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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

Man Critical Following Shooting At Fairfield County AutoZone A Connecticut man is in critical condition after being shot in the parking lot of an area AutoZone. The 27-year-old Derby man was shot around 7:32 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, at the store located at 300 North Ave., in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran. When police arrived on the scene they found the man shot multiple times in the arm and abdomen. Patrol officers facilitated the victim's transport to an area hospital where he is listed in critical condition, Gilleran said. As of 10:00 p.m., the crime scene at 300 North Avenue has been cleared and the streets have been ope…

by Kathy Reakes

02/26/2021

Police & Fire

I-87 Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Charges For Out-Of-State Duo A traffic stop led to the arrest of two out-of-state men for alleged possession of a handgun and loaded magazine. Israel Davis, age 25, and Malick Davis, age 22, both of Hemingway, South Carolina, were arrested by New York State Police around 5:25 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 11 during a traffic stop in Orange County on I-87 in the town of Cornwall, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick, while interviewing the two men a probable cause for a search was established and during the search, troopers found a Springfield Armory XDS-9, 9mm handgun, and a Springfield Armory magazine loaded wit…

by Kathy Reakes

02/26/2021

Police & Fire

Fairfield County Woman's Disappearance 36 Years Ago Remains A Mystery Police are hoping the public can help break a 36-year-old Fairfield County cold case in which a local woman was abducted and never seen again. On Monday, Feb. 22, the Norwalk Police Department re-released info associated with the case of April Grisanti who was last seen leaving Anthony’s Bar on Main Street on Feb. 1, 1985. Earlier that evening, Grisanti had been involved in an argument with her ex-boyfriend, James “Purple” Aaron, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino. As she was leaving the bar at 12:15 a.m., Aaron forced Grisanti into his vehicle and drove off northbound on Main Street. She was neve…

by Kathy Reakes

02/26/2021

Lifestyle

Three CT Restaurants, Including One In Fairfield County, Make Yelp's Top 100 If you're looking for a reason to try a new restaurant Yelp just gave you three reasons by naming three restaurants in the state to their eighth annual Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2021 list. Making the much-coveted list this year includes Tacos El Azteca in Norwalk at No. 33; Grassroots Ice Cream in Granby at No. 60, and September in Bangkok in New Haven at No. 61. To determine the top faves, Yelp reached out to the user community first, requesting individuals to submit restaurants that they can’t wait to return to in 2021. Then the science team went to work to determine the top 100…

by Kathy Reakes

02/26/2021

News

ID Released For Long Island Cemetery Worker Killed In Accident Police detectives investigating the death of a cemetery employee who was killed while working in a grave have released the victim's identity. Rodwin Allicock, age 42, of Coram, was at the bottom of a grave, which was more than 7 feet deep when the incident happened at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai when the grave collapsed at approximately 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, said the Suffolk County Police. His co-workers attempted to dig Allicock out but were unsuccessful. Allicock was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk Count…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2021

Police & Fire

Two-Alarm Condo Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Two units of a four-story wood-frame condo complex in Fairfield County were deemed uninhabitable and a resident was burned after a swift-moving fire started in one of the units. The fire started around 10:45 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the area of Deer Hill Avenue and Wooster Street, in Danbury said James Gagliardo, of the Danbury Fire Department. Arriving units were flagged down by neighbors in front of 130 Deer Hill Ave. directing them to a 4-story wood frame condo complex with smoke showing from the rear of the building, Gagliardo said. A second alarm was declared …

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2021

Police & Fire

IDs Released For Saw Mill Parkway Teen Double-Fatal Crash Victims Two teens have been identified after an early morning crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester. The crash took place around 12:45 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, on the southbound Saw Mill near Rumsey Road, in Yonkers, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Ali Alghaithi, age 17, of Manhattan, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene at 1:06 a.m., Feb. 25, O'Leary said. Abdlwahab (Abdul) Abushaar, age 17, of the Bronx, died later at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, he added. The driver, who is an 18-year-old male, and a…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2021

Police & Fire

Worker Killed When Grave Collapses On Top Of Him At Long Island Cemetery Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Long Island Cemetery Worker Killed In Accident A Long Island cemetery worker was killed when a grave he was working on collapsed on top of him. The accident took place around 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, when an employee at Washington Memorial Park, located at 855 Canal Road in Mount Sinai, was leveling out the bottom of a grave when the grave collapsed on him, said the Suffolk County Police. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2021

Police & Fire

Three Firefighters Injured After Battling Blaze At Westchester Home Three firefighters were injured battling a blaze in a Westchester home filled with clutter and junk. The fire took place around 3:56 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, at a single-family home located on the 100 block of Scott Avenue in Yonkers, said Deputy Chief Joseph Citrone. The fire started from an electrical outlet that sparked and ignited a mattress, Citrone said. "Fire crews had an extremely difficult time putting out the fire due to junk being piled to the ceiling making it hard to reach the seat of the fire," Citrone said. The house was so cluttered that it resulted in a large fire loa…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2021

Police & Fire

Roommate Breaks Front Door During Dispute, Injures Officer On Long Island, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly fighting with his two roommates, breaking a door, and then resisted arrest. Joseph Vicale, age 20, of Seaford, was arrested following the incident around 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, in Seaford, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, police responded to a 911 call for a disturbance. Vicale had a verbal dispute with two other occupants in the residence. He then broke the glass in the front door causing lacerations to his arms and debris on his body, police said.d The arriving officer encountered Vicale who ha…

by Kathy Reakes

02/25/2021

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