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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Bear Struck, Killed On Merritt Parkway Bear Struck, Killed On Merritt Parkway
Bear Struck, Killed On Merritt Parkway Another black bear has been struck and killed by a vehicle, this time on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich.Greenwich Police confirmed they had received a call regarding the bear on the side of the roadway near Exit 31 and referred the matter to state police. The bear was apparently struck Friday evening, with calls to authorities beginning on Saturday. Last week, a bear was hit and killed by a vehicle on I-84 in Newtown. There were minor injuries during that incident.  According to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, it's not uncommon for black bears to be along the…
Suspect Caught Within Minutes After Robbing Stamford Bank, Police Say Suspect Caught Within Minutes After Robbing Stamford Bank, Police Say
Suspect Caught Within Minutes After Robbing Stamford Bank, Police Say A suspect was apprehended just minutes after robbing the First Bank of Greenwich, Stamford Police said. The robbery took place around 12:50 p.m. Monday at the bank on Summer Street, said Capt. Richard Conklin. According to Conklin, police have arrested the suspect and retrieved the money and the note used in the commission of the robbery. Officers were in the process of interviewing the suspect and obtaining warrants to search his home. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Woman Nabbed With Drugs, Cash At Stamford Motel Woman Nabbed With Drugs, Cash At Stamford Motel
Woman Nabbed With Drugs, Cash At Stamford Motel A tip that a woman would be making a drug drop at a local motel led to the arrest of a Bridgeport woman by Stamford Police Department's Narc Squad. The squad received the tip on Thursday that a black woman with long blonde hair would be making a crack and heroin delivery at the Red Carpet Inn at 1209 East Ave., said Capt. Richard Conklin. Conklin said officers with the squad set-up a surveillance around the motel and about 7 p.m., the suspect, along with three other women, pulled into the motel in a green Honda. When officers blocked her in and walked toward the car, the woman, identified …
Man Attempting To Flee On Route 9W Strikes Cop With Car, Police Say Man Attempting To Flee On Route 9W Strikes Cop With Car, Police Say
Man Attempting To Flee On Route 9W Strikes Cop With Car, Police Say A Monroe man was arrested after allegedly striking a police officer with his vehicle while attempting to flee a stop, according to New Windsor Police. Khachatur Ziroyan, 26, was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Saturday after Officers Francis Pierri and Steven Bohr, pull him over on Route 9W for committing numerous traffic violations, said New Windsor Police Lt. Michael Farbent.  After stopping the vehicle they observed crack cocaine in the center console of the vehicle and asked Ziroyan to step out of the car. At this time Ziroyan put the car into drive - hitting Officer Pierri with his vehicle a…
Man Arrested For Exposing Himself At Stamford Train Station Man Arrested For Exposing Himself At Stamford Train Station
Man Arrested For Exposing Himself At Stamford Train Station A 63-year-old man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself at the Stamford train station as passengers disembarked. Joseph Spinelli of Stamford was arrested Sunday and charged with breach of peace after a passenger called to report that he was exposing himself on the sidewalk in front of the station, said Stamford Police Sgt. Rhett Connelly. According to Connelly, after the passenger saw the man he walked away as he waited for his wife to pick him from the station. A few minutes later, he walked back near the platform and Spinelli was still standing there exposing himself.  Police wer…
22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal New City Crash 22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal New City Crash
22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal New City Crash A 22-year-old driver of a vehicle that slammed into a parked dump truck, killing his passenger was driving on a suspended license, according to Clarkstown Police. Police responded to the crash around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, to the area of Mark Lane in New City for a report of a car accident, said Det. Peter Walker.   Responding patrol officers found a 2012 Jeep Wrangler partially on the road and the front lawn of 14 Mark Lane. The vehicle had extensive damage to the entire vehicle, Walker said.  It appeared that the Jeep had struck a parked dump truck that was parked in the street of…
James Franco Films HBO Series In Hudson Valley James Franco Films HBO Series In Hudson Valley
James Franco Films HBO Series In Hudson Valley Star watchers never know who they might run into in the Hudson Valley these days.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, it was 'The Deuce," star, actor James Franco, filming in Tappan on Washington and Main streets, according to On Locations Vacations, which tracks where TV shows and movies are filming.  Sorry, but on Thursday, the show, which also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal returned to New York City for production, but you never know when the hot duo will head back to the Valley. The show, an HBO series, tells the story of the rise of the porn industry in the 1970s. The second season is set to pre…
Seen Them? Police Search For Suspects In ATM Theft Seen Them? Police Search For Suspects In ATM Theft
Seen Them? Police Search For Suspects In ATM Theft Police are looking for two men who stole an ATM machine from a gas station in the area on Monday. Police responded to the Mobil Mart station at 300 Bridgeport Ave. in Milford for a burglar alarm call around midnight Monday, said Milford Officer Joseph Dempsey. When officers arrived, they found the glass front door smashed and the ATM removed, Dempsey said. A review of the surveillance cameras showed an older model Audi sedan pulled into the Mobil Mart, the front seat passenger exited the vehicle dressed in all black wearing a black ski mask and gloves, he added. The video showed the passe…
Man Attempting To Hang Himself Rescued In Milford, Police Say Man Attempting To Hang Himself Rescued In Milford, Police Say
Man Attempting To Hang Himself Rescued In Milford, Police Say A Milford police officer saved a man who attempted to hang himself after calling the police, the department said on Twitter. According to the Milford Police Department, the department received a call around 9 a.m. from a resident who said they were considering harming themselves, the Twitter post said. Milford Officer Will Barbour was working a private duty job near the residence and quickly responded.  When he arrived he found the man hanging from a rope on his deck and quickly cut him down with the assistance of the Milford Fire Department Rescue. The rescue crew transported the man to …
Bridgeport Man Nabbed For Spring Shooting Death Bridgeport Man Nabbed For Spring Shooting Death
Bridgeport Man Nabbed For Spring Shooting Death Bridgeport police arrested a city man Thursday for the shooting death of another man in May. Detectives from the Bridgeport Police Fugitive Task Force arrested Shardel Ragin, 30, of Asylum Street in Bridgeport for the May 24, shooting death of Willie Nance, 26, of Bridgeport, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Nance and another unidentified man were shot in the area of Asylum and Plymouth streets and taken to local hospitals around 12:30 a.m. by friends in private vehicles. The other man, who was shot in the torso, was treated at Bridgeport Hospital. Ragin was…
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