Powerball Ticket Worth $50,000 Sold In Hudson Valley A favorite store in the Hudson Valley known both near and far for selling winning lottery tickets strikes again with a customer purchasing a third-prize Powerball ticket worth $50,000. The ticket was purchased in Orange County at the Smokes 4 Less store in Newburgh for the Saturday, April 15 game, according to the New York Lottery. The winning numbers were 1-33-34-56-59 and the Powerball was 18.  The winning ticket has four matching numbers and the Powerball. No winners have stepped forward yet, but they have a year to claim their prize, lottery officials said. The Powerball dr…

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Police & Fire
Florida Man Pretends To Be Dentist, Operates Clinic Out Of Danbury Hotel, Police Say Florida Man Pretends To Be Dentist, Operates Clinic Out Of Danbury Hotel, Police Say
Florida Man Pretends To Be Dentist, Operates Clinic Out Of Danbury Hotel, Police Say An out-of-state man was busted for allegedly pretending to be a dentist and operating a dental clinic out of a hotel in Fairfield County. Hugo Moraes-DeLima, age 41, of Boca Raton, Florida, was busted in Danbury on Sunday, April 16, at the La Quinta Hotel. According to Erin Henry, a spokesperson for the Danbury Police, officers responded to the hotel located at 116 Newtown Road on Sunday, April 16, for reports of an occupant practicing dental work.  Upon arrival, officers located a man who claimed he was conducting dental referrals. When officers entered the room, they found…

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Fatal Crash: 56-Year-Old Victim ID'd In Hudson Valley Fatal Crash: 56-Year-Old Victim ID'd In Hudson Valley
Fatal Crash: 56-Year-Old Victim ID'd In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man who was involved in a two-vehicle crash died from his injuries. The crash took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Monday, April 17 on Route 211 in the town of Wallkill. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a 2012 Subaru driven by Juan M. Castillo, age 37, of the town of Wallkill, had struck a 1996 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by 56-year-old George Marse of Port Jervis, said Wallkill Police Deputy Chief Antonino Spano. Marse was transported by Town of Wallkill Emergency Medical Services to Garnet Health Medical Center where he w…

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Police & Fire
Boy, 13, With Knife Arrested At Trumbull School Carnival, 2 Others Nabbed For Fighting Boy, 13, With Knife Arrested At Trumbull School Carnival, 2 Others Nabbed For Fighting
Boy, 13, With Knife Arrested At Trumbull School Carnival, 2 Others Nabbed For Fighting Police were kept busy at a school carnival, arresting three teens and breaking up fights in Fairfield County. The incidents took place in Trumbull at Hillcrest Middle School around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14. Police responded to the school after being notified of a fight in which a 13-year-old pulled a knife during a fight with another teen, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. When police arrived they were provided with a description of the youth with the knife by witnesses who said two teens were fighting and one pulled a knife, Weir said. The 13-year-old, of the town of Fair…

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Accused Fentanyl Dealer Nabbed In Hudson Valley Following Drug Task Force Investigation Accused Fentanyl Dealer Nabbed In Hudson Valley Following Drug Task Force Investigation
Accused Fentanyl Dealer Nabbed In Hudson Valley Following Drug Task Force Investigation An alleged Hudson Valley fentanyl and cocaine dealer is behind bars without bail following a search of his home. The incident took place in Dutchess County on Friday, April 14, in Pleasant Valley. The Dutchess County Drug Task Force has been actively investigating drug dealers selling fentanyl or any drugs mixed with fentanyl due to the significant amount of drug overdose deaths in Dutchess County, said Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, coordinator of the task force. During investigations, the task force identified a source of distribution for fentanyl being sold in bags stamped with a Chicago B…

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News
Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong CT Apartment; Suspect Commits Suicide Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong CT Apartment; Suspect Commits Suicide
Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong CT Apartment; Suspect Commits Suicide Police are investigating after officers knocked on the wrong door and detained a woman in handcuffs as they searched for a suspect allegedly involved in child pornography in Connecticut. The incident took in New Haven County on Thursday, April 6 in New Haven on East Street. According to the New Haven Police Department Chief Karl Jacobson, officers were serving a search warrant for a suspected child pornographer when they went to the wrong apartment on the wrong floor and knocked in a door with a battering ram. Inside the apartment were a woman and her two children. The woman was handcuffe…

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