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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Monsey, NY
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Large Bear Spotted Roaming Monsey Neighborhood As Children Played: Report Large Bear Spotted Roaming Monsey Neighborhood As Children Played: Report Large Bear Spotted Roaming Monsey Neighborhood As Children Played: Report
Large Bear Spotted Roaming Monsey Neighborhood As Children Played: Report Residents in Rockland County got a surprise visitor over the weekend when a large bear was spotted wandering through a residential area as children played nearby. The incident happened on Friday night, Oct. 17, near Laurie Lane and West Maple Avenue in Monsey, where the bear was seen roaming through the neighborhood, The Monsey Scoop reported. Members of Chaverim of Rockland’s Shabbos patrol quickly responded and maintained visual contact with the animal to ensure it safely left the area, the outlet reported. No injuries or property damage were reported, and the bear eventually moved away …

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Beacon, NY
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Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Guns While Driving With Child On I-84 In Beacon: Police Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Guns While Driving With Child On I-84 In Beacon: Police Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Guns While Driving With Child On I-84 In Beacon: Police
Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Guns While Driving With Child On I-84 In Beacon: Police An Orange County man was arrested after being caught with drugs and guns while he had a child in the car with him on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident at around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when troopers stopped a vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 84 in Beacon for a traffic violation, New York State Police said.  According to police, the car was occupied by a female driver, a juvenile passenger, and Savon T. Bagby, 27, of Newburgh. During the stop, troopers learned Bagby had an active warrant out of the City of Newburgh and…

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Newburgh, NY
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Duo Caught With Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl After Firing Off Gun In Newburgh: Police Duo Caught With Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl After Firing Off Gun In Newburgh: Police Duo Caught With Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl After Firing Off Gun In Newburgh: Police
Duo Caught With Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl After Firing Off Gun In Newburgh: Police A gunfire detection alert in Orange County led to the arrest of two people after police found a loaded handgun and multiple narcotics inside their vehicle, authorities said. The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 16, when officers responded around 6 a.m. to the area of 60 Temple Ave. in Newburgh following a ShotSpotter activation that detected one gunshot. Officers quickly arrived and stopped a vehicle nearby, the City of Newburgh Police Department said on Monday, Oct. 20. During the investigation, police said they found a loaded .45-caliber semi-automatic Taurus handgun, along with crack …

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon Man Who ‘Mercilessly Victimized’ Young Girls, Abused Them In Hotels Learns Fate Mount Vernon Man Who ‘Mercilessly Victimized’ Young Girls, Abused Them In Hotels Learns Fate Mount Vernon Man Who ‘Mercilessly Victimized’ Young Girls, Abused Them In Hotels Learns Fate
Mount Vernon Man Who ‘Mercilessly Victimized’ Young Girls, Abused Them In Hotels Learns Fate A Westchester County man will spend decades in federal prison for grooming two young girls, sexually abusing them in hotels, and even coercing one into engaging in sex work, prosecutors announced.  Mount Vernon resident Tyquan Brown, 44, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on Wednesday, Oct. 15, by US District Judge Kenneth M. Karas in White Plains federal court after pleading guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Oct. 20. Following his prison sentence, Brown will be subject to 10 years of supervised…

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New Rochelle, NY
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Man Who Strangled, Dismembered Bulldog At Acquaintance's New Rochelle Home Gets Jail Time Man Who Strangled, Dismembered Bulldog At Acquaintance's New Rochelle Home Gets Jail Time Man Who Strangled, Dismembered Bulldog At Acquaintance's New Rochelle Home Gets Jail Time
Man Who Strangled, Dismembered Bulldog At Acquaintance's New Rochelle Home Gets Jail Time A Connecticut man who killed and dismembered an English bulldog that belonged to his acquaintance in Westchester County will spend time in jail, prosecutors announced. Litchfield County resident Benjamin Tyler of New Milford, 40, was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 16, to one year at the Westchester County Jail after pleading guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals, an unclassified felony, earlier this year. Prosecutors said that around Dec. 6, 2024, Tyler strangled a purebred English bulldog named Bruno to death at a New Rochelle residence belonging to Bruno’s guardian — a longtime acquaintanc…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Poughkeepsie Officers Save Man On Mid-Hudson Bridge, Help Him Get To Hospital Poughkeepsie Officers Save Man On Mid-Hudson Bridge, Help Him Get To Hospital Poughkeepsie Officers Save Man On Mid-Hudson Bridge, Help Him Get To Hospital
Poughkeepsie Officers Save Man On Mid-Hudson Bridge, Help Him Get To Hospital A suicidal man was safely rescued from the Hudson Valley’s Mid-Hudson Bridge after quick action by police. Around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, City of Poughkeepsie Police received a third-party call reporting that a man in crisis was on his way to the bridge, police said. A description was broadcast, and multiple patrol units and detectives immediately responded to the area. Officers soon found the man on the bridge and used crisis intervention techniques to talk with him and de-escalate the situation, authorities said. After a brief conversation, officers convinced him to accept help. T…

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Red Hook, NY
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2 Route 9 Crashes Hours Apart Leave Multiple Injured In Red Hook 2 Route 9 Crashes Hours Apart Leave Multiple Injured In Red Hook 2 Route 9 Crashes Hours Apart Leave Multiple Injured In Red Hook
2 Route 9 Crashes Hours Apart Leave Multiple Injured In Red Hook Two separate crashes just hours apart on Route 9 in Dutchess County left multiple people injured on the same day, police said. The first collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, at the intersection of South Broadway (Route 9) and Garden Street in Red Hook, the Red Hook Police Department said on Sunday, Oct. 19. An 87-year-old Red Hook man driving a 2006 Buick reportedly hit the gas instead of the brake while approaching the intersection, causing the car to shoot through the stop sign and crash head-on into a 2017 Chrysler traveling north on South Broadway, police said. The 3…

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Newburgh, NY
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‘Beat Everybody Up’: Man Convicted In Violent Retail Store Attack In Newburgh ‘Beat Everybody Up’: Man Convicted In Violent Retail Store Attack In Newburgh ‘Beat Everybody Up’: Man Convicted In Violent Retail Store Attack In Newburgh
‘Beat Everybody Up’: Man Convicted In Violent Retail Store Attack In Newburgh A 55-year-old man has been found guilty of assault for a violent attack inside an Orange County retail store prompted by an employee denying a return, prosecutors announced. Newburgh resident Ronnie Williams, 55, was convicted by a jury on Thursday, Oct. 16, of third-degree assault in connection with the January 2025 incident, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday, Oct. 17. Prosecutors said the attack happened in an unidentified retail business in Newburgh on Jan. 4, 2025, after a female shopper became angry with store employees who refused to process a return…

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Rivertowns, NY
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Victim Robbed At Gunpoint After Uber Drop-Off In Dobbs Ferry: 3 Flee Scene, At Large, Cops Say Victim Robbed At Gunpoint After Uber Drop-Off In Dobbs Ferry: 3 Flee Scene, At Large, Cops Say Victim Robbed At Gunpoint After Uber Drop-Off In Dobbs Ferry: 3 Flee Scene, At Large, Cops Say
Victim Robbed At Gunpoint After Uber Drop-Off In Dobbs Ferry: 3 Flee Scene, At Large, Cops Say Police are investigating an early-morning gunpoint robbery in Westchester that left a man injured, authorities announced.  The incident happened at around 4 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, near Building 1 at 200 Beacon Hill Dr. in Dobbs Ferry, according to the village’s police department. Investigators said the victim had been dropped off by an Uber after returning from a bar in Yonkers when he was approached by three suspects. The suspects allegedly robbed him at gunpoint, with one of them hitting the victim in the head before fleeing the scene. The trio were last seen leaving in a silve…

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Store Goes Up In Flames In Middletown Store Goes Up In Flames In Middletown Store Goes Up In Flames In Middletown
Store Goes Up In Flames In Middletown A store in Orange County was the scene of an intense blaze that kept firefighters busy for hours. The fire began on Sunday night, Oct. 19 at around 11:10 p.m. at Budget Beverage in Middletown at 2 Dolson Ave., according to the Middletown Fire Department. Arriving fire crews soon sounded a second alarm and mutual aid was called to the scene, including the Slate Hill Fire Department. The department called the incident a “very progressive fire,” that was “long fought.” More information about the incident and the extent of damage was not immediately available. This is a developing story. …

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