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Ben Crnic

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bcrnic@dailyvoice.com

Ben Crnic graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Geoscience in 2021. He has previously worked as a reporter with the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut, and has also contributed work to the Connecticut Mirror. Ben joined the Daily Voice team in October of 2022.

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Police & Fire
Blaze Behind I-87 Rest Area Causes Major Overnight Power Outage In Sloatsburg Blaze Behind I-87 Rest Area Causes Major Overnight Power Outage In Sloatsburg
Blaze Behind I-87 Rest Area Causes Major Overnight Power Outage In Sloatsburg A massive fire behind a rest stop on the New York Thruway in Rockland County caused an hours-long major power outage for a village in the area.  The blaze went up in the wooded area behind the Sloatsburg Travel Plaza on Interstate 87 on Wednesday, March 5, at around 7 p.m., according to the Sloatsburg Fire Department.  Flames eventually caused an outage in the main 69,000-volt feed that provides power to the village, Sloatsburg village officials said.  After several hours, power was restored to most of the area by 2:45 a.m., the Town of Ramapo Police Department said.&nb…

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Police & Fire
Bee-Line Bus Stabbing Leaves Man Wounded In Chest In Yonkers: Suspect At Large Bee-Line Bus Stabbing Leaves Man Wounded In Chest In Yonkers: Suspect At Large
Bee-Line Bus Stabbing Leaves Man Wounded In Chest In Yonkers: Suspect At Large A man was stabbed in the chest aboard a Bee-Line bus in Westchester on Wednesday evening, March 5, prompting an investigation, authorities said. The attack occurred at 5:10 p.m. as the bus traveled on Elm Street in the Nodine Hill neighborhood of Yonkers, according to Westchester County Police.  Following the stabbing, the assailant fled through the rear door and remains at large, the department said. The victim was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where he is in stable condition, officials said. Detectives are now working to determine whether the victim and suspect…

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Lifestyle
Upcoming Spielberg Flick Seen Filming In White Plains: Report Upcoming Spielberg Flick Seen Filming In White Plains: Report
Upcoming Spielberg Flick Seen Filming In White Plains: Report Legendary director Steven Spielberg's next movie may have ties to the Hudson Valley and New Jersey, as the esteemed filmmaker was spotted shooting scenes in Westchester and Morris counties, according to reports.  The "Jaws" director, age 78, was seen directing a scene in White Plains last week, The Daily Mail reported on Thursday, Feb. 27.  According to the outlet, the film is reportedly titled "The Dish" and will be the director's latest production since "The Fabelmans," which came out in 2022. Spielberg was seen directing a scene featuring actress Emily Blunt, who was pictured …

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Police & Fire
Teen Shoots Himself In Groin: Now Faces Charges In Newburgh, Police Say (UPDATE) Teen Shoots Himself In Groin: Now Faces Charges In Newburgh, Police Say (UPDATE)
Teen Shoots Himself In Groin: Now Faces Charges In Newburgh, Police Say (Update) A 14-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound in Orange County has now been arrested on felony weapons charges after investigators determined that his injury was self-inflicted, police announced.  The incident occurred in Newburgh on Monday, Jan. 27, around 3 p.m., when City of Newburgh Police responded to reports of gunfire near Robinson Avenue (Route 9W) and South Street. Upon arrival, officers found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to his groin, as Daily Voice previously reported.  He was rushed to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital and later transferred to Westche…

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Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Child Rescued in Croton Falls After Kidnapping, Chase On I-84, I-684: Police 4-Year-Old Child Rescued in Croton Falls After Kidnapping, Chase On I-84, I-684: Police
4-Year-Old Child Rescued in Croton Falls After Kidnapping, Chase On I-84, I-684: Police This story has been updated.  A four-year-old child with autism was safely rescued after being abducted in a rapidly unfolding kidnapping situation that spanned Westchester, Dutchess, and Putnam counties, authorities announced. The incident began on Saturday, Feb. 22, when Putnam County 911 received a report of a vehicle stolen out of LaGrange. Authorities learned that the suspect, 26-year-old Jahyra Allen of Brooklyn, had allegedly taken the car from a family member and abducted her 4-year-old child, whom she does not have legal custody of, according to New York State Police. Authori…

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News
Croton Native, Former DA Candidate Named US Attorney For NY's Northern District Croton Native, Former DA Candidate Named US Attorney For NY's Northern District
Croton Native, Former DA Candidate Named US Attorney For NY's Northern District A Northern Westchester native and former candidate for District Attorney has been appointed as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, overseeing federal prosecutions and civil litigation across a vast region of the state.  John A. Sarcone III, a Croton-on-Hudson native, will begin his new role on Monday, March 17, after being appointed by Attorney General Pamela Bondi, the US Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, March 4.  Sarcone, who has built a long career in public service and law, will serve as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Nor…

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Police & Fire
Dump Truck Crash Leaves 1 Dead On Route 303 In Congers (UPDATE) Dump Truck Crash Leaves 1 Dead On Route 303 In Congers (UPDATE)
Dump Truck Crash Leaves 1 Dead On Route 303 In Congers (Update) A driver has died following a violent crash involving a dump truck that shut down Route 303 in Rockland County, police confirmed. The crash happened in Congers on Wednesday, March 5 at around 9:20 a.m. near the intersection of Route 303 and Hemlock Drive, where officers found a jackknifed Peterbilt dump truck blocking the roadway and a white Kia Soul that had sustained severe damage off the road in a grassy area, according to the Clarkstown Police Department. Officers and emergency responders from the Congers-Valley Cottage Ambulance Corps and Rockland Paramedics provided life-sav…

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Police & Fire
$14K Scheme: Chester Woman Defrauded Program For Disabled People, Police Say $14K Scheme: Chester Woman Defrauded Program For Disabled People, Police Say
$14K Scheme: Chester Woman Defrauded Program For Disabled People, Police Say An Orange County woman has been arrested after allegedly manipulating invoices to defraud a Medicaid-funded program for individuals with developmental disabilities, authorities said. Following an investigation, investigators determined that Chester resident Julie M. Persaud, 36, falsified invoices and illegally profited over $14,000 from the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, March 4.  Authorities allege that Persaud digitally altered invoices to inflate payments from the OPWDD program, which is ser…

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News
Toddler's Disappearance Leads To Arrest Of Mother, Boyfriend In Westchester: DA Toddler's Disappearance Leads To Arrest Of Mother, Boyfriend In Westchester: DA
Toddler's Disappearance Leads To Arrest Of Mother, Boyfriend In Westchester: DA A 3-year-old child missing for nearly a month has been found safe following a multi-jurisdictional investigation in four counties and two states that led to two arrests, officials announced.  The child and his mother vanished in early February from a temporary housing facility in Westchester County, the Westchester County DA's Office said on Tuesday, March 4.  Investigators from the DA’s Office immediately launched an extensive search effort, working around the clock to track the child’s whereabouts.  Authorities eventually traced the child to his maternal grandmother’s home…

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News
Wrong Way Crash: IDs Released Of 2 Killed On Route 17 In Chester (UPDATE) Wrong Way Crash: IDs Released Of 2 Killed On Route 17 In Chester (UPDATE)
Wrong Way Crash: IDs Released Of 2 Killed On Route 17 In Chester (Update) A wrong-way driver caused a devastating head-on collision on Route 17 in Orange County, leaving two people dead and another seriously injured, New York State Police confirmed. The crash occurred around 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, when a 2009 Nissan traveling in the eastbound direction on the westbound lanes of Route 17 near Exit 126 in Chester struck a 2014 Honda Odyssey head-on, according to State Police. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They were identified as the driver of the Honda, 54-year-old Sullivan County resident Mordichy Zafir of Kiamesha Lake,…

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