Find Your Daily Voice
Friday, jun 27
65°
© 2025 Cantata Media
Kathy Reakes
Reporter
kreakes@dailyvoice.com
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.
Multi-Agency Probe Results In Seizure Of AR-15 Variants, Other Weapons, CT State Police Say
Connecticut State Police, along with multiple police agencies, seized numerous handguns and assault rifles illegally sold as part of an investigation into gun trafficking.
According to police, officers served warrants on Tuesday, March 22, in New Haven County in Waterbury and Wolcott, and Fairfield County in Shelton.
During the searches, police seized AR-15 rifles, handguns, high-capacity magazines, and ammunition, as well as a number of narcotics and other contraband, state police said.
Hartford County resident Bryan Joyce, age 36, of Southington, was arrested and charged with numerous gu…
Missing Westbury Girl Found
Update:
A Long Island girl who went missing has been found.
Keyli Hernandez, age 15, of Westbury, had last been seen in Westbury on Schenck Avenue on Wednesday, March 23, according to Nassau County Police.
On Tuesday, March 29, police announce she had been located.
Original report:
Police are asking the public for help locating a missing Long Island girl.
Keyli Hernandez, age 15, of Westbury, has been missing since Wednesday, March 23 when she was last seen on Schenck Avenue, according to Nassau County Police.
She is described as being 5-foot tall, 97 pounds, with brown hai…
Teen Nabbed For Nine Long Island Burglaries In One Night
A teenager has been nabbed for a series of nine burglaries that took place earlier this year on Long Island, police said.
Nassau County Police arrested Richard Morgridge, age 18, of the Bronx, on Wednesday, March 23.
The burglaries took place in Mineola and Carle Place between 12:43 and 4:35 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, police said.
An investigation led detectives to Morgridge, they added.
Morgridge is allegedly responsible for the following burglaries:
Carman Drugs, 570 Westbury Avenue, Carle Place
Low-Cost Manufacturing, 318 Westbury Avenue, Carle Place
AAC Convenie…