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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

Fire Breaks Out At Recycling Center In Stamford Flames broke out in a large pile of garbage at the Stamford recycling center that was packed to rafters with refuse waiting to be moved. Firefighters received the call for a large pile of burning garbage at the station, located at 61 Taylor Reed Place, around 3:22 a.m. Thursday, said Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes. When firefighters arrived they found the unoccupied building was filled almost to capacity with refuse awaiting to be transferred out to another station, Hayes said. Firefighters initiated an attack with hose lines to protect the metal building and begin extinguishing the fi…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2018

Police & Fire

Car Crashes Into Home In Sloatsburg A car smashed into the front of a home in Sloatsburg after the driver lost control, according to the Ramapo Police Department. The incident took place around 6:30 a.m. Thursday at Post Road and Route 17 in Sloatsburg, police said. The car crashed through a rock wall, a fence and into the front steps of the home before landing on the side of the porch, officials said. Police reported there were no injuries. Traffic is moving in the area, but drivers are asked to use caution. Sloatsburg firefighters also responded to the incident. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for …

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2018

Police & Fire

Staatsburg Woman Rescued From Garbage Chute After Getting Stuck Headfirst A woman was rescued from a garbage chute after she became stuck headfirst. The incident and rescue took place around 8 a.m. Thursday on Anderson School Road, Hyde Park Police confirmed. The woman, who was stuck head first between the second and third floors was extricated by a technical rescue crew from the Roosevelt Fire Department, officials said. Firefighters were still on scene and additional details, including injuries, were not available. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2018

Police & Fire

Danbury Motorist Arrested On Active Warrant On I-95 In Greenwich A Danbury man wanted on at least two warrants was arrested after being pulled over for a traffic violation. Edwin Gonzalez-Martinez, 26, was pulled over on I-95 by Greenwich Police early Friday for a traffic violation. When the officer ran a criminal background check, he found Gonzalez-Martinez was wanted on active warrants, said a Greenwich Police arrest report. According to court records, Gonzalez-Martinez has numerous charges related to driving, missing court appearances, and vehicle infractions in Danbury. Gonzalez-Martinez is being held after failing to post $500 in bail. He is sched…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2018

Police & Fire

Know Her? Woman Wanted In Connection With Alleged ID Theft Do you know her? The Milford Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying the woman pictured in connection with an alleged identity theft case. In September, the police department began an investigation into the case after the woman pictured allegedly used a stolen identity to open credit card accounts at multiple stores in the Meriden, Trumbull, and Stamford malls, said Officer Joseph Dempsey. Anyone with information of either person pictured is asked to contact the Milford Police Department, Det. Rick Mahoney at 203-783-4727 or rmahoney@ci.milford.ct.us. Please referen…

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2018

Police & Fire

Six Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash On Bear Mountain Bridge Road Six people were injured during a two-car crash on Bear Mountain Bridge Road (Route 202/Route 6) in Cortlandt. The crash happened around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday between the bridge overlook and Monteverde, said New York State Police. Traffic was limited to one lane following the crash. Six elderly occupants received non-life-threatening injuries during the crash, state police said. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

10/04/2018

Police & Fire

Police Locate Driver Who Approached Student In Dutchess County Following a warning Tuesday to parents of the Spackenkill School District about a person who asked a student to get inside a white van, police say they have located the vehicle and the driver. Town of Poughkeepsie Capt. Kevin Faber said the department had located the white commercial van and man that approached a 14-year-old girl around 3:45 p.m. Monday while she was walking on Spackenkill Road. The girl told her parents that the man had asked the Spackenkill High School student to get inside the van, officials said. After being notified of the incident, police traced the van on Wednesday …

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Woman, Milford Man Nabbed For Stealing Cash Register From Area Inn A cash register found in a porta-potty led to the arrest of two people for robbery, police said. Police determined that the register found on Sunday was from the Redwood Inn, 341 Naugatuck Ave., said Milford Officer Joseph Dempsey. An extensive investigation, which included a K-9 track, led to the apprehension Nicholas Melita, 26, of Milford and Danielle Gaetano, 33, of Stamford, for allegedly entering the Redwood Inn after hours and stealing the cash register, Dempsey said. Further investigation showed that Gaetano had an active warrant for her arrest for failing to appear in court on Sep…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2018

News

Mosquitoes With Encephalitis Found In State For the first time this year, the state Mosquito Management Program announced it has found mosquitoes that have tested positive for the Eastern equine encephalitis virus. The Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) positive mosquitoes were trapped in Hampton on Sept. 19 and North Stonington on Sept. 26, the program said. In addition, West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes have been identified in 65 sites in 53 towns and cities across the state. To date, there have been no reported human or equine cases of EEE virus this season, but 17 human cases of the West Nile infection have been reported in the…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2018

Schools

Driver Of Van Asks Student To Get Inside, Spackenkill School District Says Click here for an updated story: Police Locate Driver Who Approached Student In Area Spackenkill School District officials are warning parents about a person who asked a student to get inside a white van on Tuesday. The notice, sent out via school messenger by Superintendent of Schools Mark Villanti, said the district was notified by parents of a high school student that she was approached on Spacenkill Road by a person in the van that had commercial lettering on the side. "Fortunately, the high school student had the good common sense to flee the scene," Villanti said in the ale…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2018

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