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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Man Who Killed Caseworker While She Worked In Peekskill Gets Prison Time: 'Wake-Up Call' Man Who Killed Caseworker While She Worked In Peekskill Gets Prison Time: 'Wake-Up Call' Man Who Killed Caseworker While She Worked In Peekskill Gets Prison Time: 'Wake-Up Call'
Man Who Killed Caseworker While She Worked In Peekskill Gets Prison Time: 'Wake-Up Call' The man who brutally killed a Westchester County Department of Social Services caseworker while she was on the job has been sentenced to decades in prison.  Hasseem Jenkins, of Peekskill, was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 8, to 23 years to life in state prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Maria Coto, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, Coto, 56, was attacked on May 14, 2024, while conducting a home visit on South Street in Peekskill as part of her work for the county.  P…

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Port Jervis, NY
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Port Jervis Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old Child: Police Port Jervis Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old Child: Police Port Jervis Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old Child: Police
Port Jervis Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old Child: Police An Orange County man has been arrested following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct involving a young child, police announced.   Port Jervis man Robert Worden, 51, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after investigators from the New York State Police Child Abuse Unit in Orange County, working with Orange County Child Protective Services, concluded a months-long investigation that began in June 2025, police said.  Authorities allege Worden engaged in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 11.  Worden was charged with first-de…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
Your Community
Lights, Camera, Action: Westchester Locals Wanted For New Streaming Series 'Minivan' Lights, Camera, Action: Westchester Locals Wanted For New Streaming Series 'Minivan' Lights, Camera, Action: Westchester Locals Wanted For New Streaming Series 'Minivan'
Lights, Camera, Action: Westchester Locals Wanted For New Streaming Series 'Minivan' Ever wanted to see yourself strolling across the big screen? A new streaming series is giving Westchester residents a shot at their background-actor moment.  Grant Wilfley Casting, Inc. is looking for Westchester County locals to work as paid extras on an upcoming series titled “MINIVAN,” with roles ranging from college students to pedestrians and other everyday characters. The work is paid, with non-union actors earning $187 for up to 10 hours. According to the casting notice, the background roles are not covered by a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement, though both union a…

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by Ben Crnic
Bronxville, NY
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Woman, 30, Punches 14-Year-Old Several Times At Bronxville Library, Police Say Woman, 30, Punches 14-Year-Old Several Times At Bronxville Library, Police Say Woman, 30, Punches 14-Year-Old Several Times At Bronxville Library, Police Say
Woman, 30, Punches 14-Year-Old Several Times At Bronxville Library, Police Say A woman was arrested after police say she punched a teenager during an unprovoked assault inside a public library in Westchester County.  The incident happened on Monday, Jan. 5, at around 4:48 p.m., when a 14-year-old Yonkers resident was punched multiple times inside the library, Bronxville Police Chief Christopher Satriale told Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 8.  Police received a report of the attack several minutes later, just before 5 p.m.  An investigation determined the suspect was Molly Staunton, 30, of Bronxville, police said. Staunton was taken into custody the foll…

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Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Gun Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Orange County Learns Fate, DA Says Gun Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Orange County Learns Fate, DA Says Gun Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Orange County Learns Fate, DA Says
Gun Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Orange County Learns Fate, DA Says A Dutchess County man who supplied firearms to a major Orange County gun and drug trafficking ring will spend over a decade in state prison, prosecutors announced.  Poughkeepsie man Andre Smith, 39, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Orange County Court after pleading guilty to first-degree criminal sale of a firearm, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Smith’s conviction stems from Operation "Hot Lunch," a months-long, multi-agency investigation that dismantled an extensive firearms and narcotics trafficking network operating throughout Oran…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Blaze Leaves 20 Apartment Units Uninhabitable, Prompts Arson Investigation In Middletown Blaze Leaves 20 Apartment Units Uninhabitable, Prompts Arson Investigation In Middletown Blaze Leaves 20 Apartment Units Uninhabitable, Prompts Arson Investigation In Middletown
Blaze Leaves 20 Apartment Units Uninhabitable, Prompts Arson Investigation In Middletown A fire at a senior living complex in Orange County displaced residents and left dozens of apartments uninhabitable, fire officials said.  The incident unfolded around 2:53 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4, at the Senior Horizons at Silver Lake apartment complex at 141 Bert Crawford Rd. in Middletown, after a commercial water-flow alarm led to reports of a structure fire on the building’s third floor, Silver Lake Fire District Chief of Department Duvan Grisales said on Wednesday, Jan. 7. As firefighters arrived, crews encountered heavy smoke conditions inside the building, with smoke also vi…

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by Ben Crnic
North Salem, NY
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ID Released Of Man Struck, Killed On I-684 After Walking In Left Lane In Croton Falls (UPDATE) ID Released Of Man Struck, Killed On I-684 After Walking In Left Lane In Croton Falls (UPDATE) ID Released Of Man Struck, Killed On I-684 After Walking In Left Lane In Croton Falls (UPDATE)
ID Released Of Man Struck, Killed On I-684 After Walking In Left Lane In Croton Falls (Update) Police have identified the Putnam County resident who was fatally struck while walking on Interstate 684 in Northern Westchester earlier this week.  The victim was identified as Arturo Martinez Jimenez, 54, of Brewster, New York State Police said in an update on Wednesday, Jan. 7.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the collision happened at around 2 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, on the southbound lanes of I-684 near mile marker 24.3, just north of Exit 8 at Hardscrabble Road in the Croton Falls section of North Salem. Investigators said Martinez Jimenez was walking in the left lane o…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
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Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In Yonkers: Here's His Fate Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In Yonkers: Here's His Fate Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In Yonkers: Here's His Fate
Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In Yonkers: Here's His Fate A Westchester County man will spend years in state prison after prosecutors said he strangled his partner until she lost consciousness during a violent domestic assault that unfolded in front of their young child. Yonkers resident Jorge Garcia, 42, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6, to five years in state prison for the 2023 attack, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.   The attack happened on Oct. 10, 2023, after the victim accidentally knocked over a coffee machine in the kitchen, authorities said.  Prosecutors said Garcia became enraged, tore d…

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by Ben Crnic
Rye, NY
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70-Mile Joyride: Stolen Rye Audi Found After Thief Sneaks Into NJ Verizon HQ, Cops Say 70-Mile Joyride: Stolen Rye Audi Found After Thief Sneaks Into NJ Verizon HQ, Cops Say 70-Mile Joyride: Stolen Rye Audi Found After Thief Sneaks Into NJ Verizon HQ, Cops Say
70-Mile Joyride: Stolen Rye Audi Found After Thief Sneaks Into NJ Verizon HQ, Cops Say An investigation into a New Year's Day burglary in Westchester County has led to the arrest of a Connecticut man after police traced a stolen Audi across state lines to a corporate campus in New Jersey, authorities said.  Fairfield County resident Joao Caetano De Sa, 26, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 2, in connection with the burglary of an Audi Q7 from a Rye home and was taken back to Westchester County on Wednesday, Jan 7, the City of Rye Police Department announced.  The investigation first began on Friday, Jan. 2, when police were called around 12:30 a.m. to Drak…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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New 'Gaming Lounge' Celebrates Opening In Middletown, Bringing Consoles, Tabletop Games New 'Gaming Lounge' Celebrates Opening In Middletown, Bringing Consoles, Tabletop Games New 'Gaming Lounge' Celebrates Opening In Middletown, Bringing Consoles, Tabletop Games
New 'Gaming Lounge' Celebrates Opening In Middletown, Bringing Consoles, Tabletop Games A new space for gamers of all kinds has officially landed in Orange County. Utopia Gaming Lounge has opened at 201 Dolson Ave., Unit 201F, in Middletown, offering a mix of video games, tabletop gaming, pool, and themed mocktails in a setting designed for casual players and hardcore gamers alike.  City officials marked the opening on Monday, Jan. 5, celebrating the launch of the lounge, which the City of Middletown described as “a place for gamers to unite,” whether they prefer consoles, cards and dice, or cue sticks. The venue also offers space for parties and private events.  Ut…

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