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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 Convicted Of Murder, Narcotics Distribution, Sex Trafficking
A Long Island Bloods gang member faces life in prison after being found guilty of murder, forcible rape, sex trafficking, and drug possession, among other offenses during a four-week trial.
Lawrence Lewis, also known as “L Boogs,” age 38, of Claverton, was convicted Tuesday, Nov. 9, for the 2017 murder of John Birt, the forcible rape and sex trafficking of a Suffolk County woman, racketeering, multiple firearms offenses, narcotics possession and distribution, and witness tampering, according to the US Attorney's Office.
As proven at trial, between April 2004 and June 2019, Lewis, as a membe…
Man Charged With Assault, Carjacking In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County man was arrested for his involvement in a series of crimes that included assaulting and carjacking a woman at gunpoint.
Jose Francisco Ramos, age 52, of Bridgeport, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 9, by US Marshals for the incident which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 13, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police.
On Oct. 13, around 7:40 a.m., Trumbull Police received multiple calls about an armed carjacking at an office building on Corporate Drive, where a gun was displayed, Weir said.
The victim reported that as she arrived for work and was sitting in her car…
27-Year-Old Admits To Fatal Shooting Outside Restaurant In Area
An area man has pleaded guilty to the murder of another man outside of a popular restaurant and sports bar.
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Tuesday, Nov. 9, Jamaad Murphy, age 27, of Wallkill, pled guilty to murder in the second degree in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside of a Town of Wallkill nightclub in November 2019.
At the time that he pled guilty, Murphy admitted to fatally shooting Matthew Napoleoni, age 23, of Middletown, outside of the Made in Puerto Rico Latin Cuisine and Sports Bar, located at 505 Schutt Road Extension, in th…
Fairfield County 31-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
A Connecticut man was killed after losing control of his vehicle in a single-vehicle crash, according to authorities.
Fairfield County resident Andrew Chapin, ag 31, of Shelton, was killed around 8 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9 in the town of Seymour in New Haven County, said the Connecticut State Police.
According to troopers, Chapin was driving a Kawasaki Motorcycle, northbound on Route 8, in the area of Exit 21, Town of Seymour when he failed to "maintain a proper lane and veered toward the right shoulder."
Chapin was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained fatal injuries, troopers said.
He w…
Hockey Coach Charged With Assaulting Player At Area Ice Arena, Police Say
A youth hockey coach has been arrested after allegedly hitting a 10-year-old player with a hockey stick, injuring him.
Marvin A. Minkler, age 53, a Connecticut resident, was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 31, in New York and charged with assault and endangering a child, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
According to the criminal complaint outlining his arrest, the incident took place on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at the Brewster Ice Arena located at 63 Fields Lane in the town of Southeast.
During the incident, Minkler allegedly "did knowingly strike a minor in the area of the head, neck, shoulder …
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