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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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Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Vandalizing Public, Private Areas In CT Man Wanted For Vandalizing Public, Private Areas In CT
Man Wanted For Vandalizing Public, Private Areas In CT Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly vandalized several public and private areas with spray paint in Connecticut. The incident took place in Hartford County in Bristol within the past several days. The man used black spray paint to vandalize several public and private properties, Bristol Police said. The suspect may be someone local due to him walking in the area, they added. If you recognize the suspect call 860-584-3000 x3265 or aleciurato@bristolct.gov. Refer to case number 22-3265.

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Employee Accused Of Sending Texts Demanding Money To New Canaan Business Employee Accused Of Sending Texts Demanding Money To New Canaan Business
Employee Accused Of Sending Texts Demanding Money To New Canaan Business An employee was arrested for allegedly sending threatening text messages demanding money to his employer in Fairfield County. On Friday, April 15, the business owner in New Canaan told police that they were receiving harassing text messages from an employee identified as Kelvin Rodriguez, age 33, of Bridgeport, said the New Canaan Police Department. An investigation was initiated and it was determined that Rodriguez had sent over 50 text messages demanding money and a percentage of the business and if he was not paid the business would be ruined, police said. As a result of the investigati…

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Wanted Stamford Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say Wanted Stamford Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say
Wanted Stamford Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say A Fairfield County man wanted in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting that injured an innocent bystander was nabbed after agents spotted him on a city street. The incident took place in Stamford on Saturday, May 7 on Sixth Street in the area of LA Fitness. Ricardo Georges, age 32, of Stamford, was wanted in connection with a Monday, March 14 drive-by shooting on the city's west side that injured a 72-year-old man who was working on his vehicle, said Capt. Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police. Officers from several divisions including the Narc Unit, Major Crimes, SRT, and the K-9…

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Police Conduct Search Detail In Connection To Case Of Missing Woman In Capital District Police Conduct Search Detail In Connection To Case Of Missing Woman In Capital District
Police Conduct Search Detail In Connection To Case Of Missing Woman In Capital District As the 20-year anniversary of the disappearance of a New York woman approaches, state police continue their search for the mother of three. Audrey May Herron was just 31 years old when she disappeared without a trace while driving home from work on the night of Aug. 29, 2002, in Greene County in the town of Catskill. A nurse at an area nursing home, Herron was last seen leaving work around 11 p.m. in her 1994 black Jeep Grande Cherokee.  A grainy video in the area shows what might be Herron's vehicle leaving the area, but that is the only clue. Vigils have been held, flyers have been hun…

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Body Found At Park In Western Mass Body Found At Park In Western Mass
Body Found At Park In Western Mass A person who was found dead at a popular Western Massachusetts park died from a medical-related problem, officials say. The body was found in Hampden County in Agawam at School Street Park on Monday, May 9. The person's body was discovered early Monday morning in the parking lot of the park, Hampden District Attorney Spokesperson James Leydon said. Police did not release either the gender or name of the person found. An investigation is underway, but Leydon said on Tuesday, May 10, that the cause of death appears to be medically related.

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Bridgeport Man Accused Of Making Racial Slur, Spitting At Man After Crash Bridgeport Man Accused Of Making Racial Slur, Spitting At Man After Crash
Bridgeport Man Accused Of Making Racial Slur, Spitting At Man After Crash A Fairfield County man was arrested for allegedly spitting in the face of a Hispanic man and yelling racial slurs following a traffic accident. The incident took place in Fairfield at the Stop & Shop gas station around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3. Fairfield Police responded to Villa Avenue for a crash. Once on the scene, police saw Stephen Saint Raymond, age 58, of Bridgeport, yelling and hitting the front of the other driver’s car, said Lt. Michael E. Paris, of the Fairfield Police. Saint Raymond also spit in the man's face and was yelling racial slurs throughout the inciden…

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Rye Resident Charged With Felony DWI After Crash Splits Pole In Half Rye Resident Charged With Felony DWI After Crash Splits Pole In Half
Rye Resident Charged With Felony DWI After Crash Splits Pole In Half A Westchester resident was arrested for DWI following a single-vehicle crash in which a telephone pole was split in half. The crash took place in Southern Westchester late Friday, May 6 in the city of Rye. Rye Police responded to a one-car motor vehicle accident occurring on the Boston Post Road in the area of Cedar Street. The accident split a telephone pole in half and was eventually replaced by Con Edison, said the Rye Police. The driver, a 46-year-old Rye resident, was arrested and charged with felony DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation, and failure to have a court-ordered interlock …

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Bridgeport Man Shot, Killed On City Street, Police Say Bridgeport Man Shot, Killed On City Street, Police Say
Bridgeport Man Shot, Killed On City Street, Police Say A Fairfield County man was shot to death in what police are calling an "isolated incident." The shooting place in Bridgeport around 8:30 p.m., Monday, May 9 in the 100 block of Washington Terrace. When Bridgeport Police arrived on the scene, they found 38-year-old Jose Alicea, of Bridgeport, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. The site of the shooting.Bridgeport Police Department Medics arrived and transported Alicea to Bridgeport Hospital where he later died, Gilleran said. "This appears to be an isolated incident where Mr…

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Person Struck By LIRR Train Person Struck By LIRR Train
Person Struck By Lirr Train A person who was hit by a Long Island Rail Road train survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident took place in Port Jefferson around 1:45 a.m., Tuesday, May 10. According to the MTA, an LIRR train from Huntington to Port Jefferson came in contact with a person at the Route 112 crossing just west of Port Jefferson Station. The person was transported to Stony Brook Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, MTA officials said. The MTA Police are investigating the incident. Following the incident, the train proceeded east and arrived at Port Jefferson Station at 3:02 a.m.&n…

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Delivery Driver Dies After Crash In Shelton Delivery Driver Dies After Crash In Shelton
Delivery Driver Dies After Crash In Shelton A Fairfield County man who drove his oil delivery truck into a yard and home has died from his injuries days after the incident. The incident took place in Shelton around 11:15 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, said Det. Richard Bango. of the Shelton Police Department. Responding Shelton Fire Department firefighters found an oil delivery truck in extremely close proximity to the front of the home on Sheehy Lane with the driver still inside the truck and unresponsive, the department said. Firefighters removed the man and provided rapid first aid until an ambulance arrived and transported him to an ar…

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