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Kathy Reakes

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kreakes@dailyvoice.com

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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

Norwalk Police Seek Help Identifying Robbery Suspect Norwalk police are asking the public for help locating a man wanted in a series of robberies at various money couriers that cater to the Hispanic community. The man drives a newer red Ford Taurus with Connecticut marker plate AA08965, which was stolen in New Haven, police said. It appears he canvasses the area at length prior to committing the robberies, and targets female employees, the department said in a press release. The suspect says he has a firearm but does not actually display one. He may be of Colombian decent based on certain words he uses when committing the robberies. An…

by Kathy Reakes

10/18/2018

Police & Fire

Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Involved In Crash En Route To Speaking Event Former First Lady, Secretary of State and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton was involved in a crash on her way to a speaking engagement on Tuesday. According to the Jersey City police, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and longtime Chappaqua resident was not injured and declined medical care when the Secret Service vehicle she was riding in was involved in the crash. The crash report says the driver of the Secret Service vehicle pulled into a parking garage, made a left turn and hit a concrete crossbeam. Clinton was reportedly on her way to a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New J…

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

Police & Fire

Clinton Van Clips Concrete Beam In Jersey City Garage En Route To Menendez Fundraiser Hillary Clinton was uninjured when her Secret Service van clipped a concrete support beam in a Jersey City parking garage on her way to a fundraiser Monday night for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, according to multiple reports. Clinton not only declined medical attention: She walked up the street to the Liberty Prime Steakhouse in Jersey City, where she was the featured speaker at a fundraiser for Menendez, his leadership political action committee, and the New Jersey State Democratic Committee. Tickets reportedly went for $500 to $5,400. The driver pulled into the Montgomery Street parking garag…

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

Police & Fire

Man, 33, Killed In Route 17 Two-Car Crash A 33-year-old man was killed during a two-vehicle crash on Route 17 on Tuesday evening. The crash occurred around 10:15 p.m. in the town of Thompson, said New York State Trooper Steve Nevel. An investigation into the crash indicates that a 2015 Toyota driven by Patrick Collins, 50, of Stroudsburg, Pa., was traveling east on Route 17 when the vehicle struck a 2002 Honda traveling west, Nevel said. The driver of the Honda, Luiz Diaz, of Monticello, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, Cynthia Acevedo, 27, also of Monticello, was flown to Westchester Medical Center with injuries. …

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

News

Investigation Into Death Of Baby Boy Centers On Three States, Includes Northern Westchester Investigators have narrowed down several locations where recycling materials came from in which the body of a full-term newborn baby boy was found dead by an employee at a garbage carting facility in Stamford early Tuesday morning. The body was discovered around 8:40 a.m. at the City Carting garbage transfer station at Taylor Reed Place by an employee, said Stamford Police Lt. Thomas Scanlon. Late Tuesday afternoon, Scanlon said investigators have established that material was dropped off from companies that operate in the following areas: Stamford, Greenwich, Somers (in Northern Westcheste…

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

Police & Fire

Caught: Suspect In Bank Robbery Apprehended, Shelton Police Say Shelton Police were able to snatch a bank robber within two days with the help of the public. The department had put out several photos of the suspect, later identified as 37-year-old Michael Mangiafico of Seymour after he allegedly robbed the Key Bank in Shelton on Monday. Shelton Police and detectives, with help from the Seymour Police Department, arrested Mangiafico on Wednesday and charged him with robbery and larceny, said Lt. Robert Kozlowsky. Mangiafico is being held on $100,000 and will be arraigned later Wednesday in Derby Court, he added. “The expedited arrest was partially due…

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

Police & Fire

Danbury Man Assaults Officer With Vehicle During Pursuit In Newtown, Police Say A Newtown Police officer was injured earlier this month while attempting to apprehend a man in what began as a routine traffic stop. The incident unfolded on Sunday, Oct. 7, when Newtown officers attempted to stop John Paul Suero of Danbury for having license plates that did not match the vehicle, the department said in a press release. While attempting to stop the vehicle, Suero took off with officers in pursuit. Due to safety concerns, the officers disengaged the pursuit after a brief time. Officer Adam James located the vehicle a short time later on a side street and confronted the dr…

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

Police & Fire

Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Hours-Long Lane Closure On I-84 Traffic is back up to speed on I-84 following an overnight tractor-trailer crash that closed the highway for hours. The crash took place around 10:25 p.m., Tuesday when a tractor-trailer lost control and overturned blocking the left-hand lane of I- 84 eastbound in Newburgh, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. An eastbound passenger vehicle, unable to avoid the wreckage, then struck the overturned tractor trailer. Both drivers received minor injuries, he added. Assisting on scene included Brewster firefighters and EMStar paramedics.

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

Police & Fire

Pair Behind Bars As Bridgeport Task Force Stop Yields Firearms, Fentanyl, Heroin Two men are behind bars after being nabbed during a traffic stop with drugs and guns. The bust went down on Monday when Bridgeport Task Force members working an ongoing investigation conducted a traffic stop on Chopsey Hill Road, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. The operator and front seat passenger were identified as Isaac Peoples and Rondell Williams, both of Bridgeport. During the stop, Peoples attempted to flee from the driver’s seat but was detained. Williams who remained in the vehicle continued to move about the front compartment even as officers were …

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Woman Wanted For Stealing Purse In Greenwich Taken Into Custody In Norwalk A 23-year-old woman was nabbed months after allegedly stealing a purse in Greenwich and charged with felony larceny. Jamie Edwards-Hinton of Stamford was picked up by Norwalk Police on Tuesday and turned over to Greenwich Police who had an active warrant for her arrest for allegedly stealing the purse from a car parked in the lot at the Thru-Way Shopping Center at 13333 East Putnam Ave., on July 30, said Greenwich Police arrest report. Following the theft, Greenwich Police conducted an investigation and developed Edwards-Hinton as a suspect and a warrant was issued by the court, the report …

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2018

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