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
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School Bus Fire Breaks Out Outside North Rockland High School School Bus Fire Breaks Out Outside North Rockland High School School Bus Fire Breaks Out Outside North Rockland High School
School Bus Fire Breaks Out Outside North Rockland High School A school bus caught fire Wednesday morning, Jan. 21, outside a Rockland County high school, but all students made it off safely before the flames spread, fire officials said.  Crews were dispatched just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, for a reported school bus fire in front of North Rockland High School in Thiells, the Thiells Fire Department said.  When firefighters arrived, they found an active fire involving the bus, according to the department. Fire crews stretched two hose lines and were able to extinguish the fire, officials said. All students had already been remo…

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by Ben Crnic
Monsey, NY
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Car Fire Breaks Out In Restaurant Parking Lot In Monsey: Report Car Fire Breaks Out In Restaurant Parking Lot In Monsey: Report Car Fire Breaks Out In Restaurant Parking Lot In Monsey: Report
Car Fire Breaks Out In Restaurant Parking Lot In Monsey: Report A vehicle caught fire in the parking lot of a Rockland County restaurant, but quick action by the driver and bystanders prevented it from spreading further.  The fire happened on Tuesday night, Jan. 20, in the parking lot of Seasons Express on Route 306 near Grandview Avenue in Monsey, The Monsey Scoop reported.  According to the report, the vehicle’s owner, with help from several bystanders, was able to knock down the flames before emergency crews arrived on the scene. Multiple agencies responded, including the Hillcrest Fire Department, Ramapo Police Department, Hatzoloh EMS, C…

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by Ben Crnic
Suffern, NY
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Road Sign Pierces Windshield In Thruway Crash In Sloatsburg After Driver Loses Control Road Sign Pierces Windshield In Thruway Crash In Sloatsburg After Driver Loses Control Road Sign Pierces Windshield In Thruway Crash In Sloatsburg After Driver Loses Control
Road Sign Pierces Windshield In Thruway Crash In Sloatsburg After Driver Loses Control A driver narrowly avoided serious injury after a crash on the New York State Thruway sent a signpost through the vehicle’s windshield in Rockland County.  The crash happened at around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, on I-87 in Sloatsburg, according to the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps.  EMS crews were dispatched for a report of a motor vehicle crash with someone trapped inside. When they arrived, responders found the driver had suffered a medical emergency, which caused the vehicle to leave the roadway and crash, officials said.  As seen in photos released by first res…

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by Ben Crnic
Washingtonville, NY
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Officer Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Blooming Grove Officer Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Blooming Grove Officer Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Blooming Grove
Officer Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Blooming Grove A police officer was injured in a rollover crash while on duty in Orange County, prompting a statement from the department's chief.  The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, on Mountain Lodge Road near Helms Hill Road in Blooming Grove, according to Blooming Grove Police Department Chief Alex Melchiorre.  Melchiorre said the incident involved a single vehicle and a single occupant, who was an on-duty police officer.  The officer was transported to the hospital by the Blooming Grove Volunteer Ambulance, but was later discharged, officials said. The cr…

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by Ben Crnic
Cortlandt, NY
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Man Makes Hate-Fueled Threat With Gun At Gas Station In Cortlandt: Police Man Makes Hate-Fueled Threat With Gun At Gas Station In Cortlandt: Police Man Makes Hate-Fueled Threat With Gun At Gas Station In Cortlandt: Police
Man Makes Hate-Fueled Threat With Gun At Gas Station In Cortlandt: Police A man has been arrested and charged with multiple felony offenses after police say he made derogatory comments to victims about their national origin, showed a gun, and fled from a gas station in Westchester County. Sean C. Pearson, 57, of Cortlandt, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 16, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 20.  Police said the incident happened at around 10:30 p.m. at the Sunoco gas station located at 2148 Albany Post Rd. (Route 9A) in the Town of Cortlandt.  According to police, Pearson entered the gas station, approached two victims, made derogatory sta…

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by Ben Crnic
Cortlandt, NY
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Cortlandt Man Reports False 911 Threat To Harass Family, Police Say Cortlandt Man Reports False 911 Threat To Harass Family, Police Say Cortlandt Man Reports False 911 Threat To Harass Family, Police Say
Cortlandt Man Reports False 911 Threat To Harass Family, Police Say A 64-year-old Westchester County man has been arrested after police say he made a knowingly false 911 report in an alleged attempt to harass a family. The investigation began after a 911 call on Sunday, Jan. 11, from an unidentified man who claimed to have seen a threatening social media post and identified a Mohegan Lake address and resident as responsible, New York State Police said on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Police said the caller disconnected before providing full identifying information. A follow-up investigation, including interviews and a review of cell phones and social media accounts, fo…

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by Ben Crnic
New City, NY
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Dispatcher Guides Parents Through Baby’s Birth Inside Car In Clarkstown Dispatcher Guides Parents Through Baby’s Birth Inside Car In Clarkstown Dispatcher Guides Parents Through Baby’s Birth Inside Car In Clarkstown
Dispatcher Guides Parents Through Baby’s Birth Inside Car In Clarkstown A calm and quick-thinking 911 dispatcher helped guide parents through the birth of their baby inside a vehicle in Rockland County while emergency crews rushed to the scene, police said.   The 911 call came in at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, after a baby was born inside a car as the parents were driving to the hospital, Clarkstown Police said in a social media post.  Police said Dispatcher Craig Simon answered the call from the newborn’s father and provided step-by-step guidance and reassurance, helping the parents through the moments immediately surrounding the …

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by Ben Crnic
Haverstraw, NY
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Out-Of-State Man Caught With 2 Guns, Large-Capacity Mags In Haverstraw Appears In Court: DA Out-Of-State Man Caught With 2 Guns, Large-Capacity Mags In Haverstraw Appears In Court: DA Out-Of-State Man Caught With 2 Guns, Large-Capacity Mags In Haverstraw Appears In Court: DA
Out-Of-State Man Caught With 2 Guns, Large-Capacity Mags In Haverstraw Appears In Court: DA A South Carolina man has been arraigned in court on multiple felony weapon charges after he was caught with guns and loaded high-capacity magazines during a traffic stop in Rockland County, prosecutors said.  Richard Campbell, 40, of South Carolina, was arraigned in Rockland County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 20, on charges including two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts of criminal possession of a firearm, according to the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office.  According to court f…

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by Ben Crnic
Peekskill, NY
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Painter-For-Hire Who Raped Girl, 11, While Working In Peekskill Gets Enhanced Sentence Painter-For-Hire Who Raped Girl, 11, While Working In Peekskill Gets Enhanced Sentence Painter-For-Hire Who Raped Girl, 11, While Working In Peekskill Gets Enhanced Sentence
Painter-For-Hire Who Raped Girl, 11, While Working In Peekskill Gets Enhanced Sentence A man who raped an 11-year-old girl while working as a painter-for-hire in Westchester County has been sentenced to an enhanced prison term, prosecutors announced. Anselmo Yambay Pena, 61, of Peekskill, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 16, to 20 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to first-degree rape, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 20.  According to prosecutors, the incident occurred on Feb. 15, 2024, when Pena was hired to perform painting work at a Peekskill residential building. Wh…

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by Ben Crnic
New Rochelle, NY
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$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At ShopRite In New Rochelle $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At ShopRite In New Rochelle $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At ShopRite In New Rochelle
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At ShopRite In New Rochelle Someone who visited a ShopRite supermarket in Westchester County over the weekend walked out with a lot more than groceries.  The New York Lottery announced that a third-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at the ShopRite on Joyce Road in New Rochelle for the Saturday, Jan. 17, drawing.   A second $50,000 third-prize ticket was also sold in Manhattan, but New Rochelle was one of just two locations statewide to sell a ticket at that prize level for the drawing.  The winning numbers were 05 08 27 49 57 with a Powerball number of 14.  Powerball numb…

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