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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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ID Released For Victim Of Westchester Fatal Shooting A man gunned during a shooting in Westchester County on Wednesday has been identified, according to Mount Vernon city officials. Donovan Brown, 24, of Mount Vernon, was shot and killed, outside of 15 S. Macquesten Parkway shortly after midnight, said City Spokeswoman Maria Donovan. A second man was also shot during the event but officials are not releasing information regarding his condition. No other details were immediately released by police. Detectives are actively investigating the shooting. The shooting took place near The Modern apartment building which recently opened across the s…

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

Police & Fire

Route 9 In Town Of Poughkeepsie Reopens Following Serious Crash This story has been updated. Route 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie has reopened following a serious three-car crash, according to town officials. The crash, which occurred 11:24 a.m., Thursday, in the area of Old Post Road, closed the roadway down to one lane until around 3:30 p.m., said Town of Poughkeepsie Police. One of the individuals involved in the crash sustained serious personal injuries and were transported by ambulance to MidHudson Regional Hospital. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

Police & Fire

Bomb Threat Leads To Bridgeport Health Center Evacuation A Bridgeport health care clinic was briefly evacuated Thursday morning after a "suspicious" package was delivered, according to Bridgeport Police officials.According to police, a call came into dispatch around 9:30 a.m. concerning a suspicious package that had been delivered by DHL to the Bridgeport Community Health Center, at 982 East Main, that was "suppose to contain a watch," but the caller felt that the package was too large, police said. Bridgeport police called the State Bomb Squad who deemed the facility and area safe to occupy after examing the package. All of …

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

Police & Fire

Suspected Drug Dealer On Loose After Hitting Three Danbury Police Cars Like a scene out of a movie, a suspected drug dealer rammed three Danbury police cars, injuring one officer while trying to escape capture, according to police. The action started around 3 p.m. Wednesday when Danbury Police Officers Melissa Morrill and Ted Zalenski were patrolling the Steven Street area when they spotted a known drug user engaged in a suspected drug deal with the driver of a gray Acura RL, said Det. Lt. Mark Williams. As the two officers attempted to approach the Acura, the driver, Abdulwali “Tamel” Peterson, recklessly drove away in an obvious attempt to avoid apprehension…

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

Schools

'It Is Time For Change' Say Carmel Students During Walkout Students across the country, including those in Carmel, showed their frustration with lawmakers on Wednesday by taking part in the ENOUGH National School Walkout. Two Carmel High School students, Anne Pozner and Taylor Smith, led the way as part of the school's student activists. Following the event, the two said: "The reason for this walkout is to make known to Congress that we will no longer lay quiet as they sit and ignore the obvious need for gun law reform in our nation." Both students said the walkout is a call to action for government officials to do something before anoth…

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

Police & Fire

Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed By Stamford Police Working on a tip, Stamford Police staked out a drug rehabilitation facility on Main Street and ended up catching a man wanted for a West Hartford bank robbery, according to Stamford Police. Sgt. Chris Broems along with several investigators working in conjunction with a West Hartford detective was able to locate Robert Boulay, 36, of New Britain, at the Liberation House, a drug rehabilitation clinic on Main Street, said Capt. Richard Conklin. The work paid off as detectives spotted Boulay around 10 a.m. Wednesday coming out of the facility, Conklin said. Boulay is accused of robbing the S…

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

Police & Fire

St. Lawrence Due To Start Prison Term After two months getting his affairs in order, convicted former Ramapo town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence will begin life in a federal prison on Thursday. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District, Thursday is the official start date of his 2 1/2 years in prison for securities and wire fraud and conspiracy. St. Lawrence, of Wesley Hills, was sentenced to 30 months, which could be reduced by 54 days a year for good behavior under federal rules, was also fined $75,000. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said they cannot say where the disgraced former political powerh…

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

Police & Fire

Nyack Man Caught With Cocaine After Police Break Up Rowdy Group A Nyack man was busted with cocaine after resisting arrest when Orangetown Police attempted to disperse a large disorderly group, Orangetown Police said. Orangetown police responded around 4:30 a.m. Sunday to the report of a large disorderly group gathering in the street in Nyack, said Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. When officers arrived and began investigating, they found that Carlos Rodriguez Veras, 22, was in possession of several plastic bags of cocaine and tried to resist when officers attempted to arrest him, Sullivan said. Following his arrest, Veras was charged with possession of a control…

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

Schools

Two From Westchester Named Students Of Year For Raising $36K Two Westchester County high school seniors have been named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Connecticut Westchester Hudson Valley Chapter 2018 Students of the Year. Brian Dervin, of Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains, and Hanna Cleary, School of the Holy Child, Rye, ran as co-candidates to raise the most money during a spirited seven-week competition to support LLS’s mission to find cures for blood cancers and ensure that patients have access to life-saving treatments. Brian and Hannah were honored at the Students of the Year Grand Finale on March 8, at Chelsea Piers …

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

News

Newburgh Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced After Entering Guilty Plea A Newburgh man pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal sale of fentanyl in exchange for a nine years sentence in state prison when he is sentenced in July, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Damion Jackson, a/k/a “Toto”, 36, had been charged by an Orange County grand jury with 13 counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance, 14 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance as the result of an investigation by the Orange County Drug Task Force, said the DA's Office. Jackson has also been charged by the New Y…

by Kathy Reakes

03/15/2018

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