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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

Man Nabbed For Allegedly Kicking In Door During Stony Point Home Burglary Cops searching for a fare-beating taxi rider instead nabbed a man for an alleged burglary in Stony Point. Paul Miller, 18, of West Haverstraw, was arrested around 3:22 a.m., Tuesday, June 25, and charged with criminal trespass and criminal mischief after being stopped by Stony Point Police, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. According to Hylas, officers responded to a burglary on Pyngyp Road for a report of a burglary while investigating a taxi fare-beater in the same Pyngyp Road area, Hylas said. Miller was located in the area and couldn't give a reason of why he was the…

by Kathy Reakes

07/01/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Struck, Killed By Own Vehicle In Northern Westchester A woman was struck and killed by her own vehicle in Northern Westchester, police said. When police arrived on the scene, they found numerous people attempting to help Diana Devivo, 46, who was unconscious after being hit by her truck on Anderson Road in Katonah on Sunday, June 30 around 3:37 p.m., said the Bedford Police. Devivo was transported by the Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, where she was pronounced dead, police said. Bedford Police said Devivo was the only person involved in the incident. The department's accident in…

by Kathy Reakes

07/01/2019

News

ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Tree Limb In Fairfield A 54-year-old man killed when a tree branch smashed onto his vehicle has been identified by Fairfield Police. David L. Schmerzler was driving in front of 3330 Sturges Highway when his vehicle was hit by a large limb from a Sassafras tree around 2:16 p.m., Sunday, June 30, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When first responders arrived on the scene they found Schmerzler unconscious in the driver's seat, Kalamaras said. He was transported to Norwalk Hospital where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff at 3:18 p.m. Schmutzler's wife, Donna Schmerzler, who susta…

by Kathy Reakes

07/01/2019

News

ID Released For Easton Man Who Died After Falling Into Norwalk River An Easton man who died after falling into the Norwalk River on Selleck Street has been identified. Jozef Gorski, 62, died around 9:24 p.m., Sunday, June 30, after falling into the river, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. Following a call about the incident, Norwalk Police, Norwalk Fire and Norwalk Hospital EMS responded to are to search for the man who fell and then never resurfaced, Blake said. Stamford Fire dive personnel located Gorski underwater and brought him to the surface, where he was transferred to the care of EMS. He was transported to the Norwalk Hos…

by Kathy Reakes

07/01/2019

News

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…

by Kathy Reakes

07/01/2019

News

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…

by Kathy Reakes

07/01/2019

Police & Fire

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 …

by Kathy Reakes

07/01/2019

Police & Fire

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.

by Kathy Reakes

06/29/2019

News

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…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2019

Police & Fire

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.

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2019

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