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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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Crash Shutters Traffic On Route 6 In Woodbury (DEVELOPING) Crash Shutters Traffic On Route 6 In Woodbury (DEVELOPING)
Crash Shutters Traffic On Route 6 In Woodbury (Developing) A crash has impacted part of Route 6 in Orange County and caused a traffic buildup in the area.  The incident happened on Route 6 in the area of Route 32 in Woodbury on Friday, Feb. 14 at around 4:30 p.m., according to eyewitnesses and 511NY.  Vehicles are being allowed to pass, according to video from the scene.  Authorities have not yet released more information about the crash.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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Cellphone Smuggling Scheme: Former Sing Sing Corrections Officer To See Jail Cell, DA Says Cellphone Smuggling Scheme: Former Sing Sing Corrections Officer To See Jail Cell, DA Says
Cellphone Smuggling Scheme: Former Sing Sing Corrections Officer To See Jail Cell, DA Says A former correction officer at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester will now see the other side of a prison cell for his role in a scheme to smuggle contraband cellphones to inmates, prosecutors announced.  Jose Estevez-Luciano, age 35, of Yorktown Heights, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 13, to one to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a conspiracy to smuggle cellphones into Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Feb. 14.  Between October 2021 and August 202…

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$40K Scheme: Former Preschool CFO Misuses Company Card In Slate Hill, Police Say $40K Scheme: Former Preschool CFO Misuses Company Card In Slate Hill, Police Say
$40K Scheme: Former Preschool CFO Misuses Company Card In Slate Hill, Police Say The former Chief Financial Officer of an Orange County preschool has been accused of misusing company credit cards for over $40,000 in personal expenses, authorities announced.  Westtown resident Mariann DeBlock, also known as Mariann Weymer and by her former name of Mariann McCarthy, was arrested following an investigation into unauthorized credit card transactions at the Field of Dreams Preschool in Slate Hill, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Feb. 13.  DeBlock, age 39, is accused of using company-issued credit cards to make personal …

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Loaded Guns, High-Capacity Magazines: Man Charged After Mount Vernon Weapons Bust, DA Says Loaded Guns, High-Capacity Magazines: Man Charged After Mount Vernon Weapons Bust, DA Says
Loaded Guns, High-Capacity Magazines: Man Charged After Mount Vernon Weapons Bust, DA Says A Westchester man faces multiple weapons charges after being caught with loaded firearms and large-capacity magazines, prosecutors announced.  Malachi Beccan, age 27, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Thursday, Feb. 13, following an indictment on weapons charges, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to court documents, Beccan was found in possession of two loaded firearms—a Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol and a Cobray 9mm pistol—on Jan. 23, 2025. He was also allegedly in possession of five large-capacity magazines. He w…

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Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Poughkeepsie: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Poughkeepsie: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say
Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Poughkeepsie: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say A 20-year-old man faces charges following a raid on a Dutchess County apartment linked to narcotics sales, authorities said.  The Dutchess County Drug Task Force, acting on months of community reports about drug activity on South Clinton Street, executed a search warrant at a Poughkeepsie apartment on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 13, the task force announced on Friday, Feb. 14.  The raid, conducted with assistance from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Service Unit (SWAT), the City of Poughkeepsie Police and Neighborhood Recovery Unit, and the Dutchess County Sheriff…

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Obituaries
Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Crompond Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22 Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Crompond Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22
Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Crompond Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22 Christopher Katz, a 22-year-old Capitol Police recruit officer and Army Reserve lieutenant from Northern Westchester, is being remembered as someone who spent his life protecting others following his death in a crash earlier this month.  Katz, a 22-year-old resident of Crompond, died on Saturday, Feb. 1, in a car crash near the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glen County, Georgia. Katz, a recruit officer for the United States Capitol Police, was leaving the base with fellow officers when the accident occurred, according to his obituary. A graduate of Walter Pan…

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Man Starts Blaze At Building He Held Insurance Policy On In Port Jervis: Here's His Fate Man Starts Blaze At Building He Held Insurance Policy On In Port Jervis: Here's His Fate
Man Starts Blaze At Building He Held Insurance Policy On In Port Jervis: Here's His Fate A 53-year-old man who admitted to intentionally setting fire to his Orange County property and later fleeing the state will now spend years in prison, prosecutors announced. Hui Zhang of Middletown was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday, Feb. 10, to two to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to third-degree arson and second-degree bail jumping in connection with a fire in September 2021, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Feb. 14.  According to court documents and statements, the incident occurred on Sept. 30, 2021, at approximately 3:…

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Dog Falls Through Ice On Pond In Lagrangeville Dog Falls Through Ice On Pond In Lagrangeville
Dog Falls Through Ice On Pond In Lagrangeville Fire crews raced to a Hudson Valley pond after a dog fell through the ice into freezing water.  The rescue happened in Dutchess County on Thursday, Feb. 13 at around 10:45 a.m., when a dog plunged through ice on a pond in the area of Stringham Park in Lagrangeville, according to the LaGrange Fire Department.  Upon arrival, the department’s trained ice water rescue technicians entered the icy water to save the stranded pup.  The rescue was successful, and the dog was brought to safety, reportedly unharmed and in good spirits.  "While we’re very happy this incident ended…

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Duo Rob Newburgh Gas Station, Attack Clerk, Hide In Back: Teen Involved Gets Prison Time Duo Rob Newburgh Gas Station, Attack Clerk, Hide In Back: Teen Involved Gets Prison Time
Duo Rob Newburgh Gas Station, Attack Clerk, Hide In Back: Teen Involved Gets Prison Time A 19-year-old Orange County man will spend more than a decade behind bars for his role in a violent gas station robbery in 2023, prosecutors announced. Tyreek Shelby, age 19, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday, Feb. 11, after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery in connection with an incident in July 2023, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, Feb. 13. According to court documents and statements made in court, the robbery occurred on July 1, 2023, when Shelby and his co-defendant…

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Man, 24, Robs Gas Station Twice At Gunpoint In Newburgh, Police Say Man, 24, Robs Gas Station Twice At Gunpoint In Newburgh, Police Say
Man, 24, Robs Gas Station Twice At Gunpoint In Newburgh, Police Say A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two armed robberies at an Orange County gas station, police announced.  On Monday, Feb. 10, at approximately 2:45 a.m., City of Newburgh Police arrested Ismael Samayoa-Corado, a 24-year-old resident of Newburgh, for his alleged involvement in two armed robberies at the Valero gas station located at 828 Broadway, the department announced on Thursday, Feb. 13.  According to police, the first robbery occurred on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at around 4:40 a.m., and the second took place on Saturday, Feb. 8 at around 3:50 a.m. In both incident…

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