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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 Killed After Being Hit By Lirr Train A man was killed after being hit by a train on Long Island. The incident took place around 10 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 115, when a Ronkonkoma-bound train fatally struck a male at the Long Island Railroad Carle Place station, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the MTA. Train service through the area resumed at 10:38 p.m. with residual delays on one of the tracks and was on-or-close to schedule by 12:15 a.m. The person has not been identified. MTA Police are investigating. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

12/16/2020

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Charged With Reckless Endangerment After Pistol Stolen From Car, Police Say A 29-year-old man who reported that his handgun had been stolen out of his unlocked vehicle has been charged with reckless endangerment in Fairfield County. Tyler Burchard, of Stamford, reported that his 9mm Smith & Wesson semiautomatic pistol was stolen last week out of the unlocked center console of his car, which parked in the driveway of his home, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said. Burchard was also charged with the unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle, Conklin said. He was released after posting a $5,000 bond. Conklin said the department has seen "an explosion" …

by Kathy Reakes

12/16/2020

Police & Fire

Suspect At Large After Man Shot Outside Long Island Apartment Police are asking the public for help in connection with a shooting of a man walking through a parking lot of a Long Island apartment complex. The incident took place around 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, in Huntington Station, Suffolk County Police said. According to detectives, a 27-year-old man was shot while walking through the parking lot of Lincoln Farms Apartments, located at 123 1st Ave. The victim, of Central Islip, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the shooting to ca…

by Kathy Reakes

12/16/2020

Police & Fire

Rockland Ambulance Crew Makes Food Delivery After Driver Involved In Crash A crew of Rockland paramedics were in the holiday spirit a little early when they helped out the victim of a car crash by delivering food he was on the way to drop off. The incident took place on Monday evening in Spring Valley when members of the Rockland Paramedic Services responded along with Ramapo Police to a motor vehicle accident in Spring Valley, said the Ramapo Police. After assessing one of the patients, who is a food delivery driver, the ambulance crew decided to deliver the food after the man expressed concerns about not being able to complete his delivery. One of the crew…

by Kathy Reakes

12/16/2020

News

Covid-19: Zoom Meeting For Residents, Drive-Thru Testing Starts In Ridgefield Ridgefield residents will be able to attend a COVID-19 Zoom meeting for an update on the town's current status and the start of drive-thru testing in town. The meeting will take place online at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, and will include updates from the town's task force including scientists, doctors, communications specialists as well as Town Health Director, Ed Briggs, School Superintendent Susie Da Silva, and First Selectman Rudy Marconi. Dr. Maher Madhoun, infectious disease doctor for Stamford Health will give an update on vaccines. Questions may be sent in advance or dur…

by Kathy Reakes

12/15/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Nabbed For $900 CVS Pharmacy Theft In Fairfield County An area woman was nabbed for allegedly stealing more than $900 in merchandise from an area CVS Pharmacy. The incident took place at the store located at 397 Post Road East on Sunday, Sept. 13, said Lt. Anthony Prezioso. According to Prezioso, officers responded to the store around 6:06 a.m. on a theft complaint. Staff reported that a man and a woman had entered the store and begun filling reusable shopping bags with the merchandise. The two did not pay for any of the merchandise and began to walk toward the store’s exit. When questioned by a staff member prior to exiting, the …

by Kathy Reakes

12/15/2020

Police & Fire

Police Issue Alert For Holiday Tip Scam Police are warning residents that a new holiday scam is asking residents in the area to tip their garbage crews by leaving money in envelopes. The Stamford Police Department said the envelopes are being left in mailboxes requesting tips to be sent to a P.O. Box in Norwalk. "These are not from The City of Stamford employees," the department said. If you use a private garbage company ask them if they put anything in your mailbox for tips before sending any money out.

by Kathy Reakes

12/15/2020

Police & Fire

23-Year-Old Issued Nine Tickets After Operating Unregistered Dirt Bike On Route 17, Police Say A Rockland County resident was issued nine tickets and other moving violations for operating a dirt bike with no headlights. The 23-year-old Nanuet man was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 13, after Ramapo Police responded to Route 17 for an unregistered dirt bike driving with no lights, police said. The unidentified man was arrested and charged with obstructing governmental administration and issued nine tickets and various moving and equipment violations. He was released on his own recognizance and will appear in Sloatsburg Village Court at a future date.

by Kathy Reakes

12/15/2020

Police & Fire

Man Nabbed With Resident's Stolen Credit Cards, iPad, Apple Watch In Wilton, Police Say Police nabbed a man on identity theft following a traffic stop for expired vehicle registration. Amir Kitale Williams, 26, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 13, by Wilton Police after he was stopped in a 2019 Nissan Rogue who's registration was showing expired, police said. During the traffic stop, a strong odor of marijuana resulted in a search of the vehicle. During the search, police found three iPads, an Apple watch, and identifying documents belonging to a Stamford resident including credit cards, gift cards, and licenses inside the vehicle. Also found was…

by Kathy Reakes

12/15/2020

Police & Fire

Police Changing Wildlife Calls After Family Dog Mistaken For Coyote, Euthanized In Fairfield Changes will be coming to the Fairfield Police Department after a family's dog which was mistaken for a coyote was euthanized. The news comes from Fairfield First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick who said in her weekly newsletter the incident took place when a part-time Animal Control officer mistook a lost dog for a wild coyote. "This was devastating for the family who lost their dog and for our community," she wrote. "Many residents have written and called me to express their sadness and concern about how this tragic mistake happened while also asking what the town is doing to preve…

by Kathy Reakes

12/15/2020

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