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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.

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Downtown Hartford Traffic Nightmare Expected Due To Mulitple Events Downtown Hartford Traffic Nightmare Expected Due To Mulitple Events
Downtown Hartford Traffic Nightmare Expected Due To Mulitple Events A UConn basketball doubleheader, a pep rally, and a volleyball tournament are all scheduled to take place in downtown Hartford over the weekend, causing police to issue a traffic advisory. The events are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 with a pep rally on Pratt Street, said Hartford Police Lt. Martin Cunningham. The pep rally will be followed by the first game at 12 p.m. at the XL Center at 1 Civic Center Plaza with the UConn men playing St. John's, followed by the UConn women playing Georgetown at 4 p.m. "These games are each expected to be well attended, with a sell-ou…

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Driver From Westport Accused Of Hitting Jogger, Leaving Scene Driver From Westport Accused Of Hitting Jogger, Leaving Scene
Driver From Westport Accused Of Hitting Jogger, Leaving Scene A Westport man was arrested after allegedly hitting a jogger, leaving the scene, and then stopping at a convenience store where he told other people about the crash. The incident took place in Westport on Sunday, Jan. 8 in the area of Green Farms and Hill Point roads. When Westport PD officers arrived on the scene they found a man who said he had been jogging when he was struck by a vehicle and left in the roadway, said Westport Police Lt. Eric Woods. The jogger suffered minor injuries to his shoulder, police said. Woods said that while speaking with the injured jogger, a witness arr…

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Teen Trio Nabbed Street Racing Stolen Cars After Wallingford Crash, Police Say Teen Trio Nabbed Street Racing Stolen Cars After Wallingford Crash, Police Say
Teen Trio Nabbed Street Racing Stolen Cars After Wallingford Crash, Police Say Three teens ages 18 to 13 were nabbed by Connecticut state police after a street racing crash on I-91 in Wallingford. The incident took place in Wallingford around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, on I-91 near Exit 13. According to state police, when troopers arrived on the scene they found an Infiniti SUV and a Hyundai sedan that had crashed. The occupants had run from the scene, witnesses said. An investigation found that the SUV was traveling in the left lane with the Hyundai in the center lane next to the SUV, both traveling at high rates of speed when they collided, state police said. …

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Lake Grove Man Who Made Sexual Comments To A Girl, 11, Nabbed At Home, Police Say Lake Grove Man Who Made Sexual Comments To A Girl, 11, Nabbed At Home, Police Say
Lake Grove Man Who Made Sexual Comments To A Girl, 11, Nabbed At Home, Police Say A Lake Grove man was arrested after allegedly running up behind an 11-year-old girl leaving school and began making sexual propositions. The incident took place in Selden on Tuesday around 3:25 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 20 Commonwealth Ave. According to Suffolk County Police, the girl was approached by Zachary Chase, age 28, as she was walking home from Selden Middle School. Police said Chase ran up from behind the victim and made sexual propositions to her before she ran home.  Chase then left the scene in a car, striking a pole as he fled, police said. He was tracked to his h…

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Caught At Darien Train Station: Bridgeport Man Nabbed Trying To Break Into Cars, Police Say Caught At Darien Train Station: Bridgeport Man Nabbed Trying To Break Into Cars, Police Say
Caught At Darien Train Station: Bridgeport Man Nabbed Trying To Break Into Cars, Police Say A Bridgeport man was charged with attempted burglary after he pulled on the door handles of three cars allegedly attempting to break into them. The incident took place at the Darien Train Station on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Darien Police approached Mohamed Batchilly, age 21, after another train rider reported a "suspicious person" pulling on the door handles of vehicles, said Darien Police Sgt. Dan Skoumbros. The witness told officers he got off the train with Batchilly and watched him pull on a "couple" vehicle doors, said Skoumbros. The witness was able to provide police with a descripti…

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Norwalk Trio Busted With Drugs, Gun, Following Investigation, Police Say Norwalk Trio Busted With Drugs, Gun, Following Investigation, Police Say
Norwalk Trio Busted With Drugs, Gun, Following Investigation, Police Say Three Fairfield County men have been charged with the alleged sale of drugs following a four-month investigation. The men were arrested in Norwalk on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 21 Osborne Ave. According to Norwalk Deputy Chief Terrence Blake, the arrests come on the heels of a four-month investigation into drug sales in Norwalk. During the warrant search, investigators seized crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, cash, and a Taurus 9mm handgun with an extended magazine, Blake said. The three arrested included: Xavier Joseph, age 21; Jermaine Joseph, age 20, and Isaiah Brown, age 20, all&…

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Marlborough Man's Trash Leads To His Conviction For 4 Rapes In 1984 Marlborough Man's Trash Leads To His Conviction For 4 Rapes In 1984
Marlborough Man's Trash Leads To His Conviction For 4 Rapes In 1984 A Marlborough man has been found guilty of four rapes and kidnappings in 1984 by garbage from his home used to connect his DNA found at the crime scenes. Michael Marion Sharpe, age 71, a former Hartford charter school CEO, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 2 to 72 years in prison for felony charges related to the kidnappings and sexual assaults of four women in Connecticut dating back to 1984, said Chief State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin. Sharpe’s conviction was the result of an extensive investigation by the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney’s Cold Case Unit that included the use of for…

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Waterbury Police Officer Fired For 'Unacceptable' Conduct Waterbury Police Officer Fired For 'Unacceptable' Conduct
Waterbury Police Officer Fired For 'Unacceptable' Conduct A Connecticut police officer was fired for "unacceptable" conduct during a traffic stop while he was directing traffic. The incident took place in New Haven County in Waterbury on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the intersection of Thomaston Avenue and Homer Street. During the stop, Officer James Hinkle was directing traffic due to a mechanical failure of the traffic lights at the intersection, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. While directing traffic, a vehicle proceeded through the intersection. Hinkle provided commands to the vehicle to stop and struck the driver's side of the vehicle…

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3-Vehicle Westport Crash Leaves Driver Trapped In SUV 3-Vehicle Westport Crash Leaves Driver Trapped In SUV
3-Vehicle Westport Crash Leaves Driver Trapped In SUV One person was injured in a three-car crash in  Fairfield County. The crash took place in Westport around 6:15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9 at 40 Bridge St. The Westport Fire Department along with Westport Police and EMS responded to a multi-vehicle crash in front of 40 Bridge St, said Philip Hessberger, assistant chief of the Westport Fire Department. According to Hessberger, one driver was trapped in an SUV and required extrication using hydraulic extrication tools.  After removal from the vehicle, the patient was transferred by Westport EMS to a local hospita…

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Fetal Remains Found In Catch Drain At Hudson Valley Sewer Station Fetal Remains Found In Catch Drain At Hudson Valley Sewer Station
Fetal Remains Found In Catch Drain At Hudson Valley Sewer Station The remains of a human fetus were found by a sewer system employee in the Hudson Valley. The remains were found in Rockland County around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 in Nanuet. According to Rockland County Sheriff's Office, the department received a call from the Rockland County Sewer District reporting that a worker recovered what appeared to be a human fetus from a catch drain at the Pascack Pumping Station located at 169 Convent Road in Nanuet.  The pumping station is checked regularly, and the fetus most likely entered the sewer system earlier the same day before it wa…

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