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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Port Jervis, NY
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Drug Dealer Jailed After Year-Long Investigation Into Narcotics Dealing In Port Jervis: DA Drug Dealer Jailed After Year-Long Investigation Into Narcotics Dealing In Port Jervis: DA Drug Dealer Jailed After Year-Long Investigation Into Narcotics Dealing In Port Jervis: DA
Drug Dealer Jailed After Year-Long Investigation Into Narcotics Dealing In Port Jervis: DA A year-long investigation into drug dealing in Orange County has led to the arrest of a 46-year-old Sullivan County man who prosecutors say sold a significant amount of cocaine earlier this month.  Forestburgh resident Andre Roach was taken into custody and charged with first-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance — one of the most serious drug charges under New York law — along with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Feb. 25, alongside Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden and Orange…

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Berne-Westerlo-Rensselaerville, NY
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Rensselaerville Man, 24, Had Repeated Sexual Intercourse With Young Child Over 2 Years: NYSP Rensselaerville Man, 24, Had Repeated Sexual Intercourse With Young Child Over 2 Years: NYSP Rensselaerville Man, 24, Had Repeated Sexual Intercourse With Young Child Over 2 Years: NYSP
Rensselaerville Man, 24, Had Repeated Sexual Intercourse With Young Child Over 2 Years: Nysp A 24-year-old man faces charges after repeatedly sexually assaulting a child younger than 13 years old in Albany County over two years, police said. Rensselaerville resident Travis J. Hawley, 24, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 25, and charged with first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 26. Hawley's arrest stemmed from an investigation that began on Tuesday, Feb. 17, when authorities learned of a past sexual assault involving a child.  Police said they eventually found that Hawley allegedly had repeated sexual…

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Kingston, NY
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Cabin Burns To Ground: Crews Battle Smoldering Ruins For Hours In Kingston Cabin Burns To Ground: Crews Battle Smoldering Ruins For Hours In Kingston Cabin Burns To Ground: Crews Battle Smoldering Ruins For Hours In Kingston
Cabin Burns To Ground: Crews Battle Smoldering Ruins For Hours In Kingston Firefighters in Ulster County spent hours putting out hot spots after finding a cabin burned to the ground. Sawkill Fire Department crews were called out just after 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, following a report that a cabin on Conners Road in Kingston was on fire and possibly already burned down. When crews arrived, that’s exactly what they found — the structure had collapsed and was still smoldering.  To make matters worse, because of limited access to the property, firefighters had to rely on utility terrain vehicles to navigate the area and fully extinguish the remaining hot …

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Albany, NY
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Missing Florida Hiker, 51, Found Dead In Snowy NY Woods: State Police Missing Florida Hiker, 51, Found Dead In Snowy NY Woods: State Police Missing Florida Hiker, 51, Found Dead In Snowy NY Woods: State Police
Missing Florida Hiker, 51, Found Dead In Snowy NY Woods: State Police A Florida man who never returned from a winter hike in Upstate New York was found dead after an intense search effort, police said.  Troopers were notified around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, about a missing hiker on the Crane Pond Trail in the Essex County town of Schroon, located within the Adirondacks, New York State Police said on Thursday, Feb. 26.  According to police, Theodore S. Troth, 51, of The Villages, Florida, had been staying at Rowe’s Adirondack Cabins on Route 9 in Schroon since late January. Troth left his cabin on Thursday, Feb. 19, to hike the Cran…

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Peekskill, NY
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Officers Suspended Months After Video Of Park Arrest In Peekskill Emerges (UPDATE) Officers Suspended Months After Video Of Park Arrest In Peekskill Emerges (UPDATE) Officers Suspended Months After Video Of Park Arrest In Peekskill Emerges (UPDATE)
Officers Suspended Months After Video Of Park Arrest In Peekskill Emerges (Update) Two police officers have been suspended without pay months after a controversial arrest at a Westchester County park that was captured on video and widely shared online. The decision to suspend Officers Daniel Regg and Angelo Cintron in connection with the arrest of Damar Fields in early December at Peekskill's Riverfront Green Park was announced during a recent Peekskill City Council meeting earlier this week.  The arrest was partially recorded in cellphone footage that showed an officer deploying a Taser-like device while shouting commands. The video, which was released by the Westch…

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East Meadow, NY
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Know Him? Man Wanted On DWI, Identity Theft Charges On Long Island, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted On DWI, Identity Theft Charges On Long Island, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted On DWI, Identity Theft Charges On Long Island, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted On DWI, Identity Theft Charges On Long Island, Police Say Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a man wanted on multiple charges on Long Island, including drunk driving and identity theft.  According to information released Thursday morning, Feb. 26, by State Police Troop L’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation in East Meadow, the man is wanted in connection with several alleged offenses.  Authorities said he is wanted for reckless endangerment in the second degree, DWI, false personation, criminal impersonation in the second degree, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, second-degree identity t…

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Albany, NY
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Boy, 14, Found Shot Inside Albany Home, Hospitalized Boy, 14, Found Shot Inside Albany Home, Hospitalized Boy, 14, Found Shot Inside Albany Home, Hospitalized
Boy, 14, Found Shot Inside Albany Home, Hospitalized Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was found shot inside an Albany home.  Officers responded around 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to a home in the 600 block of Clinton Avenue for reports of a person who had been shot, Albany Police said on Wednesday, Feb. 25.  When officers arrived, they found a 14-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said. The teen was treated at the scene by members of the Albany Fire Department and EMS before being taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital.  Authorities said he is currently listed in stable …

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Yonkers, NY
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Cross County Center Getting 60K-Square-Foot Retail Expansion, 4-Acre Park Cross County Center Getting 60K-Square-Foot Retail Expansion, 4-Acre Park Cross County Center Getting 60K-Square-Foot Retail Expansion, 4-Acre Park
Cross County Center Getting 60K-Square-Foot Retail Expansion, 4-Acre Park Cross County Center in Westchester County is getting a major upgrade. Construction has begun on a two-building, 60,000-square-foot retail expansion at the longtime open-air shopping center in Yonkers, along with plans for a new four-acre park designed to serve as the property’s “front door," according to Marx Realty CEO Craig Deitelzweig.  The expansion, announced on Wednesday, Feb. 25, will rise on the center’s north lot and includes a 14,000-square-foot single-story building and a 44,000-square-foot, two-story building. Plans call for the larger space to house a national ap…

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Cairo-Durham, NY
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Girl, 3, Dies Weeks After Serious Abuse In Cairo: Murder Charge Pending, Cops Say Girl, 3, Dies Weeks After Serious Abuse In Cairo: Murder Charge Pending, Cops Say Girl, 3, Dies Weeks After Serious Abuse In Cairo: Murder Charge Pending, Cops Say
Girl, 3, Dies Weeks After Serious Abuse In Cairo: Murder Charge Pending, Cops Say A 3-year-old girl who had been hospitalized for weeks after an assault in Greene County has died, and authorities are preparing to upgrade the charges against the man who they say abused her.  The child, identified as Fay Mohamed, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 25, after being removed from life support on Tuesday afternoon, the Greene County Sheriff's Office announced. Emergency crews had responded to a residence in Cairo on Main Street on Jan. 28 for a report of an unconscious child. The girl was found with numerous visible injuries and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, wher…

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Port Jervis, NY
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Man Shoots Victim As He Fights Back In Port Jervis Robbery Attempt: Here's His Sentence Man Shoots Victim As He Fights Back In Port Jervis Robbery Attempt: Here's His Sentence Man Shoots Victim As He Fights Back In Port Jervis Robbery Attempt: Here's His Sentence
Man Shoots Victim As He Fights Back In Port Jervis Robbery Attempt: Here's His Sentence A 22-year-old man who admitted to shooting a victim during an attempted car robbery in Orange County will spend years in prison.  Monroe resident John Selja Jr., 22, was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Orange County Court to 13 years behind bars, followed by five years of post-release supervision, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced. Selja previously pleaded guilty to assault in the first degree in connection with a May 6, 2025, incident in the City of Port Jervis, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Prosecutors said Selja and co-defendant Andrew Delrio a…

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