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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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Greenwich Man Charged In Stamford Hit-Run Crash That Killed 2 Greenwich Man Charged In Stamford Hit-Run Crash That Killed 2
Greenwich Man Charged In Stamford Hit-Run Crash That Killed 2 A Fairfield County man has been arrested in Florida in connection with a December crash that killed two nearby restaurant employees as they crossed a street after getting off work. The crash took place in Stamford around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 on Washington Boulevard. Michael Talbot, age 25, of Greenwich, was arrested on a warrant by the Collier County Sherriff’s Office in Florida while visiting family on Thursday, Jan. 5, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad. Killed in the hit-and-run crash were Yuliana Aria…

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ID Released For 2nd Victim In Double-Fatal, Wrong-Way Crash Involving CT State Representative ID Released For 2nd Victim In Double-Fatal, Wrong-Way Crash Involving CT State Representative
ID Released For 2nd Victim In Double-Fatal, Wrong-Way Crash Involving CT State Representative Connecticut State Police have released the identity of the second victim in a wrong-way, double-fatal crash involving a popular state representative. The crash took place on Route 9 in Middlesex County around 12:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, on Route 9 South near Exit 18 in Cromwell. According to state police, the crash took place when State Representative Quentin "Q" Williams, age 39, of Middletown, was traveling south on Route 9 when he was hit head-on by a wrong-way driver identified as Katie Kimeda Mustafj, age 27, of Manchester. Earlier report: State Rep Quentin 'Q' Williams Killed…

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CT Drug Dealer Busted After Ramming Police Cars, Cops Say CT Drug Dealer Busted After Ramming Police Cars, Cops Say
CT Drug Dealer Busted After Ramming Police Cars, Cops Say A Connecticut drug dealer was busted after allegedly ramming police cars repeatedly in an effort to get away. The incident took place in New Haven County around 8 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Milford. According to Milford Police, plainclothes officers were conducting a security check of the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel, 1015 Boston Post Road.  A Ford Mustang was found idling, but the license plate on the vehicle came back to a stolen BMW out of New Haven, police said, Officers attempted to detain the Mustang as the driver then attempted to flee, repeatedly driving …

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CT Man, Age 30, Fighting For Life Following Shooting CT Man, Age 30, Fighting For Life Following Shooting
CT Man, Age 30, Fighting For Life Following Shooting A 30-year-old Connecticut man suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot on a city street. The incident took place in New Haven around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, on Chapel Street, between Beers Street and Orchard Street.  Responding officers located a 30-year-old New Haven man who had been shot. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale New Haven Hospital where he is being treated for life-threatening injuries, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police. The Bureau of Identification responded to the scene and collected ballistic evidence. Detectiv…

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Man Nabbed In Bridgeport In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide Man Nabbed In Bridgeport In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide
Man Nabbed In Bridgeport In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide A Connecticut man was nabbed in a stolen car linked to a homicide following a chase through Fairfield County. The incident began in Bridgeport around 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4 when members of the Fairfield County Regional Auto Theft Task Force, spotted the car and began to follow it without lights and sirens from a distance onto I-95 northbound.  Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of emergency management, said when the car reached the Milford area the driver turned off all exterior lights in an attempt to elude any following vehicles and began to accelerate in speed and reckless…

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Two Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Busy CT Highway Two Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Busy CT Highway
Two Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Busy CT Highway Two people were killed on a busy Connecticut highway in a wrong-way driver crash. The crash took place in Middlesex County around 12:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, on Route 9 South near Exit 18 in Cromwell. According to the State Police, a vehicle was driving in the left lane of Route 9 South near the Exit 18 off-ramp when it was struck by a wrong-way driver head-on. The first vehicle came to an uncontrolled final rest on the left shoulder, fully engulfed in flames. The driver was pronounced deceased on scene and has not yet been positively identified pending an autopsy, state police said…

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CT State Rep Killed In Wrong-Way Crash CT State Rep Killed In Wrong-Way Crash
CT State Rep Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Connecticut State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams was killed in a motor vehicle crash, according to the Connecticut Dems on Twitter. The crash took place in Middlesex County around 12:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, on Route 9 South near Exit 18 in Cromwell. Williams, a Middletown Democrat, was sworn into office Wednesday, Jan. 4 for his third term and had been appointed to serve as co-chair of the legislature’s labor committee. He was 39 years old, the organization said on Twitter. Connecticut State Police had not identified Williams pending notification of next of kin. Connecticut Democr…

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State Police Seek Witnesses To Serious Injury CT Crash State Police Seek Witnesses To Serious Injury CT Crash
State Police Seek Witnesses To Serious Injury CT Crash Connecticut State Police are asking for witnesses to a serious crash that severely injured a 67-year-old man to come forward. The crash took place in Tolland County on the Tolland Turnpike in the area of Daleville Road in the town of Willington on Wednesday, Jan. 4. When troopers arrived on the scene, they found Ernest Bruce Carlson, of Willington suffering from suspected serious injuries after running off the roadway and hitting a tree, state police said. Carlson was transported to Hartford Hospital by members of the Willington Fire Department.  Tolland Turnpike was closed for …

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Long Island Attempted Bank Robbery Suspect On Run Long Island Attempted Bank Robbery Suspect On Run
Long Island Attempted Bank Robbery Suspect On Run Police are searching for a bank robber who allegedly attempted to rob a Long Island bank while threatening a weapon and demanding cash. Earlier report: Teller Refuses Nassau Bank Robber's Demands; Suspect Sought In Second Heist Minutes Later The incident took place in Westbury around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Bank of America at 248 Post Ave., in Westbury. According to Robbery Squad detectives, an unknown man entered the Bank of America and approached the teller. The man threatened a weapon and produced a hand-written note demanding cash from the employee. After reading th…

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Norwalk Woman Charged With Stealing $58K From Elderly Employer, Police Say Norwalk Woman Charged With Stealing $58K From Elderly Employer, Police Say
Norwalk Woman Charged With Stealing $58K From Elderly Employer, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been arrested for larceny after allegedly stealing more than $58,000 from her employer, an elderly woman. The initial forgery complaint was made in Norwalk in September 2022 when the woman's daughter discovered the illegal withdrawals from the victim's checking account, said Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police.  A lengthy and detailed investigation by Det. Scott Ribisl for larceny followed and found that Jennifer Hernandez, age 31, of Norwalk, had been employed as a caretaker for the victim for over 10 years when the withdrawals from her ban…

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