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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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NJ Resident Who Beat Aunts To Death In NY Hours After Dancing On TikTok Is Sentenced NJ Resident Who Beat Aunts To Death In NY Hours After Dancing On TikTok Is Sentenced
NJ Resident Who Beat Aunts To Death In NY Hours After Dancing On TikTok Is Sentenced A New Jersey resident who admitted to killing two family members in a brutal double homicide inside a Rockland County, NY home will spend decades behind bars, prosecutors announced.  Alan Abad, also known as Alina Abad, 21, of Westwood, New Jersey, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Rockland County Court after previously pleading guilty to the entire indictment charging first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Monday, June 22.  The charges stem from the killings of Abad's aunts, Evelyn…

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Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Engaging In Sexual Contact With Minor In Montgomery Man Accused Of Engaging In Sexual Contact With Minor In Montgomery
Man Accused Of Engaging In Sexual Contact With Minor In Montgomery A 35-year-old Orange County man faces a felony charge for allegedly engaging in sexual contact with a child, police announced.  Pine Bush resident Eric Guarneri, 35, was arrested on Thursday, June 18, in connection with an investigation into his alleged conduct, Town of Montgomery Police said.  Guarneri is accused of engaging in sexual contact with a minor younger than 17 years old, police said. He was charged with third-degree criminal sex act.  After his arrest, he was arraigned and remanded to Orange County Jail on a $10,000 cash bail.  The investigation was conduct…

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Police & Fire
Caller Tails Dobbs Ferry Restaurant Burglary Suspect, Helps Cops Catch Him: Police Caller Tails Dobbs Ferry Restaurant Burglary Suspect, Helps Cops Catch Him: Police
Caller Tails Dobbs Ferry Restaurant Burglary Suspect, Helps Cops Catch Him: Police A man was arrested just hours after an early-morning burglary at a Westchester County restaurant thanks in part to a citizen who followed their vehicle, helping authorities catch him, police said. The incident began at around 4:25 a.m. on Friday, June 19, when officers responded to the Hudson Social restaurant at the Dobbs Ferry train station for a report of a commercial burglary that had just occurred, according to the Dobbs Ferry Police Department.  After arriving, officers confirmed that the business had been burglarized and that items, including an undisclosed amount of cash, had b…

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This Person Wanted In Months-Long Assault Case In Port Chester, Police Say This Person Wanted In Months-Long Assault Case In Port Chester, Police Say
This Person Wanted In Months-Long Assault Case In Port Chester, Police Say Police in Westchester County are asking for the public's help identifying a person of interest in an ongoing assault investigation.  In an announcement on Sunday, June 21, Port Chester Police released a surveillance image of a person they said is of interest in the ongoing investigation, which began after an incident in January.  According to the department, the person of interest was seen leaving The Capitol Theatre onto Westchester Avenue in Port Chester at around 11:47 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16, shortly before the assault under investigation was reported.  Authorities did n…

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Police & Fire
Man Snatches Gold Chain From Display Case At Newburgh Store, Flees: Police Man Snatches Gold Chain From Display Case At Newburgh Store, Flees: Police
Man Snatches Gold Chain From Display Case At Newburgh Store, Flees: Police A 25-year-old Dutchess County man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a gold necklace from a jewelry store in Orange County and running away, police said.   The arrest stemmed from an incident on Tuesday, June 16, when officers responded to Kay Jewelers at 1221 Route 300 in Newburgh at around 6:51 p.m. for a reported theft, the Town of Newburgh Police Department said. According to investigators, the suspect, identified as Kwasi Oronde, entered the store and asked to view a gold chain. An employee removed the necklace from a display case and handed it to Oronde, who then all…

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Woman Dies After Car Crashes Through Barriers At Empire City Casino In Yonkers Woman Dies After Car Crashes Through Barriers At Empire City Casino In Yonkers
Woman Dies After Car Crashes Through Barriers At Empire City Casino In Yonkers A 61-year-old woman has died after crashing through barriers and hitting a wall at MGM Empire City Casino in Westchester County, authorities said. The crash happened at around 10:43 p.m. on Monday, June 8, in the casino parking lot, Yonkers Police told Daily Voice.  A preliminary investigation found that the vehicle traveled through barriers before striking a wall, causing significant damage.  The driver, identified only as a 61-year-old Yonkers resident, was transported to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital, police said. The cause…

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Man Admits Murdering CT Taxi Driver Over Unpaid Fair, Dumping Body In Croton Falls Reservoir Man Admits Murdering CT Taxi Driver Over Unpaid Fair, Dumping Body In Croton Falls Reservoir
Man Admits Murdering CT Taxi Driver Over Unpaid Fair, Dumping Body In Croton Falls Reservoir A Dutchess County man has pleaded guilty to intentionally killing a Connecticut taxi driver whose body was later found in a Putnam County reservoir, prosecutors announced.  Pawling resident Santos Vasquez-Ramirez, 28, pleaded guilty in Putnam County Court to second-degree murder in the death of 66-year-old Aurelio Orbez of Danbury, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, June 18.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the case began when Orbez was reported missing by family members to the Danbury Police Department on Dec. 1, 2025. According …

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Half-Acre Brush Fire Goes Up In Pine Plains Field, Prompts Hour-Long Response Half-Acre Brush Fire Goes Up In Pine Plains Field, Prompts Hour-Long Response
Half-Acre Brush Fire Goes Up In Pine Plains Field, Prompts Hour-Long Response A brush fire burned through half an acre in a Dutchess County field before firefighters and state forest rangers brought it under control.   The fire began at around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5, on Shultz Hill Road in the hamlet of Pine Plains, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in an announcement on Wednesday, June 17.  Two forest rangers responded after receiving a 911 radio call reporting a brush fire in the area, the DEC said. When they arrived, they found flames spreading through a field of grass and scrub vegetation. Rangers…

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2 Dead Among 17 Overdoses In 72 Hours In Dutchess County Drug Surge, DA Says 2 Dead Among 17 Overdoses In 72 Hours In Dutchess County Drug Surge, DA Says
2 Dead Among 17 Overdoses In 72 Hours In Dutchess County Drug Surge, DA Says Dutchess County officials are warning residents about a dangerous surge in overdoses after at least 17 suspected incidents, including two deaths, were reported across the county in a span of just 72 hours.  The overdoses were announced on Thursday, June 18, by Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi, who said law enforcement and emergency responders have documented at least 17 suspected overdoses since the beginning of the spike. The DA's Office said the incidents include two near-fatal overdoses and two fatal overdoses. One of the deaths occurred Thursday morni…

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Real Estate
Work Begins On 9-Story Apartment Building In Port Chester — Includes Affordable Units Work Begins On 9-Story Apartment Building In Port Chester — Includes Affordable Units
Work Begins On 9-Story Apartment Building In Port Chester — Includes Affordable Units Construction has begun on a new 140-unit apartment building in a Westchester County downtown, which is set to include over a dozen homes designated as affordable.  A groundbreaking ceremony for 28 Pearl St., a planned nine-story, approximately 170,000-square-foot multifamily building in Port Chester, was held by developer Katherine Acre Partners on Wednesday, June 17. The project will include 140 residential units, 14 of which will be designated as affordable housing, along with 100 self-park structured garage spaces.  Plans also call for a penthouse clubroom and a communal rooft…

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