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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Suffern Man Allegedly Steals Cell Phone, Drags Woman With Car During Domestic Dispute Suffern Man Allegedly Steals Cell Phone, Drags Woman With Car During Domestic Dispute
Suffern Man Allegedly Steals Cell Phone, Drags Woman With Car During Domestic Dispute A 63-year-old man was arrested by Spring Valley Police after allegedly stealing a cell phone and then dragging a woman with his vehicle during a domestic dispute in Spring Valley. The incident took place around 3:20 p.m., Friday, July 26, when Spring Valley police responded to a home for a robbery in progress, said Officer Matthew Galli. When officers arrived on the scene they found that Anatoliy Bordovskyy, of Suffern, had been involved in an alleged domestic dispute with his significant other when he forcibly took her cell phone and then dragged her while driving away in his vehicle, Gall…
Woman Who Overdoses In Stratford Saved By Quick Work Of First Responders Woman Who Overdoses In Stratford Saved By Quick Work Of First Responders
Woman Who Overdoses In Stratford Saved By Quick Work Of First Responders Stratford EMS personnel saved the life of an area woman from an overdose with quick work and help from Narcan, a medication used for overdoses. The life-saving action took place Sunday, July 28, when paramedic Mike Battistelli and EMT Michelle Edler along with Operations Supervisor Eileen Brophy responded with Stratford Fire Department first responders to the report of a 48-year-old woman overdosing, Stratford EMS said on their Facebook page. Once on the scene, they found a woman without a pulse and not breathing. Stratford police had already administered a dose of Narcan and CPR and mechan…
3 AM Traffic Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For 46-Year-Old Man, Police Say 3 AM Traffic Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For 46-Year-Old Man, Police Say
3 AM Traffic Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For 46-Year-Old Man, Police Say A 46-year-old man was nabbed for DUI after allegedly weaving over the fog line early in the morning. Efrain Ortiz of Bridgeport was arrested around 3 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, when a Wilton Police Officer allegedly saw him weaving over the fog line on Chestnut Hill Road, said the Wilton Police Department. When officers talked with Ortiz he allegedly showed signs of impairment and was unable to perform a field sobriety test, police said. Ortiz was charged with DUI/drugs or alcohol and failure to drive in the proper lane. A blood alcohol test returned a 0.00 level. He was then given a urine te…
'Travesty Of Justice': Estranged Husband's Lawyer Slams Custody Ruling In Missing Mom Case 'Travesty Of Justice': Estranged Husband's Lawyer Slams Custody Ruling In Missing Mom Case
'Travesty Of Justice': Estranged Husband's Lawyer Slams Custody Ruling In Missing Mom Case This story has been updated.  The attorney for the estranged husband says a judge's decision to award temporary custody of the five children of missing Fairfield County mom Jennifer Farber Dulos to her mother Gloria Farber a "travesty of justice." "Fotis misses his children deeply," Attorney Norm Patitis said in a statement to Daily Voice. "The irresponsible manner in which the state has proceeded against him is costing his children the chance for a real relationship with a man who loves them deeply. This is a travesty of justice. We are evaluating his appellate options.” Attorney Norm…
Police, DEA Seize More Than 15 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Westchester, Charge Three From Stamford Police, DEA Seize More Than 15 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Westchester, Charge Three From Stamford
Police, DEA Seize More Than 15 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Westchester, Charge Three From Stamford Stamford Police, along with agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency, seized more than 15 pounds of Fentanyl in Westchester County and arrested three local men following a lengthy investigation. The bust comes on the heels of a seven-month investigation that was started after a member of the department's Narcotics and Organized Crime Squad, Officer Will Garay, heard word on the street that large amounts of cocaine, heroin, and Fentanyl were being moved through the area by local residents, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. After months of investigating, Garay had developed enough in…
Ramapo Man Arrested After Beating Another Man With Butt Of Loaded Shotgun, Police Say Ramapo Man Arrested After Beating Another Man With Butt Of Loaded Shotgun, Police Say
Ramapo Man Arrested After Beating Another Man With Butt Of Loaded Shotgun, Police Say A 22-year-old Ramapo man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a loaded shotgun at another person and then beating them with the butt of the gun. The incident took place around 9 p.m., Thursday, July 25, when Ramapo Police officers responded to a report of a man attacking another man, said the Ramapo Police Department. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the man beating the other man with the loaded gun, police said. After he was taken into custody, police found additional weapons, drugs, and drug paraphernalia. The man, whose name was not released by police, was charged wit…
Tip Leads Stamford Police Narc Squad To Loaded Gun At Boys & Girls Club Tip Leads Stamford Police Narc Squad To Loaded Gun At Boys & Girls Club
Tip Leads Stamford Police Narc Squad To Loaded Gun At Boys & Girls Club Thanks to the help of a tip, members of the Stamford Police Department's Narc Squad were able to retrieve a loaded gun from the property of the Boys & Girls Club. The incident took place around 12:15 p.m., Friday, July 26, when officers received a tip that a gun was "hidden," on the property of the Boys & Girls Club, on Delaware Avenue, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. Officers quickly responded to the club and searched the area until they found a loaded 380 semi-automatic Browning in a plastic bag tucked along the fence line, Conklin said. Conklin said the department wa…
Father From Hempstead Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car, Police Say Father From Hempstead Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car, Police Say
Father From Hempstead Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car, Police Say A Hempstead man with two young children in his vehicle was arrested for DWI under Leandra's Law after making an improper turn. Jose Perez, 48, was arrested on Thursday, July 25, in Hempstead by Nassau County Police after he was pulled over for making an improper turn near an intersection, Nassau County Police said. Perez was pulled over in his 2002 Honda sedan near the intersection of Jackson and Washington streets,  police said. An investigation found that Perez was driving under the influence with this two children ages 1 and 2 years old in the vehicle, police said. Perez was charg…
Mother Of Missing Woman Gains Custody Of Grandchildren Mother Of Missing Woman Gains Custody Of Grandchildren
Mother Of Missing Woman Gains Custody Of Grandchildren The mother of the missing Fairfield County mother of five, Jennnifer Farber Dulos, was granted custody of her five grandchildren. Judge Donna Heller has ordered custody of the children to Gloria Farber, rejecting a bid by the children's father, Fotis Dulos, who has been arrested in connection with the case of his missing, estranged wife. The children are all under age 13, including two sets of twins. The couple had been going through a contentious divorce and child custody case since Jennifer Dulos moved out their home with the children two years ago. Shortly after Jennifer Dulos moved ou…
Discovery Of Disabled Car On I-95 In Westport Leads To Weapons Charge For Bridgeport Man Discovery Of Disabled Car On I-95 In Westport Leads To Weapons Charge For Bridgeport Man
Discovery Of Disabled Car On I-95 In Westport Leads To Weapons Charge For Bridgeport Man A Bridgeport man was arrested on an alleged weapons charge after a Connecticut State Trooper stopped to help a disabled vehicle on I-95. Leonard McNair, 22, was arrested around 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, when troopers out of Troop G in Bridgeport came upon a disabled motor vehicle in the median of Interstate 95 southbound, in Westport, said the Connecticut State Police. Troopers quickly discovered that the Connecticut registration plate displayed on the rear of the vehicle came back to an entirely different make and model, state police said. The vehicle was occupied by two men who sai…
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