Ben Crnic

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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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Rivertowns, NY
Breaking News
Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police
Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police A Bronx man faces charges after police said he impersonated a federal agent and scammed an elderly Westchester County resident out of $20,000.  Hoascalin Marmolejos, 32, was arrested in Irvington on Tuesday, Sept. 29, following an investigation by Irvington Police and the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force, the department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  The investigation began when an elderly Irvington resident told police they had received calls from someone claiming to be affiliated with the FBI. The caller told the victim that their bank account had been compromised…

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Rivertowns, NY
Breaking News
7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry 7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry 7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry
7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry Five people were taken to the hospital after a seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on a busy Westchester County roadway, police said.  The crash happened on Broadway (Route 9) near Cedar Street in Dobbs Ferry at around 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to Dobbs Ferry Police.  The department said a 2021 Honda SUV was traveling north on Broadway toward Cedar Street when its driver failed to stop for traffic and rear-ended a 2004 Honda SUV stopped north of Clinton Avenue, police said. The impact set off a chain reaction involving five other vehicles, bringing the total to sev…

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Yonkers, NY
Your Community
'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where 'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where 'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where
'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where Part of Westchester County will serve as a backdrop for scenes in a new Hulu pilot starring "Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo.   The pilot, “Chicks,” filmed in Getty Square earlier in September, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  "Chicks" is a family dramedy pilot starring Pompeo and Jodie Whittaker as Chickie and Doreen, estranged half-sisters living in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of old Boston, Deadline reported. After their “wise guy” father dies, the sisters are left with a legacy of small-time crime rather than a traditional inheri…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Vernon, NY
Breaking News
Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where
Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where One lucky lottery player in Westchester County is nearly $15,000 richer after a top-prize ticket was sold at a local luncheonette.  The ticket, worth $14,980.50, was sold at United Corner, located at 1 Gramatan Ave. in Mount Vernon, for the Tuesday, Sept. 29, evening drawing, the New York Lottery announced.  It was one of two top-prize tickets sold for the drawing. Another ticket worth the same amount was purchased at Boulevard News in Whitestone, Queens.  The winning numbers were 7 9 11 16 22.  Lottery officials did not say if a winner came forward. TAKE 5 numbe…

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by Ben Crnic
Suffern, NY
Obituaries
Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Wesley Hills Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Wesley Hills Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Wesley Hills
Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Wesley Hills The 38-year-old woman killed in a head-on crash with a garbage truck in Rockland County this week has been identified by her family as a devoted mother of three.  Evelin Landa of Suffern died in the crash on Route 202 near Wilder Road in Wesley Hills on Monday, Sept. 28, according to her brother, Leonel Leal.  She leaves behind three children, ages 16, 9, and 6, her family said.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the crash happened at around 10:35 a.m. when Landa's sedan and a garbage truck collided head-on, according to Ramapo Police.  Landa was pronounced d…

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James
NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James Ten people have been charged in a cocaine trafficking operation that authorities say supplied drugs throughout Orange and Ulster counties, sometimes using terms such as “pizza,” “pies,” and “water” as code for narcotics. The ten defendants face a combined 153 charges following an investigation led by the New York Attorney General's Organized Crime Task Force, Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  Investigators found more than one kilogram of cocaine with an estimated street value of $30,000, along with more than $12,500 in drug proceeds, according to the Att…

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
12-, 15-Year-Olds Force Way Into Cake, Coffee Shops In Newburgh, Steal Property: Police 12-, 15-Year-Olds Force Way Into Cake, Coffee Shops In Newburgh, Steal Property: Police 12-, 15-Year-Olds Force Way Into Cake, Coffee Shops In Newburgh, Steal Property: Police
12-, 15-Year-Olds Force Way Into Cake, Coffee Shops In Newburgh, Steal Property: Police Two children have been arrested in connection with a burglary that targeted two businesses operating out of the same building in Orange County, police said.  The 12- and 15-year-old Newburgh residents were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 24, in connection with the burglary of Hudson Valley Cheesecake and Triple Shot Coffee at 257 Liberty St. in Newburgh, the city's police department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The break-in happened during the night of Sept. 8, according to police. Officers were called to the building at around 11 a.m. the following morning and learned that two p…

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by Ben Crnic
Beacon, NY
Your Community
Decision To Not Arrest Trio Yelling At County Building In Beacon Prompts Favoritism Concerns Decision To Not Arrest Trio Yelling At County Building In Beacon Prompts Favoritism Concerns Decision To Not Arrest Trio Yelling At County Building In Beacon Prompts Favoritism Concerns
Decision To Not Arrest Trio Yelling At County Building In Beacon Prompts Favoritism Concerns Police are defending their decision not to arrest three people during a disturbance outside a Dutchess County building, saying de-escalation efforts have prompted concerns from some community members about favoritism and police inaction.  The incident happened outside the county building at 223 Main St. in Beacon at around 3:40 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, according to a statement from Police Chief Thomas Figlia on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Figlia said the department normally does not issue public statements about violation-level offenses but decided to address this incident because it had “app…

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Man Hits Patrol Car, Injures Officer During Newburgh Arrest, Tries Biting Police, Cops Say Man Hits Patrol Car, Injures Officer During Newburgh Arrest, Tries Biting Police, Cops Say Man Hits Patrol Car, Injures Officer During Newburgh Arrest, Tries Biting Police, Cops Say
Man Hits Patrol Car, Injures Officer During Newburgh Arrest, Tries Biting Police, Cops Say A man is facing several charges after police say he fled a traffic stop in Orange County and then injured an officer while resisting arrest — and later tried to spit at and bite officers at the station.  Bronx resident Omar Overstreet, 28, was arrested following the incident on Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The incident began at around 1:11 a.m., when a sergeant saw a red Dodge on South William Street with its driver's-side brake light out, according to police. When the sergeant tried to stop the Dodge, the departme…

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by Ben Crnic
Liberty, NY
Breaking News
Duo Left Victim With Brain Injuries After Motel Beating In Liberty: Here's Their Fates Duo Left Victim With Brain Injuries After Motel Beating In Liberty: Here's Their Fates Duo Left Victim With Brain Injuries After Motel Beating In Liberty: Here's Their Fates
Duo Left Victim With Brain Injuries After Motel Beating In Liberty: Here's Their Fates Two men convicted in a brutal beating at a Sullivan County motel that left a victim with a fractured face and bleeding in his brain have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.  Richard Olsen, 40, of Liberty, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while Jonathan Nipitella, 45, of Kiamesha Lake, received 14 years, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced on Tuesday, Sept. 29.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the case stemmed from an attack on Dylan Pascariello at the Knights Inn in Liberty on March 28, 2025.  Prosecutors said Olsen and Nipitella took p…

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