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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Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Duo Who Shot Victim In Buttocks In Poughkeepsie Tracked Down In NY, Virginia: Cops Duo Who Shot Victim In Buttocks In Poughkeepsie Tracked Down In NY, Virginia: Cops Duo Who Shot Victim In Buttocks In Poughkeepsie Tracked Down In NY, Virginia: Cops
Duo Who Shot Victim In Buttocks In Poughkeepsie Tracked Down In NY, Virginia: Cops Two men have been charged in connection with a Dutchess County shooting that left a 22-year-old man wounded, including one young suspect who was tracked down hundreds of miles away in Virginia, police said.  Randall T. Lawrence, 18, and Keyben Lopez, 22, both of Poughkeepsie, were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in connection with the Saturday, Aug. 1 shooting near Montgomery and South Hamilton streets, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 20.  As Daily Voice previously reported, the shooting happened just before 5 p.m., when police received multi…

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Eastchester, NY
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Motor Vehicle Incident, Police Response Under Investigation In Tuckahoe (DEVELOPING) Motor Vehicle Incident, Police Response Under Investigation In Tuckahoe (DEVELOPING) Motor Vehicle Incident, Police Response Under Investigation In Tuckahoe (DEVELOPING)
Motor Vehicle Incident, Police Response Under Investigation In Tuckahoe (Developing) An outside investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding a police response to a vehicle that entered a Westchester County village last week, officials said.   The incident happened on Friday, Aug. 14, when the vehicle entered Tuckahoe after an earlier incident in the City of Yonkers, according to a statement released by the Village of Tuckahoe on Thursday, Aug. 20.  The village did not disclose what happened during the initial Yonkers incident or provide details about the response by Tuckahoe Police.  However, officials said Tuckahoe Police Chief John Rot…

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Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
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Pickup Truck Fire Spreads To Nearby Home In Nyack Pickup Truck Fire Spreads To Nearby Home In Nyack Pickup Truck Fire Spreads To Nearby Home In Nyack
Pickup Truck Fire Spreads To Nearby Home In Nyack A truck caught fire and spread to a nearby home in Rockland County before firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control, according to reports.  The fire broke out at 34 Forest Ridge Rd. in Nyack on Thursday, Aug. 20, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Multiple fire departments were called to the scene after the burning vehicle extended the blaze to a nearby structure, according to the outlet.  Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames quickly. Crews from the Central Nyack, West Nyack, Piermont, and Valley Cottage fire departments responded to the scene, along with…

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by Ben Crnic
Peekskill, NY
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Trio Busted With Loaded Gun In Peekskill, Jailed: State Police Trio Busted With Loaded Gun In Peekskill, Jailed: State Police Trio Busted With Loaded Gun In Peekskill, Jailed: State Police
Trio Busted With Loaded Gun In Peekskill, Jailed: State Police Three men were arrested and jailed after police said they found a loaded handgun inside a vehicle during a traffic stop in Westchester County.  The arrests followed a stop on Main Street in Peekskill at around 1:31 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 20.  According to police, troopers stopped the vehicle for alleged violations of state vehicle and traffic laws.  The driver was identified as Antonio Stewart, 40, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, while the passengers were identified as Khwan Wooden, 41, and Brant Schepper, 36, both of Pe…

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Liberty, NY
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16 Arrested In Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Liberty 16 Arrested In Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Liberty 16 Arrested In Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Liberty
16 Arrested In Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Liberty Sixteen people have been arrested in two separate investigations targeting alleged online child exploitation and sex offenders accused of failing to comply with registration requirements in a Sullivan County village, police announced.  The arrests were detailed by Village of Liberty Police Chief Steven D’Agata during a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 20, following investigations dubbed “Operation Dangerous DMs” and “Operation Registry Repo.”  Although the investigations were separate, D’Agata said they shared the same objective: “protecting children, protecting this community, …

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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Taconic In Mount Pleasant: AG Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Taconic In Mount Pleasant: AG Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Taconic In Mount Pleasant: AG
Ex-nypd Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Taconic In Mount Pleasant: AG A former NYPD sergeant from Orange County has admitted to causing a head-on crash that killed a 61-year-old man on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County, prosecutors said. Warwick resident Tiffany Howell, 48, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 19, to aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the Thursday, Jan. 22 crash that killed Peekskill resident Manuel Boitel, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  Howell, who was an off-duty NYPD sergeant at the time of the crash, entered the plea before Westchester County Court Judg…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Weather
Flood Watch Issued For Westchester, Rockland — Up To 2.5 Inches Of Rain Expected Flood Watch Issued For Westchester, Rockland — Up To 2.5 Inches Of Rain Expected Flood Watch Issued For Westchester, Rockland — Up To 2.5 Inches Of Rain Expected
Flood Watch Issued For Westchester, Rockland — Up To 2.5 Inches Of Rain Expected A Flood Watch has been issued for parts of the Hudson Valley as rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms threaten to bring rainfall rates of more than 2 inches per hour on Thursday, Aug. 20.  The watch will be in effect from 2 p.m. on Thursday through late Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.  In the Hudson Valley, the watch covers Westchester and Rockland counties. Forecasters said showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to move through the region during the late afternoon and evening, potentially producing a period of particularly heavy rainfall.&nb…

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Cortlandt, NY
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Tractor-Trailer Overturns At Busy Cortlandt Traffic Circle — Prompting Hours-Long Cleanup Tractor-Trailer Overturns At Busy Cortlandt Traffic Circle — Prompting Hours-Long Cleanup Tractor-Trailer Overturns At Busy Cortlandt Traffic Circle — Prompting Hours-Long Cleanup
Tractor-Trailer Overturns At Busy Cortlandt Traffic Circle — Prompting Hours-Long Cleanup An overturned tractor-trailer and hydraulic fluid spill kept emergency crews at a busy Westchester County traffic circle for several hours, firefighters said.  The crash happened at Annsville Circle in Cortlandt at around 9:21 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to the Continental Village Fire Department. Arriving crews found that the trailer had tipped onto its side while the truck itself remained upright and undamaged, the department said.  No injuries were reported, and responding EMS units were canceled.  Firefighters began helping New York State Police with traffi…

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Pleasantville, NY
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2 Killed In 134-MPH Crash Had Stolen Guns, Face Masks In Pleasantville, Cops Say 2 Killed In 134-MPH Crash Had Stolen Guns, Face Masks In Pleasantville, Cops Say 2 Killed In 134-MPH Crash Had Stolen Guns, Face Masks In Pleasantville, Cops Say
2 Killed In 134-mph Crash Had Stolen Guns, Face Masks In Pleasantville, Cops Say Two young men killed when their sports car crashed into a tree after fleeing an officer at speeds topping 100 mph in Westchester County had stolen loaded handguns and were wearing face coverings, police said.  Yonkers resident Ryan Herrera, 20, and Bronx resident Jadden D. Sanabria, 21, died following the crash on Route 9A in Mount Pleasant early Friday, Aug. 14, Mount Pleasant Police confirmed in an announcement on Wednesday, Aug. 19.  Herrera was driving the red Toyota Supra, while Sanabria was the passenger, according to police.  The incident began shortly after 4 a.…

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by Ben Crnic
Highlands, NY
Your Community
West Point Names New Superintendent — Here's Who He Is West Point Names New Superintendent — Here's Who He Is West Point Names New Superintendent — Here's Who He Is
West Point Names New Superintendent — Here's Who He Is A West Point graduate and longtime Army officer with decades of command experience has returned to the Hudson Valley to lead the U.S. Military Academy. Maj. Gen. James B. Bartholomees III was promoted to lieutenant general and officially took command as West Point's 62nd superintendent on Monday, Aug. 17, succeeding Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, West Point Public Affairs announced.  The change of command ceremony was held at Eisenhower Hall.  Bartholomees, a 1995 West Point graduate, most recently served as commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Hawaii. …

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