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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Carmel, NY
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Inmate Caught With Homemade Weapon Just Before His Release From Putnam Correctional: Sheriff Inmate Caught With Homemade Weapon Just Before His Release From Putnam Correctional: Sheriff Inmate Caught With Homemade Weapon Just Before His Release From Putnam Correctional: Sheriff
Inmate Caught With Homemade Weapon Just Before His Release From Putnam Correctional: Sheriff A Putnam County inmate was arrested after jail staff discovered a homemade weapon among his belongings as he was about to be released, authorities said. The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 5, when corrections staff at the Putnam County Correctional Facility were preparing an inmate’s property for release and found an item “which could be used to harm someone and is prohibited in the facility,” the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Sept. 11. Investigators determined the weapon appeared to have been made while the inmate was in custody. The inmate, 32-year-old Billy Ba…

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Piermont-Palisades, NY
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New Series Filming Upcoming Season In Sparkill: Here's When, Where New Series Filming Upcoming Season In Sparkill: Here's When, Where New Series Filming Upcoming Season In Sparkill: Here's When, Where
New Series Filming Upcoming Season In Sparkill: Here's When, Where Scenes for an upcoming television series are set to be filmed in parts of Rockland County later this month.  The shoot is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., and will take place in Sparkill, according to the Town of Orangetown.  Carmel Reilly, Orangetown’s Director of Economic Development and Tourism, said the production is “a new series, in its second season.” She added she preferred not to identify the show to avoid disruptions.  Filming will center around Depot Square, with most scenes taking place at Noble Café, The Grape D’Vine, and Paulding Place.…

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by Ben Crnic
New City, NY
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Bardonia Man, 28, Sent Sexually Explicit Pics To Undercover Agent He Thought Was Teen Girl: DA Bardonia Man, 28, Sent Sexually Explicit Pics To Undercover Agent He Thought Was Teen Girl: DA Bardonia Man, 28, Sent Sexually Explicit Pics To Undercover Agent He Thought Was Teen Girl: DA
Bardonia Man, 28, Sent Sexually Explicit Pics To Undercover Agent He Thought Was Teen Girl: DA A Rockland County man is accused of sending sexually explicit messages and images to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, prosecutors said.  Victor Caligiuri, 28, of Bardonia, was arraigned in Rockland County Court on four counts of first-degree attempted disseminating indecent materials to minors, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Thursday, Sept. 11.  According to court documents, between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2025, Caligiuri allegedly sent sexually explicit messages, photos, and videos through the mobile app Kik to an undercover investigator w…

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Registered Sex Offender Traveled To Orange County To Sexually Exploit 15-Year-Old: Feds Registered Sex Offender Traveled To Orange County To Sexually Exploit 15-Year-Old: Feds Registered Sex Offender Traveled To Orange County To Sexually Exploit 15-Year-Old: Feds
Registered Sex Offender Traveled To Orange County To Sexually Exploit 15-Year-Old: Feds A registered sex offender who traveled to Orange County to sexually abuse a 15-year-old has been sentenced to decades in federal prison. Curtis Ellington, 36, of Junction City, Kansas, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars by US District Judge Philip M. Halpern, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Ellington enticed a 15-year-old to engage in sexual activity in Orange County in April 2023 while he was required to register as a sex offender, prosecutors said.  According to court records, Ellington was previously convicted in J…

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by Ben Crnic
Pawling, NY
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Family Of Logger Struck By Falling Tree In Pawling Seeks Help: 'Unable To Work' Family Of Logger Struck By Falling Tree In Pawling Seeks Help: 'Unable To Work' Family Of Logger Struck By Falling Tree In Pawling Seeks Help: 'Unable To Work'
Family Of Logger Struck By Falling Tree In Pawling Seeks Help: 'Unable To Work' Community members are coming together to support a Dutchess County logger who was badly hurt when struck by a falling tree and is now unable to work. The incident happened in Pawling on Wednesday, Aug. 27, when Hyde Park resident Anthony Ronasani was struck by a tree and severely injured, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Pawling firefighters and EMS crews traveled nearly 400 yards into the woods, stabilized Ronasani, and carried him out on an all-terrain cart before he was taken to the hospital by Beekman EMS.  Since the incident, Ronasani has been unable to wo…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Police in Dutchess County have made arrests in a gunfire case last year that they say involved two teenagers. The incident happened in Poughkeepsie on Nov. 1, 2024, when officers responded to Cannon Street in the area of Reservoir Square for reports of shots fired, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said in an announcement on Thursday, Sept. 11. At the scene, officers recovered seven shell casings. Following an investigation, two people were charged in connection with the shooting, police said. A 17-year-old city resident was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Meanwhile, Jeremyah Newton…

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Yonkers, NY
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NY Man Wanted For Child Sex Crimes Believed To Have Fled To Saudi Arabia: FBI NY Man Wanted For Child Sex Crimes Believed To Have Fled To Saudi Arabia: FBI NY Man Wanted For Child Sex Crimes Believed To Have Fled To Saudi Arabia: FBI
NY Man Wanted For Child Sex Crimes Believed To Have Fled To Saudi Arabia: FBI Federal authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a New York man accused of sexually assaulting a child, who they say fled the country while out on bond. The FBI New York Field Office announced that Saidul Hasan Chowdhury, 39, is wanted for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He is charged in Queens with first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and second-degree rape. Investigators say the alleged abuse occurred in October 2008 but was not reported until 2024. Chowdhury was arrested in May 2024 and later released on bond. Soon after, officials say he fled the U…

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Mount Vernon, NY
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Sanitary Sewer Concerns, Mysterious Discharge Addressed By Mount Vernon City Officials Sanitary Sewer Concerns, Mysterious Discharge Addressed By Mount Vernon City Officials Sanitary Sewer Concerns, Mysterious Discharge Addressed By Mount Vernon City Officials
Sanitary Sewer Concerns, Mysterious Discharge Addressed By Mount Vernon City Officials City officials in Westchester say they are making progress on two environmental concerns — a sewer investigation in a local park and a mysterious stormwater discharge — with support from state regulators and engineering consultants. In an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 10, Mount Vernon city officials said the Public Works Department's project in Hunts Woods Park began on Thursday, Aug. 28, after concerns were raised about potential stormwater and sanitary sewer problems in the park.  Crews are now prioritizing repairing and raising manholes, performing masonry work, and installi…

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Newburgh, NY
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Man Opens Fire On Arguing Couple In Newburgh: Here's His Fate Man Opens Fire On Arguing Couple In Newburgh: Here's His Fate Man Opens Fire On Arguing Couple In Newburgh: Here's His Fate
Man Opens Fire On Arguing Couple In Newburgh: Here's His Fate A 33-year-old man will spend more than a decade in state prison for shooting a couple during an Orange County street dispute in broad daylight, prosecutors announced. Jason Brown, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Orange County Court. In addition to the prison term, he will serve five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The case stems from a shooting on July 31, 2024, around 12:30 p.m., when a man and woman were arguing in Newburgh. Prosecutors said Brown and another man walk…

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Yorktown, NY
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Drunk Driver Caught After Rollover Crash In Yorktown, Hospitalized: Police Drunk Driver Caught After Rollover Crash In Yorktown, Hospitalized: Police Drunk Driver Caught After Rollover Crash In Yorktown, Hospitalized: Police
Drunk Driver Caught After Rollover Crash In Yorktown, Hospitalized: Police A 47-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated following a rollover crash in Westchester that also left him hospitalized, police said. Authorities arrived at the scene at around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, after receiving reports of a rollover motor vehicle crash in the area of 496 Granite Springs Rd. in Yorktown, Yorktown Police said in an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Once they responded to the scene, police identified the driver as Henry Ridder of Montrose. Investigators allege Ridder was intoxicated when he crashed. He was taken into custody at the scene and tra…

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