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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.

Kathy Reakes's Contributions

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Charged With Violating Protective Order In South Norwalk A 36-year-old Fairfield County man was nabbed by police for violating a protective order after he was caught in the company of the person who had the order against him. Juan Rodriguez of Bridgeport was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Friday when a Norwalk police officer patrolling Water Street at Burritt Avenue observed three people engaged in suspicous activity, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. The officers stopped the trio and found Rodriguez had an active violation of probation warrant. He was arrested, and was also found to be the subject of a protective order, Blake said. T…

by Kathy Reakes

12/21/2018

Lifestyle

Lifelong Southeast Resident Helps Make Putnam Sheriff's Toy Drive A Smashing Success A lifelong Southeast resident is known to many as a secret Santa for her tireless work all year to help make the Putnam County's Sheriff's Office to Toys For Tots drive a smashing success. Marie Brady, 90 has been a resident of Tilly Foster, Southeast, for her entire life. She is an energetic nonagenarian who donates her time and money to helping children, the department said. Each year Brady goes around town and, through word of mouth, gets many people to donate toys for the “Toys For Tots” program, they said. She purchases many toys herself and this year, …

by Kathy Reakes

12/21/2018

Police & Fire

Teen Charged Following Threat To Brewster High School That Caused Lockout A 16-year-old Brewster High School student was arrested for allegedly making threats against the school that led to a lockout on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department responded to the home of the student who allegedly made the threats on social media accounts on Tuesday, Dec. 18. A security check of the student’s home and a home which is frequented was conducted, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. After an investigation, the student, who was suspended from school, was arrested on Wednesday and charged. He was released to the custody of his father. Earlier…

by Kathy Reakes

12/21/2018

Police & Fire

Two Westport Homes Burglarized While Families Sleeping Westport police are once again reminding residents to lock their homes and vehicles following the burglary of two residences while the families were sleeping. The incidents occurred during the early morning hours of Monday, Dec. 17, and again on Thursday, Dec. 20, two residences were burglarized by the suspects entering through unlocked doors while the residents were home sleeping, the Westport Police said. During the course of the first burglary, several items were stolen. Additionally, several unlocked cars in the neighborhood had been rifled through. During the second burglar…

by Kathy Reakes

12/21/2018

Police & Fire

Crash Between Truck, Utility Poles Shuts Down Busy Boulevard Both Ways In Stamford A crash between a truck and several utility poles has resulted in the closure of Washington Boulevard in Stamford in both directions. The crash took place around 10:57 a.m. Friday causing live lines to come down at the corner of Broad Street and Washington Boulevard, Stamford Police said. While Eversource works to repair the poles, northbound and southbound lanes have been closed at North Street, police said. Motorists are asked to avoid the area as traffic is backed up. The closure could last for several hours. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

12/21/2018

Police & Fire

Drunk Westchester Motorist, 36, Crashes Into Wall, Flees Scene, Police Say A Westchester man was arrested after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a brick wall and then fleeing the scene. Juan Gonzalez, 36, of Yonkers, was arrested around 4:25 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 after Greenwich Police responded to the area of 122 Round Hill Road for a report that a vehicle had crashed into a brick wall, said the Greenwich Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found the vehicle had left the scene but was found in a driveway on Round Hill Road, police said. A further investigation found that Gonzalez had red, glassy eyes, and smelled of alcohol, police said.…

by Kathy Reakes

12/21/2018

Police & Fire

Two Busted After Reports Of Drug Dealing In Danbury A Fairfield County man was arrested on drug-related charges after police received word of drug dealing taking place throughout the Danbury area. Edwin “Taco” Martinez, of Newtown, and a juvenile female were arrested for a variety of drug-related offenses subsequent to an investigation by the Danbury Police Department’s Special Investigations Division, said Danbury Det. Lt. Mark Williams. The investigation began weeks earlier after investigators received information that Martinez was selling illegal drugs throughout the Danbury Area. Based on the investigative f…

by Kathy Reakes

12/20/2018

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police Charge Man In Connection With Overdose Death A 43-year-old man who allegedly provided a fatal dose of fentanyl and heroin that led to an overdose death in a Greenwich hotel has been charged with manslaughter. Daniel T. Linfante, of Queens, who is currently being held in New York City and awaiting extradition to Connecticut, was arrested by the NYPD Fugitive Task Force, on Thursday, Dec. 13, said the Greenwich Police Department. Greenwich Police discovered the death when summoned to a hotel in Greenwich on Sept. 29 on a report of a deceased person, said Capt. Robert L. Berry. Upon arrival, officers found a dead man in one o…

by Kathy Reakes

12/20/2018

Business

Covia To Shut Down New Canaan Offices, Lay Off 60 Minerals and materials firm Covia has announced it will close its New Canaan facility, laying off 60 employees. According to the Connecticut Department of Labor Warn Notice, Covia made the announcement last week that it will begin closing the plant in the first quarter of 2019 with a complete closure date of 2020. Covia, located at 258 Elm St., became a business following a May merger of New Canaan-based Unimin Corp. with Independence, Ohio-based Fairmount Minerals. According to shareholder reports, the company reported a net loss of $289 million for the last qu…

by Kathy Reakes

12/20/2018

Police & Fire

Man In Stamford Court On Another Matter Arrested For June Burglary In Greenwich A Fairfield County man in court on another matter was arrested by Greenwich Police for a June burglary he is accused of committing. George Trice, 54, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Stamford Superior Court House while he appeared before a judge on a matter related to the Stamford Police Department, said the Greenwich Police. Greenwich Police took Trice into custody and charged him with burglary, larceny and engaging police in pursuit for an incident that took place on June 18, police said. Bond was set at $15,000 which Trice could not make. He was assigned…

by Kathy Reakes

12/20/2018

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