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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Somers, NY
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Driver Pulled From Rolled-Over Car In Somers Driver Pulled From Rolled-Over Car In Somers Driver Pulled From Rolled-Over Car In Somers
Driver Pulled From Rolled-Over Car In Somers A driver was rescued from a rollover crash in Northern Westchester and hospitalized over the weekend.  The incident happened around 1:35 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the intersection of Route 139 and Brick Hill Road in Somers, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department.  Fire officials said units arrived to find a single car overturned with the driver trapped inside. Firefighters and Somers EMS personnel worked quickly to extricate the driver from the wreckage.  The patient was evaluated at the scene before being taken to a local hospital for further treatment. …

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Spring Valley, NY
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Old Military Munition Prompts Bomb Team Response At Hillcrest Home Old Military Munition Prompts Bomb Team Response At Hillcrest Home Old Military Munition Prompts Bomb Team Response At Hillcrest Home
Old Military Munition Prompts Bomb Team Response At Hillcrest Home A quiet Sunday evening in Rockland County took an unexpected turn after a resident cleaning out a basement discovered what appeared to be an old piece of military equipment, police said.  Officers were called to a Hillcrest home on Sunday, Nov. 23, after the device was found among belongings left behind by a Korean War veteran who once lived at the property, the Ramapo Police Department said.  Unsure whether the munition was still live, officers immediately reached out to the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Disposal Unit.  Bomb technicians arrived shortly afterward, us…

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Mount Vernon, NY
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Support Comes To Over 100 Displaced By 5-Alarm Fire At Mount Vernon Apartment Building (UPDATE) Support Comes To Over 100 Displaced By 5-Alarm Fire At Mount Vernon Apartment Building (UPDATE) Support Comes To Over 100 Displaced By 5-Alarm Fire At Mount Vernon Apartment Building (UPDATE)
Support Comes To Over 100 Displaced By 5-Alarm Fire At Mount Vernon Apartment Building (Update) More than 100 residents were displaced after a massive five-alarm fire tore through an apartment building in Westchester County, prompting an hours-long emergency response and a large-scale humanitarian effort.   The fire broke out at 30 Cottage Ave. in Mount Vernon early Sunday morning, Nov. 23, and quickly escalated to five alarms as flames ripped through the building. Mount Vernon firefighters, joined by numerous mutual-aid departments, battled the blaze for more than eight hours. The fire was declared under control at 1:56 p.m., according to city officials. Two civilians and f…

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Mount Vernon, NY
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Victim, 68, Fatally Stabbed In Mount Vernon: Roommate Gets Manslaughter Charge, Police Say Victim, 68, Fatally Stabbed In Mount Vernon: Roommate Gets Manslaughter Charge, Police Say Victim, 68, Fatally Stabbed In Mount Vernon: Roommate Gets Manslaughter Charge, Police Say
Victim, 68, Fatally Stabbed In Mount Vernon: Roommate Gets Manslaughter Charge, Police Say A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a stabbing inside a Westchester County residence that left a victim dead, police said.   The incident happened in Mount Vernon on Friday, Nov. 21, when officers were called to the 100 block of Stevens Avenue around 8:30 a.m. for a report of a menacing incident, Mount Vernon Police announced.  When they arrived, they encountered the suspect and found a 68-year-old man inside the home suffering from a stab wound, the department said in a statement. The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was taken to…

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Middletown Man With Autism, Cerebral Palsy Found Safe In Another State (UPDATE) Middletown Man With Autism, Cerebral Palsy Found Safe In Another State (UPDATE) Middletown Man With Autism, Cerebral Palsy Found Safe In Another State (UPDATE)
Middletown Man With Autism, Cerebral Palsy Found Safe In Another State (Update) New Update: A vulnerable 21-year-old Orange County man was found safe after going missing for nearly two weeks. Antonio Price, who was reported missing by City of Middletown Police on Sunday morning, Nov. 23, was found on Wednesday evening, Dec. 3, in a shelter in a neighboring state, the department announced.  Price had last been seen at around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, leaving his home at 61 Sprague Ave. in the Fourth Ward area of Middletown, police said.  According to the department, he was "never in any real danger," and had secured temporary accommodations and had…

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Haverstraw, NY
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Drone Tracks Down Vehicle Theft Suspect To Stash Of Stolen Property In Haverstraw: Police Drone Tracks Down Vehicle Theft Suspect To Stash Of Stolen Property In Haverstraw: Police Drone Tracks Down Vehicle Theft Suspect To Stash Of Stolen Property In Haverstraw: Police
Drone Tracks Down Vehicle Theft Suspect To Stash Of Stolen Property In Haverstraw: Police A series of thefts from unlocked vehicles in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 37-year-old man after police used a drone to track him into a vacant building, authorities announced.   The arrest happened following an investigation into a pattern of larcenies in recent weeks, leading to the identification of a suspect linked to multiple incidents, the Haverstraw Police Department said on Friday, Nov. 21. On Thursday, Nov. 20, around 10 p.m., plainclothes officers saw the suspect, Haverstraw resident Wellington Remigio, 37, walking along a village roadway and called in depa…

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New Rochelle, NY
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3 Teens Arrested, Linked To Armed Robberies In New Rochelle After Cops Seize Gun: Police 3 Teens Arrested, Linked To Armed Robberies In New Rochelle After Cops Seize Gun: Police 3 Teens Arrested, Linked To Armed Robberies In New Rochelle After Cops Seize Gun: Police
3 Teens Arrested, Linked To Armed Robberies In New Rochelle After Cops Seize Gun: Police Three teenage boys have been arrested after authorities say they searched a Westchester County home and found them with a gun tied to several armed robberies.   Detectives and uniformed officers raided a New Rochelle home in the 100 block of Chauncey Ave. around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, where they found three boys — two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old — inside the residence, the New Rochelle Police Department said on Friday, Nov. 21.  According to investigators, the teens were in possession of a loaded handgun that matches the description of the weapon used in two armed…

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by Ben Crnic
Woodbury, NY
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Restaurant Forced To Close After 2-Alarm Blaze In Central Valley Restaurant Forced To Close After 2-Alarm Blaze In Central Valley Restaurant Forced To Close After 2-Alarm Blaze In Central Valley
Restaurant Forced To Close After 2-Alarm Blaze In Central Valley An Orange County eatery has temporarily closed after a fire damaged its building Thursday night, Nov. 20, prompting a response from several departments.  The blaze happened on Thursday night on the third floor of 34 Smith Clove Rd. in Central Valley, which houses Jorge’s Kitchen, a bar and grill that serves burgers, sandwiches, wings, tacos, and more.  In addition to the Woodbury Fire Department, the Mountain Lodge Park and Monroe-Lakeside Fire and Rescue companies, as well as the Highland Mills Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, helped put out the blaze, which was…

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Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
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Bus Catches Fire With Passengers On Board On Tappan Zee Bridge (UPDATE) Bus Catches Fire With Passengers On Board On Tappan Zee Bridge (UPDATE) Bus Catches Fire With Passengers On Board On Tappan Zee Bridge (UPDATE)
Bus Catches Fire With Passengers On Board On Tappan Zee Bridge (Update) A Hudson Link bus burst into flames on the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday afternoon, Nov. 21, shutting down multiple lanes and causing delays before firefighters brought the blaze under control.  The fire began just before 1:40 p.m. as the bus was traveling south across the span. The vehicle, which was carrying four passengers, became fully engulfed, but they and the driver were safely evacuated and transferred to another bus, New York State Police said in an update at around 5 p.m.  No injuries were reported, and no other vehicles were involved. Video shared by Monsey Scoop shows the bus eng…

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Lewisboro, NY
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'Suspicious Item' Prompts Heavy Police Presence On Road In Cross River (DEVELOPING) 'Suspicious Item' Prompts Heavy Police Presence On Road In Cross River (DEVELOPING) 'Suspicious Item' Prompts Heavy Police Presence On Road In Cross River (DEVELOPING)
'Suspicious Item' Prompts Heavy Police Presence On Road In Cross River (Developing) A large police presence in Northern Westchester on Friday morning, Nov. 21, stemmed from an investigation into a suspicious item, police said.  Officers and multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the area of Mark Mead Road in the Cross River hamlet on Friday morning after the unidentified item was discovered, the Lewisboro Police Department said. The response brought numerous police vehicles to the area as investigators worked to assess any potential threat, according to the department. Police said the item was “swiftly determined” to pose no danger, and the scene was deemed s…

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