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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Man, Teen Charged In Death Of Man Found Lying On Roadside In Hudson Valley Man, Teen Charged In Death Of Man Found Lying On Roadside In Hudson Valley
Man, Teen Charged In Death Of Man Found Lying On Roadside In Hudson Valley A 38-year-old area man and a 17-year-old have been charged with alleged manslaughter in connection with the death of another man who was found dead lying on the side of a roadway. Ulster County resident Joseph Karolys, of the town of Saugerties, and the teen, were arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 22 for the Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 death of David "Mickey" Myer, age 66, also of Saugerties. On Oct. 29, 2022, at 07:30 a.m., Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious, unresponsive person lying on the side of the roadway, south of the Citgo Mart on Route 32, said Saug…
Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine
Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine A Connecticut drug dealer has been sentenced to prison for supplying heroin to a member of a Waterbury-area drug trafficking ring. Former New Haven County resident Jesus Nieves, aka "Pop," age 38, formerly of Waterbury, and Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 23 to 63 months in prison, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing l…
Sex Offender Charged With Drug Sales In Hudson Valley Sex Offender Charged With Drug Sales In Hudson Valley
Sex Offender Charged With Drug Sales In Hudson Valley A 46-year-old sexual offender from the area has been charged with alleged drug possession and sales following an investigation into narcotics trafficking in the region. Orange County resident Damon Don, of Port Jervis, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 22 following the month's-long investigation. As a result of the execution of a search warrant at Don's home, police recovered a total of approximately 13 grams of crack cocaine, packaging materials for narcotics, a digital scale, and $1,859 in cash, said Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. “A small number of persons are responsible f…
Duo Accused Of Selling THC Products On Long Island Duo Accused Of Selling THC Products On Long Island
Duo Accused Of Selling THC Products On Long Island Two people were charged following a narcotics investigation for allegedly selling THC products at two Long Island smoke shops. The arrest took place in Nassau County on Thursday, Feb. 23 in Valley Stream and West Hempstead. According to Nassau County Police detectives, investigations were conducted at two locations including the Spot Convenience Smoke Shop in Valley Stream and the SK Best Smoke Shop in West Hempstead. Detectives entered The Spot Convenience Smoke Shop located at 605 Rockaway Ave. It was determined that vape cartridges containing tetrahydrocannabinol or THC w…
Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Man Charged After Incident In CT Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Man Charged After Incident In CT
Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Man Charged After Incident In CT A Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly shooting a ball bearing from a slingshot at a vehicle. Hartford County resident Matthew West, age 44, of Enfield, was arrested by police around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23 after the incident in South Windsor. The victim told police he was traveling on Route 5 near Governor’s Highway when a stopped vehicle, later determined to be driven by West, shot a ball bearing from a slingshot into the victim’s vehicle,  said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police. Officers were able to obtain a description of the vehicle a…
Police Seek Witnesses After 25-Year-Old Killed In Overnight CT Crash Police Seek Witnesses After 25-Year-Old Killed In Overnight CT Crash
Police Seek Witnesses After 25-Year-Old Killed In Overnight CT Crash Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a car crash that killed a 25-year-old man after he allegedly lost control of his vehicle.  Hartford County resident Joseph Johnson of Manchester, was killed around 2:15 a.m., Friday, Feb. 24 on Route 5/15 northbound, south of exit 86 in Hartford. According to state police, after Johnson lost control of the Chevrolet Impala he was driving, the car veered left and collided with the concrete barrier in the center median.  The Impala then veered across the lanes of travel, crashed through the metal beam guardrail on the right shoulder…
Greenwich Saks Fifth Avenue $20K Grab-Run Theft: Woman At Rikers Island Charged Greenwich Saks Fifth Avenue $20K Grab-Run Theft: Woman At Rikers Island Charged
Greenwich Saks Fifth Avenue $20K Grab-Run Theft: Woman At Rikers Island Charged A woman who allegedly stole more than $20,000 in merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue in Fairfield County in 2020 as part of a retail theft ring is behind bars. The grab-and-run theft took place in Greenwich on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at the Saks Fifth Avenue at 205 Greenwich Ave.  The theft included five suspects including Jessica Lane, age 34, of Newark, New Jersey, who was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Rikers Island in New York, by Greenwich Police on an extraditable warrant, said Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police. During the thefts, Smyth said there the five suspects, …
Man Charged In Pharmacy Robbery In Monroe, Police Say Man Charged In Pharmacy Robbery In Monroe, Police Say
Man Charged In Pharmacy Robbery In Monroe, Police Say A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged drugstore robbery in Fairfield County in which multiple men entered and robbed the pharmacy of drugs.  New York City resident Ishmael Henry, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 21 by the Monroe Police Department for the crime which took place on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Monroe. According to Lt. Michael Sweeney, of the Monrore Police, witnesses reported multiple men wearing face coverings entered the store and walked to the pharmacy area.  Once they gained access to the p…
Woman Abducted By Ex-Boyfriend, Takes Cops On Pursuit, Bridgeport Police Say Woman Abducted By Ex-Boyfriend, Takes Cops On Pursuit, Bridgeport Police Say
Woman Abducted By Ex-Boyfriend, Takes Cops On Pursuit, Bridgeport Police Say A man is under police guard at a hospital after he allegedly carjacked and abducted a former girlfriend in Fairfield County. The incident took around 1;10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 on the property of A.M.R. American Medical Response located at 335 Connecticut Ave., in Bridgeport, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police.  Gilleran said the victim, a 22-year-old Bridgeport woman, and the suspect, New Haven County resident Bradley Doyle, age 22, of Milford, are both A.M.R. employees and were previously involved in a short dating type relationship earlier this year. During the ab…
Person Struck By LIRR Train Person Struck By LIRR Train
Person Struck By Lirr Train A man who was on the railroad tracks was struck by a Penn Station-bound train on Long Island. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 12:55 a.m., Friday, Feb. 24 on the tracks at the Brentwood Station, MTA officials said. The individual was removed alive to an area hospital, the MTA said. MTA police are investigating the incident. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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