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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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Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say
Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island community is mourning the loss of a mother and her daughter who were killed in a crash near John F. Kennedy International Airport. The victims, 31-year-old Diana Granobles and her 10-year-old daughter Isabella Granobles of Copiague, were killed when an alleged drunk driver was driving at a high rate of speed and slammed into their vehicle on Saturday, July 24. According to the New York City Police, Tyrone Absolam, age 42, was driving with two kids when he t-boned the Granobles's car. When police arrived on the scene, they found the mother and daughter unconscious an…
Fairfield County Furniture Store Owner Arrested Again For Sexual Assault, Police Say Fairfield County Furniture Store Owner Arrested Again For Sexual Assault, Police Say
Fairfield County Furniture Store Owner Arrested Again For Sexual Assault, Police Say A Fairfield County furniture store owner who was arrested earlier this month for sexual assault has been charged again after two more victims have come forward. Hennawi Salem, of Bridgeport, was arrested on a warrant on Monday, July 26, after two additional victims came forward after seeing him in the news when he was arrested on Tuesday, July 20 for allegedly assaulting a customer in the basement of his Bridgeport store, Salem Furniture.  According to Detective Albert Palatiello, in the most recent arrest, Salem is accused of luring two female customers, in separate incidents, t…
Police ID CT Man Killed In Shooting Which Injured Two Others Police ID CT Man Killed In Shooting Which Injured Two Others
Police ID CT Man Killed In Shooting Which Injured Two Others Police have identified a Connecticut man who was shot and killed over the weekend in an incident that injured two others. Douglas Daniels, age 37, of New Haven, was killed around 8:15 p.m., Saturday, July 24, in the area of East Farm Street in Waterbury. Daniels sustained a gunshot wound to the shoulder and chest area and was transported to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment where he later died, said Sgt. Robert Davis. Waterbury Police Department continues to investigate the homicide, along with the shooting that left two others wounded; one with a gunshot wound to the leg and another to th…
Man Allegedly Fired Shots After Neighbors Lit Sparklers In Western Mass Man Allegedly Fired Shots After Neighbors Lit Sparklers In Western Mass
Man Allegedly Fired Shots After Neighbors Lit Sparklers In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts man was arrested for allegedly firing a shot after several people were setting off sparklers in their driveway.  The incident took place in Hampden County around 10 p.m., Saturday, July 24, when Springfield officers responded to a report of shots fired.  Following an investigation, police found that several people were lighting sparklers in a driveway when neighbors shouted to get the sparklers away from their cars, said Spokesman Ryan Walsh. Moments later, a shot was allegedly fired from a second-floor window on Cambridge Street, where officers later foun…
Man Accused Of Grabbing Girl's Buttocks In CT, Police Say Man Accused Of Grabbing Girl's Buttocks In CT, Police Say
Man Accused Of Grabbing Girl's Buttocks In CT, Police Say A 49-year-old Western Massachusetts man has been arrested for allegedly grabbing a 13-year-old girl's buttocks while at a Connecticut business. Hampden County resident Daniel Perreault, age 49, of Springfield, Massachusetts was arrested by Connecticut State Police on Saturday, July 24, after the girl's cousin witnessed the event, officials said. According to state police, troopers were dispatched to Tolland County to Sonny's Place in Somers for a report of a man who had allegedly inappropriately touched the teen. The teen told troopers Perreault had grabbed her buttocks while at Sonny's Pl…
Know Him? Police Searching For Man Who Stole Money From Area Ice Cream Shop Know Him? Police Searching For Man Who Stole Money From Area Ice Cream Shop
Know Him? Police Searching For Man Who Stole Money From Area Ice Cream Shop Police and the owners of a popular Hudson Valley ice cream shop are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly broke into the business and stole money. The break-in took place around 5 a.m., Sunday, July 18, in Orange County at the Cherry Top Dairy Bar in the town of Newburgh. The man, who is wearing a compression sleeve, maybe in an attempt to hide tattoos, police said, stole money. Know him?Town of Newburgh Police The man has a slender build and dark brown eyes and appears to be a white or Hispanic man in his 20s, police said.  Anyone with information is asked to cal…
One Dead, Two Injured In Connecticut Shooting, Police Say One Dead, Two Injured In Connecticut Shooting, Police Say
One Dead, Two Injured In Connecticut Shooting, Police Say A 37-year-old man was killed in a shooting that left two others with non-life-threatening injuries. Police responded to the area of East Farm Street around 8 p.m., Saturday for a weapons complaint in New Haven County in Waterbury, authorities said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found two people with gunshot wounds, one injured in the leg and the other in the shoulder and chest area, Waterbury PD Sgt. Robert Davis said. While searching the area, police received word that another shooting victim who had been shot in the head arrived at the hospital, Davis said. "All victims appea…
Western Mass Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash After Hitting Brick House, Police Say Western Mass Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash After Hitting Brick House, Police Say
Western Mass Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash After Hitting Brick House, Police Say A woman was killed during a single-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts after failing to stop for a stop sign and crashing into a home. The crash took place around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, July 25 in Hampden County at the intersection of Westfield Street and Summit Street in West Springfield. According to police, the woman, who was the lone occupant in the vehicle, was traveling north on Summit Street and failed to stop for the stop sign, said the West Springfield Police. The car travelled across four lanes on Westfield Street and then struck the corner of a brick multi-family home. …
Bicyclist Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say Bicyclist Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say
Bicyclist Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a car in Fairfield County. The incident happened around 6:30 a.m., Friday, July 23, in Stratford, on Nichols Avenue. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene, and the cyclist was transported to an area hospital with injuries, Stratford PD Capt. Frank Eannotti said. Eannotti said the incident is still under investigation and did not say how seriously the cyclist was injured. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Man Struck, Killed While Changing Tire On LI Expressway Man Struck, Killed While Changing Tire On LI Expressway
Man Struck, Killed While Changing Tire On LI Expressway A 52-year-old man was killed while changing a tire on the Long Island Expressway. The crash was discovered around 12 a.m., Monday, July 26, when New York City Police responded to a 911 call of a male struck by a vehicle at Horace Harding Expressway and Main Street in Queens.  Officers who arrived at the scene found the man on the westbound Long Island Expressway, before the College Point Boulevard exit, said the NYPD. EMS also responded and transported the male to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Queens, where he was pronounced dead.  A preliminary investigation determined that…
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