72°

Friday, aug 8

Kathy Reakes

Reporter

kreakes@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

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.

Kathy Reakes's Contributions

Police & Fire

Man Violates Stay-Away Order In Tomkins Cove Domestic Incident, Police Say ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A man landed in jail after violating a stay-away order of protection in Stony Point. Cristian Vasquez, 35, was arrested after Stony Point police responded to the area of Prospect Place in Tomkins Cove for a report of people yelling and found Vasquez and a woman involved in a domestic dispute on Friday, Oct. 6, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. During the dispute, police discovered that Vasquez, who police say was homeless, was violating an order of protection. Vasquez was remanded to the Rockland County Jail on $500 bail. He is due to appear in court on Dec. 17.

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2017

Police & Fire

Kent Man Used Improvised Explosive Device Against Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Kent man is behind bars after his DNA was found on an explosive device planted on top of his ex-girlfriend's vehicle. The incident began on March 5, when a Lake Carmel woman called Town of Kent Police to report an issue with her vehicle. When officers arrived they found screws thrown around the woman's driveway and what appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) on top of her vehicle, said Chief Alex DiVernieri. Officers contacted the Putnam County Sheriff's Office who dispatched a K-9 capable of detecting explosives. The dog checked the device and indicat…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2017

Police & Fire

Spring Valley Bicyclist Struck By Van ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley bicyclist was injured after being struck by a car Tuesday night on Chestnut Ridge Road, Ramapo police said. The unidentified 40-year-old bicyclist was struck about 6:35 p.m. near Alpine Court, by a 38-year-old Chestnut Ridge man who was driving a 2004 Honda Odyssey, said Lt. Kevin Lee. The bicyclist was transported to Westchester Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries and is in stable condition, Lee said. The driver remained on scene. No criminal charges or summonses have been issued. The accident is under investigation by the Ramapo A…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2017

Neighbors

‘Wheels to Work’ Program Provides Vehicles To Dutchess Families In Need DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Having the means to get to a job can make the difference between living in poverty or being able to support a family. That's what the Dutchess County Community Solutions to Transportation (CST) “Wheels to Work” program is all about. And five lucky participants received pre-owned cars free of charge Tuesday to do that just that -- have an opportunity to work. Started in 2001, the “Wheels to Work” program is designed to help low-income residents get and keep a job, providing them reliable transportation to and from work. Qualified participants must come from a famil…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2017

Politics

Firing Violated Law, Sullivan Lawsuit Against Clarkstown Says ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Michael Sullivan might not be the Clarkstown Police Chief anymore, but the slugfest between the former chief and Supervisor George Hoehmann is far from over. Sullivan recently filed a lawsuit that says Hoehmann and the Town Board broke the law when they voted to fire him in September. "Mr. Hoehmann broke the law to fire Mike Sullivan," said Sullivan's attorney, Richard Glickel. "A lot of good people live in Clarkstown; they have seen how unfairly Mike was treated and on November 7 they will come out and 'fire' Mr. Hoehmann." The suit seeks to a…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2017

Events

Love A Parade? Costume Contest Caps Suffern Event ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Small towns love a good parade and the Village of Suffern is no exception, especially when it comes to Halloween. This year, young and old alike can don their spooky, scary or funny costumes and join in the parade fun when it hits the streets around 2 p.m. Sunday. "This is one of those parades where there are as many people in it, as are watching it," said Cathy Mills with the village. The parade will run from Lafayette Avenue to the Virginia Menschner Gazebo. The lineup for the parade is in the lot across from Ole Ole. After everyone gets to the gazebo…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2017

News

$2M Bail Set For Ex-Boyfriend In Pleasant Valley Fatal Game Club Shooting A Town of Poughkeepsie man charged in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend at the Pleasant Valley Trout and Game Club pleaded not guilty on Monday during his arraignment in Dutchess County. Rosario Curcio, 70, a former pizzeria owner in Millbrook, has been in the Dutchess County Jail without bail since the Oct. 3, shooting death of Lana Florio, 56, also of the town of Poughkeepsie. During the arraignment, the judge set Curcio's bail at $2 million or $4 million bond. The two dated for several years before breaking up a few week before the shooting at the club on the Salt Point Turnpike a…

by Kathy Reakes

10/25/2017

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Brewster Nightclub Stabbing A man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a 23-year-old resident outside a local club on Main Street in Brewster on Sunday, according to the New York State Police. Celso N. Cantoral-Cruz, 29, was charged Tuesday with second-degree attempted murder, felony assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the state police. Members of the New York State Police, Village of Brewster Police Department, and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department responded to a reported stabbing that occurred outside of El Pueblo Restaurant and Lounge on Main …

by Kathy Reakes

10/24/2017

Police & Fire

Victim ID'd As Spring Valley PD Search For Driver In Fatal Hit-And-Run ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Police are asking for help in finding the person responsible for the death of a Spring Valley woman in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday, Oct. 15. The woman, who has been identified as 54-year-old Eva Linda Najera-Gomez, who is survived by a 13-year-old daughter, was found by police about 1:40 a.m., when officers responded to a call regarding a body on the ground in the area of 43 Commerce Street, said Officer Matthew Galli. Officers found Najera-Gomez on the ground, unresponsive. Further investigation showed that she was hit by a vehicle which fled the scene of the acc…

by Kathy Reakes

10/24/2017

Police & Fire

Teen Caught Stealing Beer At 7-Eleven In Stony Point, Police Say ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Stony Point teen was charged with possession of stolen property after being caught ripping off beer from a local 7-Eleven store, police said. Wilton Rodriguez, 19, was caught around 11:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 for stealing the beer from the store on South Liberty Drive, said Lt. Daniel Hylas of the Stony Point Police. Rodriguez was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. He was processed and released on an appearance ticket returnable to court on Nov. 21.

by Kathy Reakes

10/24/2017

Prev Page 1742 of 1747 1,740 1,741 1,742 1,743 1,744 Next

17,411 - 17,420 of 17,462 articles