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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
2 Found Dead In Yorktown Home 2 Found Dead In Yorktown Home
2 Found Dead In Yorktown Home New Details: 150 Starving Cats Seized After Man, Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Home A man and a woman were found dead in a Northern Westchester home along with more than 100 cats when officers responded for a welfare check. The incident occurred in Yorktown around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30 at 149 Cordial Road when Yorktown PD officers were requested to respond to the home by a family member for a welfare check. Officers were able to force entry into the residence and located the bodies of a man and a woman, who were deceased, Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble said. "The …

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2 Dead In Suspected Bethel Murder-Suicide 2 Dead In Suspected Bethel Murder-Suicide
2 Dead In Suspected Bethel Murder-Suicide Yelling coming from a home in Northern Fairfield County led police to discover two people shot inside. The incident took place in Bethel around 11:50 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31 on Reservoir Street. The Bethel Police Department received a call about yelling coming from a home. When officers responded, they found a man and woman inside the home suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, said the Bethel Police Department. Officers began treating the couple, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The man was taken to Danbury Hospital where he was also pronounced dead. The iden…

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Man Found Lying Dead On CT Roadway, No Car In Sight, Police Say Man Found Lying Dead On CT Roadway, No Car In Sight, Police Say
Man Found Lying Dead On CT Roadway, No Car In Sight, Police Say A man was found dead lying on a Connecticut roadway by police responding to a call of a person in the road bleeding from their head. The incident took place in New Haven around 3 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1 on the Sherman Parkway near West Division Street. Officers arrived quickly and located the man in the middle of the roadway near the double yellow line. He was unconscious and suffering from significant injuries, said Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police. An ambulance rushed the pedestrian to Yale New Haven Hospital were he was pronounced dead. Officers could not locate t…

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3-Alarm Fire Destroys Popular Hudson Valley Pizza Shop 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Popular Hudson Valley Pizza Shop
3-Alarm Fire Destroys Popular Hudson Valley Pizza Shop A three-alarm fire destroyed a popular Hudson Valley pizza restaurant and heavily damaged an apartment building. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the Town of Poughkeepsie in the Arlington Business District around 2 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1. The fire was first reported around 2 a.m. when a resident of the apartment house located on Main Street called to report smoke coming from the first floor. A town of Poughkeepsie police officer arrived on the scene and reported a fire at Tony's Pizza Pit, multiple published reports said. Arlington Fire District firefighters arrived minutes …

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Know Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself At Long Island Store Know Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself At Long Island Store
Know Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself At Long Island Store Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself and committed a lewd act in front of a woman inside a bookstore. The incident took place in Lake Grove on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Barnes & Noble store at the Smith Haven Mall. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, or online at www.P3Tips.com.  All calls, text messa…

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Huge Brawl After Hudson Valley HS Basketball Game Triggers Large Police Response Huge Brawl After Hudson Valley HS Basketball Game Triggers Large Police Response
Huge Brawl After Hudson Valley HS Basketball Game Triggers Large Police Response A huge brawl involving fans following a high school basketball game in the Hudson Valley triggered a large police response. The incident took place in Orange County at Valley Central High School in the town of Montgomery around 8:10 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31. As the game between Valley Central High School and Newburgh Free Academy ended, the fights started in the gym, said Montgomery Police Chief John Hank. School resource officers immediately requested additional backup as Orange County 911 was overwhelmed with calls reporting the fights and some reported that someone had a weapon, the chief…

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Darien Train Station Car Break-Ins: Suspect Charged Gave False Name, Police Say Darien Train Station Car Break-Ins: Suspect Charged Gave False Name, Police Say
Darien Train Station Car Break-Ins: Suspect Charged Gave False Name, Police Say A suspect has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to break into cars at a Fairfield County train station. The incident took place in Darien at the Noroton Heights Train Station around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23. Officers were called to the Noroton Heights Train Station parking lot on a report of a man pulling on vehicle door handles, said Darien PD Sgt. Dan Skoumbros. Officers spotted a man matching the description provided by the complainant who was later identified as Jose Borgen-Reyes, age 32, of Paterson, New Jersey. When officers first asked Borgen-Reyes f…

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Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley
Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley One person was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1 near Dover Furnace Road in Dover Plains on Metro-North's Harlem Wassaic Branch. An individual who made contact with a train is deceased, MTA officials said. The MTA Police Department was notified and responded to conduct an investigation. The identity of the victim has not yet been released.  No service delays were reported.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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Police & Fire
Fire Starter Nabbed On Scene Of CT Blaze That Left 20 Homeless, Police Say Fire Starter Nabbed On Scene Of CT Blaze That Left 20 Homeless, Police Say
Fire Starter Nabbed On Scene Of CT Blaze That Left 20 Homeless, Police Say A man who allegedly intentionally set a fire at a Connecticut residential dwelling was nabbed by police on the scene of the blaze.  The fire took place in New Haven on. Friday, Jan. 27 at 38 Bishop St. Upon arrival, New Haven firefighters found heavy smoke emanating from the second floor of the residence. They located a fire in the basement and acted swiftly to extinguish the flames, said Capt.  Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. No injuries occurred during the fire. The Red Cross provided aid to the 20 residents that were displaced due to smoke and water dam…

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Lifestyle
Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley
Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley A smoke shop in the Hudson Valley known for its winning lottery tickets has struck again with a lucky player pocketing $100,000 in the latest Powerball game. The Power Play ticket for the Monday, Jan. 30 game matched four numbers and the Powerball, said New York Lottery officials. The winning numbers for Jan. 30 are 1-4-12-36-49 and the Powerball is 5. The Power Play multiplier for the drawing was 2. The Power Play prize-winning ticket was purchased at Smokes 4 Less in Orange County in Newburgh, lottery officials said. The Power Play ticket, the third place prize – not including the jackp…

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