Find Your Daily Voice
Wednesday, may 14
69°
© 2025 Cantata Media
Kathy Reakes
Reporter
kreakes@dailyvoice.com
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.
Man From Region Caught Stealing Copper Pipes, Police Say
A man from the region was arrested after allegedly being caught in the basement of a housing complex sawing off copper pipes.
Sullivan County resident Joshua Whidbee, age 44, of Monticello, was nabbed on Monday, Dec. 13, after the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a burglary.
According to Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the Sunny Forest Bungalow Colony on Liberty Road in the town of Thompson.
Once on the scene, deputies and backup units from the Monticello Police Department found an open door at Unit #2, Chab…
Police Nab Suspect In Gruesome Murder Of Mother Of Four In Region
Seven years after the gruesome murder of an area mother of four, New York State Police have arrested a suspect.
Keymarro Guiden, age 48, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was extradited to Sullivan County, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, in connection with the May 2014 murder of April Parker, age 31, of Monticello, said the New York State Police.
On Wednesday, Dec.1, 2021, the New York State Police, with the assistance of the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police, arrested Guiden and charged him with second-degree murder, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
According to…
Man Nabbed For Assault At Long Island Walmart After Attacking Officer, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly attacking a police officer while being detained for shoplifting.
James Armstrong, age 47, of Roosevelt, was arrested around 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 13 at the East Meadow Walmart.
According to detectives, officers responded to Walmart located at 2465 Hempstead Turnpike, for a reported larceny.
When they arrived on the scene, Armstrong resisted arrest and fled. He was apprehended after a short foot pursuit, police said.
One officer received abrasions and swelling to his right hand and was taken to a local area hospital for …
Man Charged For Broad-Daylight Shooting Putting Dozens In Danger In Fairfield County
After a months-long investigation, a Fairfield County man has been arrested for an alleged dangerous daytime shooting that put dozens of residents in jeopardy.
Kenneth Jeffries, age 25, of Norwalk, was arrested Friday, Dec. 10, for the Tuesday, Sept. 7 stalking shooting on Summer Street in Stamford.
According to Capt. Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police, Jeffries fired five gunshots at two men walking in the parking lot at 920 Summer St. around 3:30 p.m.
“This is a very busy intersection where you will usually find a line of people at Dairy Queen, people waiting at the bus stop, and at…
69°
