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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Peekskill, NY
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Person Believed To Be Immigration Officer At School Prompts Police Response In Peekskill Person Believed To Be Immigration Officer At School Prompts Police Response In Peekskill Person Believed To Be Immigration Officer At School Prompts Police Response In Peekskill
Person Believed To Be Immigration Officer At School Prompts Police Response In Peekskill Police responded to an elementary school in Westchester County after receiving a report that a person believed to be a federal immigration officer was seen near the building, authorities said.  The incident happened at Oakside Elementary School in Peekskill on Friday, Jan. 30, when officers were dispatched at about 8:40 a.m. and worked alongside school officials to investigate the situation, Peekskill Police said. Police later determined that the individual was not a federal immigration officer, but a parent who had just dropped off a student. Detectives spoke directly with the p…

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Chester, NY
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Hundreds Gather To Protest Proposed ICE Facility In Chester: 'Shameful, Un-American' Hundreds Gather To Protest Proposed ICE Facility In Chester: 'Shameful, Un-American' Hundreds Gather To Protest Proposed ICE Facility In Chester: 'Shameful, Un-American'
Hundreds Gather To Protest Proposed ICE Facility In Chester: 'Shameful, Un-American' Hundreds of Hudson Valley residents gathered to protest a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility planned for a vacant warehouse in Orange County.  The rally took place on Thursday, Jan. 29, and followed federal officials' confirmation of plans to purchase, occupy, and rehabilitate a former Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive for ICE operations, as Daily Voice previously reported.  The site would be used as part of a broader federal plan to expand immigration detention capacity nationwide, with ICE proposing to house tens of thousands of migrants in wa…

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Ossining, NY
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Gas Odor At McDonald's Prompts Late-Night Response During Deep Freeze In Ossining Gas Odor At McDonald's Prompts Late-Night Response During Deep Freeze In Ossining Gas Odor At McDonald's Prompts Late-Night Response During Deep Freeze In Ossining
Gas Odor At McDonald's Prompts Late-Night Response During Deep Freeze In Ossining A reported gas odor led to a late-night emergency response at a McDonald’s in Westchester County as dangerously cold weather continued to grip the region.  Crews were called to the McDonald’s at the Arcadian Shopping Center in Ossining just after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, after an odor of gas was detected inside the restaurant, according to the Ossining Fire Department.  Firefighters arrived within minutes and confirmed the smell near the front of the store. Crews then checked the building’s heating and ventilation systems and determined that an air-handling unit on the ro…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown, NY
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Out-Of-State ‘Secret Shopping Duo’ Steal Hundreds From Yorktown Dick's Sporting Goods: Cops Out-Of-State ‘Secret Shopping Duo’ Steal Hundreds From Yorktown Dick's Sporting Goods: Cops Out-Of-State ‘Secret Shopping Duo’ Steal Hundreds From Yorktown Dick's Sporting Goods: Cops
Out-Of-State ‘Secret Shopping Duo’ Steal Hundreds From Yorktown Dick's Sporting Goods: Cops Two suspects from Connecticut and Massachusetts are facing criminal charges after authorities say they stole hundreds of dollars' worth of merchandise from a Westchester County, NY, sporting goods store.  The arrests stem from a theft reported around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Police Department.  Store employees alerted police to an alleged theft in progress and gave a description of both the suspects and the vehicle they were using.  After this, officers soon located a ca…

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Port Chester, NY
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Stop & Shop Shoplifting Call Explodes Into Dangerous Crash Spree In Port Chester: Police Stop & Shop Shoplifting Call Explodes Into Dangerous Crash Spree In Port Chester: Police Stop & Shop Shoplifting Call Explodes Into Dangerous Crash Spree In Port Chester: Police
Stop & Shop Shoplifting Call Explodes Into Dangerous Crash Spree In Port Chester: Police A Bronx woman was arrested after a reported shoplifting incident at a Westchester County supermarket escalated into a dangerous series of crashes that left multiple people injured and a police vehicle damaged, authorities said.  The incident began when officers were called to Stop & Shop in Port Chester around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, for a theft in progress. While officers were responding, police received a description of the suspect’s vehicle as it was leaving the scene, according to Port Chester Police. Officers found the vehicle and attempted to stop it, but police said…

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Yorktown, NY
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Police Save Luggage Spilling From Coach Bus While Escorting Cheer Team In Yorktown Police Save Luggage Spilling From Coach Bus While Escorting Cheer Team In Yorktown Police Save Luggage Spilling From Coach Bus While Escorting Cheer Team In Yorktown
Police Save Luggage Spilling From Coach Bus While Escorting Cheer Team In Yorktown A celebratory police escort for a Westchester County high school cheerleading team took an unexpected turn when suitcases began spilling out of the team’s bus on a busy roadway.  The suitcase rescue happened on Wednesday evening, Jan. 28, when Yorktown Police officers were escorting the Huskers cheer squad out of town after the team qualified to compete at nationals in Orlando, Florida, the department said. As the bus traveled along Route 35 toward Somers, luggage suddenly started tumbling from an exterior storage compartment on a sharp turn.  Police said neither the bus dri…

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by Ben Crnic
Hyde Park, NY
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6-Time DWI Offender Charged In Fatal Route 9 Crash In Hyde Park, Cops Say (UPDATE) 6-Time DWI Offender Charged In Fatal Route 9 Crash In Hyde Park, Cops Say (UPDATE) 6-Time DWI Offender Charged In Fatal Route 9 Crash In Hyde Park, Cops Say (UPDATE)
6-Time DWI Offender Charged In Fatal Route 9 Crash In Hyde Park, Cops Say (Update) A man with five previous DWI arrests has been charged more than a month after a deadly head-on crash on Route 9 in Dutchess County that claimed the life of a 28-year-old local resident, police said.  Richard Charles Rider, 46, was arrested early Thursday morning, Jan. 29, in connection with a December 14, 2025, crash that killed Alijah M. Johnson, 28, of Hyde Park, the Town of Hyde Park Police Department announced.  Police said the collision happened at around 4:21 p.m. near Route 9 and Huyler Drive, when Rider was driving a 2014 Ford F-150 pickup truck northbound and allegedly cr…

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by Ben Crnic
New City, NY
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Child Dies After Being Struck By Bus In New Square: Report Child Dies After Being Struck By Bus In New Square: Report Child Dies After Being Struck By Bus In New Square: Report
Child Dies After Being Struck By Bus In New Square: Report A child struck by a bus in Rockland County has reportedly died from his injuries.  The incident happened Thursday morning, Jan. 29, on Ostilla Avenue in New Square, where the child was hit by a school bus under circumstances that remain under investigation, The Monsey Scoop reported.  According to the outlet, the child was rushed by New Square Hatzoloh Paramedics to Westchester Medical Center, where doctors made extensive lifesaving efforts. Despite those efforts, the child later succumbed to the injuries.   More information about the incident was not immediately availa…

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Yorktown, NY
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Route 6 Chase: Parole Absconder Caught After Fleeing Cops In Yorktown, Police Say (UPDATE) Route 6 Chase: Parole Absconder Caught After Fleeing Cops In Yorktown, Police Say (UPDATE) Route 6 Chase: Parole Absconder Caught After Fleeing Cops In Yorktown, Police Say (UPDATE)
Route 6 Chase: Parole Absconder Caught After Fleeing Cops In Yorktown, Police Say (Update) More information has been released about a Route 6 vehicle pursuit that started in Westchester County and ended with suspects in custody after becoming stuck at a gas station in Putnam County, including the identity and charges against one of the drivers.  Juan Enrique Padilla-Cruz, 28, who is listed as homeless, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 28, following a pursuit that began in Yorktown and ended in Putnam County, Yorktown Police said on Thursday, Jan. 29. According to the department, officers first received an alert from the Westchester/Putnam Real Time Crime Center to be on the look…

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by Ben Crnic
Cortlandt, NY
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Person Found Dead After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge (UPDATE) Person Found Dead After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge (UPDATE) Person Found Dead After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge (UPDATE)
Person Found Dead After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge (Update) This story has been updated.  The Bear Mountain Bridge was temporarily closed on Thursday, Jan. 29, as authorities searched for a person who jumped from the structure and was later found dead. The incident began just before 1 p.m. on Thursday, when New York State Police and other first responders arrived at the bridge for a report of a possible jumper, according to Trooper Krystal Paolicelli.  The person who jumped was found dead a short time later, Paolicelli added.  The incident caused both directions of the bridge to temporarily close to traffic as authorities …

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