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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

Lifeguard From New Canaan Rescues Three In Canoe Off Shippan Point At the end of a long day on the beach, a 22-year-old lifeguard at a local beach club saved three fishermen who had capsized the canoe off Shippan Point. The event took place around 8 p.m. Saturday about 100 yards offshore of Woodway Beach Club, when lifeguard Morgan Carson of New Canaan saw what he thought was three men struggling in the water just off the point, said Stamford Police Sgt. Kevin Fitzgibbons. "He grabbed his rescue kayak and headed into the water to rescue the men," Fitzgibbons. When Carson reached the men they all had on life jackets but were intoxicated, so he he…

by Kathy Reakes

07/18/2018

Police & Fire

Wallkill Man Charged With Punching Man, Stealing iPhone A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing an iPhone from a town resident after punching him, along with several other people, according to police.Jah-Quan Williams of Wallkill was arrested Friday, July 13, around 6:30 p.m. by Town of Wallkill Det. Christopher DiNapoli and Officer Robert Reid following an investigation that determined he was one of several people involved in the attack on May 31, police said. Williams was charged with felony robbery and petty larceny and is being held at the Orange County Jail on $3,000 cash/$10,000 bond.

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

News

Storm Knocks Out Power To More Than 1K In Rockland As thunderstorm and heavy rains move through the area more than 1,00 customers have lost power in Rockland County. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Orange & Rockland is reporting seven outages with an estimated 1,050 customers affected. A check of the numbers shows they fluctuate as new outages occur or older ones are repaired. Company officials are saying that most should be repaired by 8 p.m. Tuesday. In Orange County, there were 270 affected customers. Some of the outages are still being evaluated for a repair estimation, but most should have power restored by 8 p.m. Storms are expected to c…

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

Police & Fire

Route 202 Down To One Lane Following Rollover Crash Traffic is being diverted to one lane on Bear Mountain Bridge Road at Route 202 following a three-vehicle crash that involved a rollover. The crash occurred around 2:23 p.m. Tuesday on Route 202, said New York State Trooper A.J. Hicks. According to Hicks, there were several minor injuries resulting from the crash. State police said the crash site should be cleared soon. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Assaulting Stony Point Neighbor During Argument, Police Say A 63-year-old man was arrested for assault after allegedly grabbing his neighbor's hand, causing an injury during a confrontation, police said. Timothy Donohue of Knights Corner in Stony Point was arrested around 5:48 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, after Stony Point Police responded to call regarding an assault, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. When police arrived, they found that Donohue had been talking with one of his female neighbors when he allegedly became enraged and grabbed her hand causing an abrasion, Hylas said. Donohue was processed at Stony Point Police station and released on a court appearan…

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

Police & Fire

Former Orange County Contractor Sentenced For Defrauding Customers A 48-year-old Orange County man was sentenced Monday to seven to 14 years in prison for weapons possession, tax evasion and defrauding customers of his home improvement business. Daniel McInerney, of Blooming Grove, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown after pleading guilty to the crimes that go back as far as 2010, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. McInerney was arrested after the Town of Blooming Grove Police Department received numerous complaints that he had accepted payment in connection with multiple home improvement projects, and failed to …

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

Police & Fire

ID Released For Man Caught Minutes After Robbing Bank In Stamford, Police Say A man who was nabbed within minutes of robbing a Stamford bank has been identified by police. Charles Redshirt, 35, of Stamford, was arrested by police in just 8 minutes after robbing the First Bank of Greenwich at 900 Summer St., around 12:50 p.m. Monday, said the Stamford Police Department. Officers Christopher Festa and John McClafferty arrived on scene less than a minute from the initial call. Officer Festa immediately released Redshirt's description and direction of travel to numerous officers responding to the area to establish a perimeter, said Lt. Nick Montagnese. A gun was mention…

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

Police & Fire

Woman ID'd As Victim Of Fatal New City Crash The victim of a car crash in New City Saturday night has been identified by the Clarkstown Police Department. Kaylyn Wynne, 21, of Monroe, was killed when she was thrown from a 2012 Jeep Wrangler after the 22-year-old driver hit a dump truck about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, said Lt. Glenn Cummings of the Clarkstown Police. Responding patrol officers found the Jeep partially on the road and the front lawn of 14 Mark Lane. The vehicle had extensive damage to the entire vehicle, Det. Peter Walker said. It appeared that the Jeep had struck a parked dump truck that was parked in the street of Mark La…

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

Lifestyle

Put On A Smiley Face For World Emoji Day: 😀😄 It's World Emjoi Day so get busy picking out your faves and adding them like crazy to any messages, Facebook posts or Twitter tags to help celebrate the day in a big way. Why July 17? Because that's the day that's used on the emoji calendar 📅 of course. 😀😄 The day came about as a way to celebrate 🎉 the little things in life that make people happy and that everyone understands. It's also a way for people to vote on their favorite 😍 emoji's. You can vote for your favorite emoji in lots of categories including Best New Emoji, Most Anticipated Emoji, and which emoji best represents 2018 as E…

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

Police & Fire

Alleged Drug Dealer Fights Cops To Avoid Arrest In Stamford Cops had to break out all the windows of a car in order to drag an alleged drug dealer out of the vehicle in order to arrest him, Stamford Police said. The incident took place around 2 p.m. Friday, July 13 at 218 Seaton Road when Stamford Police received word that Andrae Morgan "Drey," 27, of New Britain, would be making a cocaine drop, said Capt. Richard Conklin. Officers "set-up" on the location and when Drey arrived in a blue Honda Accord, officers went to block in his car, Conklin said. Drey then rammed one of the undercover cars, causing minor damage, and then refu…

by Kathy Reakes

07/17/2018

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