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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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Middletown Man Killed In Bronx Double Shooting, Another Victim Wounded Middletown Man Killed In Bronx Double Shooting, Another Victim Wounded Middletown Man Killed In Bronx Double Shooting, Another Victim Wounded
Middletown Man Killed In Bronx Double Shooting, Another Victim Wounded A 44-year-old Orange County man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting in the Bronx, police said.  The shooting happened on Sunday, Jan. 25, when officers responded to a 911 call reporting an assault at around 2:50 a.m. near the intersection of West 242nd Street and Broadway, within the confines of the 50th Precinct, the NYPD told Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 29. When officers arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. A 44-year-old man had been shot in the chest, while a 35-year-old man was shot in the knee, police said.  Emergency medical services…

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White Plains, NY
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Arrests Caught On Video In White Plains Were Not ICE, City Officials Say Arrests Caught On Video In White Plains Were Not ICE, City Officials Say Arrests Caught On Video In White Plains Were Not ICE, City Officials Say
Arrests Caught On Video In White Plains Were Not ICE, City Officials Say Public safety officials are addressing community concerns after a video circulating online raised questions about a federal law enforcement operation carried out in Westchester County. According to an announcement from White Plains Public Safety on Thursday, Jan. 29, members of the Westchester County DEA Task Force assisted the Newark DEA Field Division on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in arresting two suspects on federal warrants issued by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.  Officials emphasized that no Department of Homeland Security agencies were involved in the oper…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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SWAT Arrests 2 In Robbery, Stabbing That Left Man Seriously Hurt In Poughkeepsie: Cops SWAT Arrests 2 In Robbery, Stabbing That Left Man Seriously Hurt In Poughkeepsie: Cops SWAT Arrests 2 In Robbery, Stabbing That Left Man Seriously Hurt In Poughkeepsie: Cops
SWAT Arrests 2 In Robbery, Stabbing That Left Man Seriously Hurt In Poughkeepsie: Cops Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with a robbery and stabbing that left a man seriously injured on a Dutchess County street earlier this month, police said.   The arrests were made on Tuesday, Jan. 27, when Poughkeepsie officers and SWAT executed search warrants at apartments 2C and 2D at 24 Barclay St. as part of an investigation into the violent attack, which occurred on Sunday, Jan. 18, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Thursday, Jan. 29. As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened just before 10 p.m. in the area of C…

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Rye, NY
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Rye Playland: New Nonprofit Will Preserve Embattled Park As County Moves Forward With Ownership Rye Playland: New Nonprofit Will Preserve Embattled Park As County Moves Forward With Ownership Rye Playland: New Nonprofit Will Preserve Embattled Park As County Moves Forward With Ownership
Rye Playland: New Nonprofit Will Preserve Embattled Park As County Moves Forward With Ownership Westchester County has created a new nonprofit organization aimed at safeguarding the future of Rye Playland, the historic amusement park that has recently faced operational turmoil and legal battles.  The launch of Friends of Rye Playland, a community-led nonprofit designed to support, promote, and preserve the nearly century-old park as it prepares for its spring reopening, was announced by Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The group comes just months after the county regained full control of Playland following a high-profile dispute with former operator…

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Yonkers, NY
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BMW Driver Flees Police In Yonkers, Caught On Dead-End Road After County-Wide Chase: Cops BMW Driver Flees Police In Yonkers, Caught On Dead-End Road After County-Wide Chase: Cops BMW Driver Flees Police In Yonkers, Caught On Dead-End Road After County-Wide Chase: Cops
BMW Driver Flees Police In Yonkers, Caught On Dead-End Road After County-Wide Chase: Cops A 22-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading police on a reckless, multi-town chase across multiple Westchester County parkways before finally being tracked down in Putnam County, authorities said. The events leading to the arrest began just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, when an officer spotted a BMW sedan traveling northbound on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers without a front license plate, according to the Westchester County Police Department. When the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled at high speed, weaving through traffic, driving …

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Yonkers, NY
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'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In Yonkers Gets Jail Time 'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In Yonkers Gets Jail Time 'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In Yonkers Gets Jail Time
'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In Yonkers Gets Jail Time A Westchester County man convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing two victims, including a child, will spend decades in prison, prosecutors announced. Yonkers resident Eleuterio Duran, 38, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 27, by Westchester County Court Judge Robert Prisco to consecutive prison terms totaling 45 years, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Jan. 29. As previously reported by Daily Voice, a jury convicted Duran in December of multiple felony sex crimes following a trial in Westchester County Court.  Prosecutors said the evidence showed…

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Mt. Kisco, NY
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Man Found Unconscious In Mount Kisco Laundromat Dies At Hospital Man Found Unconscious In Mount Kisco Laundromat Dies At Hospital Man Found Unconscious In Mount Kisco Laundromat Dies At Hospital
Man Found Unconscious In Mount Kisco Laundromat Dies At Hospital A man found unconscious inside a Westchester County laundromat was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, police said. Officers were called at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to conduct a welfare check at a laundromat on Main Street in Mount Kisco. There, the man was discovered unresponsive in a rear room of the business, Westchester County Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Officers immediately began CPR until Westchester EMS arrived and took over lifesaving efforts. The man was then taken by the Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Northern Westchester Hospital, where h…

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Newburgh, NY
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Another Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Newburgh Gets Jail Time: DA Another Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Newburgh Gets Jail Time: DA Another Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Newburgh Gets Jail Time: DA
Another Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Newburgh Gets Jail Time: DA A man described by prosecutors as a major supplier in the sweeping “Operation Hot Lunch” takedown will spend years in state prison, marking another major milestone in what authorities say is the largest gun and narcotics trafficking case in Orange County history.  Newburgh resident Owen Beckford, also known as Marvin Ottley, 55, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 28, to 15 years in prison in Orange County Court after previously pleading guilty to operating as a major trafficker and second-degree conspiracy. Beckford was also ordered to forfeit $8,909 as part of the sentence, the…

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Hyde Park, NY
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Care Worker Charged After Victim Dies In Hot Van At Residential Facility In Hyde Park: NYSP Care Worker Charged After Victim Dies In Hot Van At Residential Facility In Hyde Park: NYSP Care Worker Charged After Victim Dies In Hot Van At Residential Facility In Hyde Park: NYSP
Care Worker Charged After Victim Dies In Hot Van At Residential Facility In Hyde Park: Nysp A caregiver has been criminally charged following the death of a 26-year-old with intellectual disabilities who was found unresponsive inside a transportation van at a Dutchess County residential facility last year, police announced.  Poughkeepsie resident Owen Ekpo, 66, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 28, and charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the August 2025 death of Thomas Anderson, a resident of Hyde Park, according to New York State Police and the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office.  The charges stem from an incident on Aug. 4, when the…

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Albany, NY
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Inmate Accused Of Brutal Assault On Sergeant At NY Prison Inmate Accused Of Brutal Assault On Sergeant At NY Prison Inmate Accused Of Brutal Assault On Sergeant At NY Prison
Inmate Accused Of Brutal Assault On Sergeant At NY Prison A corrections sergeant suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked by an inmate at a New York prison, officials said.  The assault happened Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, when staff were called to break up an argument between two inmates, according to the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association.  As a sergeant attempted to conduct a pat frisk, one inmate refused to comply and suddenly turned, striking the sergeant in the face, the union said. Other officers immediately intervened, forci…

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