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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.
Long Island Man Sentenced For Attempting To Join ISIS
A Long Island man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for attempting to provide support and resources in an effort to join the terrorist organization ISIS.
Elvis Redzepagic, age 30, of Commack, was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 19, after pleading guilty in April, said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York,
“With the imposition of today’s lengthy sentence, Redzepagic pays a steep price for his misguided embrace of terrorism and his attempts to join ISIS and the al-Nusrah Front in order to wage violent jihad,” stated Peace.
In early 2015, R…
CT Man Pours Boiling Water On Sleeping Woman, Baby, Police Say
A Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly pouring boiling water on a woman and a baby, police announced.
Tiston Ellis, age 25, of Hartford, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 17, and charged with:
Assault;
Risk of injury to a child;
Reckless endangerment.
The incident took place when the woman and infant were sleeping, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police.
Both suffered first and second-degree burns, he said.
Boisvert would not release any more information due to the domestic nature of the crime.
Ellis is being held on a $500,000 bond at the Hartford Correctional Cente…
Fairfield County Men Used Stolen Credit Cards To Purchase $3.7K Worth Of Items, Police Say
Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying two men who allegedly used stolen debit cards to purchase over $3,000 worth of items.
Stratford Police said the cards, which were stolen from a secured locker at the Edge Fitness Club in Stratford, were used at Dick's Spring Goods at the Milford Mall on Monday, Nov. 1.
The men were caught on surveillance seen leaving the mall with a large box of clothing worth $3,700, police said.
They left the mall in a silver minivan.
One man is described as being 20-25, with light hair, a white t-shirt, and blue skinny jeans, with…
CT Man Caught With Hundreds Of Images Of Sexual Abuse Of Children, Feds Say
A Connecticut man has been indicted by a grand jury for receiving hundreds of images of child pornography.
New Haven County resident Christopher Michaelson, age 37, of Guilford, pleaded not guilty to the crime during a hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 16, said Leonard C. Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, January 2019, the Guilford Police Department assisted Burrillville Rhode Island Police with the arrest of Michaelson at his residence in Guilford on Rhode Island state charges for child molestation, solicitation, a…
CT Man Admits To Defrauding State
A Connecticut man faces years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud against several state-run wage subsidies and job training programs.
Middlesex County resident David Kania, age 62, of Middlefield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 15, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Kania was the owner and operator of three small businesses, principally in the dietary supplement and beverage industry.
Between 2013 and 2018, through his companies, Kania applied for…
Fairfield County Bank Robber Caught Shortly After Crime, Police Say
A man was nabbed for an alleged robbery of a TD bank in Fairfield County.
Richard Davila, age 59, of Stratford, was arrested for the robbery which took place around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Bridgeport, said Detective Jeffrey A. Holtz, of the Bridgeport Police Department.
According to Holtz, at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers rapidly responded to a panic alarm at the TD Bank branch at 4865 Main St. at the intersection with Old Town Road.
With the help of bank employees and customers, officers were quickly able to broadcast a description of the suspect, the getaway car, and the i…
Man From Region Sentenced For Multi-Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
A Massachusetts man was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
Robert Young, 50, of Worcester, was sentenced on Thursday, Nov. 18, by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman.
According to court documents, in October 2018, Young pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, and fentanyl.
In April 2017, law enforcement began investigating drug sales made by Young and co-conspirator Daniel Donald on Groton Street in Worcester, the US Attorney's Office said.
On Nov.…
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