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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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News

Black Bear Attacks Area Resident In Garage, Police Say Click here for an updated story: NYPD Detective ID'd As Man Attacked In His Hudson Valley Garage By Black Bear A man was seriously injured after being attacked by a small black bear he found inside his garage in the Hudson Valley. The attack took place around 9:30 p.m. Sunday in Orange County on Mineral Spring Road in the town of Cornwall when the man, who was working in a detached garage on his property, went inside his home and came back out to find a bear inside the garage, said Cornwall Police Chief Todd Hazard. The man realized the bear was in the garage when he heard a growl and turn…

by Kathy Reakes

09/13/2018

News

Three Teens Arrested For Murder Of Former Stamford High Football Player This story has been updated with new photos. Two juveniles charged in connection with the May 31 murder of a high school football player who was gunned down on his way to play basketball, will be tried as adults. Sirus Dixon, 15, charged with murder and Karl Davis, 17, charged with accessory to murder, had their cases moved to adult court Wednesday afternoon, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Barcello. The third person charged in the murder of Antonio Robinson, 18, a former co-caption of the Stamford High School football team, Jimmy Jean-Baptiste, 18, of Stamford, was already charged in adult…

by Kathy Reakes

09/13/2018

Police & Fire

Dozens On Dirt Bikes, Quads, Motorcycles Frighten Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch A large group of dirt bikes, quads, and motorcycle riders have been hassling and scaring, drivers on I-95 and the surrounding area, according to WTNH News 8. The latest incident took place over the weekend when frightened drivers told the news channel that they had been surrounded, cut off in traffic and blocked from intersections and moving on I-95 in New Haven and surrounding roadways. Drivers also reported similar incidents in West Haven near the beach, News 8 said. One driver told the news channel that her car was surrounded by dirt bikes for more than five minutes and she was prevente…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2018

News

Workers Pulled From Old TZB Due To Weather, Not Safety Says Thruway Authority Related story: Second Span Of New Tappan Zee Bridge Opens When workers were pulled from work on the old Tappan Zee Bridge on Wednesday morning, rumors began to swirl that there was a safety problem with the old structure. But this time, the New York State Thruway Authority was quick to stomp out the rumors by issuing a statement saying the workers were taken off due to weather conditions. "Tappan Zee Constructors (TZC) has confirmed that there is no evacuation of workers on the old Tappan Zee Bridge – they simply ended their shift due to rain conditions and their work will resume wh…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2018

Police & Fire

Know Him? Police Search For Man Accused Of Groping Girls At Fairfield County Beach Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who allegedly "inappropriately groped" two girls swimming at an area beach over the Labor Day weekend. The incident took place at East Beach in Stamford’s Cove Island Park, on Labor Day when the two nine-year-old girls were swimming at the beach, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Barcello. While the girls were swimming an unknown adult male inappropriately touched them, he said. After the man touched the girls, they ran to the beach and told their parents. One of the girl's parents happened to be filming the beach at the time a…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2018

Police & Fire

Three Teens Arrested For Murder Of Former Stamford High Football Player This story has been updated with new photos. Two juveniles charged in connection with the May 31 murder of a high school football player who was gunned down on his way to play basketball, will be tried as adults. Sirus Dixon, 15, charged with murder and Karl Davis, 17, charged with accessory to murder, had their cases moved to adult court Wednesday afternoon, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Barcello. The third person charged in the murder of Antonio Robinson, 18, a former co-caption of the Stamford High School football team, Jimmy Jean-Baptiste, 18, of Stamford, was already charged in adult…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2018

Police & Fire

One Seriously Injured In Head-On Dutchess Crash One person was seriously injured in a head-on crash after being trapped in the vehicle, according to the New York State Police. The crash took place around 8:35 a.m. Wednesday at 3010 Pleasant Ridge Road in Wingdale, said AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. According to Hicks, one person was seriously injured and transported to the hospital. The crash is under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2018

Police & Fire

Fugitive Wanted For Murder Nabbed In New Haven A man wanted for murder and assault was caught by local and state police after receiving information he might be hiding out in the area. Jamahn Johnson, 46, of Clinton, N.C., was arrested Tuesday in the area of Sherman Parkway and Willis Street in New Haven after Secret Service agents and the New Haven Police Department developed information that Johnson was in the area, Connecticut State Police said. Through surveillance, Johnson was seen on foot in the same area and was nabbed without incident, state police said. Johnson is being held without bond as a fugitive from justice at the New H…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2018

Politics

Report: Cuomo Offered Contractor Incentives To Get New TZB Second Span Opened Before Primary On the day slated for the second try at opening the eastbound span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is being accused of offering the contractor enticements to make sure the opening took place before Thursday's Democratic primary, according to the New York Times. According to an internal document obtained by the New York Times, the enticements included the possibility of covering extra costs and reducing the bridge constructor's responsibility for any potential traffic accidents, said the Times. First slated to open on late Friday, into early Saturday, the gov…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2018

Police & Fire

18-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of CT High School Student An escalating fight by text message on Snapchat led to the death of a 16-year-old student and the arrest of an 18-year-old for manslaughter. Shyhiem Adams of Hartford was charged late Monday with manslaughter following a fight in front of an Enfield home that ended with the stabbing death of Justin Brady, Enfield Police said. An arrest warrant affidavit for Adams provided by Enfield Police describe how the two had been exchanging messages via Snapchat that escalated to Brady going with a friend to the house at 15 Hoover Lane to "fight" Adams. Witnesses to the fight told police th…

by Kathy Reakes

09/11/2018

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