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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.
Acrobat Seriously Injured After Falling 25-30 Feet At Fairfield County Festival
An acrobat who fell about 30 feet from a performance apparatus at a Fairfield County festival is expected to recover.
The incident took place around 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Norwalk Oyster Festival Saturday when one of the performers, Walter Murcia, with the Pirates Of the Colombian Caribbean acrobatic show fell about 25 to 30 feet from an apparatus.
According to Norwalk Police Sgt. Sofia Gulino, Murcia sustained serious injuries after hitting the ground.
Norwalk Police Officers began tending to the injured person, The acrobat, from East Bradenton, Florida, was tran…
ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death In Driveway Of CT Home, Police Say
Police have identified a man who was found shot to death in the driveway of a Connecticut home.
New Haven County resident Timothy Hughes, age 39, was found around 11:35 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 10, when police responded to shots fired complaint in Waterbury in the area of Southview Street.
Upon the officer’s arrival, Huges, of Waterbury, was located inside a vehicle in the driveway of the residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police.
Medical assistance was administered by responding officers. Emergency medical personnel resp…
Woman Crashes Into Long Island Store, Injuring Six, Police Say
Six people were injured, including a police officer, when a woman lost control of her vehicle and drove into the front of a Long Island beauty salon, according to police.
The incident took place around 1:45 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Salon De Franco, located at 156 Middle Neck Road, in Kensington.
While driving on Middle Neck Road near Beverly Road, the 84-year-old woman struck a vehicle in the intersection, Nassau County Police said.
As a result of the collision, the woman lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the salon and through the front glass, police said.
When poli…
Fairfield County Woman Asleep In Car In Middle Of Roadway Charged With DUI, Police Say
A Fairfield County woman was charged with alleged driving under the influence after falling asleep behind the wheel of her car in the middle of a roadway.
Erica Mazzo, age 34, of Stamford, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 30, after Darien Police responded to Birch Road for a report of a vehicle stopped in the middle of the road.
When officers arrived on the scene they found a Honda sedan stopped in the middle of the southbound lane on Birch Road, and Mazzo appeared to be asleep at the wheel, said Sgt. James Palmieri, of the Darien Police.
After several attempts, officers were …
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