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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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Business

Cross County Shopping Center Owners 'Surprised' To Hear News Of Anchor Sears Store Closure The news that the Sears store at the Cross County Shopping Center plans to close next month came as a surprise to the owners of the center, after inquiries from Daily Voice. “While we were surprised to hear news about our particular location closing, Sears has been in the news about closures for a while now," said James Stifel and Craig Deitelzweig, EVPs Brooks Shopping Centers, LLC, owners of Cross County Shopping Center. "Retail demand is strong here and their departure will create an opportunity to re-lease that same space to a concept that will continue to drive traffic, more shopper int…

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2019

Police & Fire

Minors Hit By Vehicles Were 'The Contributing Factor' In Those Incidents, Bridgeport Police Say Police report that two juveniles pedestrians hit by vehicles in separate incidents in Bridgeport were "the contributing factor for the accident." The first incident took place around 6:33 p.m., on Monday, June 3 and the second was reported around 6:47 p.m., in a different area, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. "The juvenile pedestrian didn’t sustain any injuries from the accident," police said after the first incident. "The juvenile pedestrian was the contributing factor for the accident." At the second accident site, police said: "the juvenile pedestrian …

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2019

Police & Fire

Fisherman's Report Of Submerged Body In Connecticut River Leads To Discovery Of Mannequin Torso A report of a body in the Connecticut River set off a massive search by state and local officials that in the end yielded not a body, but the torso of a mannequin. The search began shortly after receiving the report around 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 4, when a local fisherman reported to the Enfield Police Department that he may have seen what he believed was a body submerged in the water along the shoreline of Suffield, said the Suffield Police Department. Following the report, the Suffield Police Department, fire department and ambulance association in conjunction with the Connecticut Sta…

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2019

Business

Sears Announces This Westchester Store Will Be Latest To Close This story has been updated. As Sears continues to struggle to survive in a market filled with instant deliveries and the internet, the company announced on Wednesday, June 5, that another of its Westchester stores will close its doors. “As we continue to evaluate our store network and invest in our best stores, the Sears store in Yonkers at Cross Country Shopping Center did not meet our go-forward criteria," a Sears company spokesperson told Daily Voice. The store will close in late July and the store liquidation sale will start around Thursday, June 6, the spokesperson said. "We invite …

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2019

News

Missing Alligator On The Loose In Hudson Valley Found A missing 6-foot alligator named Kobe had deputies on the hunt for a few days, but luckily the slippery, bug-eyed guy was found in a neighbor's yard. Kobe was reported missing on Saturday, May 25, by Columbia County Sheriff David P. Bartlett on Facebook. The Sheriff's said that deputies were investigating a burglary of a residence on Cemetery Road in the Town of New Lebanon in which an alligator had been stolen. The notice for the missing alligator said he was 6-foot-long with a scar on face, the tip of his tail was missing, and he had a hole in one of the back web part of a foot, not sur…

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2019

Police & Fire

Man Tased After Threatening Police In Northern Westchester A Westchester man was arrested after threatening to attack another man was tased after turning his anger on police. The incident took place around 6:19 p.m., Monday, June 3, when Westchester County Police responded to Kensington Way in Mount Kisco on a report of a disturbance at a residence, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester CountyPolice. Upon arrival, officers found two men in a verbal dispute on the front porch. One of them was clenching a set of keys in his fist with the jagged ends protruding. He was threating to strike the other male. The parties were separated …

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2019

Police & Fire

Man Critically Injured In Amityville Shooting Was Gang Member, Police Say A gang member is fighting for his life after being shot several times in the head in an Amityville neighborhood. The incident began around 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, when a window at CPR Cell Phone Repair, located at 45 Merrick Road, Amityville, was shattered by a bullet, said the Suffolk County Police. People nearby, including employees of the phone store, heard the gunshot and called 911. Earlier report: One Critically Injured As Amityville Shooting Puts Schools On Lockout Seconds later, a person witnessed cars racing north of the location and heard additional shots fired, police…

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2019

Police & Fire

Red Hook Police Officer Rescues Overdose Victim A Red Hook police officer will be honored with a Life-Saving Award after reviving a Columbia County man who was overdosing in a car. The incident took place on Saturday, June 1, when Red Hook Officer James Simmons responded to a call on Route 9/Fraleigh Lane in the Town of Red Hook for an unconscious male slumped over the steering wheel not breathing, the department said on Facebook. Simmons, also a firefighter with the Tivoli Fire Department, sat the man up and saw that he was turning purple not breathing. With the assistance of the Milan Fire Department Chief Kurt Mitzger, they too…

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2019

Police & Fire

Standoff Ends After Man Barricades Himself Inside Area Home A 55-year-old City of Poughkeepsie man who barricaded himself inside a home threatening to shoot people has surrendered to police. The incident began around 10:13 a.m., Tuesday, June 4, when City of Poughkeepsie police responded to 204 N. Hamilton St., for a report of a man threatening to shoot people with a gun, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Richard Wilson. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the residence was made of up of several rooms rented by different people. Police were able to confirm that the suspect, identified as Lorenzo Jackson Jr., was the only person home …

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2019

Police & Fire

Man Wanted For Killing Father Caught Shoplifting At Stop & Shop, Stamford Police Say A man wanted for allegedly killing his father in Bloomfield was nabbed for shoplifting by Stamford Police. Anthony Bussey, 34, of Bloomfield, was arrested around 3:15 p.m., Sunday, June 2, at the Stop & Shop by Stamford Police, said Bloomfield Police Capt. Stephen Hajdasz. Hajdasz said Bussey was charged with larceny after allegedly being caught concealing items in Stop & Shop and store loss prevention notified Stamford Police of an active shoplifting incident. Stamford Police were able to arrive on the scene and make the arrest without incident. Once in police…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2019

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