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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

Orange County Reports Two Possible Measles Exposure Locations Orange County government officials announced additional cases of measles in the county, along with two possible exposure areas. Health officials are notifying residents of two locations where a person with measles was in public and could have exposed others including at Satmar Meats of KJ in Monroe on Dec. 20 between 4:30 and 8 p.m. and on Dec. 25, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Rockland Kosher Supermarket at 27 Orchard St., in Monsey. If a person is immune to measles, it is unlikely that he or she would become ill if exposed, the …

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

Police & Fire

Fire Breaks Out At Restaurant In Westchester Firefighters were able to knock down a fire that broke out at an area Chinese restaurant, saving several other businesses in the process. The fire, at the Hunan III at 6 Cedar St., in Bronxville, started around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 from a build-up of grease in the broiler, said Eastchester Fire Chief Brian Tween. The department responded with 15 firefighters and found fire in a large broiler in the basement prep area on fire and the ductwork up to the roof also ignited, Tween said. The firefighters, with assistance from New Rochelle and Mount Vernon fire departments, were …

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

Police & Fire

Man Charged After Swimming Naked In YMCA Pool In Front Of Children, Greenwich Police Say An area man was arrested on numerous charges after swimming naked in a Greenwich YMCA pool in front of children, according to police. James Sawyer, 62, of Riverside, was arrested on Friday around 10 a.m. after police were called to the YMCA at 90 East Putnam Ave., in Greenwich, for a man that had entered the pool completely naked, said the Greenwich Police. When Sawyer was asked to exit the pool he did so in a slow manner exposing himself to the children that were present in the pool, police said. Police later identified Sawyer and arrested him at his home. He was charged with risk of inj…

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

Police & Fire

Two Busted On Weapons Charges Following LaGrange Traffic Stop Two men were busted on weapons charges following a traffic stop for speeding and failing to keep right. Austin A. Suarez, 23, of Hudson, and Kawan A. Nunnally, 26, of Albany, were busted on felony weapons possession during a traffic stop around 4 a.m Sunday, Dec. 30, in the Town of LaGrange, according to the Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. During the stop on Route 55, deputies located a handgun inside the vehicle, Watterson said. Both men were charged with criminal possession of a weapon, Suarez was also charged with speeding and failure to…

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

Police & Fire

Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed After Police Find Woman Walking Near I-95 A man who kidnapped a woman and drove her against her will from Massachusetts to Connecticut was apprehended off I-95, police said. Carlos Rosario-Infante, 34, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was arrested around 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, Dec.30 by Milford Police after officers noticed a woman walking south along Woodmont Road off Exit 40 of I-95, said Milford Police. After speaking with the woman, police stopped a vehicle traveling north on Woodmont Road and found that Rosario-Infante had allegedly kidnapped the woman and drove her to Connecticut without her consent. He had also allegedly c…

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

Police & Fire

Westport Man Nabbed After Striking Another Driver In Greenwich Road-Rage Incident, Police Say A man wanted in connection with a reported Greenwich road-rage incident in July was nabbed while receiving treatment at an area hospital. Steven Lepkowski, 27, of Westport, was arrested Saturday at Stamford Hospital on an active warrant for the July incident, said the Greenwich Police. Greenwich officers were notified that Lepkowski was at the hospital, once he was discharged, officers placed him under arrest for a reported road-rage incident that turned physical near the intersection of East Putnam Avenue and Indian Field, police said During the incident, Lepkowski allegedly got…

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

Police & Fire

NYC Firefighter Arrested In Connection With Fatal Route 9A Hit-Run This story has been updated. Westchester County Police have charged a New York City firefighters from Buchanan in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred on Saturday in the village of Buchanan. Eric Werner, 44, an 18-year FDNY veteran who works in Queens, was arrested Sunday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a felony, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Werner is charged with fleeing in a 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk that struck and killed Joseph Orichello, 63, of Buchanan, on Albany Post Road in the early…

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

News

ID Released For Man Killed After Car Crashes Off Ledge Near Train Station In Westchester The driver of a car who died after his vehicle fell nearly 40 feet off a gated embankment near a train station in Westchester has been identified. Joseph Kerker, 67, of New Rochelle, was killed when the Toyota he was driving veered off the road and through a fence late Saturday afternoon near the Mount Vernon East train station at the intersection of First Avenue and First Street, said the Mount Vernon Polie The MTA and Mount Vernon Police Department are working jointly to investigate the incident. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

Police & Fire

Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Vehicle In Shelton An 83-year-old man was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross a street in Shelton. The incident took place around 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, when Shelton Police, Fire and EMS responded to the area of Howe Avenue and Grove Street for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango. The Shelton resident was transported from the scene to Bridgeport Hospital and was reported to be in critical condition, Bango said. The 68-year-old male driver from Shelton remained on scene after the accident, he added. The She…

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

Police & Fire

Car Lands On Top Of Stone Wall In Trumbull Crash A car landed right on top of a stone wall during a single-vehicle crash. The incident took place around 11:20 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28 in the area of Madison Avenue and Saxony Drive, said officials with the Long Hill Fire Department in Trumbull on Facebook. When firefighters and Trumbull EMS, arrived on scene they found a car on top of a stone wall, perfectly centered. EMS provided treatment to the driver of the car, who was the only occupant at the time of the crash, while fire crews checked for any hazards. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

by Kathy Reakes

12/31/2018

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