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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Haverstraw, NY
Breaking News
Quick-Thinking Officers Deliver Newborn In Home Foyer Before EMS Arrive In West Haverstraw Quick-Thinking Officers Deliver Newborn In Home Foyer Before EMS Arrive In West Haverstraw Quick-Thinking Officers Deliver Newborn In Home Foyer Before EMS Arrive In West Haverstraw
Quick-Thinking Officers Deliver Newborn In Home Foyer Before EMS Arrive In West Haverstraw Two Rockland County police officers are being recognized for helping to deliver a baby inside a home after responding to a call about a woman in labor.  The delivery happened around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, at a residence in West Haverstraw, according to the Haverstraw Police Department.  Sgt. Brad Harm and Officer Cassandra Marrero arrived to find the expectant mother in the main foyer of the home, police said. Soon after they got to the home, it quickly became clear that the baby was about to be born.  Officers moved the woman to a safer area inside the residence and …

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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2 Inmates Attack Correction Officers With 'Ice Pick Type' Objects At Green Haven Prison: DA 2 Inmates Attack Correction Officers With 'Ice Pick Type' Objects At Green Haven Prison: DA 2 Inmates Attack Correction Officers With 'Ice Pick Type' Objects At Green Haven Prison: DA
2 Inmates Attack Correction Officers With 'Ice Pick Type' Objects At Green Haven Prison: DA Two incarcerated men have been indicted in separate cases after prosecutors say they both attacked corrections officers with ice pick-type weapons inside a Hudson Valley correctional facility.  The arraignments took place on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Dutchess County Court, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced.  Prosecutors allege the first incident happened during the evening hours of Dec. 27, 2024, inside Green Haven Correctional Facility in Beekman. Stratton is accused of swinging an ice pick-type object at a corrections officer and striking him in the face. Th…

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New City, NY
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Ex-Rockland Corrections Officer Who Exposed Himself To Inmate Gets Jail For Probation Violation Ex-Rockland Corrections Officer Who Exposed Himself To Inmate Gets Jail For Probation Violation Ex-Rockland Corrections Officer Who Exposed Himself To Inmate Gets Jail For Probation Violation
Ex-Rockland Corrections Officer Who Exposed Himself To Inmate Gets Jail For Probation Violation A former Rockland County corrections officer will spend years in jail after violating probation tied to earlier felony convictions involving his sexual harassment of inmates, prosecutors said.  John Kezek, age 40, now of Anderson County, Tennessee, was sentenced to two consecutive year-long terms in prison on Friday, Feb. 13, in Rockland County Court before Judge Robert J. Prisco, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.  The violation stems from Kezek’s 2021 guilty plea to first-degree tampering with public records. As Daily Voice previously reported, Kezek admit…

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Mahopac, NY
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Erratic Driver Caught At Gas Station With Fentanyl, Imitation Gun In Mahopac: Police Erratic Driver Caught At Gas Station With Fentanyl, Imitation Gun In Mahopac: Police Erratic Driver Caught At Gas Station With Fentanyl, Imitation Gun In Mahopac: Police
Erratic Driver Caught At Gas Station With Fentanyl, Imitation Gun In Mahopac: Police An erratic driver was arrested at a Putnam County gas station after police say fentanyl and an imitation firearm were found during a late-night traffic stop.   The arrest happened in Mahopac on Saturday, Feb. 7, shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to the Town of Carmel Police Department.  At that time, Putnam County 911 alerted officers to a white Ford F-150 traveling west on Route 6 and reportedly driving erratically, police said. Officers searching the area eventually found the pickup truck parked at the BP gas station at 621 Route 6 in Mahopac and saw the driver acting s…

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Chester, NY
Your Community
ICE Confirms Purchase Of Warehouse For Chester Detention Center: Report ICE Confirms Purchase Of Warehouse For Chester Detention Center: Report ICE Confirms Purchase Of Warehouse For Chester Detention Center: Report
ICE Confirms Purchase Of Warehouse For Chester Detention Center: Report Federal immigration officials have confirmed they purchased a vacant warehouse in Orange County with plans to convert it into a large-scale detention center, according to reports.  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed it bought the former Pep Boys distribution warehouse on Elizabeth Drive in Chester, NBC 4 New York reported.  The facility is expected to house up to 1,500 detainees.  The confirmation comes as opposition continues to grow across the Hudson Valley.  Chester Town Supervisor Brandon Holdridge told NBC 4 that local officials have no record of…

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Port Chester, NY
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Armed Robbery At Gas Station Ends In 2 Arrests In Port Chester: Police Armed Robbery At Gas Station Ends In 2 Arrests In Port Chester: Police Armed Robbery At Gas Station Ends In 2 Arrests In Port Chester: Police
Armed Robbery At Gas Station Ends In 2 Arrests In Port Chester: Police An armed robbery at a gas station in a Westchester County village ended with two men in custody and the recovery of a loaded handgun, police said. The call came in at around 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, when an armed robbery was reported at the Citgo gas station at the corner of Smith Street and Westchester Avenue, according to Port Chester Police. Officers arrived shortly afterward and found that a robbery had taken place, where a handgun was shown as the owners were leaving the business, police said.  Police said two people believed to be involved were seen walking away from the a…

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New Rochelle, NY
Obituaries
'Wonder Woman', School Board Chair Who Championed Cancer Awareness In New Rochelle Dies At 49 'Wonder Woman', School Board Chair Who Championed Cancer Awareness In New Rochelle Dies At 49 'Wonder Woman', School Board Chair Who Championed Cancer Awareness In New Rochelle Dies At 49
'Wonder Woman', School Board Chair Who Championed Cancer Awareness In New Rochelle Dies At 49 A Westchester County school community is mourning the loss of its longtime Board of Trustees co-chair, a devoted alumna and nationally recognized cancer advocate who died after a nearly four-year battle with Stage IV colorectal cancer. Elizabeth “Liz” Healy, the Co-Chair of The Ursuline School's Board of Trustees in New Rochelle, died on Sunday, Feb. 8, at the age of 49, according to her obituary.  A member of Ursuline’s Class of 1994, Healy was remembered by the school as someone who embodied its mission “To Learn, To Lead, and To Serve,” living with “passion, generosity, and purpose”…

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National Interest
'Harold And Maude' Star, Rye Native Bud Cort Dies At Age 77: Report 'Harold And Maude' Star, Rye Native Bud Cort Dies At Age 77: Report 'Harold And Maude' Star, Rye Native Bud Cort Dies At Age 77: Report
'Harold And Maude' Star, Rye Native Bud Cort Dies At Age 77: Report Bud Cort, best known for his unforgettable role in the cult classic “Harold and Maude,” died in Connecticut after a long illness, according to reports.  Cort, born Walter Edward Cox in the Westchester County city of Rye, New York, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the age of 77, Variety reported.  He grew up in Westchester, attended school in New Rochelle, and later adopted the stage name Bud Cort to avoid confusion with character actor Wally Cox, according to the outlet. Cort became a defining face of 1970s cinema with his portrayal of Harold, a death-obsessed 20-year-old who for…

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Port Chester, NY
Obituaries
Soldier, 21, Killed In Route 1 Crash In Port Chester — Support Now Pouring In For Her Family Soldier, 21, Killed In Route 1 Crash In Port Chester — Support Now Pouring In For Her Family Soldier, 21, Killed In Route 1 Crash In Port Chester — Support Now Pouring In For Her Family
Soldier, 21, Killed In Route 1 Crash In Port Chester — Support Now Pouring In For Her Family An outpouring of support is growing for the family of a 21-year-old US Army service member killed in an early morning crash in Westchester County.  Amy Josabeth Munguia, 21, of Port Chester, died after her car struck a utility pole on Boston Post Road near Olivia Street around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, as Daily Voice previously reported.   Authorities said the impact caused her to be ejected from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.  Now, friends and loved ones are rallying around her grieving family.  A GoFundMe campaign created by Jessie Pineda t…

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Southeast-Brewster, NY
Breaking News
Hidden Compartment Found On I-684 Yields Heroin, Cocaine, $24K Cash In Southeast: Police Hidden Compartment Found On I-684 Yields Heroin, Cocaine, $24K Cash In Southeast: Police Hidden Compartment Found On I-684 Yields Heroin, Cocaine, $24K Cash In Southeast: Police
Hidden Compartment Found On I-684 Yields Heroin, Cocaine, $24K Cash In Southeast: Police A routine traffic stop on Interstate 684 in Putnam County turned into a major drug bust after state police say they found a hidden compartment loaded with heroin, cocaine, and about $24,000 in cash. The stop happened just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, on northbound I-684 in Southeast, New York State Police said on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Troopers with the new District Attorney’s Safer Highway Initiative (DASH) pulled over a vehicle for traffic violations. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Manuel De Jesus Genao Gutierrez of Queens, was alone in the car, police said. Police said Gu…

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