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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.
Cold Case Arrest: 17 Years Later CT Murder Suspect Nabbed Out Of State
A man is in custody for allegedly killing an 18-year-old Connecticut man 17 years earlier.
Ramon Smith, age 35, was extradited back to Connecticut from Warren, Maine, on Tuesday, June 4, where he was arrested on a warrant charging him with murder and criminal possession of a firearm in connection with the Sunday, March 25, 2007 death of Joshua McClelland of Hartford.
According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, on March 25, 2007, at approximately 6:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the area of 250 Blue Hills Avenue.
Upon arriv…
Man Charged With Drug Sales After Months-Long Danbury Investigation
A Fairfield County man was charged with alleged illegal drug sales after complaints from residents led to a months-long investigation.
Arpit Soni, age 28, of Danbury, was arrested on Thursday, June 6, following an investigation by the Danbury Police, Brookfield Police, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
According to Erin Henry of the Danbury Police, detectives had received complaints from concerned citizens about illegal drug sales by Soni, who was the target of the investigation.
Detectives had court-authorized search warrants for Soni's person, car, and home. Detect…
CT Man Who Called 911 To Report Shooting Woman Found Guilty Of Murder
A year after a Connecticut man called 911 to report he had just shot a woman, he is headed to prison.
New Haven County resident Leon Guerrero, age 31, of New Haven, was found guilty of murder by a jury on Wednesday, June 5, said John P. Doyle Jr., State’s Attorney for the District of New Haven.
According to evidence introduced at trial, Guerrero shot the victim, Tayna Rodriguez, age 26, of New Haven, on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
The incident stemmed from an altercation between two men who were fighting on a New Haven street and did not involve Rodriguez, a single mother of a young son,…
Man Charged With Drug Sales After Lengthy Investigation In Norwalk
A Fairfield County man was charged with drug sales after a lengthy investigation into narcotics sales in the region.
Hunter Wells, age 31, of Norwalk, was charged on Tuesday, June 4, following the 8-month investigation.
According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, members of the Norwalk Police Special Services Division, along with the Stamford Police Narcotics/Organized Crime Unit, executed search and seizure warrants on Wells, his vehicle, and his person.
During the investigation, Wells sold Percocet pills containing fentanyl, ecstasy, and …
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