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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

Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Area A tractor-trailer was struck by a train after becoming stuck on the tracks in Sloatsburg. The incident took place around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the Port Jervis Line Train #55, out of Hoboken, New Jersey hit the tractor-trailer that was stuck at the Washington Avenue railroad crossing in Sloatsburg, said the MTA. MTA officials said there no reported injuries. The tractor-trailer was carrying HP laser printers which were spread all over the area following the crash. Metro-North personnel and the MTA Police are investigating the cause of the accident and train service is tem…

by Kathy Reakes

01/22/2020

Police & Fire

Rockland Man Found Dead In Vehicle After Crashing Into Building Victim Of Homicide, Police Say A Rockland resident in his 20s found dead inside a vehicle after it crashed into a building was the victim of a homicide, police say. The unidentified Spring Valley man was found dead around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a building in the area of the Prospect Garden Apartments, said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli. Responding officers immediately found the vehicle and discovered the driver was a victim of a homicide, Galli said. Little other information was available as the investigation is ongoing, Galli said. The department is aski…

by Kathy Reakes

01/22/2020

News

Westchester Woman Charged With Throwing Cat Down Trash Chute A 40-year-old woman who allegedly threw her cat down a 19-story trash chute last year is scheduled to appear in court. Romy Goldsmith Shaprio, of White Plains, is scheduled to face a judge on Tuesday, Jan. 21, for the incident which took place on June 12, 2019. According to the Westchester SPCA, Shaprio allegedly threw her cat named "Cotton" down the chute from the 19th floor. The cat was found by a maintenance worker who heard sounds coming from the garbage chute. The black and white cat was found inside the garbage bat in a pet carrier, still alive. The Westchester County Police respond…

by Kathy Reakes

01/22/2020

News

Felon On Parole Busted Driving Stolen Vehicle While Drunk, Police Say A 49-year-old man was nabbed by police after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen vehicle in the area. Carlton R. Woods, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 5:50 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, after Town of Poughkeepsie Police officers observed a vehicle matching the description of a stolen vehicle which had been reported in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Capt. Michael O’Dowd. Officers stopped the vehicle and found Woods behind the wheel. An investigation confirmed the vehicle was stolen, O'Dowd said. According to officers, Woods was allegedly intoxicated and…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2020

Police & Fire

Area Man Arrested Twice In Hours Under New Bail Reform A man who was arrested for an alleged domestic dispute that ended with an officer injured was arrested again within 20 minutes after court under new bail reform laws. The incident began around 7:20 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 19, when New Paltz responded to a home on Colonial Drive for a report of a domestic assault, said New Platz Police Lt. Robert Lucchesi. When police arrived on the scene, the man identified as Ruben Ortiz, 35, began fighting with police and resisting arrest, Lucchesi said. One officer was injured, received a blow to the knee, and was transported to an area hospital for tre…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2020

Police & Fire

Trio Nabbed In $250K Comic Book Theft In Fairfield County, Police Say Three area men have been arrested in connection with a $250,000 comic book heist. The three men, James Wadsworth Sr., 49, and James Wadsworth Jr., 30, both of Ansonia, along with 32-year-old Saul Salazar, of Shelton, were arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 21 in connection with the theft of rare, collectible comic books, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango. The arrests stem from a complaint the Shelton Police Department received in July 2019, where more the 500 rare comic books were stolen from a storage unit in Shelton, Bango said. Shelton detectives investigated the case and discove…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2020

Police & Fire

Former SHU Student Charged With Illegally Taking Nude Photos Of Another Student A former Sacred Heart University student has been arrested by police for disseminating nude photographs of a female student, police say. The incident took place on Oct. 6, 2019, when a female Sacred Heart University student reported to police that she believes she was the victim of a sexual assault, said Capt. Brian Fitzgerald of the Bridgeport Police Department. The victim reported that she was intoxicated in the early morning hours and believed that a man, she identified as Nicholas Otto-Bernstein, 20, of New York City, had sexual intercourse with her without her consent, Fitzgerald said.…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2020

Police & Fire

Areas Near Transformer Explosion In Norwalk Expected To Remain Without Power For Most Of Day Norwalk Fire Department officials say businesses near the area where an explosion and fire in a sidewalk electrical transformer took place will be without power most the day. The incident took place around 9:35 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, in front of 44 North Main Street, said Norwalk Deputy Fire Chief Edward Prescott. According to Prescott, the vault/transformer had its door blown open with flames and heavy black smoke showing, when firefighters arrived on the scene. Firefighters initially stood by with a hose line and checked the buildings near the vault for any smoke or fire extension…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2020

News

Hikers Missing Amid Freezing Temps Located On Long Island With Help Of Drones Two Long Island hikers who called for help after becoming lost in freezing temperatures were located with the help of drones. Police in Suffolk County received a call of one of the hikers on Monday, Jan. 20, telling officials they had lost their way while hiking in Sears Bellows County Park in Hampton Bays, said the Southampton Police Department. Police and community response units responded and were met by Suffolk County Park Rangers at the main entrance to the park. The team of officers realizing the park size and the freezing temperatures would be a factor in the welfare of the hikers…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2020

Police & Fire

Transformer Fire Closes Norwalk Roadway, Cuts Power, Police Say A transformer fire caused a road closure and cut power to many in Norwalk. A transformer exploded about around 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, on North Main Street, police said. Police say North Main has reopened after being closed between Washington and Marshall streets. The explosion was caused by an underground transformer fire that also caused a major power outage in downtown Norwalk, police said. Norwalk firefighters and South Norwalk Electric Works crews are on the scene, police said. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2020

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