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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Mount Vernon, NY
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Violent Offender Stabs Sanitation Worker For Waking Him Up In Mount Vernon: DA Violent Offender Stabs Sanitation Worker For Waking Him Up In Mount Vernon: DA Violent Offender Stabs Sanitation Worker For Waking Him Up In Mount Vernon: DA
Violent Offender Stabs Sanitation Worker For Waking Him Up In Mount Vernon: DA A man accused of attacking a Westchester County sanitation worker with knives after complaining that a garbage truck woke him up has been indicted on attempted murder charges, prosecutors said.   Mount Vernon resident Shakiem Stanley, 34, was arraigned on several charges on Friday, Nov. 13, after stabbing the city employee three times during a confrontation on North Seventh Avenue in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Oct. 20, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said the attack happened at around 8:23 a.m., when Stanley came out of his home carr…

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Southeast-Brewster, NY
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3 In Stolen Jeep Lead Cops On I-84 Chase, Then Try Running Away In Southeast: Police 3 In Stolen Jeep Lead Cops On I-84 Chase, Then Try Running Away In Southeast: Police 3 In Stolen Jeep Lead Cops On I-84 Chase, Then Try Running Away In Southeast: Police
3 In Stolen Jeep Lead Cops On I-84 Chase, Then Try Running Away In Southeast: Police Three suspects in a stolen Jeep led police on an early-morning chase along Interstate 84 through Dutchess and Putnam counties before abandoning the vehicle and trying to escape on foot, authorities said.   The pursuit began around 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, after a Jeep reported stolen failed to stop for officers with the Village of Wappingers Falls Police Department, New York State Police said on Friday, Nov. 13.  State troopers soon joined the pursuit as the Jeep traveled eastbound on I-84 through Fishkill. More troopers spotted the fleeing vehicle and deployed a …

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Harrison, NY
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Water In Fuel Caused Fatal Plane Crash On I-684 At NY, CT Border, NTSB Says Water In Fuel Caused Fatal Plane Crash On I-684 At NY, CT Border, NTSB Says Water In Fuel Caused Fatal Plane Crash On I-684 At NY, CT Border, NTSB Says
Water In Fuel Caused Fatal Plane Crash On I-684 At NY, CT Border, NTSB Says Water that leaked into a small airplane's fuel tanks caused its engine to fail before it crashed onto Interstate 684 near the New York-Connecticut border, killing a Rockland County pilot, federal investigators have determined.  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified contaminated fuel and an inadequate preflight inspection as the probable causes of the Dec. 12, 2024, crash in a final report released on Tuesday, Nov. 3.  The crash killed Jacob Yankele Friedman, 32, of Monsey, a commercial pilot serving as a safety pilot, and seriously injured Kalmen Goldberger, 2…

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Fallsburg, NY
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Man Threatens Woman With Knife During Dispute At Fallsburg Home, Police Say Man Threatens Woman With Knife During Dispute At Fallsburg Home, Police Say Man Threatens Woman With Knife During Dispute At Fallsburg Home, Police Say
Man Threatens Woman With Knife During Dispute At Fallsburg Home, Police Say A 64-year-old man is facing charges after police said he threatened a woman with a knife during a dispute at a Sullivan County home.  The incident happened at a home in Fallsburg on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the Fallsburg Police Department.  Officers were called to the residence for a reported domestic dispute and spoke with a woman who said Angel E. Rivera, 64, of Fallsburg, had displayed a knife and threatened her during an argument, the department said. Following an investigation, officers arrested Rivera and charged him with second-degree menacing and fourth-degree crimi…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man, 20, Caught With Crack Cocaine After Chase In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Man, 20, Caught With Crack Cocaine After Chase In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Man, 20, Caught With Crack Cocaine After Chase In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Man, 20, Caught With Crack Cocaine After Chase In Poughkeepsie, Police Say A 20-year-old man suspected of selling drugs in Dutchess County tried running from police before being caught with crack cocaine, authorities said.  The incident happened on the 400 block of Main Street in Poughkeepsie at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.  There, officers said they saw activity they believed was consistent with drug dealing and approached a man to question him, police said. The suspect, later identified as Jaden Hamilton, 20, took off running when officers tried to speak with him, the department a…

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Monticello-Rock Hill, NY
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Monticello Teacher's Aide Sexually Abused 4-Year-Old, Arrested Over Decade Later: NYSP Monticello Teacher's Aide Sexually Abused 4-Year-Old, Arrested Over Decade Later: NYSP Monticello Teacher's Aide Sexually Abused 4-Year-Old, Arrested Over Decade Later: NYSP
Monticello Teacher's Aide Sexually Abused 4-Year-Old, Arrested Over Decade Later: Nysp A teacher's aide at a Sullivan County school has been arrested on felony charges following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse involving a 4-year-old girl from over a decade ago, authorities said.  Monticello resident Byron L. Sandoval Jr., 27, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 11, following an investigation by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Liberty and the Sullivan County Child Abuse Unit, New York State Police announced on Friday, Nov. 13. According to the agency, investigators determined that Sandoval engaged in sexual conduct with a 4-year…

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Newburgh, NY
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Section 9 Disqualification: Newburgh Superintendent Says Team Blamed For Rival's Mistake Section 9 Disqualification: Newburgh Superintendent Says Team Blamed For Rival's Mistake Section 9 Disqualification: Newburgh Superintendent Says Team Blamed For Rival's Mistake
Section 9 Disqualification: Newburgh Superintendent Says Team Blamed For Rival's Mistake The superintendent of an Orange County school district is firing back at criticism of her football team's players and coaches amid a growing controversy over a rival school's disqualification from a championship game.  Newburgh Enlarged City School District Superintendent Dr. Jackielyn Manning Campbell defended her district's football program in a statement on Thursday, Nov. 12, as Middletown prepares to challenge its disqualification in court, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Manning Campbell said Newburgh's players and coaches have been unfairly blamed for uncovering an e…

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Newburgh, NY
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Drunk Woman Caught With 4 Kids In Car On I-87 In Newburgh: State Police Drunk Woman Caught With 4 Kids In Car On I-87 In Newburgh: State Police Drunk Woman Caught With 4 Kids In Car On I-87 In Newburgh: State Police
Drunk Woman Caught With 4 Kids In Car On I-87 In Newburgh: State Police A woman driving on the New York State Thruway in Orange County with four children in her car was intoxicated when troopers pulled her over early in the morning, authorities said.   The traffic stop happened on southbound I-87 in Newburgh at around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, New York State Police announced on Friday, Nov. 13. At that time, troopers said they saw a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox committing traffic violations and pulled it over. The driver, identified as Bronx resident Paulina A. Cepeda-Lema, 30, showed signs of intoxication when troopers spoke with her, according to …

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Yonkers, NY
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NYC Building Collapse: 8 Victims ID'd, Search Of Site Ends, Reports Say NYC Building Collapse: 8 Victims ID'd, Search Of Site Ends, Reports Say NYC Building Collapse: 8 Victims ID'd, Search Of Site Ends, Reports Say
NYC Building Collapse: 8 Victims ID'd, Search Of Site Ends, Reports Say Authorities have identified all eight people killed in a Brooklyn building collapse, including two children ages 9 and 10, and rescue crews have finished searching the rubble, according to reports. The three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Ave. collapsed into a neighboring construction site just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, killing eight people and injuring 19 others, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  The NYPD has now released the names of all eight victims, ABC7 reported. Those killed were identified as: Nicole Daniela Salvada Rodriguez, 9; Kevin Santiago Reyes Gon…

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Rivertowns, NY
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Car Goes Up In Flames On Saw Mill River Parkway In Dobbs Ferry Car Goes Up In Flames On Saw Mill River Parkway In Dobbs Ferry Car Goes Up In Flames On Saw Mill River Parkway In Dobbs Ferry
Car Goes Up In Flames On Saw Mill River Parkway In Dobbs Ferry A car caught fire on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County — but no one was hurt, firefighters said. The fire broke out on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway just north of the Ashford Avenue exit in Dobbs Ferry at around 8:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, according to the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department.   When firefighters arrived, they found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. Fortunately, everyone inside the car had already escaped before emergency crews reached the scene, the department said.  Firefighters quickly worked to bring the blaze under control and…

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