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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
Report Of Suspicious Activity By Neighbor Leads To Burglary Arrest In Town Of Poughkeepsie Report Of Suspicious Activity By Neighbor Leads To Burglary Arrest In Town Of Poughkeepsie
Report Of Suspicious Activity By Neighbor Leads To Burglary Arrest In Town Of Poughkeepsie A town man was arrested for burglary after police were flagged down by a resident reporting suspicious activity in the area.  Dawin Santos, 18, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 15, after Town of Poughkeepsie police officers were flagged down by a resident on Oakdale Avenue who reported seeing a black male enter a neighbor's fenced yard and disappear behind the house for a short time, said Capt. Kevin Faber. The neighbor said the man then jumped back over the fence carrying an item before heading away from the area, Faber said. Upon investigatio…

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Police & Fire
Monsey Fire Department President Charged With Workers Comp, Medicaid Fraud Monsey Fire Department President Charged With Workers Comp, Medicaid Fraud
Monsey Fire Department President Charged With Workers Comp, Medicaid Fraud A respected Rockland firefighter has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $100,000 in Workers Compensation and Medicaid payments while employed.  Raphael Ziegler, 41, the Monsey Fire Department president and a former New Hempstead fire inspector, filed for and accepted the monies while out on disability and working outside jobs and running a side taxi business, said state Inspector General Leahy Scott on Thursday in a joint news release with acting Rockland District Attorney Kevin Gilleece. Ziegler, of Monsey, who is currently employed as a Fire Protection Spec…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Teen Surrenders To Police In Connection To Fatal Crash Involving Stamford Motorcyclist Norwalk Teen Surrenders To Police In Connection To Fatal Crash Involving Stamford Motorcyclist
Norwalk Teen Surrenders To Police In Connection To Fatal Crash Involving Stamford Motorcyclist An 18-year-old from Norwalk surrendered to police in connection with a fatal 2018 crash that killed a motorcyclist in Stamford. Justin Foley surrendered himself to the Stamford Police Friday and was charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle following an investigation into the Sept. 23, 2018 crash, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. The arrest comes on the heels of an investigation into the deadly crash by the department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad that killed Rene A. Sandoval-Romero, 26, of Stamford, Booth said. The crash took place around 7 p.m. o…

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Police & Fire
Central Nyack Shed Fires Closes Roadway, Injures One Central Nyack Shed Fires Closes Roadway, Injures One
Central Nyack Shed Fires Closes Roadway, Injures One A shed fire in Central Nyack has closed a roadway and reportedly injured one person. The fire, at 23 Vine St., started around 11:21 a.m. Friday, according to the Clarkstown Police Department. The road is closed, police are asking motorists to avoid the area. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Teen Over Two Years Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Teen Over Two Years
Man Nabbed For Sexually Assaulting Teen Over Two Years A 37-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teen after she reported the abuse to police. Victor Santos of Shelton was arrested Friday in connection with a complaint filed against him in November 2018, by a female victim who told officers she had been sexually assaulted by a relative, said Shelton Police Department Det. Richard Bango. The victim stated that the assaults took place when she was 16 and 17 years old, he said. The Shelton Detective and Youth Bureau investigated the case and sustained the claim, Bango said. Santos was charged with three counts of sex…

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Police & Fire
Road Rage Slashing Leads To 30 Stitches For Victim In Spring Valley, Police Say Road Rage Slashing Leads To 30 Stitches For Victim In Spring Valley, Police Say
Road Rage Slashing Leads To 30 Stitches For Victim In Spring Valley, Police Say A man was arrested for slashing another person in the face following a road rage incident in Spring Valley. The incident was reported on Wednesday, Jan. 16, when Spring Valley Police responded to  Dutch Lane for a report of a man who had been slashed in his face, said Spring Valley Officer Matthew Galli. When officers arrived they found a man with a facial wound that began at his temple and ended past his lip and required more than 30 stitches to close, Galli said. An investigation into the slashing found it was the result of a “road-rage” incident that escalated into&n…

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Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In Crash That Caused Hours-Long Saw Mill Parkway Closure ID Released For Man Killed In Crash That Caused Hours-Long Saw Mill Parkway Closure
ID Released For Man Killed In Crash That Caused Hours-Long Saw Mill Parkway Closure The driver who died in a crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway that closed the northbound lanes in Bedford Hills for hours has been identified. Robert Leff, 51, of the Baldwin Place section of Somers, died around 11:25 a.m. Thursday after crashing into a tree, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Leff was traveling northbound in the vicinity of Green Lane when his Toyota Rav 4 left the roadway and struck a tree. He was the only occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, O'Leary said. The cause of the accident remains under investigation by…

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Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For DWI Following Traffic Crash In Nyack Man Nabbed For DWI Following Traffic Crash In Nyack
Man Nabbed For DWI Following Traffic Crash In Nyack A 54-year-old man was arrested for DWI after Orangetown Police responded to a report of a car crash. Dennis Morgan, of Naples, Florida, was arrested around 12:09 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, after police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on High Avenue in Nyack, said Orangetown Police Sgt. Kirk Vega. When police arrived on the scene of the crash, they found that Morgan was driving one of the vehicles, allegedly in an intoxicated condition, police said. He was arrested and transported to Orangetown Police headquarters where he refused to take a breathalyzer…

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Saw Mill Parkway Reopens Following Fatal Crash Saw Mill Parkway Reopens Following Fatal Crash
Saw Mill Parkway Reopens Following Fatal Crash Update: The Saw Mill River Parkway reopened northbound in Bedford Hills early Thursday night following an investigation of more than six hours following a fatal, single-vehicle crash that occurred before noon. Earlier report: Westchester County Police are still investigating a fatal crash that occurred on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford Hills. Both northbound lanes near the Bedford-Mount Kisco border remain closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17 and are expected to remain so through the evening commute. The crash occurred when a vehicle left the road and struck a tre…

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Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Shooting In Danbury Suspect On Loose After Shooting In Danbury
Suspect On Loose After Shooting In Danbury The Danbury Police Department is currently investigating a shooting which took place in the area of Ellsworth and Hospital Avenues  Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17. Police said there is one victim being treated at the Danbury Hospital for a gunshot wound to the arm.  The shooter was last seen in the area of Wooster Cemetery.  Reports indicate that he was on foot in the area and he is described as a young adult wearing a blue dew rag and a black NorthFace backpack.  Two schools in the area, Ellsworth Avenue and WCSU, have been asked to implement security measures.  Th…

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