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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

Alert Issued After Bobcat Sightings Reported Near Two Schools In Fairfield County Two schools have cut recess for the week after a pair of bobcat sightings were reported. Officials with the Weston Public Schools sent out a letter to parents after they were warned by police about the sightings. The bobcat or cats were seen near the lower end of the Hurlbutt Elementary School and the Weston Intermediate School. The town's animal control officer, Mark Harper, who surveyed the area on Tuesday, said he plans to put up game cameras to try and locate the animals. If found, he then will ask the state for permission to "live trap," the animals and move them out of the …

by Kathy Reakes

08/29/2018

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police Issue K2 'Spice' Warning After More Than 100 Overdose In New Haven After more than 100 people overdosed in New Haven recently, police are issuing a warning to Fairfield County residents on the dangers of K2, also known as "Spice." Greenwich Police report they have seen a rise in the use of the drug, known as a synthetic cannabinoid and overdoses have also been reported in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Synthetic cannabinoids are human-made mind-altering chemicals that are either sprayed on dried, shredded plant material so they can be smoked or sold as liquids to be vaporized and inhaled in e-cigarettes and other de…

by Kathy Reakes

08/29/2018

Police & Fire

Norwalk Man Charged After Driving With Open Can Of Beer In New Canaan, Police Say A man was busted for driving with an open can of beer in his vehicle in New Canaan. Jose Merino-Mejia, 40, of Norwalk, was arrested by New Canaan police after they received a report of a disabled vehicle on New Norwalk Road and Lakeview Road, police said. When officers approached the vehicle, they could smell alcohol and observed an open can of beer in the vehicle, police said. Merino-Mejia refused to take a breath alcohol test. He was arrested and charged with drinking while driving and open container in a motor vehicle. He was released on $250 bond and is scheduled to appear in court o…

by Kathy Reakes

08/29/2018

Police & Fire

Thefts From Vehicles In Trumbull Driveways Under Investigation Trumbull Police are investigating several thefts from vehicles that have occurred while the cars were parked overnight in residential driveways and other instances where stolen cars were recovered in those same areas. On Friday morning, Aug. 24, residents on Apple Orchard Lane and Oakridge Road found that their vehicles had been gone through and items were stolen during the overnight hours, said Trumbull Police Capt. Keith Golding. In addition, a vehicle that had been stolen from Fairfield was found abandoned on Lobsterback Road later that same day. Another vehicle that had been stolen from…

by Kathy Reakes

08/29/2018

Lifestyle

Did You Win It? $2,000,000 Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Fairfield County Someone in Fairfield County is $2 million richer and might not even know it. That person, who hasn't come forward, purchased a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket for Friday's game and hit all the numbers. The ticket, purchased at the Wheels Convenience Store at 2047 Post Road in Fairfield had the winning numbers 1 - 6 - 13 - 18 - 49, Mega Ball 8 and Megaplier 2. Of the 7,027 winning tickets sold in Connecticut for that date, the Fairfield County ticket is the only one that matched all five white ball numbers, the Lottery office said. Luckily, the player paid an extra buck to add the M…

by Kathy Reakes

08/29/2018

Police & Fire

6-Year-Old Killed In I-84 Crash A 6-year-old chid was killed during a car crash on I-84 when the driver lost control and slammed into a wood sound barrier. Connecticut State Police said a 6-year-old Jayden Caraballo of East Hartford, was killed around 1 p.m. Monday between exit 58 and exit 59. According to police, Banis Claros, also of East Hartford and the child's mother, was driving eastbound on I-84 when the Toyota 4-Runner veered off the right side of the roadway. Claros was transported to Hartford Hospital for examination. Caraballo died at the scene. Anyone who may have information or seen the crash is asked to c…

by Kathy Reakes

08/28/2018

Police & Fire

Gas Line Struck, Causing Route 59 Closure Contractors struck a natural gas line on Route 59 in Monsey, causing part of the roadway to be closed to traffic, according to Ramapo Police. The incident took place around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday in front of 156 Route 59, police said. The road is closed from Augusta Avenue to Remsen Avenue with a detour set-up to guide drivers. The utility company is on the scene to make repairs. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

08/28/2018

Police & Fire

Woman's Legs Crushed Between Two Vehicles In Freak Orange County Accident A 34-year-old woman received serious leg injuries when she was crushed between two vehicles in Orange County in what police are saying is a "freak accident." The incident took place around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday on Mid Oaks Road in Monroe when the unidentified woman, who works for a cleaning company, walked out to one of two vehicles parked in an inclined driveway to retrieve supplies, said Monroe Police Sgt. Anthony Amatetti. While she was getting the supplies from the front vehicle, another worker was leaving in the second vehicle, parked in the back. As the 21-year-old co-worker pr…

by Kathy Reakes

08/28/2018

Police & Fire

Police Seek Suspect In Vandalism At Fairfield County Funeral Home Police are on the hunt for a man who for some reason has been destroying flowers and plants outside a Fairfield County funeral home. The department, which has released two videos, said the incidents took place on Aug. 20 and Aug. 21 in front of Coxe and Graziano Funeral Home on Hamilton Avenue damaging plants and throwing potted flowers into the street, causing a mess in the roadway. Police aren't sure why the medium-build man who on the video has a beard, and a tattoo on his shoulder, has a problem with the funeral home. The damages cost more than several hundred dollars. Anyone with inf…

by Kathy Reakes

08/28/2018

Police & Fire

State Police Seek Person Of Interest, 27, In Fire Set At Parents' Home State Police are asking the public for help in locating a man wanted in connection with a fire at his parent's home. The fire broke out around 2:37 a.m. Monday at 242 West Road, in Marlborough, said state police detectives with Troop K. Following an investigation, detectives said they are looking for the homeowner's son, Reid Keener, 27, in connection with the blaze. Keener, who has a history of mental illness, is described as being 6-foot 2, 180 pounds, and was last seen wearing a copper-colored shirt, grey board shorts, and flip-flops." "He is wanted in regards to a warrant…

by Kathy Reakes

08/28/2018

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