Find Your Daily Voice
Sunday, may 4
63°
© 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.
Woman Arrested For Fraud After Cashing $1.8K Check From Darien Board Of Education, Police Say
A 32-year-old woman was arrested for fraud and larceny after allegedly stealing a check from the Darien Board of Education and cashing it for $1,805.95.
Dara Morrison, 38, of Montville, Connecticut, was arrested by Darien Police on Saturday, Oct. 5, for the alleged crime that took place in July, said Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri.
The crime came to light after a member of the Darien Board of Education reported receiving a fraud email from the organization's bank saying that one of its checks had been cashed, Palmieri said.
The cashed check was written out to Dara Latrice Mor…
Three In Custody Following Chase Involving BMW, Shooting In Nassau, Police Say
A 34-year-old Long Island man is under arrest after refusing to stop for police and engaging them in a chase that ended with the suspect shot.
The incident took place around 2:20 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, when the Hempstead Police attempted to stop a white BMW for a violation.
The driver, Kashawn Watts–Bryant, of Uniondale, refused to stop in the vicinity of Sycamore Avenue in Hempstead, Nassau County Police said.
The BMW then fled onto the Southern State Parkway westbound and exited off Corona Avenue, turning east onto Blakeman Drive at which time the BMW struck mu…
Woman Behind Bars Following Fights, Punching Officer In Area, Police Say
A 65-year-old Ulster County woman is behind bars after allegedly injuring another woman during a fight.
Michelle Flanders, of Saugerties, was arrested at 7:32 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, after Saugerties Police responded to a fight between two women at 1016 Glasco Turnpike, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.
When officers arrived on the scene they found that Flanders was at the location in violation of an order of protection, the chief said.
Sinagra said that Flanders struck the other woman, causing the victim to fall back down a staircase.
Flanders was taken in…
Woman In Serious Condition After Being Mauled By Her Four Dogs In Connecticut
A Connecticut woman is in serious condition after being mauled by her four large bull mastiffs.
The incident took place around 2:20 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, when Plymouth Police responded to a report of a person bitten by multiple dogs at her Terryville home, in the Plymouth region, said the Plymouth Police.
When police arrived at her Eastview Road home, they found Patty Collins, in the backyard of a neighbor's home with numerous bite wounds, and were able to extract her from the situation, police said.
As the officer worked to free Collins from the attack, the four loose dogs were "actively …
63°
