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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Southeast-Brewster, NY
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Man Fatally Struck On I-684 Overnight After Walking In Left Lane In Croton Falls (UPDATE) Man Fatally Struck On I-684 Overnight After Walking In Left Lane In Croton Falls (UPDATE) Man Fatally Struck On I-684 Overnight After Walking In Left Lane In Croton Falls (UPDATE)
Man Fatally Struck On I-684 Overnight After Walking In Left Lane In Croton Falls (Update) A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 684 in Northern Westchester overnight, New York State Police confirmed.  New, updated report - ID Released Of Man Struck, Killed On I-684 After Walking In Left Lane In Westchester (UPDATE) The incident happened at around 2 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, at the southbound lanes of I-684 near mile marker 24.3 in North Salem, where a car-versus-pedestrian collision was reported, New York State Police Trooper Krystal Paolicelli said. A preliminary investigation determined that a male pedestrian had been walking in the …

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by Cecilia Levine & Ben Crnic
Rye, NY
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Audi Stolen From Home In Rye, Found Out-Of-State: Man Arrested, Police Say Audi Stolen From Home In Rye, Found Out-Of-State: Man Arrested, Police Say Audi Stolen From Home In Rye, Found Out-Of-State: Man Arrested, Police Say
Audi Stolen From Home In Rye, Found Out-Of-State: Man Arrested, Police Say An investigation into the theft of an Audi from a Westchester County home led police to a suspect who was already in custody in New Jersey, authorities said.    The investigation began at around 12:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Jan. 2, when City of Rye Police officers responded to a report of a blocked driveway on Drake Smith Lane, the department said. At the scene, officers found a blue Toyota Yaris parked in front of a residence. A resident told police she reviewed her security cameras and saw a man ring her doorbell around 6 p.m. before walking to a neighboring home.  While …

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Car Flips After Hitting Deer On Saw Mill River Parkway In Hawthorne Car Flips After Hitting Deer On Saw Mill River Parkway In Hawthorne Car Flips After Hitting Deer On Saw Mill River Parkway In Hawthorne
Car Flips After Hitting Deer On Saw Mill River Parkway In Hawthorne Firefighters raced to the Saw Mill River Parkway after a car rolled over following a collision with a deer, marking one department's last response of 2025.  Firefighters were dispatched at 11:57 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, to the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hawthorne for a car-versus-deer crash that resulted in a vehicle rollover, according to the Hawthorne Fire Department.  All occupants were able to safely get out of the vehicle on their own, fire officials said. After being evaluated at the scene, everyone declined medical transport.  Once the scene was cleared, firefighter…

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by Ben Crnic
Rye, NY
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Woman Caught Driving Stolen Rental SUV At CVS In Rye, Police Say Woman Caught Driving Stolen Rental SUV At CVS In Rye, Police Say Woman Caught Driving Stolen Rental SUV At CVS In Rye, Police Say
Woman Caught Driving Stolen Rental SUV At CVS In Rye, Police Say A 21-year-old Orange County woman was arrested after police found her in a stolen rental vehicle parked at a CVS in Westchester County, authorities said.  The arrest happened on Friday, Jan. 2, when City of Rye officers were alerted just before 8 a.m. that a stolen 2026 Mazda CX-5 was traveling southbound on Boston Post Road (Route 1) near Peck Avenue, according to City of Rye Police.  Officers located the vehicle a short time later in the parking lot of the CVS at 1121 Boston Post Rd., where they found the driver seated inside, police said. The driver was identified as …

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
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Man Killed After Fleeing Police, Crashing Into Another Vehicle In Newburgh: NYSP Man Killed After Fleeing Police, Crashing Into Another Vehicle In Newburgh: NYSP Man Killed After Fleeing Police, Crashing Into Another Vehicle In Newburgh: NYSP
Man Killed After Fleeing Police, Crashing Into Another Vehicle In Newburgh: Nysp A 39-year-old man died late New Year’s Day after fleeing from a state trooper and crashing into another vehicle in Orange County, authorities said.  The incident began at about 10:32 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, when a New York State Trooper saw a 2012 Volkswagen traveling eastbound on Route 17K in Newburgh in violation of traffic laws, New York State Police announced on Friday, Jan. 2.  When the trooper tried to stop the vehicle, the driver kept going, prompting a pursuit that lasted about two minutes before being terminated by the trooper, police said.   After the pursui…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
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Man Accused Of Shattering Windows, Stealing From 2 Spring Valley Businesses: Police Man Accused Of Shattering Windows, Stealing From 2 Spring Valley Businesses: Police Man Accused Of Shattering Windows, Stealing From 2 Spring Valley Businesses: Police
Man Accused Of Shattering Windows, Stealing From 2 Spring Valley Businesses: Police Two businesses in Rockland County were damaged and burglarized overnight on New Year’s Day, leading to the arrest of a local man, police said.  The events leading up to the arrest began just before 7 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, when a Spring Valley Police officer was flagged down after a shattered front door was discovered at Aim’s Convenient Store at 37 South Main St., the department announced on Friday, Jan. 2.  Officers determined the store had been burglarized overnight, with around $2,000 stolen from the cash register.  While detectives were responding to the burglar…

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by Ben Crnic
Port Jervis, NY
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'Aggressive Animal' Delays Firefighters Responding To Port Jervis Kitchen Blaze 'Aggressive Animal' Delays Firefighters Responding To Port Jervis Kitchen Blaze 'Aggressive Animal' Delays Firefighters Responding To Port Jervis Kitchen Blaze
'Aggressive Animal' Delays Firefighters Responding To Port Jervis Kitchen Blaze A response to a New Year's Day blaze at an Orange County home was complicated by an aggressive pet inside, firefighters said. The fire happened in Port Jervis on Thursday night, Jan. 1, when Port Jervis Fire Department companies, along with the Milford Fire Department, responded to a Franklin Street apartment where smoke could be seen coming from the windows, according to Port Jervis firefighters.  The firefighters' entry was at first delayed by an aggressive animal inside the apartment, the department said.  Once Port Jervis Police and Animal Control secured the scene, crews mad…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
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White Plains Hospital Welcomes First Baby Born In 2026 White Plains Hospital Welcomes First Baby Born In 2026 White Plains Hospital Welcomes First Baby Born In 2026
White Plains Hospital Welcomes First Baby Born In 2026 White Plains Hospital is celebrating its first baby of the new year, hospital officials announced.  A baby girl named Alice was born at 1:03 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, becoming White Plains Hospital’s first arrival of 2026, according to the hospital.  Alice’s parents, Maura and Gabriel, were congratulated by hospital staff as they marked the start of the new year with the birth of their child. Hospital officials said the delivery marked a celebratory moment as White Plains Hospital rang in 2026.

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by Ben Crnic
Port Jervis, NY
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Crack Cocaine, 'Unknown Substance' Found During Traffic Stop In Port Jervis: Police Crack Cocaine, 'Unknown Substance' Found During Traffic Stop In Port Jervis: Police Crack Cocaine, 'Unknown Substance' Found During Traffic Stop In Port Jervis: Police
Crack Cocaine, 'Unknown Substance' Found During Traffic Stop In Port Jervis: Police A traffic stop in Orange County led to the seizure of a significant amount of suspected narcotics and the arrest of two people, police said. The stop was conducted last week in Port Jervis, when officers on patrol pulled over a rental vehicle and launched an investigation, the Port Jervis Police Department said on Thursday, Jan. 1. Police said officers recovered around 84 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 3 grams of suspected cocaine, and a large quantity of glassine envelopes containing an unknown substance that is being sent for laboratory testing.  A female passenger in the vehicle…

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
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First Babies Of 2026 Welcomed At Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, Good Samaritan Hospitals First Babies Of 2026 Welcomed At Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, Good Samaritan Hospitals First Babies Of 2026 Welcomed At Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, Good Samaritan Hospitals
First Babies Of 2026 Welcomed At Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, Good Samaritan Hospitals Hospitals across the Hudson Valley rang in the new year by welcoming their first newborns of 2026 just after midnight, officials said.  Both Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh and Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern welcomed New Year's Day arrivals a short time after midnight.  Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall welcomed its first baby of the new year just minutes after the clock struck midnight, hospital officials announced. A baby girl named Elora Burks was born at 12:07 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at the hospital’s Kaplan Family Birthing Center. …

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