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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New Windsor, NY
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Man Disappears After Leaving For Walk In New Windsor: Police Seek Help From Public Man Disappears After Leaving For Walk In New Windsor: Police Seek Help From Public Man Disappears After Leaving For Walk In New Windsor: Police Seek Help From Public
Man Disappears After Leaving For Walk In New Windsor: Police Seek Help From Public Police in Orange County are asking for the public’s help to locate a 60-year-old man who was reported missing after leaving his home for a walk.  Jose Santacruz, 60, was last seen at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, before going out for a walk in New Windsor, the New Windsor Police Department announced on Thursday, Jan. 22. The department said officers responded on Wednesday to a report of a missing person at a residence on Oakwood Terrace.  Investigators said Santacruz left behind all of his personal belongings, including his cell phone, wallet, and keys, raising concer…

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Mahopac, NY
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Mahopac School Board Member's ICE Role Prompts Call For Resignation From Immigration Group Mahopac School Board Member's ICE Role Prompts Call For Resignation From Immigration Group Mahopac School Board Member's ICE Role Prompts Call For Resignation From Immigration Group
Mahopac School Board Member's ICE Role Prompts Call For Resignation From Immigration Group A local immigration advocacy group is calling for the resignation of a Putnam County school board member, alleging his work with federal immigration enforcement creates fear within the community—a claim that has drawn sharp pushback from another trustee.  The group Hudson Valley Patriots for Immigration Reform posted on Facebook on Sunday, Jan. 18, urging residents to attend an upcoming Mahopac Central School District Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, and demand the resignation of Trustee Christopher Harrigan, who the group says works as an agent with Immigration and Cust…

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Millbrook-Dover, NY
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Brother Admits To Smothering Sister, 17, To Death In Millbrook: DA Brother Admits To Smothering Sister, 17, To Death In Millbrook: DA Brother Admits To Smothering Sister, 17, To Death In Millbrook: DA
Brother Admits To Smothering Sister, 17, To Death In Millbrook: DA A 34-year-old man has pleaded guilty in connection with the smothering death of his teenage sister in Dutchess County, bringing a years-long case to a close,  prosecutors announced.  Mark Dedaj, 34, pleaded guilty in Dutchess County Court to first-degree manslaughter for causing the death of his sister, Maureen Nelson-Lanzi, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Jan. 22. The incident occurred on Sept. 4, 2021, at a home on Harts Village Road in the Village of Millbrook, prosecutors said. Dedaj admitted in court that he caused the death of his 17-yea…

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Spring Valley, NY
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Man Flees Traffic Stop, Tracked To Spring Valley Hotel: DNA Ties Him To Loaded Gun, DA Says Man Flees Traffic Stop, Tracked To Spring Valley Hotel: DNA Ties Him To Loaded Gun, DA Says Man Flees Traffic Stop, Tracked To Spring Valley Hotel: DNA Ties Him To Loaded Gun, DA Says
Man Flees Traffic Stop, Tracked To Spring Valley Hotel: DNA Ties Him To Loaded Gun, DA Says A 27-year-old man has been convicted of felony gun possession after running from a traffic stop and later being tracked down at a Rockland County hotel with a loaded gun linked to him through DNA, prosecutors said. Keimoni Spinks, 27, of Spring Valley, was found guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 20, following a five-day bench trial in Rockland County Court before Judge Kevin F. Russo, the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Jan. 22. Spinks was convicted of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, prosecutors said.&nb…

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Yorktown, NY
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Duo Accused Of Assaulting Young BJ's Employee In Yorktown, Police Say Duo Accused Of Assaulting Young BJ's Employee In Yorktown, Police Say Duo Accused Of Assaulting Young BJ's Employee In Yorktown, Police Say
Duo Accused Of Assaulting Young BJ's Employee In Yorktown, Police Say Two people were arrested after police say they assaulted a juvenile employee during an altercation inside a BJ's Wholesale Club location in Northern Westchester, according to authorities.  Albert DeJesus, 53, and Daina Matos, 54, who both live at the same address in Yorktown, were arrested on Saturday, Jan. 17, and charged with third-degree assault in connection with the incident, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Tuesday, Jan. 20.  Police said officers were dispatched at around 4:59 p.m. to BJ’s Wholesale Club, located at 3303 Crompond Rd. (Route 202), for a report of a…

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Yonkers, NY
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4-Alarm Fire Leaves Man With Only Dog, Lizards In Yonkers: Community Rallies To Help 4-Alarm Fire Leaves Man With Only Dog, Lizards In Yonkers: Community Rallies To Help 4-Alarm Fire Leaves Man With Only Dog, Lizards In Yonkers: Community Rallies To Help
4-Alarm Fire Leaves Man With Only Dog, Lizards In Yonkers: Community Rallies To Help As families continue to recover from a devastating four-alarm fire that tore through a Westchester County neighborhood, community members are stepping up to help those who lost everything—including a man who escaped the blaze with only his pets.  The fire broke out on Friday night, Jan. 16, in the School Street neighborhood of southwest Yonkers, near 160 School St., and quickly escalated to a four-alarm blaze, damaging multiple buildings and displacing residents, as previously reported by Daily Voice. One of those affected was Jeo Maldonado Jr., who lost all of his belongings in the fi…

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Saved From Mid-Hudson Bridge By Negotiation Team Man Saved From Mid-Hudson Bridge By Negotiation Team Man Saved From Mid-Hudson Bridge By Negotiation Team
Man Saved From Mid-Hudson Bridge By Negotiation Team Police in Dutchess County safely intervened late Wednesday night, Jan. 21, after receiving a report of a person in crisis on the Mid-Hudson Bridge, authorities said. Officers were dispatched just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, after 911 received a call reporting a suicidal subject on the bridge, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Thursday, Jan. 22. When patrol units arrived, officers found a man standing near the railing, police said. Officers made contact and requested assistance from members of the department’s Hostage Negotiation Team. Negotiators soon establi…

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Fishkill, NY
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Drunk Driver Gets Vehicular Assault Charges For Multi-Car Crash That Hurt 7 In Fishkill: DA Drunk Driver Gets Vehicular Assault Charges For Multi-Car Crash That Hurt 7 In Fishkill: DA Drunk Driver Gets Vehicular Assault Charges For Multi-Car Crash That Hurt 7 In Fishkill: DA
Drunk Driver Gets Vehicular Assault Charges For Multi-Car Crash That Hurt 7 In Fishkill: DA A man has been arraigned on a felony indictment in connection with a multi-vehicle crash on Route 9 in Dutchess County that injured seven people, including one who suffered serious physical injuries, prosecutors said.  Timothy Henion, 34, of Beacon, was arraigned on an indictment returned by a Dutchess County grand jury charging him with three counts of first-degree vehicular assault, three counts of driving while intoxicated, and five counts of third-degree assault, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The charges stem from a crash that occur…

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by Ben Crnic
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Man Who Raped Child Under 15 In LaGrange Gets Prison Time Man Who Raped Child Under 15 In LaGrange Gets Prison Time Man Who Raped Child Under 15 In LaGrange Gets Prison Time
Man Who Raped Child Under 15 In LaGrange Gets Prison Time A 27-year-old man will spend years in prison following his guilty plea in a rape case involving a young child in Dutchess County, prosecutors announced.  Armani Williams, 27, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading guilty in October to second-degree rape, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The charges stem from a March 15, 2024, incident in the Town of LaGrange, when Williams, who was 25 years old at the time, had sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 15, according to the DA’s Office.  In …

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Yonkers, NY
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Dog Found With Gash On Neck: Yonkers Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty, SPCA Says (UPDATE) Dog Found With Gash On Neck: Yonkers Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty, SPCA Says (UPDATE) Dog Found With Gash On Neck: Yonkers Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty, SPCA Says (UPDATE)
Dog Found With Gash On Neck: Yonkers Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty, SPCA Says (Update) A woman has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty months after a dog was found abandoned near a Westchester County cemetery with a life-threatening cut to its neck, authorities announced.  Anita Martin, 60, of Yonkers, was arrested following a joint investigation by SPCA Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit and the Yonkers Police Department Detective Division, SPCA officials announced on Thursday, Jan. 22.  She is charged with felony aggravated animal cruelty and abandonment, the SPCA said. The arrest stems from an incident in November 2025, when a young dog, …

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