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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Six Faculty Members, Three Students Hospitalized After Melee Breaks Out At Dix Hills School Six Faculty Members, Three Students Hospitalized After Melee Breaks Out At Dix Hills School
Six Faculty Members, Three Students Hospitalized After Melee Breaks Out At Dix Hills School Six faculty members and three students were hospitalized after being exposed to pepper spray during a fight between students that broke out at a school in Dix Hills. The incident took place around 8 a.m., Thursday, May 9, at the Wilson Technological Center in Dix Hills which is part of Western Suffolk BOCES, when a female student sprayed pepper spray at two other students, said the Suffolk County Police. The two students who were sprayed, and an additional student, as well as six faculty members, were transported to Huntington Hospital for evaluation, police said. The student, 18, of North…
Overdose Victim Rescued With Narcan By New Canaan Police Officers Overdose Victim Rescued With Narcan By New Canaan Police Officers
Overdose Victim Rescued With Narcan By New Canaan Police Officers Two New Canaan police officers saved the life of an overdose victim by administering Narcan and performing CPR. The incident took place on Wednesday, May 8, when the officers responded to a call for an unresponsive person, said New Canaan Police Chief Leon  Krolikowski. Responding officers arrived less than three minutes after being dispatched and provided urgent medical treatment including administering Narcan and performing CPR, Krolikowski said. "As a result of the expert lifesaving care provided by the responding officers, the person started breathing, regained consciousness,…
Inmate Who Pushed Woman To Her Death In Front Of Train Commits Suicide At Bedford Hills Inmate Who Pushed Woman To Her Death In Front Of Train Commits Suicide At Bedford Hills
Inmate Who Pushed Woman To Her Death In Front Of Train Commits Suicide At Bedford Hills New York State Police are investigating the apparent suicide of an inmate at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Melaine T. Liverpool, 33, was found dead around 3:44 a.m., Wednesday, May 8, at the facility located at 247 Harris Road in Bedford, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Liverpool was sentenced a month ago to 20 years to life in prison for pushing a Queens woman in front of a train at the Times Square Station more than two years ago. Diagnosed as a schizophrenic. Liverpool admitted to officials to fatally shoving 49-year-old Connie Watton of Queens in front of a southbound No. 1 train on …
Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Increases Again Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Increases Again
Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Increases Again As the number of measles cases raises again to 225 confirmed cases in Rockland County since the outbreak began last year, health officials are urging residents to receive a free vaccine. A free MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine clinic will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, on Friday, May 17, for anyone six months and older at the Christ Episcopal Church, located at 65 Washington Ave., in Suffern. Measles is one of the most contagious viruses on earth; 90 percent of unvaccinated people exposed to the virus become infected. You can catch measles just by being in a room where a person with m…
Woman In Danger Of Losing An Eye After Bridgeport Stabbing Woman In Danger Of Losing An Eye After Bridgeport Stabbing
Woman In Danger Of Losing An Eye After Bridgeport Stabbing A woman is in danger of losing an eye after she was stabbed during an incident in Bridgeport. Bridgeport Police learned of the attack that took place on Wednesday, May 8, at Putnam and Park streets after being alerted by walked into Bridgeport Hospital for help, said Terron Jones, of the Bridgeport Police Department. Not much is known about the incident, but detectives are working to gather more information on the stabbing, Jones said. Jones reported the injury was not life-threatening, but the victim will “most likely lose her eye.” This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice f…
Man Jumps To His Death Off Bridge On I-84 Man Jumps To His Death Off Bridge On I-84
Man Jumps To His Death Off Bridge On I-84 A man is dead after jumping off an I-84 bridge, closing part of the highway. The incident took place around 8 a.m., Thursday, May 9, in Manchester, Connecticut, said a Connecticut State Police spokesperson. Interstate 84 is closed westbound to 1-292 to allow for an investigation, they added. The body was found alongside the highway between Exits 58 and 59. Troop H personnel and medical services are on the scene.  This is an active investigation. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Bridgeport Man Allegedly Held Victim At Gunpoint In Home Invasion Bridgeport Man Allegedly Held Victim At Gunpoint In Home Invasion
Bridgeport Man Allegedly Held Victim At Gunpoint In Home Invasion A Bridgeport man was arrested in connection with a home invasion in April in which he allegedly held a victim at gunpoint and forced the man to turn over a large amount of cash and other goods. Watertown detectives arrested Youssef Mohammed, 22,  on the charges of reckless endangerment, kidnapping with a firearm, home invasion, burglary, larceny, and robbery, said the Watertown Police Department. The incident took place on April 23, when police responded to the area of Falls Avenue and Sunnyside Avenue for the report of an adult victim who was kidnapped at gunpoint, Watertown police sa…
Suspect Nabbed After Two Women Injured In Haverstraw Knife Attack Suspect Nabbed After Two Women Injured In Haverstraw Knife Attack
Suspect Nabbed After Two Women Injured In Haverstraw Knife Attack A woman wanted for the stabbing of two other women turned herself into Haverstraw Police. Angelica S. Bare, 24, of Haverstraw, turned herself into police on Wednesday, May 8, in connection with a stabbing incident that took place around 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, at the intersection of Liberty and Main streets, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund. The incident began when Haverstraw police found two females lying on the sidewalk at Liberty and Main suffering from stab wounds, said Lund. First aid was administered to the victims by EMS, and police were able to determine that the suspect wa…
ID Released For Man, 54, Killed After Crash Into Trumbull Home ID Released For Man, 54, Killed After Crash Into Trumbull Home
ID Released For Man, 54, Killed After Crash Into Trumbull Home A 54-year-old Trumbull man who died after driving his pickup truck into a home has been identified. Eric Gabrielson, of Oldfield Road, was killed around 7 p.m., Friday, May 3, in the area of Daniels Farm Road during a two-vehicle crash that ended with the pickup truck hitting the side of a home, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir. According to Weir, the pick-up truck and a sedan collided, and the pick-up truck eventually came in contact with a nearby residence. The only occupant of the pick-up truck, Gabrielson, was entrapped inside of the vehicle, and bystanders approa…
Food-Service Workers Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At Greenwich HS Cafeteria Food-Service Workers Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At Greenwich HS Cafeteria
Food-Service Workers Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At Greenwich HS Cafeteria Two Greenwich High School cafeteria workers were arrested after allegedly getting into a physical fight. Gina Gazard, 51, and Tammy Caballero, 34, both of Stamford, were arrested around 8:10 a.m., Tuesday, May 7, after Greenwich police responded to the school at 10 Hillside Road for a report of the fight, said Greenwich Police Lt. Johnn Slusarz. Upon arrival, an investigation found that the two women had engaged in a physical fight which resulted in injury to multiple parties, according to Slusarz. Both women were charged with breach of peace and assault. They were released on a promise to…
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