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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Yorktown, NY
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Man Steals Several Vehicles With Tow Truck From Residential Complex In Yorktown, Police Say Man Steals Several Vehicles With Tow Truck From Residential Complex In Yorktown, Police Say Man Steals Several Vehicles With Tow Truck From Residential Complex In Yorktown, Police Say
Man Steals Several Vehicles With Tow Truck From Residential Complex In Yorktown, Police Say A months-long investigation has led to the arrest of a man accused of using a tow truck to steal several vehicles from a residential community in Westchester, police said. Marcus Powell, 39, of Yonkers, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 8, on grand larceny charges in connection with the thefts, Yorktown Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. According to Yorktown Police, the case dates back to Aug. 31, 2024, when officers responded to a report of multiple vehicles stolen from Fieldstone Manor at 1715 Strawberry Rd. Detectives allege Powell used a tow truck to remove the vehicles.  After a …

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Montgomery-Walden, NY
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Man Caught With Child Exploitation Material In Walden After Cybertip: Police Man Caught With Child Exploitation Material In Walden After Cybertip: Police Man Caught With Child Exploitation Material In Walden After Cybertip: Police
Man Caught With Child Exploitation Material In Walden After Cybertip: Police An Orange County man has been arrested following a months-long investigation into alleged possession of child sexual exploitation material, police said.   Joseph Reardon, 44, of Walden, was charged with possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child under 16, a felony, after his arrest on Saturday, Sept. 6, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9.  The case began in December 2024, when authorities received a Cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Investigators later determined that Reardon had allegedly possessed and accessed im…

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Philipstown, NY
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Fatal Overdose At Philipstown Motel Leads To Arrests Of 2 Drug Dealers: Sheriff Fatal Overdose At Philipstown Motel Leads To Arrests Of 2 Drug Dealers: Sheriff Fatal Overdose At Philipstown Motel Leads To Arrests Of 2 Drug Dealers: Sheriff
Fatal Overdose At Philipstown Motel Leads To Arrests Of 2 Drug Dealers: Sheriff A deadly overdose in Putnam County has led to the arrest of two men accused of dealing drugs, authorities said.  The arrests stemmed from an incident on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at around 5:30 p.m., when deputies were called to a motel in Philipstown for the unattended death of a 40-year-old person, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Investigators determined the victim had likely died from a drug overdose. The specific motel where the incident happened was not identified by the Sheriff's Office.  The case was turned over to the Sheriff's Office's Narcoti…

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Southeast-Brewster, NY
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3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA 3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA 3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA
3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with a 2024 burglary that left a Putnam County homeowner without several vehicles, prosecutors announced.  The defendants — Donovan Slater of Suffolk County, Percy Dickinson of Nassau County, and Roodler Pierre-Louis of Nassau County — admitted to attempted burglary in the second degree, a violent felony, in Putnam County Court, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9.  The case stems from an incident on April 22, 2024, when Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Southeast after a …

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White Plains, NY
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$50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold At Stores In Westchester, Rest Of Hudson Valley $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold At Stores In Westchester, Rest Of Hudson Valley $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold At Stores In Westchester, Rest Of Hudson Valley
$50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold At Stores In Westchester, Rest Of Hudson Valley Several lucky Hudson Valley players scored their own third-place winnings from the massive $1.787 billion Powerball drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 6.   The New York Lottery announced that 20 third-prize tickets worth $50,000 each were sold statewide — including four in Westchester and Rockland counties, plus one in Dutchess and one in Orange.  Places in the Hudson Valley where local winning tickets were sold include:  Mousa Mart Armonk, 360 Main St., Armonk (Westchester); Royal Petroleum Transportation, 1800 Central Park Ave., Yonkers (Westchester); M & M Super Sh…

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Trio Caught In Shooting Near Bar In Middletown: Illegal Guns Seized, Police Say Trio Caught In Shooting Near Bar In Middletown: Illegal Guns Seized, Police Say Trio Caught In Shooting Near Bar In Middletown: Illegal Guns Seized, Police Say
Trio Caught In Shooting Near Bar In Middletown: Illegal Guns Seized, Police Say A month-long investigation into a downtown Orange County shooting has led to the arrests of three men and the recovery of two illegal firearms, police announced. The incident happened in Middletown just after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 3, near the Switch Inn at 126 East Main St., when shots were fired in the area. No injuries were reported, but Middletown Police said the case quickly became a top priority because of the risk to public safety.  In an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 9, the department identified three Middletown residents as suspects: Woodley M. Jean, 37; Garry A. Jean,…

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Stony Point, NY
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Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say
Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say A man was arrested after police say he was found sleeping in a running vehicle while drunk on the side of the road in Rockland County. The incident happened on Saturday night, Aug. 30, in Tomkins Cove, the Stony Point Police Department announced on Saturday, Sept. 6. Around 10:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of two men asleep inside a vehicle that was stopped on the roadside.   When officers arrived, they found the car running with the keys in the ignition. Both men were woken up and asked out of the vehicle, police said.  The driver, identified as Cristian Guaman-A…

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White Plains, NY
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5 Hospitalized After Cement Truck T-Bones Car At Busy White Plains Intersection 5 Hospitalized After Cement Truck T-Bones Car At Busy White Plains Intersection 5 Hospitalized After Cement Truck T-Bones Car At Busy White Plains Intersection
5 Hospitalized After Cement Truck T-Bones Car At Busy White Plains Intersection A busy Westchester intersection was the scene of a serious crash involving a cement truck and a car on Monday, Sept. 8, police said. The collision happened in White Plains around 2:50 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Bryant Avenue and Mamaroneck Avenue, according to White Plains Police Commissioner David Chong.  The crash involved a cement truck and a Subaru carrying four passengers. The truck had only its driver inside. Chong said the Subaru was T-boned in the crash. While three of the car’s passengers were able to get out on their own, the front-seat passenger became trapped an…

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New Rochelle, NY
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Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Crash On I-95 In New Rochelle Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Crash On I-95 In New Rochelle Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Crash On I-95 In New Rochelle
Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Crash On I-95 In New Rochelle A truck driver was killed after his vehicle burst into flames in a crash on Interstate 95 in Westchester, police said. The fatal collision happened just after midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 9, on the southbound side of I-95 at mile marker 6.1 in New Rochelle, police said. An investigation determined that a 2026 Peterbilt tractor-trailer had slowed in the right lane because of an active construction zone with a lane closure. A 2016 Hino box truck then crashed into the rear of the Peterbilt.  The Hino immediately became fully engulfed in flames, police said. The driver of the Hino, whose n…

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Nanuet, NY
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Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police
Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police A Virginia Department of Corrections employee is facing charges after police said they found two loaded firearms in his vehicle during a welfare check on Interstate 87 in Rockland County, NY. The incident happened just after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 6, when troopers spotted a 1996 GMC pickup truck parked on the shoulder of I-87 southbound near Exit 13N in Clarkstown, New York State Police said on Monday, Sept. 8. Troopers approached the driver, identified as Montana Madison, 34, of Virginia, to conduct a welfare check. While speaking with him, they noticed a loaded Kel-Tec .22-caliber se…

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