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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
Police ID Man Killed In Late-Night Minivan Crash In Monroe Police ID Man Killed In Late-Night Minivan Crash In Monroe
Police ID Man Killed In Late-Night Minivan Crash In Monroe A Brooklyn man was killed late Tuesday night, Dec. 10 when his van veered off the road and struck an embankment in Monroe, authorities said. Ulugbek Yunussov, 62, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Chrysler van that left the roadway and struck an embankment on Larkin Drive around 11 p.m., NY State Police said. Yunussov was extricated from the vehicle as EMS began lifesaving measures. Yunussov was transported to Garnet Health Medical Center in serious condition but later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation. Authorities …

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Troy Man Nabbed On Multiple Fraudulent Check Warrants Troy Man Nabbed On Multiple Fraudulent Check Warrants
Troy Man Nabbed On Multiple Fraudulent Check Warrants New York State Police nabbed a Capital Region man wanted on numerous warrants for allegedly cashing fraudulent checks worth more than $4,000. Terrance M. Lee, 35, of Troy in Rensselaer County, was charged on Monday, Dec. 9, with four counts of possession of a forged instrument, two counts of grand larceny, and two counts of petit larceny. According to Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, the arrest resolves four open investigations into Lee. On Saturday, Sept. 14, Lee allegedly possessed fraudulent checks and deposited them in Albany and Rensselaer counties. His reported crimes resulted in the theft o…

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Update: Girl, 11, Dies After Tragic Albany Ice-Related Drowning Incident Update: Girl, 11, Dies After Tragic Albany Ice-Related Drowning Incident
Update: Girl, 11, Dies After Tragic Albany Ice-Related Drowning Incident The 11-year-old girl rescued after falling through the ice on a Capital Region lake that killed a 12-year-old boy has died. The incident occurred in Albany around 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at Washington Park Lake near the park's lake house. According to Albany Police, police and firefighters located and rescued the girl. As Daily Voice previously reported, she was treated on scene and transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital for further treatment.  A secondary search was conducted by members of the New York State Police underwater recovery team, and at around 7:25 p.m., the bo…

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Stony Point Man Arrested At Holiday Parade For Throwing A Fit, Resisting Arrest: Police Stony Point Man Arrested At Holiday Parade For Throwing A Fit, Resisting Arrest: Police
Stony Point Man Arrested At Holiday Parade For Throwing A Fit, Resisting Arrest: Police A Stony Point man was charged with alleged disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after he threw a fit because he could not reach his home due to a holiday parade. Cameron Truesdale, age 41, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. by Stony Point Police while they were conducting traffic control for the parade. According to Lt. Daniel Schoales of the Stony Point Police, Truesdale approached an officer upset about being unable to reach his residence.  He got out of his car and began to argue with the officer on the roadway. He then created a risk by causing pub…

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Obituaries
Services Set For 'Exceptional' NYPD Detective, Dad Killed In Highlands Crash Services Set For 'Exceptional' NYPD Detective, Dad Killed In Highlands Crash
Services Set For 'Exceptional' Nypd Detective, Dad Killed In Highlands Crash Services have been announced for a beloved New York City Police detective and Hudson Valley resident killed in a single-vehicle crash coming home from work. Charles “Charlie” A. Cato, age 45, of New Windsor, died on Friday, Dec. 6, in Highlands after his car left the roadway and struck a tree in the median, as previously reported by Daily Voice. An active member of the Roman Catholic Church and a devoted family man, Charlie is survived by his wife, Angela, and their children, Ben and Sara, according to his obituary on the Quigley-Sullivan Funeral Home website and fundraiser for hi…

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Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Closes Spackenkill High School In Poughkeepsie:Police Bomb Threat Closes Spackenkill High School In Poughkeepsie:Police
Bomb Threat Closes Spackenkill High School In Poughkeepsie:Police Students and staff have been sent home for the day to allow police to investigate a bomb threat at a Hudson Valley high school. The Town of Poughkeepsie Police said Spackenkill High School in Poughkeepsie received the threat late Monday, Dec. 9d. The department said several other school districts in the region also received the threat. The threat is believed to be a hoax. Out of an abundance of caution, the Spackenkill School District has dismissed the high school students and staff to allow for a complete investigation. Police did not reveal how the threat was received.  This is a …

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Traffic Alert: Three Lanes Of Route 17 In Goshen Closed After Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass Traffic Alert: Three Lanes Of Route 17 In Goshen Closed After Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass
Traffic Alert: Three Lanes Of Route 17 In Goshen Closed After Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass A tractor-trailer hauling an excavator hit an overpass in Orange County and rolled over, blocking three eastbound traffic lanes on Route 17.  The incident occurred in Orange County early Tuesday, Dec. 10, in Goshen at Exit 124. Trooper Jennifer Alvarez said there are detours in place. But traffic is backed up. The lanes are expected to be closed for several hours.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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Police & Fire
Six Years After Nanuet Teen Was Gunned Down, Police Still Asking For Help Six Years After Nanuet Teen Was Gunned Down, Police Still Asking For Help
Six Years After Nanuet Teen Was Gunned Down, Police Still Asking For Help Six years after a Hudson Valley 19-year-old was gunned downed and killed, police are still investigating and asking the public for help, Nicholas Jasiel, of Nanuet, was shot and killed as a result of a confrontation that took place on Dwight Avenue in Hillcrest on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.  According to the Ramapo Police Department, Jasiel was found lying on the ground at the intersection of Dwight Avenue and Mallory Road following the confrontation. The 2018 Clarkstown South High School graduate died two later at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. The department said the inv…

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Dog Abuser Behind Bars For Beating Animal In Monticello Until It Was Bleeding: Police Dog Abuser Behind Bars For Beating Animal In Monticello Until It Was Bleeding: Police
Dog Abuser Behind Bars For Beating Animal In Monticello Until It Was Bleeding: Police A 34-year-old man is behind bars after being charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal at a Hudson Valley home. Rawle A. Reynolds, of Brooklyn, was arrested around 12 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 8, after the Village of Monticello Police responded to a 911 call for a man "violently abusing a dog" at the Horizons apartments on Harmony Lane. Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police said a woman opened the door and said, "He's abusing the dog," as officers heard a dog crying out in pain. Officers found Reynolds coming out of a bathroom and the dog bleeding on the floor. Reynold was charged …

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Police & Fire
Hiker Finds Woman's Body Near Vanderbilt Mansion Hyde Park, Police Say Hiker Finds Woman's Body Near Vanderbilt Mansion Hyde Park, Police Say
Hiker Finds Woman's Body Near Vanderbilt Mansion Hyde Park, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying an elderly woman who was found dead by a hiker near the Vanderbilt Mansion historical site in the Hudson Valley. The grim discovery of the woman whose death is considered suspicious was found around 12 p.m. by the hiker on Friday, Dec. 6, on Vanderbilt Park Road in Hyde Park. New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks said the woman was lying face down near the east shore of the Hudson River south of Bard Rock. Anyone with information regarding a missing elderly woman in the Hyde Park area is asked to contact Investigator Filippini at 845-677-7…

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