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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'Gorilla Stone' Gang Members Indicted, Including One Wanted For Poughkeepsie Murder 'Gorilla Stone' Gang Members Indicted, Including One Wanted For Poughkeepsie Murder
'Gorilla Stone' Gang Members Indicted, Including One Wanted For Poughkeepsie Murder Nearly 20 of the “Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation” gang were indicted on numerous charges including the murder of a Poughkeepsie teen. On Tuesday, Dec.. 1, Audrey Strauss, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced a 16-Count indictment charging 18 members of the gang, known commonly as “Gorilla Stone," with committing crimes ranging from racketeering, murder, narcotics, firearms and fraud offenses. One of the main defendants, included Brandon Soto, aka, "Stacks, who is charged in connection with the Monday, Sept. 21, murder of a 15-year-old in Poug…
Barricaded Man Who Threatened Doctor Ends Standoff Inside Long Island Home, Police Say Barricaded Man Who Threatened Doctor Ends Standoff Inside Long Island Home, Police Say
Barricaded Man Who Threatened Doctor Ends Standoff Inside Long Island Home, Police Say A barricaded, suicidal man who threatened a doctor was rescued inside a Long Island home. The incident took place around 11:17 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, when the department received a call regarding a suicidal subject at a residence in Hampton Bays, said Southampton Town Police Lt. Susan Ralph. The man had made threats against a doctor and threats of suicide, Ralph said. Patrol Officers responded along with members of the Emergency Service Unit and negotiators and at 1:25 p.m. negotiators were able to bring a peaceful resolution to the incident.
COVID-19: Another School In Fairfield County Moves To Remote Due To Staff Shortages COVID-19: Another School In Fairfield County Moves To Remote Due To Staff Shortages
Covid-19: Another School In Fairfield County Moves To Remote Due To Staff Shortages Another Fairfield County middle school will move to full remote learning due to staff shortages associated with COVID-19. Roton Middle School in Norwalk announced on Tuesday, Dec. 1, that beginning Wednesday, Dec. 2, students and staff will move to full remote learning, through Friday, December 11.  Students and staff may return to in-person learning on Monday, December 14, 2020.  The district said in a statement that due to the number of staff members now quarantined following a confirmed case of COVID-19, and contact tracing, they are no longer able to effectively operate the b…
Motorcyclist Found Dead On Roadway ID'd Motorcyclist Found Dead On Roadway ID'd
Motorcyclist Found Dead On Roadway ID'd Police have identified a motorcyclist found lying in the roadway following a crash. Kevin Parham, 55 of Norwalk, formerly an Ansonia resident, was found around 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29, at the intersection of East Main, Main, North Main and State streets in Ansonia, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death to be blunt trauma and the manner to be accidental. Parham was located in the road at the intersection seriously injured; a short distance away on North Main Street a motorcycle with heavy damage was located on its side, Lync…
Westchester County Man Nabbed For Crime Eight Years Later In Fairfield County Westchester County Man Nabbed For Crime Eight Years Later In Fairfield County
Westchester County Man Nabbed For Crime Eight Years Later In Fairfield County An out of area man wanted on a warrant for breach of peace was arrested in Fairfield County eight years after he committed the crime. Westchester County resident Marcus Ephraim, 30, of Port Chester, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 29 by Stamford Police and transferred on the warrant to Greenwich Police for an incident that took place in March 2012 when Ephraim was 22-years-old, said the Greenwich Police. According to police, Ephraim engaged in a verbal altercation with another person and had to restrained by a friend. He then began to thrash about and damaged a storefront window. Ephraim was …
Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway
Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway A group of NYPD officers from the 111 Precinct had some drivers on the Long Island Expressway doing a double-take as they worked to capture an injured swan. Yep, a swan. The incident took around 4:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 28, in the fast lane of the busy highway in Bayside, Queens. The officers, Emily Baron and Michael DeFranco responded to the area after receiving a 911 call that the 20-pound bird had crash-landed on the highway. Emergency Services officers blocked off traffic as Baron and DeFranco used a large animal crate to wrestle the injured animal into the cage. They then contacted…
ID Released For Man Found Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant ID Released For Man Found Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant
ID Released For Man Found Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant Police are seeking the public’s help to obtain information regarding the murder of a man who was found outside a Long Island restaurant. Vincent Kelleher, 60, was found by a passerby in the rear parking lot of a former Ruby Tuesday restaurant, located in Deer Park at 403 Commack Road, on Monday, Nov. 16 at 8:02 p.m.  The area is frequented by homeless individuals. An autopsy determined Kelleher, 60, died of blunt force trauma, Suffolk County Police said. Earlier Story: Man Found Dead Behind Long Island Restaurant Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash re…
Teen Arrested For Stabbing Death Of Former HS Soccer Star In Northern Westchester Teen Arrested For Stabbing Death Of Former HS Soccer Star In Northern Westchester
Teen Arrested For Stabbing Death Of Former HS Soccer Star In Northern Westchester A 17-year-old teen has been arrested and charged with the stabbing death of a popular area soccer star in Northern Westchester. According to the City of Peekskill Police Chief Donald Halmy, the teen, a Peekskill resident, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge based on his role in the stabbing death of Joaquin Salazar on Saturday, Nov. 28. In addition, the teen was also charged with assault for the serious injuries he caused to a second 18-year-old man he stabbed.  The stabbings stemmed from an incident on Saturday, in which a group of individuals…
Two Injured After Driver Fails To Yield Right Of Way In Route 7 Crash Two Injured After Driver Fails To Yield Right Of Way In Route 7 Crash
Two Injured After Driver Fails To Yield Right Of Way In Route 7 Crash One person was seriously injured and another received minor injuries during a crash on Danbury Road (Route 7) in Wilton. The crash took place around 4:55 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, when a 2007 Subaru Outback traveling south on Danbury Road in Wilton failed to yield the right of way at School Road and hit a 1997 Honda Civic, said the Wilton Police. The accident caused injuries to both drivers, police said. The driver of the Subaru, Robert Bernas, 69, of New Britain, was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the driver's seat to the passenger seat and had to be extricated by the Georgetown …
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Commuters will want to avoid Route 17 in Middletown after a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a tractor-trailer. The crash took place around 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, about a mile east of Exit 120 in Middletown, said the New York State Police. One eastbound lane is open, traffic is being diverted at Exit 119. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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