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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

Know Something? Rockland Launches Anonymous Web Tipline For residents aware of a crime, or crimes taking place, but don't want to get involved, there is a new text and social media-based tip line that allows for a quick, totally anonymous connection to local police. Rolled out on Tuesday by Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe, local police chiefs, the system -- tip411 -- allows anyone with a smartphone, tablet, standard cell phone or computer to anonymously text a tip to their local police department. The app is available for download for free via the Google Play Store, iTunes App Store, or by visiting the Rockland County District…

by Kathy Reakes

01/24/2018

Police & Fire

Red Hook Man Trying To Escape Capture Almost Hits Cop, Police Say A Red Hook man is behind bars after trying to run down a Town of Poughkeepsie police officer who had stopped to investigate a vehicle, according to Town of Poughkeepsie Police. Stewart A. Klein, 30, was originally approached around 6 p.m. Monday when an officer approached his red Chevy S10 pickup truck parked in the area of Innis Avenue, police said. When the officer approached, Klein put the car into reverse and almost hit the officer, said Town of Poughkeepsie Capt. Kevin Faber. Klein then fled the area and was later tracked down with the help of the Hyde Park Police Department and the …

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2018

Police & Fire

Police: Poughkeepsie Man Rips Off Credit Cards, Vehicle In Domestic Dispute A Poughkeepsie man was arrested after ripping off another person's credit card, cash and a vehicle following a domestic dispute, according to the Town Lloyd Police. Joseph E. Tippa, 42, was charged with grand larceny, criminal contempt, and unauthorized use of a vehicle. following the dispute where he stole the items, according to Lt. James Janso. Tippa was arraigned before Lloyd Town Justice Eugene Rizzo and held without bail in Ulster County Jail.

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2018

Police & Fire

Amenia Man Arrested For Rape A 34-year-old Dutchess County man was charged with rape following an investigation by New York State Troopers into a rape complaint. Cresson T. Horton of Amenia was arrested on Friday, Jan. 19 after troopers received a complaint from a victim who told investigators that Horton forced them to perform sexual acts, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Troopers from the Dover Plains barracks charged Horton, who was familiar with the victim, with felony rape and felony criminal sexual act, Hicks said. Horton was arraigned before the town of Amenia Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail without bail.…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2018

Police & Fire

Spring Valley Man Nabbed In Nanuet Auto Center Robbery A 60-year-old man was nabbed for the burglary of an auto center in Nanuet and may be involved in other burglaries, according to the Clarkstown Police. Robert McDonald of Spring Valley was arrested following a joint investigation by the Clarkstown Police Department, Spring Valley Police Department, Ramapo Police Department, Orangetown Police Department and the Rockland County Crime Analysis Unit that found he forcibly gained access to the Duluc Auto Center on N. Middletown Road by smashing a window, said Clarkstown Officer Peter Walker. After smashing the window, he entered the building and…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2018

Police & Fire

Person Extricated In Taconic Parkway Crash In Lagrangeville Traffic is moving freely again on the southbound lanes of the Taconic State Parkway near Lagrangeville following a crash that involved the extrication of the occupant, according to New York State Police. The crash occurred around 8 a.m.Tuesday just before Noxon Road, backing up traffic while the vehicle was removed, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Firefighters were able to remove the driver without injuries, he added.

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2018

News

Details Emerge In Sexual Assault Charges Against Teacher From Hudson Valley A teacher who lives in the Hudson Valley who was arrested for having oral sex with a 14-year-old student has been removed from having any contact with children, according to the New York Department of Education. Dori Myers of Garnerville in Rockland County, a 29-year-old social studies teacher at The New School for Leadership and the Arts the in the Bronx, was charged Friday with a criminal sexual act in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a child, said the New York City Police Department. According to the criminal complaint provided by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office,…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Resident Claims He Hit Car Burglar With Baseball Bat A Springdale resident told Stamford Police that he slammed a would-be car burglar in the head with a baseball bat after finding him crouching behind a wall, Stamford Police said. The unidentified resident called police around 1 a.m. Monday to report he had hit the man with a bat after telling them he found the man, dressed all in black, crouched behind a wall, said Sgt. Robert Shawinsky. The resident, concerned about recent car break-ins in the area, told police that he was "sleeping lightly" in the event someone tried to break into his vehicle, Shawinsky said. Just before 1 a.m.…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2018

News

Court Nixes Review Of Lacey Spears Murder Conviction A former Rockland County woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her son lost a bid on Friday in the New York State Court of Appeals to have her murder conviction reviewed, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. Lacey Spears, who lived in Chestnut Ridge, was convicted in March 2015 of killing her 5-year-old son Garnett-Paul Spears while he was a patient at Westchester Medical Center by injecting large amounts of salt into his feeding tube, according to the DA's office. “I am extremely pleased that the State’s highest court has declined…

by Kathy Reakes

01/23/2018

Police & Fire

Serious Two-Car Crash Occurs In New City Motorists are being asked to avoid the area of Germonds Road in New City due to a two-vehicle crash, according to police. The crash occurred around 2:40 p.m. at the intersection of Germonds Road and South Little Tor Road, Clarkstown Police said. No roads are closed and injuries are still being assessed, police said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

01/22/2018

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