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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Nanuet, NY
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Investigation Opened After Off-Duty NYPD Officer Fatally Hits Man On Thruway In Nanuet: AG Investigation Opened After Off-Duty NYPD Officer Fatally Hits Man On Thruway In Nanuet: AG Investigation Opened After Off-Duty NYPD Officer Fatally Hits Man On Thruway In Nanuet: AG
Investigation Opened After Off-Duty Nypd Officer Fatally Hits Man On Thruway In Nanuet: AG The New York Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into the death of a man who was struck and killed by an off-duty NYPD officer on the New York State Thruway in Rockland County last week.   The Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation announced Tuesday, Dec. 23, that it is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of Bravo Nondo, 45, of Albany, who was fatally struck early Thursday morning, Dec. 18, in Nanuet, as Daily Voice previously reported.  According to state officials, the crash happened at about 4:40 a.m. as an off-duty NYPD officer …

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Newburgh, NY
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Drug Dealer Caught With Deadly Narcotics In Newburgh Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Caught With Deadly Narcotics In Newburgh Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Caught With Deadly Narcotics In Newburgh Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Caught With Deadly Narcotics In Newburgh Gets Prison Time A drug dealer will spend years in state prison after admitting to possessing large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine following a narcotics investigation in Orange County, prosecutors said.  Newburgh resident Kelvin Lagares, 35, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 11, in Orange County Court to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 23.  Lagares had previously pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree.  According to the DA’s Office, t…

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Rye, NY
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Unconscious Driver Parked On Sidewalk Caught With 27 Cans Of Laughing Gas In Rye: Cops Unconscious Driver Parked On Sidewalk Caught With 27 Cans Of Laughing Gas In Rye: Cops Unconscious Driver Parked On Sidewalk Caught With 27 Cans Of Laughing Gas In Rye: Cops
Unconscious Driver Parked On Sidewalk Caught With 27 Cans Of Laughing Gas In Rye: Cops A Connecticut man was arrested in Westchester County, NY, after police say they found him unconscious behind the wheel of a running vehicle parked on a sidewalk — with dozens of nitrous oxide canisters inside the car.  The arrest was made on Monday, Dec. 22, when an officer spotted the vehicle stopped on the sidewalk along Forest Avenue near Beck Avenue in the City of Rye at about 5:25 p.m., the city's police department said on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The engine was running, but the driver was unresponsive in the driver’s seat, police said.  The man was later identified as Fairfie…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Pleasant, NY
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NYC Buys $12.6M Parcel Near Kensico Reservoir In Its Most Expensive Watershed Land Deal Ever NYC Buys $12.6M Parcel Near Kensico Reservoir In Its Most Expensive Watershed Land Deal Ever NYC Buys $12.6M Parcel Near Kensico Reservoir In Its Most Expensive Watershed Land Deal Ever
NYC Buys $12.6M Parcel Near Kensico Reservoir In Its Most Expensive Watershed Land Deal Ever New York City has made its most expensive watershed land purchase, acquiring more than 48 acres near the Kensico Reservoir in Westchester County for $12.56 million in a move officials say is critical to protecting the region’s drinking water supply.  The acquisition, announced Monday, Dec. 22, by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, marks the highest-value land purchase in the agency’s history and focuses on safeguarding water at one of the most sensitive points in the City’s system, city officials said. Nearly all of New York City’s drinking water passes through t…

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by Ben Crnic
Warwick, NY
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Cause Probed In Battery Facility Fire In Warwick: Operator Defends Safety Measures Cause Probed In Battery Facility Fire In Warwick: Operator Defends Safety Measures Cause Probed In Battery Facility Fire In Warwick: Operator Defends Safety Measures
Cause Probed In Battery Facility Fire In Warwick: Operator Defends Safety Measures An analysis is underway into the cause of a fire that burned for several days at a battery energy storage facility in Orange County, as the company that operates the site sought to reassure officials and residents amid renewed concerns over safety. The fire broke out around 10:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at the Convergent battery storage facility located at 28 Church St. in the Village of Warwick, as Daily Voice previously reported.  A fire alarm triggered the site’s emergency response plan after flames were detected inside one battery unit.  Convergent representatives said in a sta…

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by Ben Crnic
Greenburgh, NY
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Crash Prompts Speed Camera Petition For Sprain Brook Parkway In Greenburgh Crash Prompts Speed Camera Petition For Sprain Brook Parkway In Greenburgh Crash Prompts Speed Camera Petition For Sprain Brook Parkway In Greenburgh
Crash Prompts Speed Camera Petition For Sprain Brook Parkway In Greenburgh A new push to bring speed cameras to the Sprain Brook Parkway is gaining traction following yet another crash on the notoriously dangerous roadway in Westchester County.  The effort is being led by the Town of Greenburgh Supervisor’s Office, which has launched a Change.org petition urging New York State officials to authorize speed cameras along the Sprain Parkway, a road long criticized for excessive speeding, frequent crashes, and deadly outcomes.  The renewed call for action comes after a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, Dec. 21, on the northbound lanes of the Sprain …

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by Ben Crnic
Peekskill, NY
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No Criminal Charges After DA Review Of Park Arrest Caught On Video In Peekskill (UPDATE) No Criminal Charges After DA Review Of Park Arrest Caught On Video In Peekskill (UPDATE) No Criminal Charges After DA Review Of Park Arrest Caught On Video In Peekskill (UPDATE)
No Criminal Charges After DA Review Of Park Arrest Caught On Video In Peekskill (Update) The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office has determined that no criminal charges will be filed against police officers involved in a widely circulated use-of-force incident at a city park earlier this month.  In a statement released Monday, Dec. 22, the DA’s Office said Peekskill Police referred the incident for review on Thursday, Dec. 4, one day after an arrest at the city's Riverfront Green Park that was partially captured on cellphone video and drew significant public concern, as Daily Voice previously reported.  According to prosecutors, the DA's Public and Law Enfor…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown, NY
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Duo Accused Of Stealing $1K In Products From Dick’s Sporting Goods In Yorktown: Police Duo Accused Of Stealing $1K In Products From Dick’s Sporting Goods In Yorktown: Police Duo Accused Of Stealing $1K In Products From Dick’s Sporting Goods In Yorktown: Police
Duo Accused Of Stealing $1K In Products From Dick’s Sporting Goods In Yorktown: Police Two Connecticut residents were arrested after police say they stole more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from a sporting goods store in the Hudson Valley, NY, and fled the scene.   The theft happened in Westchester County on Wednesday, Dec. 17, when officers responded at around 4:30 p.m. to Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown for a reported larceny, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Monday, Dec. 22. Store employees told arriving officers that the suspects had just left the location in a Dodge Charger.  Officers eventually found the …

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by Ben Crnic
New Rochelle, NY
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Armed Home Invasion: Man, 28, Charged In $75K Jewelry Theft In New Rochelle, Cops Say Armed Home Invasion: Man, 28, Charged In $75K Jewelry Theft In New Rochelle, Cops Say Armed Home Invasion: Man, 28, Charged In $75K Jewelry Theft In New Rochelle, Cops Say
Armed Home Invasion: Man, 28, Charged In $75K Jewelry Theft In New Rochelle, Cops Say A 28-year-old Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion robbery in Westchester County that left a victim assaulted and robbed of high-end jewelry, police announced.  Detectives arrested Shakeem Hinds, 28, outside his Brooklyn home on Monday, Dec. 22, following a five-month investigation into a home invasion that occurred in late July on Kewanee Road in New Rochelle, the city's police department said.  Police said the victim had just returned home on the night of the robbery when he was confronted by multiple suspects. Investigators said the suspects…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Crash On Sprain Parkway Sends Multiple People To Hospital In Hawthorne Crash On Sprain Parkway Sends Multiple People To Hospital In Hawthorne Crash On Sprain Parkway Sends Multiple People To Hospital In Hawthorne
Crash On Sprain Parkway Sends Multiple People To Hospital In Hawthorne Several people were taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway, fire officials said.  The crash happened early Sunday morning, Dec. 21, when crews were dispatched at about 5 a.m. to the northbound lanes of the Sprain Parkway for a report of a car that had struck a guardrail, according to the Hawthorne Fire Department. When firefighters arrived, they found the vehicle with occupants inside and worked to extricate a front-seat passenger from the wreckage.  All occupants were then taken to a hospital for observation, officials said. The caus…

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