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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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Man Accused Of Trespassing At School In Wilton Man Accused Of Trespassing At School In Wilton
Man Accused Of Trespassing At School In Wilton A man was charged with trespassing after walking into a school in Fairfield County and refusing to leave, police announced. The incident took place in Wilton around 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 at the Genesis School located at 15 Station Road. Wilton police responded to the school after Charlton Anthony White, age 26, of Danbury, entered the front door of the private school facility while a class of students were in session and was asked by employees to leave, said Lt. Gregg Phillipson, of the Wilton Police.  White walked around the inside of the building before…

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16-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete Posts $2M Bond 16-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete Posts $2M Bond
16-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete Posts $2M Bond The 16-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a Fairfield Prep student-athlete is free after posting a $2 million bond. Raul “Lito” Valle, of Milford, posted the bond on Monday, May 23, according to the Milford Superior Court Clerk. Valle is charged with the stabbing murder in Shelton of James "Jimmy" McGrath, a football and lacrosse player at Fairfield College Preparatory School, on Saturday, May 14 during a fight in front of a residence and injuring three others, authorities said. During court on Monday, Valle's attorney Jake Donovan had requested a reduction in the bond to $1 million, wh…

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Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Stamford Apartment Building Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Stamford Apartment Building
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Stamford Apartment Building A three-alarm fire in a Fairfield County high-rise apartment building was quickly extinguished by firefighters. The fire took place in Stamford around 8 p.m. at 60 Strawberry Hill Avenue. The first arriving Stamford firefighters found smoke billowing from windows on the eighth floor of the 12-story apartment building, said Deputy Chief Matt Palmer, of the Stamford Fire Department. Due to the location of the fire and difficulties associated with firefighting operations in a high-rise apartment building, a second alarm was sounded. The second alarm brought an additional engine and truck com…

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Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall
Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall A Long Island man was critically injured after falling off a stone wall while painting a home. The incident took place in Nissequogue around 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 23. Rosin Santos was painting a home, located at 24 Spring Hollow Road when he slipped off a stone retaining wall and fell 20 feet to the ground, said the Suffolk County Police. Santos, age 54, of Commack, was transported via Nissequogue Fire Department Ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he is in critical condition, police said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and is inves…

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ID Released For CT Kayaker Who Drowned While Attempting To Reach Lost Paddle ID Released For CT Kayaker Who Drowned While Attempting To Reach Lost Paddle
ID Released For CT Kayaker Who Drowned While Attempting To Reach Lost Paddle State officials have released the name of a Connecticut man who drowned while attempting to reach a lost paddle while kayaking. The incident took place in New Haven County at Quonnipaug Lake in Guilford on Sunday, May 23. New Haven County resident Rodrigo Tocto, age 34, of Orange, was recovered from the water by the Guilford Dive Team and CPR was administered, said Will Healey, spokesman for DEEP. See Earlier Story: Kayaker Dies After Overturning In CT Lake Tocto was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Healey said. According to Healey, Tocto …

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One Killed In Westport Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say One Killed In Westport Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
One Killed In Westport Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County. It took place in Westport around 4:20 p.m., Monday, May 23 at 294 Saugatuck Ave. The first police and fire personnel to arrive found that two cars collided causing extensive damage to both, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police. Both drivers, the sole occupants of both vehicles, sustained injuries, Wolf said. An individual in one of the cars was conscious and able to speak with emergency responders, he said. That person was extricated by firefighters and transported to the hospital for treatment. …

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Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Yorktown Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Yorktown
Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Yorktown Police in Northern Westchester are searching for the person responsible for spray-painting racist graffiti. The graffiti was discovered in Yorktown where the Taconic Parkway passes over the Croton Reservoir northbound on Saturday, May 21. The graffiti, which was signed with the initials JJC, was done in blue spray paint and said "Jackson C. Hates N....S" as well as an anti-semitic statement, said Chief Robert Noble, of the Yorktown Police. "While these hateful and hurtful statements were reported on Saturday, May 21, our investigation thus far has led us to believe that the crime was commi…

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20-Year-Old Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Trees On Massachusetts Roadway, Police Say 20-Year-Old Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Trees On Massachusetts Roadway, Police Say
20-Year-Old Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Trees On Massachusetts Roadway, Police Say A 20-year-old Massachusetts man was killed after his Jeep ran off the roadway and into a line of trees, authorities said. The crash took place in Worcester in Northborough around At 8:55 a.m. Sunday, May 22 on Route 290. A preliminary investigation indicates that Elijah Pye, age 20, of Leicester, was driving a 2007 Jeep Wrangler was eastbound on Route 290 taking exit 30A when, for reasons still under investigation, the Jeep ran off the roadway on the left side and struck several trees, said Massachusetts State Police. Pye, from the Cherry Valley area of Leicester, was removed from the vehi…

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Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Wendy's In Greenwich Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Wendy's In Greenwich
Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Wendy's In Greenwich Two men are at large after allegedly robbing a Fairfield County Wendy's restaurant at gunpoint. The robbery took place in Greenwich around 1:50 a.m., Monday, May 23 at the Wendy's located on West Putnam Ave. Two men dressed in black hoodies entered the restaurant while employees were closing for the night, said Capt. Mark Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police. One of the men pulled a firearm and demanded cash from the manager, Zuccerella said. Both men were given an undisclosed amount of cash and they fled the area, he added. No one was injured. The men are described as being Black, …

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Employee Nabbed Using Cell Phone To Take Photo Under Woman's Dress In Hudson Valley, Police Say Employee Nabbed Using Cell Phone To Take Photo Under Woman's Dress In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Employee Nabbed Using Cell Phone To Take Photo Under Woman's Dress In Hudson Valley, Police Say A store employee was arrested for allegedly taking a picture under a female customer's dress as she shopped at a supermarket in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Ulster County at the Hannaford Store in Highland at 3650 Route 9W on Saturday, May 21, according to police. Marcello Richter, age 22, of Kingston, was arrested by the town of Lloyd police after the woman, who was shopping at the Hannaford Store, told the store manager he had taken a picture under her dress, said Chief James Janso, of the Lloyd Police. According to Janso, the employee followed a customer down an ai…

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