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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New Rochelle, NY
Breaking News
Liquor Store Owner Arrested After Police Find Guns, Cocaine In New Rochelle Business: Cops Liquor Store Owner Arrested After Police Find Guns, Cocaine In New Rochelle Business: Cops Liquor Store Owner Arrested After Police Find Guns, Cocaine In New Rochelle Business: Cops
Liquor Store Owner Arrested After Police Find Guns, Cocaine In New Rochelle Business: Cops A Westchester County liquor store owner has been arrested after detectives uncovered guns and cocaine inside his business following a months-long investigation, police announced.  Amir Babiker of New Rochelle, 28, was taken into custody on Friday, Oct. 24, after detectives executed a search warrant at his store, Amir’s Wine and Spirits, located at 701 Main St. in New Rochelle, the city's police department said on Monday, Oct. 27. The operation was the result of an extended investigation into allegations that Babiker was distributing cocaine while operating the licensed liquor…

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Albany, NY
Obituaries
Retired NYSP Sergeant Dies From 9/11-Related Illness At 65 Retired NYSP Sergeant Dies From 9/11-Related Illness At 65 Retired NYSP Sergeant Dies From 9/11-Related Illness At 65
Retired Nysp Sergeant Dies From 9/11-Related Illness At 65 A retired New York State Police sergeant who served at the World Trade Center site after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has died from a related illness, the agency announced.  Retired Zone Sergeant Steven W. Greene, 65, died on Friday, Oct. 24, from an illness stemming from his assignment in and around Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11, New York State Police said on Monday, Oct. 27. Greene retired from the State Police on July 17, 2002, after more than 20 years of service, most recently assigned to Troop B, Zone 2 in Canton.  In a statement, Superintendent Steven Ja…

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by Ben Crnic
Peekskill, NY
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Man Injured In Late-Night Assault Near Peekskill Waterfront, Police Say Man Injured In Late-Night Assault Near Peekskill Waterfront, Police Say Man Injured In Late-Night Assault Near Peekskill Waterfront, Police Say
Man Injured In Late-Night Assault Near Peekskill Waterfront, Police Say Police are investigating an assault that left a 40-year-old man injured near the Westchester County waterfront over the weekend.  Officers responded at around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, to the area outside 200 North Water St. in Peekskill after receiving a report of a possible assault, the city's police department said on Monday, Oct. 27. When officers arrived, they found a man with a cut sustained during an altercation, police said. The victim was taken to Westchester Medical Center, where he was treated and released later that evening. The incident remains under investigation. …

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by Ben Crnic
Suffern, NY
Breaking News
Minivan Overturns, Crashes Into Pole On Route 202 In Montebello (UPDATE) Minivan Overturns, Crashes Into Pole On Route 202 In Montebello (UPDATE) Minivan Overturns, Crashes Into Pole On Route 202 In Montebello (UPDATE)
Minivan Overturns, Crashes Into Pole On Route 202 In Montebello (Update) A crash that shut down part of Route 202 in Rockland County on Monday morning, Oct. 27, left one vehicle overturned and a utility pole snapped in half. The crash happened around 9:15 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, near Westgate Road, prompting the closure of Route 202 between Westgate Road and Viola Road (Route 74). According to a report by The Monsey Scoop, a vehicle overturned and struck an electric pole, breaking it in two. Faist EMS, the Tallman and Suffern Fire Departments, and Ramapo Police all responded to the scene. Minor injuries were reported, and Orange & Rockland Utilities crews …

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Woman Nearly Kills Father Over Clogged Toilet Fight In Otisville: Here's Her Fate Woman Nearly Kills Father Over Clogged Toilet Fight In Otisville: Here's Her Fate Woman Nearly Kills Father Over Clogged Toilet Fight In Otisville: Here's Her Fate
Woman Nearly Kills Father Over Clogged Toilet Fight In Otisville: Here's Her Fate A 37-year-old woman will spend years in state prison for stabbing her father during a violent domestic dispute last year that stemmed from a clogged toilet in their Hudson Valley, NY home, prosecutors announced.  Otisville's Kimberly Mann, 37, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Orange County Court after previously pleading guilty to assault in the first degree. She will also serve five years of post-release supervision, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday, Oct. 24.  Prosecutors said the assault happened on Aug. 14, 2024, at the family’s ho…

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Last Seen In Poughkeepsie Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Last Seen In Poughkeepsie Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Last Seen In Poughkeepsie
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Last Seen In Poughkeepsie Police in Dutchess County are asking for the public’s help in finding a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since earlier this week.  According to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, Zarai Aponte was last seen around 10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20, on Livingston Street in the city.  Aponte is described as being 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7 inches tall, weighing 140 to 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing dark-colored leggings and a light-colored sweatshirt, police said. Anyone with information about Aponte’s whereabouts is urged to contact the City …

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by Ben Crnic
Peekskill, NY
Breaking News
False Burglary Report Caused Schools To Go Into Lockout In Peekskill: Police (UPDATE) False Burglary Report Caused Schools To Go Into Lockout In Peekskill: Police (UPDATE) False Burglary Report Caused Schools To Go Into Lockout In Peekskill: Police (UPDATE)
False Burglary Report Caused Schools To Go Into Lockout In Peekskill: Police (Update) A lockout at all schools in a Westchester County district on Thursday morning, Oct. 23, was lifted after police determined that a report of suspicious activity was unfounded.  On Friday, Oct. 24, the Peekskill Police Department said the incident began when officers responded to a report of possible burglary activity near one of the district’s schools.   As a precaution, the Peekskill City School District placed all buildings on lockout around 11:30 a.m., meaning doors were secured and no one was allowed in or out while classes continued inside, as Daily Voice previously repor…

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by Ben Crnic
Carmel, NY
Obituaries
‘May Her Memory Be Eternal’: Orthodox Church Community Honors Carmel Woman Killed In Crash ‘May Her Memory Be Eternal’: Orthodox Church Community Honors Carmel Woman Killed In Crash ‘May Her Memory Be Eternal’: Orthodox Church Community Honors Carmel Woman Killed In Crash
‘May Her Memory Be Eternal’: Orthodox Church Community Honors Carmel Woman Killed In Crash Members of the Orthodox Christian community are coming together to honor the life of Eleana Silk, a 74-year-old woman who was killed in a head-on crash in Putnam County earlier this week.  Silk was killed on Tuesday morning, Oct. 21, when her Honda CR-V crossed into the opposite lane on Route 312 in Southeast and collided head-on with a Freightliner truck. She was pronounced dead at the scene, as Daily Voice previously reported.  The truck driver was not injured, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.  In the days since the tragic crash, the Orthodox Ch…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
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Woman Drove 101 MPH, Drifted Into Another Lane With Child In Car On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police Woman Drove 101 MPH, Drifted Into Another Lane With Child In Car On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police Woman Drove 101 MPH, Drifted Into Another Lane With Child In Car On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police
Woman Drove 101 MPH, Drifted Into Another Lane With Child In Car On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police A Bronx woman is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with a child in her car while speeding more than 100 mph on the New York State Thruway in Rockland County, police said.  Nathalie DeOliveira, 40, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 18, after troopers pulled her over on I-87 southbound in the town of Clarkstown around 11:30 p.m., New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 24.  Troopers said they saw DeOliveira’s 2019 Honda SUV traveling 101 mph in a 55 mph zone and drifting into the right lane, nearly hitting another car. When troopers stopped the vehic…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
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Crime Down In Westchester, Officials Say: Shootings Drop Sharply In Yonkers, Mount Vernon Crime Down In Westchester, Officials Say: Shootings Drop Sharply In Yonkers, Mount Vernon Crime Down In Westchester, Officials Say: Shootings Drop Sharply In Yonkers, Mount Vernon
Crime Down In Westchester, Officials Say: Shootings Drop Sharply In Yonkers, Mount Vernon Westchester County is reporting a significant drop in crime — including a sharp decline in shootings in its two largest cities — as officials credit new technology and statewide investment in public safety.  According to data released by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, index crime in Westchester County fell 18 percent during the first four months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, county officials announced on Thursday, Oct. 23.  In Yonkers and Mount Vernon, shootings with injuries dropped 42 percent, while the number of people shot fell 46 pe…

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