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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Yonkers, NY
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NYC Building Collapse: Victims' Families Share Heartbreaking Stories, Plead For Help NYC Building Collapse: Victims' Families Share Heartbreaking Stories, Plead For Help NYC Building Collapse: Victims' Families Share Heartbreaking Stories, Plead For Help
NYC Building Collapse: Victims' Families Share Heartbreaking Stories, Plead For Help A father expecting his second child, a young mother suddenly left without a home, and a family already facing another devastating loss earlier in the year are among those whose lives have been shattered by a deadly Brooklyn building collapse this week.  As New York City mourns the eight people killed in the Wednesday, Nov. 11 disaster, families of those who died and residents displaced by the collapse are sharing their stories through GoFundMe campaigns and asking for help as they recover from the tragedy.  The three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Ave. collapsed into a neighborin…

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Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers Basketball Star Earns Division I Scholarship, Becomes First To Do So At Her School Yonkers Basketball Star Earns Division I Scholarship, Becomes First To Do So At Her School Yonkers Basketball Star Earns Division I Scholarship, Becomes First To Do So At Her School
Yonkers Basketball Star Earns Division I Scholarship, Becomes First To Do So At Her School A Westchester County high school basketball standout who helped lead her team to its first state championship has made history again, becoming the first student-athlete at her school to earn a full Division I athletic scholarship.  Grace Gleeson, a senior at Yonkers Montessori Academy, officially committed to Lehigh University during a signing ceremony surrounded by family, friends, coaches, and teammates, Yonkers Public Schools announced on Friday, Nov. 13. The 6-foot-3 basketball star signed her commitment in the same school gymnasium where she spent numerous hours practicing.  …

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Yonkers, NY
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NY AG Probing Man's Death After Police Used TASER Devices To Stop Assault In Yonkers NY AG Probing Man's Death After Police Used TASER Devices To Stop Assault In Yonkers NY AG Probing Man's Death After Police Used TASER Devices To Stop Assault In Yonkers
NY AG Probing Man's Death After Police Used TASER Devices To Stop Assault In Yonkers New York's Attorney General has launched a full investigation into the death of a man who died earlier this year after police used Tasers and restrained him during a violent confrontation inside a Westchester County apartment building.     The investigation centers on the death of Sean Daniel, who died on Tuesday, April 7, following an encounter with Yonkers Police officers at 165 Bruce Ave. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation announced on Friday, Nov. 13, that it had opened the investigation after receiving new information about the incident. …

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Man, 29, Accused Of Trying To Arrange Sex With Child Under 14 In Wallkill Man, 29, Accused Of Trying To Arrange Sex With Child Under 14 In Wallkill Man, 29, Accused Of Trying To Arrange Sex With Child Under 14 In Wallkill
Man, 29, Accused Of Trying To Arrange Sex With Child Under 14 In Wallkill A 29-year-old Orange County man has been arrested following a joint FBI and police investigation into his alleged attempts to arrange sexual encounters with children under the age of 14, authorities said. Mount Hope resident Jason R. Corley, 29, was arrested following an investigation conducted on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Town of Wallkill, the Town of Wallkill Police Department announced on Friday, Nov. 13.  Authorities said the investigation involved attempts to arrange sexual encounters with people believed to be younger than 14.  He was charged with seco…

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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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