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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
School In Poughkeepsie Searched After Threat Of Gun On Campus School In Poughkeepsie Searched After Threat Of Gun On Campus
School In Poughkeepsie Searched After Threat Of Gun On Campus Information that a student may have a gun on the campus of Poughkeepsie Middle School caused a search of the school and a full-scale investigation. The incident took place on Tuesday when the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department received a report that a student may have possessed a weapon on school grounds during an after-school program, said Capt. Richard Wilson. The investigation, conducted by the City of Poughkeepsie Police patrol and detective divisions, included numerous interviews as well as collaboration with school officials.  "The outcome of the investigation was that no cr…

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Police & Fire
'Lucky No One Was Hurt': Teen Fires Shot Through School Window, Into Classroom In Bridgeport 'Lucky No One Was Hurt': Teen Fires Shot Through School Window, Into Classroom In Bridgeport
'Lucky No One Was Hurt': Teen Fires Shot Through School Window, Into Classroom In Bridgeport An 18-year-old was arrested for firing a gun that sent a bullet into a classroom at Dunbar Elementary School in Bridgeport, police said. The incident took place around 8:15 a.m. Monday when Geijon Willams fired a gun in the direction of Dunbar school, at  445 Union Ave,, as he was attempting to shoot his mother's boyfriend, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police.  One bullet did penetrate through a school window and into a classroom in the school, he said. "We are amazingly lucky that no one was hurt," Harris said.  The school was briefly on lockdown and the shooter…

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Plane Struck By Lightning During Severe Storms Makes Emergency Landing At Bradley Plane Struck By Lightning During Severe Storms Makes Emergency Landing At Bradley
Plane Struck By Lightning During Severe Storms Makes Emergency Landing At Bradley A plane that was struck by lightning was diverted to Bradley International Airport for an emergency landing Tuesday evening. The flight, which originated in Manchester-Boston Regional Airport was on its way from New Hampshire to Orlando, Florida, when it was struck, airport officials said.  *The aircraft landed safely at Bradley International Airport at approximately 7 p.m.," said Alisa D. Sisic, spokeswoman for the airport. Operations at the airport were not affected. At the time of the lightning strike, the National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touchdown in Rhode Island …

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Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After BMW Rear-Ended By Honda CRV On Route 7 Woman Hospitalized After BMW Rear-Ended By Honda CRV On Route 7
Woman Hospitalized After BMW Rear-Ended By Honda CRV On Route 7 A Fairfield County woman was hospitalized after her vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle on Route 7. Wilton Police responded to the crash on Danbury Road (Route 7) near the intersection of School Road on Thursday, Oct. 18, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. According to Kluk, Teresa Dilorenzo-Waldron of Wilton was driving a BMW X5 traveling southbound on Danbury Road when her vehicle was rear-ended by a Honda CRV, driven by Patricia Ricci, also of Wilton.  Ricci told officers she was looking down to pick up a bag that fell on the floor when the crash occurred.  Dilorenzo-Waldron was…

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Rockland Man Nabbed For DWI During Route 9W Traffic Stop Rockland Man Nabbed For DWI During Route 9W Traffic Stop
Rockland Man Nabbed For DWI During Route 9W Traffic Stop A 36-year-old man was arrested for DWI following a traffic stop by the Rockland County Sheriff's Office on Route 9W. Jose Remigiopena, of Haverstraw, was arrested around 1:27 a.m. Monday after a sheriff's deputy stopped him for a traffic violation, said the Sheriff's Office. During the stop, Remigiopena was found to be intoxicated and was arrested for operation of a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol level of .08% or more and DWI. He was processed and released on a summons to return to West Haverstraw Justice Court on Nov. 27.

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Search Warrant Executed At District Headquarters Of Newburgh School District Search Warrant Executed At District Headquarters Of Newburgh School District
Search Warrant Executed At District Headquarters Of Newburgh School District Search warrants were served Tuesday at several Newburgh School District buildings by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney Christopher Borek confirmed. More than a dozen investigator were involved in serving the warrants and other court orders that included "historical records," Borek confirmed. The search did not involve safety to students or personnel, he said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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Three Nabbed For Illegally Hunting Deer At Night In Area Three Nabbed For Illegally Hunting Deer At Night In Area
Three Nabbed For Illegally Hunting Deer At Night In Area Three men were arrested by state Environmental Conservation Police for illegal deer hunting. The men, all from Southbury, were arrested Monday with the assistance of Woodbury Police and the Connecticut State Police after receiving numerous complaints of illegal deer hunting after sunset near the Roxbury Airport, said the EnCon Police. A proactive Woodbury Police officer was conducting a patrol check of the area after midnight on Monday when they observed a vehicle traveling along Route 317 with the occupants actively shining the open grass fields, a prime deer habitat.  The officer suspect…

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Man Caught After Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run Involving Boy In Westchester Man Caught After Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run Involving Boy In Westchester
Man Caught After Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run Involving Boy In Westchester A 25-year-old man who hit a 9-year-old boy walking to school and then fled the area has been arrested by Sleepy Hollow Police. The incident took place around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday when the boy left home to go to his bus stop and stopped by a local convenience store to pick up a snack, said Sleepy Hollow Police Chief Anthony Bueti.  When the child was leaving the area of the store on Depeyster Street, near Clinton Street, he was struck by Jefferson Rodrigues-Veraf of Ossining, the chief said. Rodrigues-Veraf got out of his vehicle and helped the boy up, then hopped back in the vehicle and drove…

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Route 7 Mobil Station Employee Sexually Assaults Woman Inflating Tires, Police Say Route 7 Mobil Station Employee Sexually Assaults Woman Inflating Tires, Police Say
Route 7 Mobil Station Employee Sexually Assaults Woman Inflating Tires, Police Say A 34-year-old Route 7 gas station employee was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman as he helped inflate her tires. Ihsan Alhaj-Ali of Fairfield was arrested on Monday, Oct. 15, when Wilton Police officers responded to the Mobil gas station at 932 Danbury Road for a complaint of a sexual assault, said Lt. Robert Kluk. When officers arrived on scene they interviewed both the victim and the employee, Alhaj-Ali. The victim told officers that while assisting her with using the air pump to inflate her tires Alhaj-Ali pulled the victim's shirt up and then her pants down, exposing t…

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Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford
Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford A woman who hit a bicyclist and then slammed into the back of a school bus while trying to flee the scene has been arrested. Josmary Rodriguez, 38, of New Britain, was arrested by Hartford Police around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday after the department responded to the intersection of Gold and Main streets for the report of a car hitting a bicyclist, said Hartford Police Lt. Brian Bowsza. After hitting the bicycle rider, Rodriguez attempted to flee the scene and ended up slamming into the back of a school bus near the intersection with Wells Street, he added. Rodriguez then jumped out of her vehicle …

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