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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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Day Care Scam, Fake Rides, Bogus Prescriptions: NY Fraud Cases Emerge In $6.5B DOJ Sweep Day Care Scam, Fake Rides, Bogus Prescriptions: NY Fraud Cases Emerge In $6.5B DOJ Sweep
Day Care Scam, Fake Rides, Bogus Prescriptions: NY Fraud Cases Emerge In $6.5B DOJ Sweep Several New York defendants and companies are among those swept up in a nationwide health care fraud takedown that federal officials said involved more than $6.5 billion in alleged false claims.  The US Department of Justice announced the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown on Tuesday, June 23, charging 455 defendants across 56 federal districts and 45 states and territories. Those charged include 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, according to federal officials.   The takedown also included civil settlements, provider exclusions, billing privilege revo…

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Man Convicted Of Slashing Ex's Face With Knife In Front Of Son In Brutal Mount Vernon Attack Man Convicted Of Slashing Ex's Face With Knife In Front Of Son In Brutal Mount Vernon Attack
Man Convicted Of Slashing Ex's Face With Knife In Front Of Son In Brutal Mount Vernon Attack A 33-year-old man has been convicted on multiple felony charges after a jury found he brutally attacked his ex-girlfriend with a kitchen knife inside a Westchester County apartment, leaving her with severe injuries, prosecutors said. Ajany Waite, 33, was found guilty on Wednesday, June 17, following a jury trial in Westchester County Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, June 24. According to prosecutors, the attack happened on June 6, 2025, after Waite saw his former girlfriend at a party in the Bronx. Authorities said he later went to her Mount V…

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2 Injured After Box Truck Rolls Into Woods In Yorktown 2 Injured After Box Truck Rolls Into Woods In Yorktown
2 Injured After Box Truck Rolls Into Woods In Yorktown Two people were injured after a box truck crashed off the roadway and into a wooded area in Westchester County.  The incident happened at around 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, in the 1100 block of Underhill Avenue in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Firefighters said crews had just finished handling an unrelated vehicle fire when they were told about a crash involving a vehicle in the woods with injuries.  Responding volunteers located a box truck that had left the roadway and come to rest off the road among trees, according to the de…

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Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 In Monticello Convicted After Over Decade Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 In Monticello Convicted After Over Decade
Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 In Monticello Convicted After Over Decade After more than a decade since the crime, a Pennsylvania man has been convicted in the 2014 murder of a Hudson Valley, NY mother whose dismembered remains were found in the woods weeks after she was reported missing.    Keymarroo Guiden, 53, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was found guilty on Tuesday, June 23, of second-degree murder in the 2014 killing of April Parker, 31, of Monticello, the Sullivan County District Attorney's Office announced.  The verdict came after a 12-day trial prosecuted by Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Puma and Executive Assistant Distr…

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Drones Caught Dropping Drugs, Cell Phones Into Sing Sing, Wallkill Prisons Drones Caught Dropping Drugs, Cell Phones Into Sing Sing, Wallkill Prisons
Drones Caught Dropping Drugs, Cell Phones Into Sing Sing, Wallkill Prisons Correction officers at two Hudson Valley correctional facilities intercepted drone-delivered packages containing drugs, cell phones, and other contraband in separate incidents, union officials said.  The incidents happened at Wallkill Correctional Facility in Ulster County on May 26 and at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining on June 8, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association announced on Tuesday, June 23.  The first such incident at Wallkill Correctional Facility happened at around 1:15 a.m., when an officer assigned…

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Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery
Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery A 20-year-old man has been jailed after allegedly raping a 14-year-old child in Orange County, police said.  Wallkill resident Ryan Geoffrey Hablow, 20, was arrested on Tuesday, June 16, the Town of Montgomery Police Department announced on Tuesday, June 23.  According to the department, police began investigating a complaint of an adult man engaging in a sexual act with the young victim. This investigation led to Hablow's arrest.  He was charged with second-degree rape and remanded to the Orange County Jail on a $2,000 cash bail, police said.

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Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In Crash In Gallatin That Left 2 Others Hospitalized Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In Crash In Gallatin That Left 2 Others Hospitalized
Motorcyclist, 30, Killed In Crash In Gallatin That Left 2 Others Hospitalized A Dutchess County man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Columbia County that also left two other people hospitalized.  The crash happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, near Jackson Corners Road and Hoefer Road in the Town of Gallatin, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, June 24.  Police said Nicholas H. Hedges, 30, of Red Hook, was riding a 2014 Ducati motorcycle when he lost control. Investigators said the motorcycle slid from the eastbound lane into the westbound lane, where it struck a 2025 Kia head-on.  The Kia was driven by a 43-year-old …

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Drug Dealer Caught Selling Near Catholic School In Poughkeepsie Twice In 3 Weeks: DA Drug Dealer Caught Selling Near Catholic School In Poughkeepsie Twice In 3 Weeks: DA
Drug Dealer Caught Selling Near Catholic School In Poughkeepsie Twice In 3 Weeks: DA A 55-year-old man was arrested twice in three weeks after authorities said he was caught selling cocaine from a home located near a Dutchess County Catholic elementary school — and continued even after his first arrest.  Poughkeepsie resident Eugene Taylor, formerly of Beacon, was arrested on both Monday, June 1, and Friday, June 19, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Wednesday, June 24.  According to investigators, Drug Task Force agents identified Taylor as a cocaine dealer operating out of his residence on Woodcliff Avenue, located …

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Evacuation Lifted After Hazmat Incident Breaks Out In Congers (DEVELOPING) Evacuation Lifted After Hazmat Incident Breaks Out In Congers (DEVELOPING)
Evacuation Lifted After Hazmat Incident Breaks Out In Congers (Developing) This story has been updated.  Residents living near a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility that caught fire on Wednesday morning, June 24, in Rockland County can now return to their homes, police said.  The incident began just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday at Vitane Pharmaceuticals, located at 125 Wells Ave. in Congers, The Monsey Scoop reported.  The outlet said arriving firefighters found significant flames inside the building and soon requested more resources.  This included a response from the Rockland County and Westchester County Hazmat teams because of concer…

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Briarcliff Group Home Employees Used Residents' Bank Info To Make Amazon Purchases: DA Briarcliff Group Home Employees Used Residents' Bank Info To Make Amazon Purchases: DA
Briarcliff Group Home Employees Used Residents' Bank Info To Make Amazon Purchases: DA Two group home employees in Westchester County are accused of stealing more than $47,000 from residents with disabilities by using their banking information for personal purchases on Amazon, prosecutors said.   The arrests of Yonkers resident Nadajah Jackson, 28, and Staten Island resident Destiny Galan, 25, in connection with the alleged scheme were announced by Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Tuesday, June 23.  According to prosecutors, both women worked for the Association For Mentally Ill C…

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