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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Shelton Woman, 88, Hits Two In Stop & Shop Parking Lot, Causing One To Lose Leg, Police Say Shelton Woman, 88, Hits Two In Stop & Shop Parking Lot, Causing One To Lose Leg, Police Say
Shelton Woman, 88, Hits Two In Stop & Shop Parking Lot, Causing One To Lose Leg, Police Say An 88-year-old Shelton woman lost her driver's license after allegedly hitting two people in an Ansonia parking lot, causing one to lose a leg and seriously injuring the other. The incident took place around 12:43 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, when the Ansonia Police Department responded to the Stop & Shop at 100 Division St.,  to investigate a report of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. According to Lynch, the first officer on scene found two injured pedestrians that had been allegedly been hit by Aurelia Caprio when she was pulling out of…
Support Pours In For Family Of Girl Killed In Hit-Run Crash After Getting Off Work In Suffolk Support Pours In For Family Of Girl Killed In Hit-Run Crash After Getting Off Work In Suffolk
Support Pours In For Family Of Girl Killed In Hit-Run Crash After Getting Off Work In Suffolk Support is pouring from family, friends and the community at large to help pay for the funeral for the 17-year-old Selden teen who was hit and killed while crossing Nesconset Highway. Jenna Perez was killed by a hit-and-driver while crossing the highway just before 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24,  in Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County Police said. Perez, an identical twin who had just gotten off of work at an area Five Guys Hamburgers store, was crossing Nesconset Highway southbound, when she was struck by a vehicle believed to be traveling westbound, according to police. The vehicle…
Police Search For Suspect In White SUV After Two Men In Car Shot, Killed In Rosedale Police Search For Suspect In White SUV After Two Men In Car Shot, Killed In Rosedale
Police Search For Suspect In White SUV After Two Men In Car Shot, Killed In Rosedale Police are searching for clues in the shooting death of two men sitting in a vehicle on a residential street in Rosedale, Queens. The two unidentified men were found after New York City police received a 911 call regarding the shooting around 9:24 p.m., Monday, Aug. 26, said the NYPD. The men were sitting inside a 2018 Kia sedan on the corner of 149th Drive and 255th Street, in the Rosedale section of Queens when they were shot, NYPD officials said. When police arrived on the scene, they found the men unconscious and unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to their bodies inside the vehi…
Certain Papers Could Clear Estranged Husband In Disappearance Of Missing Mom, Attorney Says Certain Papers Could Clear Estranged Husband In Disappearance Of Missing Mom, Attorney Says
Certain Papers Could Clear Estranged Husband In Disappearance Of Missing Mom, Attorney Says As this past Saturday, Aug. 24 came and went, many people were marking the three-month mark of the day Jennifer Farber Dulos, a New Canaan mother five, went missing. But a day earlier, on Friday, Aug. 23, the attorney for her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, was busy on TV saying there may be certain records that are critical in clearing his client's name. Jennifer Dulos was reported missing on Friday, May 24. She was last seen dropping off her children at school in the morning. Friends reported her missing later that day after she failed to make numerous appointments.  Since May 24, state…
Two Juveniles Nabbed In I-95 Stolen Car Chase Were Arrested Earlier In Day, Police Say Two Juveniles Nabbed In I-95 Stolen Car Chase Were Arrested Earlier In Day, Police Say
Two Juveniles Nabbed In I-95 Stolen Car Chase Were Arrested Earlier In Day, Police Say Two area teens nabbed in a stolen vehicle following a car chase with police on I-95 had been arrested by another agency earlier in the day, Westport Police said. The incident took place around 7:34 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, when Westport Police dispatch received a complaint of a stolen vehicle. The victim told officers that he was employed at Westport Chinese Takeout restaurant located at 21 Franklin St. and that he had parked his vehicle in front of the business to briefly run inside and had left the vehicle unlocked and running, Westport Police said. Once inside, he happened to notice two…
Police Identify Victims Of Double-Fatal Stamford Crash Police Identify Victims Of Double-Fatal Stamford Crash
Police Identify Victims Of Double-Fatal Stamford Crash Two teens killed and four others injured in a single-vehicle crash in Stamford have been identified. The crash took place around 2:32 a.m., Monday, Aug. 26, when a 2008 Nissan Altima struck two utility polices, knocking down both of them and sending live electrical wires on top of the vehicle on Canal Street, just north of Ludlow Street, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. When police arrived on the scene, they found that three of the six occupants were able to exit the vehicle; three were trapped in the vehicle, he said. According to Booth, Kymoni Pollock, 19, died at the scene,…
Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant
Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant An alleged prostitute has been charged in connection with the death of the head chef of the glitzy Cipriani Dolce restaurant in Grand Central Terminal who was found stuffed in a garbage can in a motel room. The body of Andrea Zamperoni, 33, of Queens, was discovered by New York City Police around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Kamway Lodge & Tavern in Elmhurst, a dumpy Queens motel, after officers responded to a call of an unconscious man, said the NYPD. Friends and co-workers had been searching for Zamperoni, who had been reported missing on Monday, Aug. 19, after failing to rep…
Barricaded Man Found Dead In Bridgeport Basement After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say Barricaded Man Found Dead In Bridgeport Basement After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say
Barricaded Man Found Dead In Bridgeport Basement After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say A man was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the basement of a home following a standoff with police and the shooting of an ex-friend, Bridgeport Police said. The incident started around 8:32 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, when police responded to the area of 250 Gilman St., in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the department. Responding officers did not initially locate a victim at the scene, but soon after officers met with a 21-year-old woman who drove to police headquarters after being shot by her ex-boyfriend Jovan Boyd, 28, of Bridgeport, Jones said. Accor…
Police Search For Man Who Robbed Northern Westchester Gas Station At Knifepoint Police Search For Man Who Robbed Northern Westchester Gas Station At Knifepoint
Police Search For Man Who Robbed Northern Westchester Gas Station At Knifepoint This story has been updated. New York State Police are on the lookout for a man who allegedly robbed a Northern Westchester Mobil gas station at knifepoint. The incident took place around 7:40 a.m., Monday, Aug. 26, at the station located at 2071 E. Main St., in Cortlandt Manor, said the state police. Police said the man is described as a white male who was last seen wearing a green hoodie jacket with black pants. A knife allegedly used in the crime was found at the scene. Reportedly, no one was injured during the robbery. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates…
Uniondale Man Holds Up Gas Station At Gunpoint For Pack Of Cigars, Police Say Uniondale Man Holds Up Gas Station At Gunpoint For Pack Of Cigars, Police Say
Uniondale Man Holds Up Gas Station At Gunpoint For Pack Of Cigars, Police Say A Nassau County man wanted a smoke when he allegedly held up a Valero gas station with a gun for a pack of cigars, Nassau County Police said. The robbery took place around 8:35 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Valero gas station on Manor Parkway, said police. According to detectives, Michael Ammino, 40, entered the gas station and approached the male store clerk and demanded a pack of cigars located behind the counter.  Ammino then motioned towards his waistband and threatened to shoot the victim if he did not comply, police said. The victim complied and  Ammi…
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