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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

Truck, CSX Train Collide In West Nyack, Closing Roadway A truck and a CSX train collided Wednesday morning in West Nyack, backing up traffic. Clarkstown Police responded to a report of the crash around 8:34 a.m. at Pineview Road in West Nyack, said Clarkstown Det. Peter Walker. "There were no injuries to anyone involved in the incident," Walker said. The road will be closed until an investigation is conducted. Police are asking motorists to avoid the area until the crash is cleared.

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2018

Police & Fire

Woman Almost Falls For 'Grandson' Scam In Stamford, Police Say Stamford police spent several hours Monday convincing a resident that her grandson had not been arrested and she didn't need to pay money to help him. The woman called the Stamford police Monday morning and told them she had removed $5,000 from her bank account after receiving a call from a "person" who claimed that her grandson had been arrested in New York and was in trouble, said Stamford police Sgt. Robert Shawinsky. Police responded to the woman's home and found her standing in her doorway holding $5,000 in cash and very upset, Shawinsky said. She told officers about the ph…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2018

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Buttocks In Westchester A man received non-life threatening injuries after being shot early Tuesday afternoon in Westchester County. The shooting took place around 2 p.m. on Highland Place in Yonkers, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulous. The man was apparently shot in the buttocks and few other details were available, police said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2018

News

Bear Mountain Bridge Now Has Its Own New Name With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave another iconic bridge in the Hudson Valley a new official name. Cuomo signed into law legislation changing the name of the Bear Mountain Bridge to the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge. The state Legislature voted in favor of the new name in June, and the change became final Tuesday when it was signed by Cuomo. The bridge's new name is connected, in a way, to the new Tappan Zee Bridge's official name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. In May 2017, the state Senate passed a bill to name the new Tappan Zee Bridge the "Purple Heart Memoria…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2018

Police & Fire

Police ID Suspect After Stolen Car Left Abandoned In Newtown A man who was wanted for dropping a stolen car in Newtown has been tentatively identified by police.Newtown Police found the vehicle abandoned Monday in the area of Pole Bridge Road, said Newtown Police on Facebook. An investigation found that a younger Hispanic man was seen leaving the vehicle which had been stolen from Danbury. After discovering the vehicle, police sent out a Code Red alert to residents, warning them of the event, and in hopes of receiving information from any witnesses to the event. On Tuesday, Newtown Police announced they had identified a suspect and were in the proce…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2018

Police & Fire

Dog Shot After Attacking Police Officer Responding To Dispute In Westchester A police officer had to fire a shot after being attacked by a dog while responding to a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived at the Jervis Road home in Yonkers late Monday night, two large dogs came out, and the pit bull attacked one of the officers, biting him on his ankle and latching on to him, Politiopulos said. The officer was attacked by the pit bull around 9:20 p.m. after responding to a call from a 10-year-old boy who said he was being abused, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politiopulos. "The officer had to fire a shot to protect himself during the attack," he …

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2018

News

Westchester Priest Under Investigation For Inappropriate Behavior With Minor A Westchester County priest is currently under investigation for engaging in inappropriate behavior with a minor, church officials said. The Rev. Thomas Kreiser at the Church of St. Joseph, in Bronxville, has been removed from service and that the matter has been referred to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, said Joseph Zwilling, director of Communications for the Archdiocese of New York. “We take all allegations of abuse seriously, and, as is our policy, immediately turned this allegation over to the Westchester DA," said Zwilling. The archdiocese and the parish is f…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2018

Police & Fire

Threat 'To Blow Up Studio' Made To Steve Wilkos Show In Stamford, Police Say A favorite tabloid talk show host whose series is produced in Stamford found himself in the hot seat after his show received an online threat. Filming at the wild, and sometimes crazy, "Steve Wilkos Show," was halted on Monday after the show received an online threat that said "I'm going to blow up the studio," said Stamford Police Capt. Robert Shawinsky. Police responded with two K-9 dogs and a host of officers to investigate the threat, he said. The studio and offices, located at the Rich Forum Theater  on Atlantic Street , was evacuated and swept by officers and dog…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2018

News

Ex-Director Of Rockland Non-Profit Sentenced For Passing $480 In Counterfeit Bills A former director of a Rockland County-based non-profit has been sentenced to a year in jail for using counterfeit money. Ya’el Williams, 55, of Thiells, was sentenced to the year in the county jail after pleading guilty to one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument, said the Rockland County District Attorney's office. On Jan. 6, 2016, Williams passed $480 in counterfeit $20 bills to purchase a Netspend money card at a Walgreens in the Village of Spring Valley, said the DA's Office. Upon pleading guilty before the Honorable Kevin Russo, Williams admitted to knowing the curren…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2018

News

Woman Admits To Beating, Threatening Teens To Force Them To Engage In Prostitution A 25-year-old woman pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking for forcing two teenagers to engage in prostitution. Franiqua Patterson of Newburgh also pleaded guilty Friday before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown to attempted assault for injuring a woman with a knife in January, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. At the time that she pleaded guilty, Patterson admitted forcing two 15 and 19-year-old girls to engage in prostitution activity by threats of physical violence, the DA's Office said. Patterson admitted that she forced the girls to act as a prost…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2018

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