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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.

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Police & Fire

Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Rockland Residential Burglary Police are asking the public for information in connection with a residential burglary in Rockland County. The Orangetown Police Department said the burglary took place on Monday, Nov. 8 between the hours of noon and 4 pm in the area of Birchwood Road in Blauvelt. "We have reason to believe that one or more individuals may have been in the area looking for houses that appeared to be unoccupied during that time, specifically, homes that did not have any cars in the driveway during the day," the department said. They are asking residents to check any video surveillance they may have and let …

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2021

News

Hockey Coach Charged With Assaulting Player At Area Ice Arena, Police Say A youth hockey coach has been arrested after allegedly hitting a 10-year-old player with a hockey stick, injuring him. Marvin A. Minkler, age 53, a Connecticut resident, was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 31, in New York and charged with assault and endangering a child, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. According to the criminal complaint outlining his arrest, the incident took place on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at the Brewster Ice Arena located at 63 Fields Lane in the town of Southeast. During the incident, Minkler allegedly "did knowingly strike a minor in the area of the head, neck, shoulder …

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2021

Police & Fire

Police Units Respond To High School In Fairfield County After Threatening Messages Extra police are on-site at a Fairfield County high school after threatening text messages were shared with administrators. Monroe Police Lt. Stephen Corrone said the department increased its presence early Tuesday, Nov. 9 at Masuk High School as a precaution during an investigation. "School and police staff have worked collaboratively to identify the origins of the messages," Corrone said. The matter is still being investigated, Corrone said and added that investigators believe there is no ongoing threat. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2021

News

Convicted Area Drug Dealer Sent To Prison A Hudson Valley man faces up to 36 years in prison after being found guilty of three counts of a criminal sale of a controlled substance and three counts of possession of drugs. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, Nov. 5, that Orange County resident Glenn Bradshaw, 30, of Middletown, was convicted by a jury after prosecutors argued that he sold cocaine to an undercover police officer of the City of Middletown Police Department on several times in 2019. Following the verdict, Bradshaw was remanded to the Orange County Jail by Orange County Court Judge Craig Ste…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2021

Police & Fire

Area Resident Seriously Injured In Crash That Caused I-84 Closure Police are asking the public for help with information regarding a 4-vehicle crash that caused life-threatening injuries to one passenger and closed I-84 for hours. The crash took place around 2:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8, on I-84 in Danbury, said the Connecticut State Police. According to troopers, the crash occurred when the four vehicles were traveling west on I-84 and traffic began to slow for congestion. As the slowdown began, the fourth vehicle collied with the third vehicle, forcing it off the roadway and down an embankment and into a tree. The fourth vehicle continue straight and the…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2021

Police & Fire

Man Missing In Water Rescued By Fairfield County Police A Fairfield County man was rescued from the water by police after he was reported missing. The incident took place around 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Westport, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police. According to Wold, Westport Police officers responded to Saugatuck Shores on a report of an elderly male who was missing. Several officers immediately began to search the area and a short time later the missing man was spotted partially submerged in the water, Wolf said. Given the temperature of the water, it was imperative that the officers immediat…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2021

Police & Fire

CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle Three Connecticut men were nabbed in Western Massachusetts for allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter thanks to a resident who spotted one of the men under a car, said police. The incident took place around 6:45 a.m., Monday, Nov. 8, when the alert Hampden County resident notified the police in Holyoke of a suspicious person crawling out from under their neighbor's car with what appeared to be a catalytic converter. Officers responding spotted a vehicle matching the getaway vehicle described as a gold Acura on Old Jarvis turning onto Easthampton Road, said Holyoke PD Cap…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2021

Police & Fire

Long Island Bank Robber Makes Off With Cash, Eludes Capture Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a suspect who allegedly robbed a Sterling National Bank. The robbery took place around 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 8 in Merrick said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a man entered the Sterling National Bank, located at 2090 Merrick Road, approached a teller, and handed a note demanding money. The teller surrendered an undisclosed amount of cash and the man fled on foot in an unknown direction. The suspect is described as being a Black male, approximately 6-feet tall with an average build. Detectives req…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2021

Police & Fire

Fairfield County Man Shot Dead Steps Away From Nightclub, Police Say A Fairfield County man was found shot to death just steps away from a popular nightclub he had just left. Raheem Lynch, age 24, of Bridgeport, was killed around 2 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 6, just minutes after exiting, Mystique nightclub at 2456 Main St., in Bridgeport. According to Scott Appleby, director of the Bridgeport Emergency Management, the shooting occurred only a few doors away from the club. A friend of Lynch drove him to Saint Vincent’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The motive for the shooting is still unclear, Appleby said. The case is open and no suspect has bee…

by Kathy Reakes

11/08/2021

Police & Fire

Suspect Nabbed After Stabbing Leaves CT Teen In Critical Condition A Connecticut man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a teen during a domestic violence incident leaving him in critical condition. Litchfield County resident David Cruz, age 28, of Torrington, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 7, for the stabbing which took place around 1:50 p.m. on Highland Avenue in Torrington. According to Detective Kevin Tieman, of the Torrington Police, officers responded for a report of a man with a stab wound, When officers arrived on the scene they found a 17-year-old teen with a stab wound to the stomach on the sidewalk in front of Building No. 9, Tieman said. …

by Kathy Reakes

11/08/2021

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