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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.
CT KFC Manager Nabbed For Ripping Off $12K In Cash Deposits, Police Say
A 46-year-old Connecticut woman has turned herself in to police after allegedly being caught stealing more than $12,000 in cash deposits from Kentucky Fired Chicken where she was a manager.
New Haven County resident Iris Estella, of Waterbury, turned herself in on an active arrest warrant on Tuesday, March 14, stemming from a larceny complaint made by KFC in December 2022.
During the original investigation, officers found instances of numerous missing cash deposits beginning early November into December, totaling close to $12,000, said the Naugatuck Police.
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Smoke Shop Busted Selling Marijuana Without License In Bridgeport, Police Say
A popular Bridgeport smoke shop is closed after being busted for allegedly selling marijuana products without a license.
The shop, Moon Rock and Roll, at 4615 Main St., in Bridgeport, was served a search warrant on Tuesday, March 14 by the Bridgeport Police Tactical Narcotics Team.
When police entered the premises, they found that more than 75 percent of all visible products sold were some form of marijuana, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Emergency Management.
The owner, Wenke Chen of Corona, New York, and three employees: Avery Campbell of Bridgeport, Tatiana Diaz of S…
CT Man Charged With Savagely Abusing Boy, Police Say
A Connecticut man has been charged with savagely abusing a boy who was subjected to beatings, locked in a closet, and living in "inhumane" conditions.
New London County resident Michael Gregor, age 41, formerly of New London, who recently moved to East Lyme, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 23.
According to Capt. Matthew Galante, of the New London Police, Gregor was arrested in connection with an incident that took place on Sunday, Jan. 29, at a home in New London involving a reported domestic dispute.
During the arrest, police found the 10-year-old boy locked in a room with a deadbolt on th…
Career Criminal Nabbed In Greenwich Catalytic Converter Theft, Police Say
A career criminal who brandished a weapon and threatened he had a gun during the theft of a catalytic converter has been arrested on a warrant, authorities announced.
Joshua Dejesus, age 24, was nabbed by Bridgeport Police on Wednesday, March 22 on a warrant out of Greenwich for the Saturday, May 28, 2022 incident, said Lt. Patrick Smyth of the Greenwich Police.
According to police, Dejesus, a Bridgeport resident who has a long arrest record and numerous pending cases, and another person were spotted by two neighbors sawing off a catalytic converter from a work truck on May 28 on Henr…
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