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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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Beekman, LaGrange: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says 'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Beekman, LaGrange: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says 'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Beekman, LaGrange: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says
'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Beekman, LaGrange: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says Authorities are issuing an urgent warning after a dangerous social media challenge involving people violently kicking the doors of occupied homes has been reported in several Dutchess County communities.  Multiple incidents connected to the so-called "door kick challenge" are under investigation in the towns of Beekman, Poughkeepsie, and LaGrange, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The social media trend involves participants kicking or striking residential doors, sometimes while masked and during overnight hours, according to prosecutors. …

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Newburgh, NY
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$100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Newburgh — Here's Where $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Newburgh — Here's Where $100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Newburgh — Here's Where
$100K Powerball Ticket Sold In Newburgh — Here's Where Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in the Hudson Valley is $100,000 richer after Wednesday night's drawing.  A third-prize-winning Powerball Power Play ticket worth $100,000 was sold at Smokes 4 Less at 59 North Plank Rd. in Newburgh for the Wednesday, Aug. 12 drawing, the New York Lottery announced.  The winning numbers in Wednesday's drawing were 04, 26, 66, 67, and 69, with a Powerball of 09. The Newburgh ticket won a third-tier prize, which normally pays $50,000. Because the ticket was purchased with the Power Play option, the prize was doubled to $100,000. Powerball's fi…

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Fallsburg, NY
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3 Children Airlifted With Severe Electrical Burns After Power Lines Fall In Fallsburg 3 Children Airlifted With Severe Electrical Burns After Power Lines Fall In Fallsburg 3 Children Airlifted With Severe Electrical Burns After Power Lines Fall In Fallsburg
3 Children Airlifted With Severe Electrical Burns After Power Lines Fall In Fallsburg Three children suffered severe electrical burns after coming into contact with live wires that fell at a Sullivan County camp, prompting all three to be airlifted to a trauma center, officials said. The incident happened just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, in Fallsburg, according to the Fallsburg Fire Company.  Emergency crews responded after a high-voltage power line came down, leaving three children with severe electrical burns, fire officials said. It was not immediately available what caused the line to fall.  News12 Hudson Valley reported the incident happened at C…

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Haverstraw, NY
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Stolen Car Driver Caught With Large Amount Of Narcotics In Pomona, Police Say Stolen Car Driver Caught With Large Amount Of Narcotics In Pomona, Police Say Stolen Car Driver Caught With Large Amount Of Narcotics In Pomona, Police Say
Stolen Car Driver Caught With Large Amount Of Narcotics In Pomona, Police Say Police said they found a large amount of narcotics after pulling over a stolen vehicle in Rockland County, leading to an arrest.  Pomona resident Diamond Dickerson, 49, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 11, after officers received an alert that a stolen vehicle had entered the Village of Haverstraw, according to the Haverstraw Police Department.   The notification came from a license plate reader, prompting officers to begin searching for the vehicle. They later found the vehicle in Pomona and identified the driver as Dickerson. He was taken into custody without incident, th…

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White Plains, NY
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Toxic Weedkiller Settlement Cash Going Toward Pollinator Gardens In Hudson Valley, LI: AG Toxic Weedkiller Settlement Cash Going Toward Pollinator Gardens In Hudson Valley, LI: AG Toxic Weedkiller Settlement Cash Going Toward Pollinator Gardens In Hudson Valley, LI: AG
Toxic Weedkiller Settlement Cash Going Toward Pollinator Gardens In Hudson Valley, LI: AG Several Hudson Valley and Long Island organizations are receiving thousands of dollars to create pollinator gardens, restore habitats, and expand environmental programs through money stemming from a settlement over toxic consumer weedkillers.  New York Attorney General Letitia James and The New York Community Trust announced $505,000 in grants for 28 organizations across the state to support pollinator conservation projects in historically underserved communities.  The funding includes grants for organizations in Kingston, Hudson, Nyack, Newburgh, Ossining, Brookhaven, Mastic Beac…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Poughkeepsie Is Convicted Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Poughkeepsie Is Convicted Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Poughkeepsie Is Convicted
Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Poughkeepsie Is Convicted A man who sexually abused a child over two years in Dutchess County has been convicted following a five-day trial, prosecutors said.  Poughkeepsie resident Victor Harris, 42, was convicted on Wednesday, Aug. 12, of six felony sex offenses and one misdemeanor after a jury deliberated for two-and-a-half days, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced.  The jury was unable to reach a verdict on four additional charges. The charges stemmed from incidents at two locations in the City of Poughkeepsie on various dates between July 2022 and April 2024, prosecutor…

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Spring Valley, NY
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Parolee Who Fled Traffic Stop Months After Release, Tracked To Spring Valley Hotel Gets Prison Parolee Who Fled Traffic Stop Months After Release, Tracked To Spring Valley Hotel Gets Prison Parolee Who Fled Traffic Stop Months After Release, Tracked To Spring Valley Hotel Gets Prison
Parolee Who Fled Traffic Stop Months After Release, Tracked To Spring Valley Hotel Gets Prison A man who was on parole for a previous felony gun conviction when he fled a traffic stop in Rockland County and left behind a loaded pistol linked to him via DNA will spend years behind bars.  Keimoni Spinks, 27, was sentenced to nine years in prison in Rockland County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 12, following his conviction earlier this year after a five-day bench trial, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced. Judge Kevin F. Russo sentenced Spinks, who also received five years of post-release supervision for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He also receive…

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Ossining, NY
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Green Card Marriage Ring: Ossining Woman Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Green Card Marriage Ring: Ossining Woman Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Green Card Marriage Ring: Ossining Woman Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Green Card Marriage Ring: Ossining Woman Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said.   The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted inc…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown, NY
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Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files: DA Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files: DA Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files: DA
Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files: DA An employee at a Northern Westchester middle school is facing felony charges after allegedly possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online, prosecutors said.   Shrub Oak resident Francis John Teeling, 69, an employee of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School in Yorktown Heights, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Teeling worked as an itinerant substitute Food Service employee, according to the Lakeland Central School District.  Teeling was charged via felony complaint with promoting an obscene sexual…

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Hunter-Windham, NY
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Exhausted Hiker Rescued After Slipping, Falling On Rocks On Indian Head Mountain Exhausted Hiker Rescued After Slipping, Falling On Rocks On Indian Head Mountain Exhausted Hiker Rescued After Slipping, Falling On Rocks On Indian Head Mountain
Exhausted Hiker Rescued After Slipping, Falling On Rocks On Indian Head Mountain An exhausted hiker who slipped twice and became stranded on difficult terrain in the Catskills was safely brought off the mountain by a Rockland County-based search and rescue team.  The rescue happened on Indian Head Mountain in Hunter on Monday evening, Aug. 10, after the overdue hiker contacted Chaverim of Rockland for help, The Monsey Scoop reported.  The hiker had set out at around noon but overestimated the route he planned to complete, according to the outlet.  After slipping and falling twice on slick rocks, the hiker became hesitant to continue navigating the terrai…

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