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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

Unlicensed Driver Takes Troopers On Slow Speed Taconic Chase A woman who took New York troopers on a slow-speed chase for a short distance said she didn't stop because she thought they were driving an ambulance. Guadalupe Perez, 24, of the Bronx, was tracked down by troopers around 6:31 p.m. Monday on the Taconic State Parkway near Hopewell Junction after the department received 911 calls about an erratic driver, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When troopers approached Perez's vehicle, which was traveling about 40 to 50 miles per hour and at times failed to maintain a single lane, they attempted to pull over the vehicle, Hicks said. Instead of complying, Per…

by Kathy Reakes

01/10/2018

Police & Fire

Rhinebeck Man Arrested For DWI Coming To Aid Of Family Member Also Charged A man ended up in handcuffs for DWI after coming to the aid of a relative who had been arrested after crashing his truck in Red Hook on Thursday while driving drunk, according to Red Hook police. Rolando Lopez, 21 of Rhinebeck, was arrested around 9 p.m. after crashing his pickup truck into a telephone pole at the entrance to Bard College on Route 9G, police said. When police arrived they found Lopez had hit the pole and crashed more than 100 feet down an embankment, police added. Lopez, who was not injured in the crash was interviewed on scene and found to be drunk and taken into custody.…

by Kathy Reakes

01/10/2018

Police & Fire

Woman Caught With Heroin, Cocaine At Putnam County Correctional Facility A woman arrested for violation of probation was charged a second time after jail officials uncovered hidden heroin and cocaine during her intake, according to Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. Lisa M. Bianco, 39, of the Bronx was charged on Friday, Jan. 5, with two counts of promoting prison contraband and two counts criminal possession of a controlled substance, while being committed to the Putnam County Correctional Facility, said Capt. Lisa Ortolano. During intake procedures, correction officers searched Bianco and found a quantity of heroin and cocaine, Ortolano said. Bianco…

by Kathy Reakes

01/10/2018

News

ID Released For Poughkeepsie Man Whose Death Ruled As Homicide Update: An autopsy conducted by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed the 68-year-old man found with serious injuries several days ago was the victim of a homicide. The name of the man, James Griffin, was also released the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Grffin died of his injuries on Tuesday. The criminal investigation is continuing. There is currently no threat to public safety with regard to this incident, police said. Anyone who may have information on the activity of James Griffin between Saturday, Dec. 30 and Tuesday, Jan. 2 is asked to call the City of Poug…

by Kathy Reakes

01/09/2018

News

Avoid The Area: Water Main Breaks In Valley Cottage Motorists are being asked to avoid Mountainview Avenue in Valley Cottage due to a water main break. Officials said the break occurred around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the vicinity of the pond and Christian Herald Road. Suez water has been contacted to repair the break before icing can occur, police said. The road is open, but Clarkstown Police remind motorists that conditions can become dangerous and icy very quickly. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

01/09/2018

News

Valhalla Man Killed After Falling While Clearing Ice From Roof A Westchester man died after slipping and falling while trying to clear an ice dam off of his roof, said Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi said. Filippo Cangialosi, 68, fell on Monday at his home on Stonegate Road in Valhalla, Fulgenzi said. "It's very sad when something like this happens," Fulgenzi said. "With the amount of snow and ice that we have had, it's best to leave this type of specialty work to a professional." A visitation and wake for Cangialosi will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Manor Funeral Home at 575 Columbus …

by Kathy Reakes

01/09/2018

Police & Fire

Two Nabbed In Wappingers Junior High School Burglary Dutchess County Sheriff's deputies arrested two people for breaking into Wappingers Junior High School and stealing items during a special event on Wednesday, Jan. 3. David M. Borrelli, 36, of Pleasant Valley, and Felicia S. Burnham, 30, Bay Shore in Suffolk County, are facing charges after an investigation following a report of suspicious people and a possible burglary during a school event, said Capt. John Watterson. When deputies arrived, the two had already fled the area, but the investigation by the sheriff's detectives led to Borrelli and Burnham, both of whom were arrested on Friday,…

by Kathy Reakes

01/09/2018

Obituaries

Retired Nyack Firefighter, 51, Dies Of 9/11 Related Cancer Retired FDNY Lt. Joseph Stach Jr. of Valley Cottage, died of 9/11 related cancer on Sunday, Jan. 7. He was 51.Stach, who also volunteered for the Nyack Fire Department, served with the FDNY for more than 20 years, before being forced to retire in 2010 after suffering numerous illness, including pancreatic cancer. On Sept. 11, 2001, Stach was a first responder during the event and spent the first 72 hours at Ground Zero after the attacks. Following he worked at the scene for hours, days and weeks In a GoFundMe page, his son, Darren Sach, wrote that he wanted to share his father's story so p…

by Kathy Reakes

01/09/2018

Police & Fire

Pearl River Fire Update: House Destroyed, Dog Missing Two people were injured and a family dog is missing following a fire that destroyed a Pearl River home, according to the Orangetown Police Department. The fire started around 4:20 p.m. Monday at 314 Orangeburg Road, and within a couple of hours had reduced the home to rubble, according to Det. Sgt. James Sullivan. Upon arrival at the scene, patrol officers found the home to be fully engulfed in flames and one female resident, who was able to escape but was slightly injured, was taken to Nyack Hospital for treatment. A firefighter also suffered a hand injury and was treated at Nyack Hospita…

by Kathy Reakes

01/09/2018

News

ID Released For SUV Driver Killed In Town Of Newburgh Crash An Orange County man has been identified as the driver of an SUV killed after crashing into a garbage truck in the Town of Newburgh. Wilbur Grant, 57, of the Town of Newburgh, was killed Saturday shortly before 11 a.m. on Route 32 (North Plank Road) near the intersection of Paffendorf Drive in the Cronomer Valley section of the town, said Lt. James Nenni of the Town of Newburgh Police Department. Grant, who was traveling eastbound on Route 32, struck a garbage truck from behind. The garbage truck had turned right, from Paffendorf Drive, onto eastbound Route 32, Nenni said. He later died at…

by Kathy Reakes

01/09/2018

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