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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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News

Judge: Girlfriend In Missing Mom Case Can Leave State, Fotis Dulos Banned From Contacting Her As the attorney for the estranged husband of missing New Canaan mom Jennifer Farber Dulos is asking the state to drop all charges against Fotis Dulos' girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, so she can testify in his favor, a judge has ruled in favor of Troconis saying she can leave the state this weekend. Troconis is out on $500,000 bail on charges of tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution in connection with the disappearance of the mother of five on Friday, May 24. The Superior Court judge ruled Friday, June 28 in favor of her attorney's request to allow her to leave the state to stat…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2019

Lifestyle

Video: Local Singing Sensation Grace VanderWaal Starts 'Ur So Beautiful' Tour Many might remember her as the little sprite strumming her ukelele when she won "America's Got Talent." But now, Hudson Valley's Grace VanderWaalcis all grown up and is dropping her newest single before kicking off her huge 23-date tour that begins August 10 in Kentucky. The new single, which premiered Friday, June 28, shows off the singing and songwriting talents of the 15-year-old from Suffern with romantic lines and a beat you can definitely get your groove on with. Grace says on Facebook that she made the video for the song by carrying around a camera for months as she hung out w…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2019

News

Judge: Girlfriend In Missing Mom Case Can Leave State, Fotis Banned From Contacting Her This story has been updated. As the attorney for the estranged husband of missing New Canaan mom Jennifer Farber Dulos is asking the state to drop all charges against Fotis Dulos' girlfriend Michelle Troconis so she can testify in his favor, a judge has ruled in favor of Troconis saying she can leave the state this weekend. Troconis is out on $500,000 bail on charges of tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution in connection with the disappearance of the mother of five on Friday, May 24. The Superior Court judge ruled Friday, June 28 in favor of her attorney's request to allow he…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2019

News

Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband Charged In Missing Mom Case Requests Out-Of-State Travel An attorney for the girlfriend of the estranged husband of missing New Canaan mom Jennifer Farber Dulos has filed a motion in Superior Court requesting she be allowed to travel outside of the state. Michelle Troconis who was arrested on Saturday, June 1, along with her boyfriend Fotis Dulos, bailed out of jail for charges of tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution, after they were caught on video surveillance dumping garbage bags that contained items with the blood of Jennifer Dulos on them. Both Troconis and Fotis have pleaded not guilty. Under the conditions of her releas…

by Kathy Reakes

06/27/2019

Police & Fire

SUV Driver Critically Injured In Crash With Truck In Westchester An SUV driver remains in critical condition after the driver reportedly rear-ended a tractor-trailer on I-87 in Greenburgh. The crash took place around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 26, near Exit 7A in Greenburgh, state police said. During the crash, the front windshield and roof of the SUV were ripped open, and the driver had to be extricated. by members of the Ardsley Fire Department with help from the Tarrytown Fire Department. The driver was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

06/27/2019

Police & Fire

Former Trumbull Officer Arrested For Computer Crimes Related To Sexual Assaults A former Trumbull police officer has been arrested for computer crimes related to the alleged sexual assault of two people. Michael Jason Gonzalez, 41, of Bridgeport, was charged with two counts of third-degree computer crimes on Thursday, June 27, said the Connecticut State Police. The investigation into Gonzalez began in September 2018 following a request by the Bridgeport Superior Court State's Attorney Office regarding a possible sexual assault involving Gonzalez in Stamford, state police said. The reported sexual assault occurred in August of 2017. At the time, Gonzalez was emplo…

by Kathy Reakes

06/27/2019

Police & Fire

Coram Man, 33, Charged With Forcibly Raping Teen Girl A 33-year-old man has been arrested for forcibly raping a 14-year-old girl in Coram, said the Suffolk County Police. Richardo Gurdon, of Coram, was arrested around noon, Wednesday, June 26, after Sixth Precinct officers responded to an apartment complex on Country Club Drive after a 14-year-old girl reported she had been sexually assaulted by a man inside an apartment at the complex, police said. Following an investigation, Gurdon was charged with rape criminal sex act. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, June 27, at First District Court in Central Islip. The teen, whose name a…

by Kathy Reakes

06/27/2019

Police & Fire

Know Them? Vandals Break Into Nature Center In Smithtown, Feed Animals Beer Authorities are hoping that photos will help identify a group of men who vandalized and traumatized animals at the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. The vandals have broken into the facility several times, but during a recent incident they climbed into pens housing animals that have been abused or traumatized and damaged cages, letting the animals out to roam around the grounds, causing many of them to become upset, said Nicole Garguilo, spokeswoman for Smithtown. In the most recent incident they can be seen on camera also feeding an abused goat a beer, she said. "We really hope …

by Kathy Reakes

06/27/2019

Police & Fire

Man Found Dead After Overnight House Fire Breaks Out In Hauppauge A 59-year-old man was found dead inside his Hauppauge home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after setting the residence on fire, Suffolk County Police said. The fire was reported at the Colonial-style home around 10:49 p.m., Wednesday, June 26, at 108 Grissom Way, the Suffolk County Police said. The unidentified man was found inside the charred home after the fire was extinguished by firefighters from Hauppauge, Smithtown and Central Islip fire departments. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are investigating the fire and what they believe is a s…

by Kathy Reakes

06/27/2019

Police & Fire

Officer Awarded For Tracking Down Suspect Who Attempted To Steal Mother's Purse In Norwalk A Norwalk Police officer was recently named Officer of the Month for tracking down a suspect who attempted to steal a woman's purse as she was putting her baby in a car seat. Officer Ramon Tejada came to the rescue on Friday, May 31, when the woman was walking to her vehicle with her seven-month-old child on North Water Street, said the Norwalk Police Department. While walking, she noticed a man following her. As she opened her car door and began to place her child into the seat, the mother noticed the man stop and linger behind her vehicle. As she began getting into the car, s…

by Kathy Reakes

06/27/2019

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