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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COVID-19: Host Of Long Island Party With Hundreds In Attendance Cited By Police COVID-19: Host Of Long Island Party With Hundreds In Attendance Cited By Police
Covid-19: Host Of Long Island Party With Hundreds In Attendance Cited By Police A man who threw a large house party with more than 300 people, most not wearing face masks, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic has been issued a ticket for violating a public health law. Riverhead Town Police Department responded to the residence around 9:35 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 9, at 455 Middle Road, after receiving a complaint, the police department said.  Numerous people were in attendance and vehicles were blocking the roadway. Upon police arrival, approximately 300 people were in attendance at a party with a DJ as entertainment being hosted by resident Julian B…
Details Released After Woman Missing For One Week Dies Shortly After Being Found In Bridgeport Details Released After Woman Missing For One Week Dies Shortly After Being Found In Bridgeport
Details Released After Woman Missing For One Week Dies Shortly After Being Found In Bridgeport Police say an 84-year-old woman who was missing for more than a week and died shortly after being located in a patch of woods by a Bridgeport resident. Teresa Zangrilli, of Bridgeport, who disappeared on Sunday, Oct. 18, when she went and was the subject of a huge search by first responders and residents was found around 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 25 within walking distance of the Price Right supermarket on Main Street in Trumbull, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Emergency Communications. Zangrilli was located …
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Click here for an updated story: Off-Duty Officer ID'd As Victim Of Double-Fatal Northern Westchester Crash Police are investigating a double-fatal two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25 on Route 6N, said Yorktown Police. When police and fire officials arrived on the scene, they found a 50-year-old Mahopac man, who was the driver of one of the vehicles, dead.  A 56-year-old woman, the driver of the second vehicle, also of Mahopac, was found injured and transported to Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her…
Alert Issued For Days-Long Paving, Other Work On Busy Westchester Roadway Alert Issued For Days-Long Paving, Other Work On Busy Westchester Roadway
Alert Issued For Days-Long Paving, Other Work On Busy Westchester Roadway Motorists can expect delays during road work consisting of paving and curb ramp work on a busy Westchester roadway. The work is happening on Dobbs Ferry Road between Tarrytown Road and the Knollwood Road/ West Hartsdale Avenue intersection in the Town of Greenburgh beginning Monday, Oct. 26, said the Greenburgh Police Department. The work will take place during the overnight hours, specifically 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. If possible motorists would be better served taking alternate routes during the listed time periods.
Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area
Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area Residents were without power for more than three hours after a woman slammed into a utility pole in the area. The crash took place in Ulster County around 8:06 a.m., Friday, Oct. 23, when Tara Benn, 49, of Catskill, slammed into the pole in Saugerties, causing the vehicle to become binned under severed live power lines, said pole. When officers arrived they found Benn still in the vehicle under the live power lines, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. Once the power had been cut, firefighters were able to free the Benn who then declined to be treated by paramedics at the scene…
Fatal Westchester Shooting Under Investigation Fatal Westchester Shooting Under Investigation
Fatal Westchester Shooting Under Investigation Police are investigating a fatal shooting of a man over the weekend in Westchester. The incident took place around 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, on Fulton Avenue in Mount Vernon, according to News 12.  The victim, who was shot inside a vehicle, was sent to Jacobi Medical Center where he later died, News 12 reported. An investigation is ongoing.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Westchester/Fairfield County Stolen Car Chase Leads To Three Arrests Westchester/Fairfield County Stolen Car Chase Leads To Three Arrests
Westchester/Fairfield County Stolen Car Chase Leads To Three Arrests Police arrested three people after taking officers on a chase in a stolen vehicle along the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester to the Fairfield County border before crashing. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, when Harrison Harrison Police officers were altered by a license plate reader that a vehicle stolen in the Bronx was traveling along area roads, said the Harrison Police Department. A Harrison sergeant spotted the vehicle at a gas station near North Street on the Hutch, the department said. When the sergeant attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fl…
Man Points Gun At Woman During Road Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Points Gun At Woman During Road Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Points Gun At Woman During Road Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say A man who allegedly threatened a woman stuck in traffic with a pistol during a road-rage incident has been arrested by police in Fairfield County. James Laramee, 27, of Stamford, was arrested following the incident which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in heavy traffic on Hope Street, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. According to Conklin, the 61-year-old woman called 911 around 9:20 a.m., saying a man, later identified as Laramee had just pointed a gun at her through her car window after repeatedly honking his horn at her while stuck in traffic. The woman was able to get Laram…
Former TV Reporter Arrested Twice In One Day In Fairfield, Police Say Former TV Reporter Arrested Twice In One Day In Fairfield, Police Say
Former TV Reporter Arrested Twice In One Day In Fairfield, Police Say A man who was arrested twice in one day by the Fairfield Police Department has been identified as a former reporter for FOX Business and CNN. Lawrence Crook, 37, was first arrested on Thursday, Oct. 8, around 10:20 a.m., when Fairfield Police were alerted to a man acting suspiciously in the back parking to of 135 Rennell Drive, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. A witness reported seeing the man remove a dumpster from a small fenced-in area within the parking lot, then park his black SUV where the dumpster originally was.  He was seen loading several blue and white striped bag…
Police Searching For Two Men Who Allegedly Robbed Area Market Police Searching For Two Men Who Allegedly Robbed Area Market
Police Searching For Two Men Who Allegedly Robbed Area Market Police are asking the public for help identifying two men, including the one pictured, who robbed an area market at gunpoint. The incident took place around 6:50 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Ansonia, at the S&A Mart, at 95 Division St., when the two men entered the market and demanded the employee turn over all the money in the cash register, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. Several hundred dollars and store merchandise were taken during the robbery, Lynch said. Surveillance videos were able to capture the image of one of the perps, and the vehicle used to flee. The suspect was d…
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