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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.
Fairfield County Man Accused Of Selling Fake iPhones Online
A Fairfield County man has been charged with selling at least two fake iPhones to people.
Reginald Boyd Jr., age 27, of Shelton, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 28, following an investigation by the Shelton Police Department.
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the department received two separate complaints, where victims responded to online advertisements for Apple iPhones, according to Shelton PD Detective Christopher Nugent.
The victims engaged in an online conversation with Boyd selling the items on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist, arranging to meet at a location in Shelton to m…
'Dog The Bounty Hunter' Taunts Brian Laundrie After Joining Search For Missing Boyfriend
"Dog the Bounty Hunter" claims to have discovered a fresh campsite on Florida's Shell Island as he taunts Gabby Petito's boyfriend that he will find him.
During a search for 23-year-old Brian Laundrie on Wednesday, Sept. 29, by the TV reality star, focusing on Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersburg, Florida, a plane flew overhead with the banner message "Aloha Brian Laundrie."
Dog, whose real name is Duane Chapman, said on Twitter the plane was not his idea:
“Frankly, I wish I had thought of that, but it wasn’t our team,” joked Dog. “I’d love to shake the hand of whoever is behind the ba…
Area Man Charged In Connection To Homicide On Residential Street
An area man has been charged for the murder of another man.
Greg Thayer, age 48, of Kingston, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 29, for the death of Bruce Swierc, of Torrance, California, in the town of Ulster.
Thayer was arrested after police responded to a 911 call for a deceased man at a home on Magic Drive in Ulster, according to Police Chief Kyle Berardi, of the town of Ulster.
As a result of an investigation, Swierc was found to be the victim of a homicide and identified Thayer as the suspect, the chief said.
Police did not divulge either how Swierc was killed or his …
Man Charged With Kidnapping Area Woman From Hotel At Gunpoint, Police Say
A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman from an area hotel at gunpoint.
Christopher Reed, age 41, of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 27, after police responded to the Rodeway Inn on Forest Hill Drive in the town of Ulster for a report of a woman taken at gunpoint.
An investigation revealed that Reed had displayed a weapon while demanding the woman get into the vehicle with him, according to Chief Kyle Berardi, of the Ulster Police.
As a result, a county-wide notice was put out attempting to locate Reed's vehicle, Berardi said.
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