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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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Man Who Scams Elderly Oceanside Woman Out Of $45K Headed To Prison Man Who Scams Elderly Oceanside Woman Out Of $45K Headed To Prison
Man Who Scams Elderly Oceanside Woman Out Of $45K Headed To Prison A New York man who scammed an elderly Long Island woman out of $45,000 in one day has been sentenced to one to three years in prison and to pay restitution. Frederik Regalado, 23, of the Bronx, pled guilty on May 8 before Judge Robert Bogle to three counts of grand larceny after telling the woman her son had been in a car crash and need bail money to get out of jail, said the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. “This unscrupulous defendant bilked an octogenarian out of $45,000 in one day and deserves every day in prison that he was sentenced to,” DA Madeline Singas said. “These so-cal…

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Thousands Still Without Power After Severe Storms Slam Long Island Thousands Still Without Power After Severe Storms Slam Long Island
Thousands Still Without Power After Severe Storms Slam Long Island Power officials are bringing in extra crews and working non stop to restore power to tens of thousands of Long Island residents still without power following Sunday's powerful storms. As of 9:30 a.m., Monday, July 1, there were 22,885 customers without power across Long Island, said PSEG Long Island spokesman Marko Cucci.  Suffolk County was hit the hardest. Hardest hit areas are in the towns of Islip, Huntington, Smithtown, and Babylon, the company said. Additional personnel, including tree and line crews, have been deployed to continue to assess, repair damage and restore outages.  Cre…

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Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say
Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a home by shattering a window while the Rockland County homeowner was asleep. Jeffrey Ramirez, of Garnerville, was arrested on Friday, June 28, after the Stony Point Police received a 911 around 3:15 a.m., from the resident on De Halve Mean Drive, that someone was breaking into his home, said Stony Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. The elderly homeowner was woken by the sound of banging and breaking glass at the back door of the house. Glass breaking can be heard in the background of the 911 call, Hylas said. Patrol officers …

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Know Him? Police Look To ID Stratford Car Prowl Suspect Know Him? Police Look To ID Stratford Car Prowl Suspect
Know Him? Police Look To ID Stratford Car Prowl Suspect The Stratford Police are asking the public for help in identifying a man wanted in connection with possible vehicle burglaries. The man pictured was seen going through vehicles in the Stonybrook area of town during the morning hours on Friday, June 21, said the Stratford Police Department.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Todd Moore at 203-381-6902 or via email at tmoore1@townofstratford.com.

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Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Wants Court To Stop Divorce Proceedings Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Wants Court To Stop Divorce Proceedings
Estranged Husband In Missing Mom Case Wants Court To Stop Divorce Proceedings Lawyers representing Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of the New Canaan missing mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, filed a motion asking a judge to stop divorce proceedings as long as his wife is missing. "Obviously, Fotis wants to see his children.," said attorney Norm Pattis after the motion was filed Friday afternoon, June 26. "We will address that in due course.  "In the meantime, we do not see how the divorce action can fairly and equitably proceed in her absence. Her counsel continues to chest thump in the apparent absence of a client. We are asking the court to stop the wastef…

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Motorcyclist Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man, 30, Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 27, on Kings Ferry Road in the hamlet of Montrose, between a car and the motorcycle near Harper Avenue, New York State Police Trooper A.J. Hicks said. Additional information was not available pending notification of next of kin. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Hicksville Man Fourth NYPD Officer To Commit Suicide In June Hicksville Man Fourth NYPD Officer To Commit Suicide In June
Hicksville Man Fourth Nypd Officer To Commit Suicide In June Following the suicide of another NYPD officer on Wednesday, June 26, NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan is urging officers to seek help if they need it, and to talk about it with others. The 53-year-old unnamed off-duty officer was found dead at his home in Hicksville. He was assigned to the 50th Precinct in the Bronx. Monahan said the death was the fourth this month, and the sixth this year. He also said the officer's death marked the 101st in the country this year. "We have to figure out a way how we can save our own lives," he said. He also said officers needed to be treated bett…

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Port Jervis Cops Cleared Of Excessive Force Claims Port Jervis Cops Cleared Of Excessive Force Claims
Port Jervis Cops Cleared Of Excessive Force Claims Port Jervis police officers accused of using excessive force during an arrest that was videotaped and placed on social media have been cleared of any wrongdoing. The incident, which was videotaped by a passing motorist, took place May 29, when officers were attempting to arrest a man  The investigation into the incident was undertaken by the Orange County DA's Office, after numerous calls from the public after the video was published on social media. The video, which was shot after an officer was allegedly hit in the face by the suspect while resisting arrest, shows police struggling …

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Suspect At Large After Man Found Shot Dead In Rockland Suspect At Large After Man Found Shot Dead In Rockland
Suspect At Large After Man Found Shot Dead In Rockland Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Found Shot Dead In Rockland Police are searching for a person involved in the early morning murder of a man in Rockland. The man was found dead in a vehicle around 8:40 a.m. Friday, June 28, behind a shopping center on Old Nyack Turnpike, between Route 45 and Noyes Avenue, in the Spring Valley section of town, said the Ramapo police. The suspect fled the scene.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Cell Phone Ping Leads Cops To Long Island Mom Charged In Murder Of Twins Cell Phone Ping Leads Cops To Long Island Mom Charged In Murder Of Twins
Cell Phone Ping Leads Cops To Long Island Mom Charged In Murder Of Twins A suicidal and homicidal mother of murdered twin girls was found in Montauk after a massive two-hour search by pinging her cell phone and following the GPS. Tenia Campbell, 24, of Medford, was charged with murdering the two girls, Jasmine and Jaida, after the children were found Thursday afternoon, June 27 in the family minivan at the entrance to Montauk County Park Third House Nature Center by East Hampton Town Police officers using her phone's GPS. Campbell was located standing on Montauk Highway screaming for the police to shoot her, said the Suffolk County Police during a press con…

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