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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
Police Execute Search Warrant At Six-Bedroom Home Of Missing Mom's Estranged Husband Police Execute Search Warrant At Six-Bedroom Home Of Missing Mom's Estranged Husband
Police Execute Search Warrant At Six-Bedroom Home Of Missing Mom's Estranged Husband Police are reporting the team of investigators, detectives and officers searching for missing New Canaan mother of five Jennnifer Farber Dulos have searched the six-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot Farmington home owned by her estranged husband Fotis Dulos. Police spent part of Wednesday, June 5, searching the Farmington home, which is listed for sale on Realtor.com for $4.35 million.  "During this criminal investigation, search warrants have been obtained and served on properties owned by Fotis Dulos," said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. "Details regarding these searches will not be relea…

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Did You Buy It? $1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford Did You Buy It? $1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford
Did You Buy It? $1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford While no one hit the Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Tuesday, June 4, one lucky person did match the first five numbers and walked away with a cool million. The $1,000,000 prize-winning ticket was sold at Stop & Shop at 2 E. Town Road,  in Milford, said Connecticut Lottery officials. The winnings numbers were:  25-37-46-48-68 and Mega Ball 25. The Megaplier number is 2. In total, 15,696 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold statewide on Tuesday, with prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000,000. Winners have until Sunday, December 1, to claim their prizes before their tickets ex…

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One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash
One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash One cadet is reported dead and 20 cadets and two soldiers are wounded following a crash of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle crash at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The crash, according to officials at West Point, took place around 6:45 a.m., Thursday, June 6, off Route 293 in the Camp Natural Bridge area. The injured have been transported to local hospitals. Details of the incident are under investigation. This continues to be a developing story. Check back to the Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
Holbrook Man Killed As Car Bursts Into Flames In Ronkonkoma Crash Holbrook Man Killed As Car Bursts Into Flames In Ronkonkoma Crash
Holbrook Man Killed As Car Bursts Into Flames In Ronkonkoma Crash A  Holbrook man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Ronkonkoma that left the car fully engulfed in flames in Ronkonkoma. The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway, said the Suffolk County Police. According to police, Robert M. Nolan Jr., 52, was driving a 2015 Honda Accord westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when the vehicle veered off the roadway near Johnson Avenue and struck a metal utility pole. The vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames, police said. Nolan was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician …

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One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash
One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash This story has been updated. One cadet is reported dead and 20 cadets and two soldiers are wounded following a crash of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle crash at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The crash, according to officials at West Point, took place around 6:45 a.m., Thursday, June 6, off Route 293 in the Camp Natural Bridge area. The injured have been transported to local hospitals. Details of the incident are under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to the Daily Voice for updates.

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Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home
Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home Law enforcement officials found 157 snakes in a city of Newburgh home after the owner was treated for a poisonous snake bite at an area hospital. The snakes were found Tuesday, June 4, when the Department of Environmental Conservation along with DEC police and members of the Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigation unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the city of Newburgh after being alerted by Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx that a man had been bitten by a poisonous snake, said Maureen Wren, with the DEC. The unidentified man was treated at the hospital Sunday, June…

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Details Emerge On How Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Gave Police Big Break In Missing Mom Case Details Emerge On How Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Gave Police Big Break In Missing Mom Case
Details Emerge On How Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Gave Police Big Break In Missing Mom Case Little did Fotis Dulos know that he was setting himself up for arrest as he carried his cell phone with him when he allegedly dumped items associated with his estranged wife's disappearance along a four-mile stretch in Hartford. But, the cell phone, which was turned on, allowed police to track, or "ping,"  his movements and connect to video surveillance along Albany Avenue in Hartford. That video allegedly showed the estranged husband dump garbage bags full of incriminating bloody items linked to the mother-of-five missing person case. Jennifer Farber Dulos, 50, of New Canaan, has not been…

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Police & Fire
Police Search For Suspect In Attempted Abduction Of Young Girl In Bridgeport Police Search For Suspect In Attempted Abduction Of Young Girl In Bridgeport
Police Search For Suspect In Attempted Abduction Of Young Girl In Bridgeport Police are asking the public for help in locating a man who allegedly attempted to abduct a child from a school bus stop and attempted to assault the young girl in Bridgeport. The incident took place around 8 a.m., on Thursday, May 30, when Bridgeport Police received a 911 report of a possible abduction of a 9-year-old girl, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. According to the victim, as she waited for her school bus at the corner of Logan Street and Stratford Avenue, she was approached by a tall black male. He grabbed her by her wrist, and attempted to pull h…

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Lifestyle
Beloved Long Beach Daschund Dies From Apparent BB Gun Shot Beloved Long Beach Daschund Dies From Apparent BB Gun Shot
Beloved Long Beach Daschund Dies From Apparent BB Gun Shot Justice for Buddy is all a Long Beach woman is asking after her beloved Daschund Buddy was found dead in her backyard of an apparent BB shot wound to the heart. Beth Cohen, Buddy's mom, said the family has been "devasted" since his death on Monday, June 3 on Long Beach. According to Cohen and Long Beach Police Sgt. Brett Curtis, a neighbor let Buddy out in the backyard as he sometimes does and when he returned a few minutes later, he found Buddy bleeding in the grass. The neighbor then rushed the dog to the veterinarian who performed an X-ray which found a small round object lodged in his…

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Two Marijuana Grow Houses Raided In East Patchogue Two Marijuana Grow Houses Raided In East Patchogue
Two Marijuana Grow Houses Raided In East Patchogue Federal and local law enforcement descended on several Long Island residences including two East Patchogue homes as part of a larger operation targeting marijuana grow houses. The warrant raids took place early Wednesday, June 5, at homes on Woodside Avenue and one was executed at a residence on Mount Vernon Avenue, said the Suffolk County Police Department.  The search warrants were pertaining to ongoing narcotics investigations, and several arrests were made and search warrants executed, said Rachael Yong Yow, spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations (ICE).&nb…

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