Ben Crnic

Reporter

[email protected]

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.

Ben Crnic's Contributions

Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Driver Injured After Car Flips In Newburgh Driver Injured After Car Flips In Newburgh Driver Injured After Car Flips In Newburgh
Driver Injured After Car Flips In Newburgh A driver escaped with only minor injuries after a rollover crash in Orange County.  The crash happened around 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the area of Route 9W and Fostertown Road in Newburgh. There, Middle Hope Fire Department members responded after reports of a single-car rollover, the department said. Units from both the Middle Hope and Cronomer Valley Fire Departments arrived to find the vehicle overturned, but the sole occupant already out of the car, firefighters said. The driver was evaluated at the scene by Town of Newburgh EMS.  On Thursday, Nov. 20, Cronomer…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Guns, Fentanyl, Cash Seized In Raid At Newburgh Home: Man, 27, Charged, Police Say Guns, Fentanyl, Cash Seized In Raid At Newburgh Home: Man, 27, Charged, Police Say Guns, Fentanyl, Cash Seized In Raid At Newburgh Home: Man, 27, Charged, Police Say
Guns, Fentanyl, Cash Seized In Raid At Newburgh Home: Man, 27, Charged, Police Say A 27-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after a police raid uncovered an arsenal of firearms, ammunition, and drugs inside an Orange County home, police said. The search warrant was executed at a Henry Avenue home in Newburgh on Wednesday, Nov. 19, by New York State Police, the City of Newburgh Police Department, and the Town of New Windsor Police Department, State Police announced on Friday, Nov. 21. Inside the residence, investigators seized a significant cache of weapons, including four handguns, two rifles, an AR-style firearm, and a shotgun, along with assorted ammunition a…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Marist Senior Set Up Cameras In Residence Hall Bathrooms, Charged On 16 Felony Counts: DA Marist Senior Set Up Cameras In Residence Hall Bathrooms, Charged On 16 Felony Counts: DA Marist Senior Set Up Cameras In Residence Hall Bathrooms, Charged On 16 Felony Counts: DA
Marist Senior Set Up Cameras In Residence Hall Bathrooms, Charged On 16 Felony Counts: DA A former Marist College student from Westchester County has been arraigned on 16 felony charges after authorities say he secretly recorded people inside gender-neutral bathrooms on the Dutchess County campus earlier this year, prosecutors announced.  Kyle Petrozzi, 22, was indicted by a Dutchess County Grand Jury on 16 counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance, all felonies, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Nov. 21.  Prosecutors say Petrozzi, who had been a senior at Marist and was set to graduate in May 2025, was expelled after the allegatio…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
Breaking News
Fatal Fire: $718K In Fines Collected From Spring Valley Nursing Home Owner Over Burned Site Fatal Fire: $718K In Fines Collected From Spring Valley Nursing Home Owner Over Burned Site Fatal Fire: $718K In Fines Collected From Spring Valley Nursing Home Owner Over Burned Site
Fatal Fire: $718K In Fines Collected From Spring Valley Nursing Home Owner Over Burned Site Rockland County officials have collected more than $718,000 in civil penalties from the owners of the burned-out site, once home to a former nursing home facility where a catastrophic 2021 fire killed a firefighter and resident. County Executive Ed Day announced Thursday, Nov. 20, that SPJJ LLC, the property owner of the former Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, paid the penalties minutes before the county was set to auction the site to satisfy mounting fines tied to long-standing building code and safety violations.  The fines stemmed from the owner's failure to clean a…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
New City, NY
Breaking News
Naturalization Ceremony Cancellations Reversed In Hudson Valley: Lawler (UPDATE) Naturalization Ceremony Cancellations Reversed In Hudson Valley: Lawler (UPDATE) Naturalization Ceremony Cancellations Reversed In Hudson Valley: Lawler (UPDATE)
Naturalization Ceremony Cancellations Reversed In Hudson Valley: Lawler (Update) Naturalization ceremonies in Rockland and Westchester counties will resume immediately after federal immigration officials reversed a widely criticised decision to halt the events statewide, Rep. Mike Lawler announced.  The rollback, announced by Lawler on Wednesday, Nov. 20, comes just days after the congressman sent a formal letter to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow, urging him to reverse what he called a “deeply concerning” suspension that would have forced new citizens to travel to Manhattan to take their Oath of Allegiance.   "After …

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Suffern, NY
Breaking News
Man Who Tried To Meet With Boy For Sex In Suffern Gets No Jail Time, DA Says Man Who Tried To Meet With Boy For Sex In Suffern Gets No Jail Time, DA Says Man Who Tried To Meet With Boy For Sex In Suffern Gets No Jail Time, DA Says
Man Who Tried To Meet With Boy For Sex In Suffern Gets No Jail Time, DA Says A New Jersey man who was caught in an undercover child exploitation sting in the parking lot of a Rockland County, NY hotel has been sentenced to several years of probation but will spend no time behind bars, prosecutors announced.   Esses County resident Carl Ellis, 55, of Maplewood, was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Wednesday, Nov. 19, by Rockland County Court Judge Kevin F. Russo, despite prosecutors requesting a state prison term, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 20. Ellis had already pleaded guilty to the full indictment, admi…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Man Caught With Nearly 60 Grams Of Cocaine Before Trying To Flee Police In Newburgh: NYSP Man Caught With Nearly 60 Grams Of Cocaine Before Trying To Flee Police In Newburgh: NYSP Man Caught With Nearly 60 Grams Of Cocaine Before Trying To Flee Police In Newburgh: NYSP
Man Caught With Nearly 60 Grams Of Cocaine Before Trying To Flee Police In Newburgh: Nysp A Dutchess County man is facing felony drug charges after police said they found him with nearly 60 grams of cocaine during a traffic stop in Orange County. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Wednesday, Nov. 19, when troopers patrolling Gidney Avenue in Newburgh at around 3:30 p.m. saw a 2021 Nissan Rogue committing multiple traffic violations, New York State Police said on Thursday, Nov. 20. The driver, identified as Thomas H. Cousar, 34, of Poughkeepsie, was stopped and interviewed. During the investigation, troopers searched Cousar and found a clear plastic bag containing around…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Philipstown, NY
Breaking News
Teen Stole Meds From Haldane School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt: Cops Teen Stole Meds From Haldane School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt: Cops Teen Stole Meds From Haldane School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt: Cops
Teen Stole Meds From Haldane School Nurse's Office, Linked To Pharmacy Burglary Attempt: Cops A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a break-in at Putnam County school and linked to a separate attempted burglary at a local pharmacy earlier this year, authorities said. Cold Spring resident Kristjan V. Holmbo, 19, is accused of unlawfully entering the Haldane School on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and stealing prescription medications from the nurse’s office, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 20. A School Resource Officer, working with county investigators, identified Holmbo as the suspect, according to the Sheriff's Office.  On Thursday, Nov. 13…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Mount Vernon, NY
Breaking News
Armed Robber Steals Cash From Gas Station In Mount Vernon, Flees Armed Robber Steals Cash From Gas Station In Mount Vernon, Flees Armed Robber Steals Cash From Gas Station In Mount Vernon, Flees
Armed Robber Steals Cash From Gas Station In Mount Vernon, Flees Authorities are investigating an armed robbery at a Westchester County gas station.  The incident happened at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, when a suspect took out a handgun at a Shell gas station on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon and stole cash, according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  The suspect then fled the scene, Allen said. The robbery is still under investigation, and more information has not yet been released.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Breaking News
2-Year-Old Dies After Being Left In Car For 8 Hours: Middletown Woman Charged, Cops Say 2-Year-Old Dies After Being Left In Car For 8 Hours: Middletown Woman Charged, Cops Say 2-Year-Old Dies After Being Left In Car For 8 Hours: Middletown Woman Charged, Cops Say
2-Year-Old Dies After Being Left In Car For 8 Hours: Middletown Woman Charged, Cops Say A woman has been arrested and charged with manslaughter following the death of a 2-year-old who was left unattended in a vehicle for more than eight hours in Orange County, police said. Middletown resident Zenaida Soriano-Rincon, 33, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 18, and charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the incident, which happened in September, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 20. According to investigators, the incident happened on Friday, Sept. 19, when an unresponsive toddler was brought to a healthcare facility on Benton Avenue in Middlet…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Prev Page 279 of 964 277 278 279 280 281 Next
2,781 - 2,790 of 9,634 articles