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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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Police & Fire

Car Fire Causes Road Closure In Bedford Part of a busy road in Northern Westchester was closed after a vehicle caught on fire. The blaze happened on Sunday, Nov. 17 just before 9 p.m., when flames were seen coming from a car at the intersection of Darlington Road and South Bedford Road (Route 172) in Bedford, according to the Bedford Fire Department. Arriving fire crews pulled the disabled car off the road's shoulder while they began fighting the blaze, which had spread to the engine and gas tank. Eventually, firefighters were able to completely extinguish the blaze and the car was towed away. Route 172 was closed fo…

11/18/2024

Police & Fire

New Update: 10-Year-Old Girl Found After Going Missing In Yonkers New Update: A 10-year-old girl was found after going missing in Westchester, police announced. Hadir Ayyad was located as of 11:40 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18 after going missing earlier in the day in Yonkers, according to the city's police department. Authorities did not release details about where Ayyad was found. Original Report: Authorities in Westchester are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 10-year-old girl. Hadir Ayyad was last seen on Monday, Nov. 18 in the area of Rossiter Avenue in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police. Ayyad is described as fi…

11/18/2024

Lifestyle

Winning $1M Lottery Ticket Sold At Stop & Shop In Hudson Valley A Stop & Shop visitor in the region left the supermarket with a lot more than groceries. A second-prize-winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold in Northern Westchester County for the drawing on Friday, Nov. 15, New York Lottery officials announced. The lucky ticket was purchased at the city's Stop & Shop in Peekskill at 1831 East Main St. (Route 6), officials added. Lottery officials did not make the winner's identity public. The winning numbers were 05 17 35 55 69 with a Mega Ball of 19. If you're hoping to try your own luck, Mega Mill…

11/18/2024

Police & Fire

Man Fatally Stabbed During Fight With Family Member In Yonkers A man died at a hospital after being stabbed during a fight with his family member at a Westchester residence. New, updated report - New Update: 53-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Brother-In-Law To Death In Yonkers The incident happened on Saturday, Nov. 16 just before 1:30 p.m., when a dispute broke out inside a Yonkers apartment at 760 Bronx River Rd., Yonkers Police Sergeant Robert Spink said on Monday, Nov. 18. Arriving officers found two men from the same family with serious injuries from a stabbing. They were both brought to a nearby hospital, where one man died of his injuri…

11/18/2024

News

Irvington-On-Hudson Police Officer 'Doing Well' After Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis Members of a police department in Westchester will be growing out their facial hair as part of their effort to support one of their own who is bravely facing off against cancer. Throughout this month, the Irvington Police Department will be supporting the American Thyroid Cancer Association with its annual No-Shave-November as one of its members, Officer Estefania Mejia, fights her own battle against the disease. According to the department, Mejia was diagnosed earlier in the year. There's good news, though — she has undergone surgery and treatments and is now "doing well," …

11/17/2024

Police & Fire

Man Caught With Large Amount Of PCP During Drug Bust At Yorktown Home: Police A 45-year-old man was apprehended after a search of his Northern Westchester home resulted in the discovery of large amounts of drugs, police announced. Yorktown resident Lamar Kingwood was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 12 following a search of his residence, Yorktown Police said on Friday, Nov. 15. According to the department, at 6 a.m. on the day of Kingwood's arrest, Yorktown officers as well as federal and local law enforcement executed a search warrant at his home at the Underhill Crossing apartments on Underhill Avenue. Inside, investigators found a "large quantity" of …

11/17/2024

Lifestyle

New Film Features Hudson Valley's Richard Gere, Michael Imperioli An upcoming feature film centering on the experiences of a draft evader who fled to Canada is set to feature a star-studded cast, including two familiar faces who hail from the Hudson Valley. 'Oh, Canada,' which releases in theaters on Thursday, Dec. 5, will star Northern Westchester resident Richard Gere, age 75, who owns a North Salem residence, in the main role of filmmaker Leonard Fife. Additionally, Westchester County native and former Putnam County resident Michael Imperioli, age 58, who grew up in Brewster after his family moved there from Mount Vernon when he was 11…

11/17/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Caught With Over $90K In Stolen US Treasury Checks In New Rochelle: Police A 17-year-old boy was hit with felony charges after he was caught with dozens of stolen US Treasury checks in Westchester following his attempted escape from traffic stops, police said. The events leading to the teen's arrest began just after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when authorities in New Rochelle were alerted of a vehicle entering the city that had previously fled from a traffic stop in New York City, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. The same car had also fled a traffic stop in New Rochelle just before 8 p.m. on Monday, according to Coyne. Shortly …

11/17/2024

Lifestyle

Hudson Valley's Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively Reveal Themselves As Swifties In New Selfie Popular power couple and New York residents Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are the latest celebrities to be completely enthralled with pop superstar Taylor Swift. In an Instagram post, Reynolds revealed that he and Lively, who married in 2012 and live in the Northern Westchester town of Pound Ridge, attended an Eras Tour concert in New Orleans in October, an experience he said was "one of the best things I’ve seen/heard/felt." "The main reason I’ll never forget this show is because it brings people together in so many ways," Reynolds, age 48, wrote in the post's caption, also adding, "And …

11/16/2024

Police & Fire

37-Year-Old Caught With Unregistered Weapon In Greenville: Police A 37-year-old man faces a felony charge after being caught with an unregistered gun in Westchester, police announced. Irvington-on-Hudson resident Stephen Neubauer was arrested on Friday, Nov. 1 following an incident in Greenburgh, the town's police department said on Monday, Nov. 4. According to Greenburgh Police, officers stopped a vehicle in the Greenville part of town on Friday and recovered an unlicensed and unregistered 9mm handgun inside. The investigation then resulted in Neubauer's arrest on a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was later arraigne…

11/16/2024

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