Find Your Daily Voice
Monday, aug 18
72°
© 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.
Suspect Nabbed In CT Shooting That Left Woman Dead, Another Critically Injured
Police in Connecticut have captured a man wanted for the shooting death of a woman and critically injuring another.
The homicide took place in Hartford on Monday, Feb. 7 around 2:25 a.m.
The victims were found when Hartford fire, and EMS responded to an apartment at 16 Evergreen Ave., on a report of a party needing medical attention, said Lt. Aarron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police.
Upon arrival, two women in bed, one was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. the second, Allison McCoy, age 21, of Hartford, was dead from multiple gunshot wounds, Boisvert said.
The injured woman…
Bridgeport Man Stabbed To Death At Nightclub, Another Critical, Police Say
One man was killed and another is in critical condition following a stabbing outside a popular Fairfield County nightclub.
The incident took place in Bridgeport around 1:55 a.m., Sunday, June 5 at the. Club Azul, located at 922 Madison Ave.
When officers responded to a reported stabbing/assault at the club, they found a 27-year-old Bridgeport man with deep wounds and lacerations to his torso, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police.
The victim was quickly transported to an area hospital where he is listed in critical condition, Gilleran said.
During that time, the Bridgeport E…
What Happened To Julio Ramirez?: 25-Year-Old Killed After Night Out In NYC
The family and friends of a 25-year-old are searching for answers after he was found dead in a taxi in New York City.
The story of the death of Long Island native Julio Ramirez, began on Wednesday, April 20, when the young social worker met up with a friend for a night out in Hell’s Kitchen, reported NBC News.
The two men visited several bars with their last stop being the Ritz Bar and Lounge, a gay venue, located in the neighborhood's Restaurant Row, NBC reported.
While at the bar, the two became separated, and the last time Ramirez was seen alive, NBC said was on a nearby security camer…
72°
