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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Red Hook, NY
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Man, 20, Had Sexual Contact With Girl, 15, In Red Hook After Meeting On Snapchat: Police Man, 20, Had Sexual Contact With Girl, 15, In Red Hook After Meeting On Snapchat: Police Man, 20, Had Sexual Contact With Girl, 15, In Red Hook After Meeting On Snapchat: Police
Man, 20, Had Sexual Contact With Girl, 15, In Red Hook After Meeting On Snapchat: Police A 20-year-old New Jersey man faces charges after having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl in the Hudson Valley, NY, following their meeting over Snapchat, police said.  Passaic County resident Joseph D. Hand, 20, of West Milford, was arrested on sexual misconduct and child endangerment charges in connection with the alleged activity, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, June 2.  According to police, on Monday, June 1, troopers learned of a possible sex offense involving a child at a home in the Dutchess County town of Red Hook.  Investigators determined that Hand…

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Haverstraw, NY
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Girl, 8, Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle While Riding Bike In Ramapo Girl, 8, Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle While Riding Bike In Ramapo Girl, 8, Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle While Riding Bike In Ramapo
Girl, 8, Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle While Riding Bike In Ramapo An 8-year-old girl was killed after she was struck by a vehicle while riding her bicycle in Rockland County, police said.  The crash happened in northeast Ramapo at the intersection of Ravenna Drive and Tiffin Lane on Tuesday, June 2, at around 5:39 p.m., according to the Ramapo Police Department.  Officers responding to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle learned that the child, a Ramapo resident, was riding her bicycle when she was hit by a 2025 GMC Hummer, police said.  The vehicle was being driven by a 34-year-old Ramapo resident, according to investigators. Th…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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WATCH: Lost Gosling Found By Students Gets New Goose Family At Vassar College WATCH: Lost Gosling Found By Students Gets New Goose Family At Vassar College WATCH: Lost Gosling Found By Students Gets New Goose Family At Vassar College
Watch: Lost Gosling Found By Students Gets New Goose Family At Vassar College A lost baby goose found outside a Dutchess County elementary school was safely placed with a new goose family thanks to the work of environmental conservation officers.  The rescue happened in East Fishkill on May 8, after students at Fishkill Plains Elementary School in Wappingers Falls spotted a Canada goose gosling during recess, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in an announcement on Tuesday, June 2.  An East Fishkill Police officer who serves as the school resource officer contacted an Environmental Conservation Officer for help, according to th…

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by Ben Crnic
Pleasantville, NY
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Longtime Pleasantville Football Coach Faces Health Crisis: Community Now Rallying To Help Longtime Pleasantville Football Coach Faces Health Crisis: Community Now Rallying To Help Longtime Pleasantville Football Coach Faces Health Crisis: Community Now Rallying To Help
Longtime Pleasantville Football Coach Faces Health Crisis: Community Now Rallying To Help A wave of support is growing for a longtime Westchester County football coach as he battles serious health challenges in the hospital.  Pete Christie, an assistant coach with the Pleasantville Panthers football program, is currently in the hospital following a health crisis, the organization said in a social media post on Monday, June 1.  In the days following his hospitalization, fellow coach Brian Maceyak started a GoFundMe page to collect donations to help him pay his medical bills.  In the fundraiser, Maceyak described Christie as a close friend and colleague. …

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Southeast-Brewster, NY
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Drunk Driver, 26, Caught With 6-Year-Old In Car On Route 22 In Southeast: Sheriff Drunk Driver, 26, Caught With 6-Year-Old In Car On Route 22 In Southeast: Sheriff Drunk Driver, 26, Caught With 6-Year-Old In Car On Route 22 In Southeast: Sheriff
Drunk Driver, 26, Caught With 6-Year-Old In Car On Route 22 In Southeast: Sheriff A Westchester County man is facing felony charges after authorities said he was driving drunk with a 6-year-old child in his vehicle in Putnam County.  Peekskill resident Fausto Elizo Guerrero Benalcazar, 26, was arrested following a traffic stop in Southeast during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 31, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, June 2.  Deputies stopped the vehicle at around 1:43 a.m. after seeing it cross over the double yellow center line on Route 22, the Sheriff's Office said. During the investigation, deputies found the driver, Guerre…

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Fishkill, NY
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Viral Hate Gesture Made During Fishkill Block Party Prompts Condemnation From Officials Viral Hate Gesture Made During Fishkill Block Party Prompts Condemnation From Officials Viral Hate Gesture Made During Fishkill Block Party Prompts Condemnation From Officials
Viral Hate Gesture Made During Fishkill Block Party Prompts Condemnation From Officials Elected officials are speaking out after a video recorded during an annual block party in Dutchess County showed a man making a gesture in the background that is widely associated with Nazi Germany and white supremacy. The incident, which was captured on video and later circulated on social media, happened during the block party held over the weekend in the Village of Fishkill. According to Dutchess County Legislator Doug McHoul, the video showed a man interrupting a group of young women who were recording a TikTok video before making what McHoul described as a "1930s-era salute."  …

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Yorktown, NY
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Woman Gets Second DWI Charge In Less Than Year After Crash In Yorktown: Police Woman Gets Second DWI Charge In Less Than Year After Crash In Yorktown: Police Woman Gets Second DWI Charge In Less Than Year After Crash In Yorktown: Police
Woman Gets Second DWI Charge In Less Than Year After Crash In Yorktown: Police A 47-year-old woman is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after police said she crashed her vehicle while allegedly driving intoxicated — with a suspended license.  The incident leading to the arrest happened on Hyatt Street in Yorktown on Monday, May 25, the Yorktown Police Department said on Tuesday, June 2.  According to police, officers were dispatched to the area at about 9:24 p.m. for a report of a single-car motor vehicle crash. Following an investigation, officers identified the vehicle's driver as Yorktown resident Karen Tintori, 47. Tintori was allegedly driving…

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Newburgh, NY
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Drug Dealer Caught With Crack Cocaine After Shooting In Newburgh Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Caught With Crack Cocaine After Shooting In Newburgh Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Caught With Crack Cocaine After Shooting In Newburgh Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Caught With Crack Cocaine After Shooting In Newburgh Gets Prison Time A drug dealer found with a loaded handgun, crack cocaine, and cash after a shooting investigation in Orange County will spend years in state prison, prosecutors said. Steven Wolfe, 30, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday, June 1, to an aggregate term of nine years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and attempted third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.  The sentence stems from an incident in the…

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Southeast-Brewster, NY
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I-84 Tractor-Trailer Crash: Here's What Caused Wreck That Spilled Debris In Southeast (UPDATE) I-84 Tractor-Trailer Crash: Here's What Caused Wreck That Spilled Debris In Southeast (UPDATE) I-84 Tractor-Trailer Crash: Here's What Caused Wreck That Spilled Debris In Southeast (UPDATE)
I-84 Tractor-Trailer Crash: Here's What Caused Wreck That Spilled Debris In Southeast (Update) Police have released more details about what led up to a crash involving two tractor-trailers that spilled debris on Interstate 84 in Putnam County on Monday, June 1.  The crash happened on I-84 westbound in the Town of Southeast on Monday, June 1, at around 11:43 a.m., as previously reported by Daily Voice.  According to New York State Police, a 2003 Peterbilt tractor-trailer driven by a 60-year-old Brooklyn man was entering westbound I-84 from the Interstate 684/Route 22 ramp when it failed to maintain its lane and overturned.  The overturned truck blocked both westbound l…

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Red Hook, NY
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TikTok Threats Made Before Red Hook HS Arson Prompt Investigation (UPDATE) TikTok Threats Made Before Red Hook HS Arson Prompt Investigation (UPDATE) TikTok Threats Made Before Red Hook HS Arson Prompt Investigation (UPDATE)
TikTok Threats Made Before Red Hook HS Arson Prompt Investigation (Update) Days after a fire damaged a Dutchess County high school and led to the arrest of a student on arson charges, police now say they are investigating threats made on TikTok just before the blaze.  The Red Hook Police Department announced on Tuesday, June 2, that it is investigating threats made toward Red Hook High School on TikTok before the fire at the school on Friday, May 29.   During the arson investigation following that fire, police said they identified the person responsible for creating the TikTok handle @rhhs_dozer that had reportedly been the source of the threat…

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