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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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Employee At Spa Charged With Prostitution After Resident Reports Suspicious Activity Employee At Spa Charged With Prostitution After Resident Reports Suspicious Activity
Employee At Spa Charged With Prostitution After Resident Reports Suspicious Activity A 52-year-old employee at a spa was arrested for prostitution following a report by a concerned citizen. Fengling Qin of Queens was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 31, by the New York State Police for unauthorized practice and prostitution, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Qin worked at the Ease Spa on Route 82, in the Billings Plaza, in LaGrange after police were contacted by a resident who reported suspicious activity at the spa.   An investigation found the licensed massage business, and its employee, Qin, were engaging in prostitution, Hicks said. Qin was issued an a…

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Day Dispels Hi Tor Shelter Rumors After Director's Firing Following Walkout Day Dispels Hi Tor Shelter Rumors After Director's Firing Following Walkout
Day Dispels Hi Tor Shelter Rumors After Director's Firing Following Walkout Following the firing of the director of the Hi Tor Animal Shelter after a walkout of employees, Rockland County Executive Ed Day visited the center in Pomona to help calm fears that the animals would be euthanized.The popular director, Michael Sanducci, was fired by the shelter's Board of Directors on Saturday. On Monday, Day said Sanducci was fired for cause for "abandoning the shelter and leaving the animals unattended as part of a walkout 10 days ago." Day said there had been a flurry of inaccurate commentary, unproven allegations, much mixed in with genuine concern about recent eve…

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Alert Issued For Girl Who's Gone Missing In Hudson Valley Alert Issued For Girl Who's Gone Missing In Hudson Valley
Alert Issued For Girl Who's Gone Missing In Hudson Valley Police are asking for the public's help in locating a teen who has gone missing in the Hudson Valley. The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department is asking for help trying to locate 14-year-old Jadalynn Frank, the department said. Jadalynn was last seen by her mother in the City of Poughkeepsie on Friday, Nov. 2 around 8:45 p.m., when she left for a store and never returned. The teen is described as being five-foot-two and 105 pounds with brown hair and eyes. If you have any information concerning her whereabouts, please contact the City of Poughkeepsie Police at 845-451-4000. Share this …

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Woman Under Influence With Teen Aboard Nearly Hits Other Cars At Wilton Town Center, Police Say Woman Under Influence With Teen Aboard Nearly Hits Other Cars At Wilton Town Center, Police Say
Woman Under Influence With Teen Aboard Nearly Hits Other Cars At Wilton Town Center, Police Say A 51-year-old local woman was arrested after police received reports of an erratic driver almost hitting other vehicles at the Wilton Town Center. Melissa Calafell of Wilton was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 1 after Wilton Police officers responded and were able to locate her just as she was pulling into her home in Wilton, said Lt. Robert Kluk. After talking with Calafell, officers noticed that she was intoxicated and that she had a 13-year-old female juvenile inside the car with her.  Calafell failed the standard field sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI and DUI with a person under…

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New Update: Two-Alarm Fire Damages Pleasant Valley Library, Route 44 Remains Closed New Update: Two-Alarm Fire Damages Pleasant Valley Library, Route 44 Remains Closed
New Update: Two-Alarm Fire Damages Pleasant Valley Library, Route 44 Remains Closed Traffic is being diverted on Route 44 as a two-alarm fire ripped through the Pleasant Valley Free Library on Main Street. The fire, which began around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, is believed to have started in the basement, but the building quickly became engulfed in smoke, with smoke coming out of the top of the building. The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office said they have investigators on the scene.  The Route 44 closure is between West Road and North Avenue, with traffic backed up to South Avenue at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. For a list of detours, click here.  The Library's Board said t…

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Route 22 Crash With Injuries Closes One Lane Route 22 Crash With Injuries Closes One Lane
Route 22 Crash With Injuries Closes One Lane A crash involving commercial vehicles has closed one lane of Route 22 at the Putnam/Dutchess County border, according to the New York State Police. Troopers are reporting the closure of the northbound lane in Pawling due to a crash in the early morning hours Tuesday near Akindale Road, said the New York State Police. The roadway will remain closed as troopers wait for a heavy tow truck. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates

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Man Sentenced For Stealing Credit Card Info Of CT Residents To Charge $64K In Purchases Man Sentenced For Stealing Credit Card Info Of CT Residents To Charge $64K In Purchases
Man Sentenced For Stealing Credit Card Info Of CT Residents To Charge $64K In Purchases A 28-year-old man who racked up almost 64,000 in charges on credit cards obtained through identity theft has been sentenced to two-and-half years in prison. Elijah Chin of Federal Wave in the state of Washington was sentenced Tuesday in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for fraud and identity theft offenses stemming from a credit card fraud scheme, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, between December 2016 and February 2017, Chin was involved in a schem…

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Videos Show Incidents That Led To HS Football Coach's Firing For Assaulting Student-Athlete Videos Show Incidents That Led To HS Football Coach's Firing For Assaulting Student-Athlete
Videos Show Incidents That Led To HS Football Coach's Firing For Assaulting Student-Athlete A lawyer for a student-athlete who said he was slapped and punched by a former coach and teacher in Westchester, has released two videos of the incident. The ex-teacher, 44-year-old Sheddrick Wilson of Ossining, an assistant coach at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, was charged Friday with two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, after surrendering to police in White Plains. The one-time Houston Oilers wide receiver also resigned from the school Friday afternoon. Now, the student's attorney, Jared Rice of New Rochelle said the videos tell the story. "It's unaccept…

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Polling Place Precautions Taken As Measles Outbreak Spreads To 47 Cases In Rockland Polling Place Precautions Taken As Measles Outbreak Spreads To 47 Cases In Rockland
Polling Place Precautions Taken As Measles Outbreak Spreads To 47 Cases In Rockland With 47 cases of measles now confirmed in Rockland County, governmental officials are taking steps to ensure the safety of voters and poll workers during Tuesday's highly-anticipated election With several schools in the affected outbreak area serving as election/polling places, the Board of Elections has been working with the Department of Health to make sure that all election workers are safe. "We are working closely with the Department of Health regarding the protocol to protect everyone and by making sure that inspectors and poll workers are not at risk and have been immuni…

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Accused Drug Dealing Brothers In BMW Crash Into Police Cruiser In Trumbull, Police Say Accused Drug Dealing Brothers In BMW Crash Into Police Cruiser In Trumbull, Police Say
Accused Drug Dealing Brothers In BMW Crash Into Police Cruiser In Trumbull, Police Say Two brothers were arrested for suspected drug dealing and ramming a police cruiser in an effort to get away during a sting operation. Christopher Matthews, 36,  and John Matthews, 33, both of Bridgeport,  were arrested on Friday on drug-related charges after they were lured into town for a drug sale, said Trumbull Police Capt. Keith Golding. Trumbull detectives, posing as a potential buyer, arranged to come to a predetermined location where they were to purchase drugs. At around 6 p.m. the brothers arrived driving a 2018 BMW, said Golding. As Trumbull officers bega…

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