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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.
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…
IDs Released In Hudson Valley Murder-Suicide At Restaurant Parking Lot Involving Off-Duty Cop
Police have released the names of two men killed during a murder-suicide in the parking lot of a Hudson Valley restaurant.
The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Wallkill around 10:30 p.m., Sunday, May 8.
When officers arrived on the scene at the Buffalo Wild Wings they found Sean Armstead, age 36, of Port Jervis, and Sullivan County resident Edward Wilkins, age 20, of Wurtsboro, said Lt. Robert McLymore, of the town of Wallkill Police.
Armstead was an officer with the NYPD, McLymore said.
A Glock 19 handgun and several spent shells were recovered from the scene, Mc…
Westport Teacher Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Student
A 72-year-old Fairfield County teacher has been charged with sexual assault for allegedly touching a student inappropriately at an area middle school last year.
The incident took place in Westport at Bedford Middle School on Thursday, Jan. 27, said Lt. David Wolf of the Westport Police Department.
Following the accusation, in which a student told police that engineering and design teacher Arthur Ellis, age 72, of Westerly, Rhode Island, had inappropriately touched them in December 2021, an extensive investigation began, Wolf said.
Following the accusation, Ellis was immediately placed on l…
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