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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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6 Poisoned By Fentanyl, 3 Die: Dealer From Congers Gets Prison Time 6 Poisoned By Fentanyl, 3 Die: Dealer From Congers Gets Prison Time
6 Poisoned By Fentanyl, 3 Die: Dealer From Congers Gets Prison Time A drug dealer from Rockland County will spend more than two decades behind bars for distributing fentanyl that led to the deaths of three young people and the poisonings of three others, prosecutors announced.  Justin Turnick, age 26, of Congers, was sentenced to over 21 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Feb. 20.  According to prosecutors, Turnick regularly sold fentanyl in various forms—including pills, pure fentanyl, and fentanyl-laced powder—to membe…

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Police & Fire
Homeless Suspect Beat Victim Dead With Lumber Piece, Left Him To Freeze In Spring Valley: Cops Homeless Suspect Beat Victim Dead With Lumber Piece, Left Him To Freeze In Spring Valley: Cops
Homeless Suspect Beat Victim Dead With Lumber Piece, Left Him To Freeze In Spring Valley: Cops New details have revealed that a homeless suspect fatally beat a victim with a piece of lumber before authorities discovered his body in an abandoned Rockland County building, police said.  Christian Guzman-Loera, 26, who is homeless but resides in Spring Valley, is accused of striking the victim multiple times in the head and body with a piece of lumber before leaving him in the frigid conditions. This caused his death sometime on Tuesday, Feb. 18, or Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Spring Valley Police Department.   Authorities first disco…

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Police & Fire
Road Rage: Man Points Gun At Victim, Calls Him Racial Slur In Yorktown, Police Say Road Rage: Man Points Gun At Victim, Calls Him Racial Slur In Yorktown, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Points Gun At Victim, Calls Him Racial Slur In Yorktown, Police Say A Putnam County man faces charges after allegedly pointing a firearm at another driver while calling him a racial slur in Westchester, police said.  The arrest resulted from an incident in Yorktown at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when New York State Police relayed a report about a road rage incident in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Police Department. Officers determined that the altercation had taken place on Route 6, but both people involved were found in the area of 302 Somers Commons.  According to the victim’s report, Mahopac resident James P. Brown, age 59, …

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Business
Former 'Dirt Pile' Turned Into Walgreens In Yorktown: Store Now Open Former 'Dirt Pile' Turned Into Walgreens In Yorktown: Store Now Open
Former 'Dirt Pile' Turned Into Walgreens In Yorktown: Store Now Open A once-blighted lot in Westchester has been transformed into a brand-new Walgreens, marking a milestone in a town’s ongoing commercial revitalization in the county.  Yorktown officials joined Walgreens executives on Thursday, Feb. 20, to cut the ribbon at the 19,000-square-foot store, located at 3320 Crompond Rd.  The location had its soft opening in early February and now serves as the latest addition to Yorktown’s growing retail landscape, town officials said. "Yorktown looks at our corporate partners as part of our team. They took a dirt pile that was weeds and constructi…

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Man Enages In 'Oral Sexual Conduct' With Young Child In Pine Bush: Here's His Fate Man Enages In 'Oral Sexual Conduct' With Young Child In Pine Bush: Here's His Fate
Man Enages In 'Oral Sexual Conduct' With Young Child In Pine Bush: Here's His Fate A 74-year-old man will spend plenty of time behind bars after admitting to the repeated sexual abuse of a child over several years in Orange County, prosecutors announced. Pine Bush resident Allan Bressler was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday, Feb. 20, in Orange County Court after pleading guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced. His sentence also includes 10 years of post-release supervision, and he will be required to register as a sex offender under the New York Sex Offender Registration Act. …

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Real Estate
New $18M Housing Complex Brings Affordable Units To Croton New $18M Housing Complex Brings Affordable Units To Croton
New $18M Housing Complex Brings Affordable Units To Croton A new housing complex offering more than two dozen affordable apartments has officially opened in Northern Westchester, officials announced. Maple Commons, an $18 million all-electric development on Maple Street in Croton-on-Hudson, was completed as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide housing initiative, which aims to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes across New York, Hochul announced on Thursday, Feb. 20.  The two-building complex, developed by Regan Development, offers 33 affordable, energy-efficient apartments for residents earning up to 80 percent of the area median inc…

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Police & Fire
Man Pulls Knife On Female Employee During Altercation At Red Hook Restaurant: Police Man Pulls Knife On Female Employee During Altercation At Red Hook Restaurant: Police
Man Pulls Knife On Female Employee During Altercation At Red Hook Restaurant: Police A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening a restaurant employee with a knife during an altercation at a Hudson Valley business, police said. The incident happened in Dutchess County on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at around 7:45 p.m. at Cancun’s Mexican Restaurant on South Broadway in Red Hook, the Red Hook Police Department announced on Thursday, Feb. 20. According to police, witnesses said a man entered the restaurant and got into a heated verbal altercation with a female employee, which escalated when he allegedly displayed a knife and made threats against her. Both the man an…

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Teen Beat Victims Dead To Stop Them From Calling 911 In Spring Valley, New Details Show Teen Beat Victims Dead To Stop Them From Calling 911 In Spring Valley, New Details Show
Teen Beat Victims Dead To Stop Them From Calling 911 In Spring Valley, New Details Show More chilling details have emerged in a double homicide in Rockland County, where the 19-year-old suspect posted a wholesome TikTok video before allegedly beating two victims to death to stop them from calling for help, police said.  Alan "Alina" Abad of Westwood, NJ is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Evelyn Aguilar-Agustin and Anabelly Aguilar, whose bodies were discovered inside a Gesner Drive residence in Spring Valley around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, according to the Spring Valley Police Department. According to a criminal complaint, Abad allegedly beat both vict…

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Drones Track Down Duo Fleeing Walmart After Theft In Ramapo, Police Say Drones Track Down Duo Fleeing Walmart After Theft In Ramapo, Police Say
Drones Track Down Duo Fleeing Walmart After Theft In Ramapo, Police Say Two men were caught trying to run from a Rockland County Walmart after allegedly committing a theft—only to be tracked down by police using a drone, authorities said. The incident happened on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at a Walmart in Ramapo, where the suspects attempted to escape after allegedly stealing merchandise, according to Ramapo Police. Officers deployed RAPTOR-1, one of the department’s drones, to help in the search. The suspects were quickly located and detained, police said.  The department later released footage from the drone's camera on social media depicting their failed esca…

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Body Found In Water Along Sprain Brook Parkway In Yonkers Body Found In Water Along Sprain Brook Parkway In Yonkers
Body Found In Water Along Sprain Brook Parkway In Yonkers Authorities are investigating after a body was discovered in a waterway next to the Sprain Brook Parkway in Westchester. The body was spotted on Wednesday, Feb. 19 in the Grassy Sprain Brook in Yonkers near the Kimball Avenue overpass alongside the Sprain Brook Parkway, Yonkers Police Sgt. Robert Spink said on Thursday, Feb. 20.  Upon arrival, officers found the deceased adult man in the water. As of Thursday, the man's identity and cause of death have not been determined.  The investigation is ongoing. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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