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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Millbrook-Dover, NY
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Missing Former Town Supervisor: Search Ends In Dover, But Investigation Active (UPDATE) Missing Former Town Supervisor: Search Ends In Dover, But Investigation Active (UPDATE) Missing Former Town Supervisor: Search Ends In Dover, But Investigation Active (UPDATE)
Missing Former Town Supervisor: Search Ends In Dover, But Investigation Active (Update) UPDATE: Police are continuing to search for a missing 49-year-old man who was last seen in Dutchess County.  Ryan Courtien, 49, of Dover, was last seen at around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, in the area of Waldo Road in Dover, according to New York State Police. Authorities said Courtien was wearing tan pants and a long-sleeved black T-shirt when he was last seen.  In an update on Wednesday afternoon, July 15, State Police said the search for Courtien in the Town of Dover has concluded. However, the investigation is active, and more leads are being pursued, police said. No…

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Yorktown, NY
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Man Armed With Knife Leads Cops On Route 6 Chase In Yorktown During Mental Health Crisis Man Armed With Knife Leads Cops On Route 6 Chase In Yorktown During Mental Health Crisis Man Armed With Knife Leads Cops On Route 6 Chase In Yorktown During Mental Health Crisis
Man Armed With Knife Leads Cops On Route 6 Chase In Yorktown During Mental Health Crisis A man having a mental health crisis was hospitalized after police said he led them on a chase and later threatened to harm officers with a knife.  The incident began on Thursday, July 9, when officers learned of a mental health crisis at around 3:35 p.m. and found a vehicle being driven by the person involved on Route 6 in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department said on Friday, July 10. Police tried to stop the car to conduct a welfare check, but the man drove off instead. The short pursuit was soon called off to protect the public, and the department let other jurisdictions know. La…

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Spring Valley, NY
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Teen Slashes Victim With Broken Bottle In Spring Valley, Police Say Teen Slashes Victim With Broken Bottle In Spring Valley, Police Say Teen Slashes Victim With Broken Bottle In Spring Valley, Police Say
Teen Slashes Victim With Broken Bottle In Spring Valley, Police Say A teenager is facing felony charges after police said he slashed a man with a broken glass bottle during an early morning assault in Rockland County.  The incident happened just before 5 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, when officers responded to 29 South Main St. in Spring Valley after receiving a report of a bleeding man, the Spring Valley Police Department said on Friday, July 10. When officers arrived, they found the victim suffering from a severe cut to his right arm and significant blood loss. Police then applied a tourniquet to the victim's arm to control the bleeding until EMS arrived…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
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Woman Accused Of Taunting, Chasing Victims While Holding Gun In Yonkers: Police Woman Accused Of Taunting, Chasing Victims While Holding Gun In Yonkers: Police Woman Accused Of Taunting, Chasing Victims While Holding Gun In Yonkers: Police
Woman Accused Of Taunting, Chasing Victims While Holding Gun In Yonkers: Police A 35-year-old woman faces a weapons charge after allegedly chasing and taunting people on a Westchester County street while holding a gun, police said. The arrest was made in late June, when officers responded to reports of a woman creating a disturbance in Yonkers, the Yonkers Police Department said on Friday, July 10. Police said witnesses told them the woman had been taunting and chasing people on the street with a gun before later placing it inside her bag.  The officers soon found the woman, identified as 35-year-old Yonkers resident Tiana Reid, and said they saw the gun in her b…

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Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
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4 Caught In Months-Long Crack-Cocaine Sales Investigation In Nyack: DA 4 Caught In Months-Long Crack-Cocaine Sales Investigation In Nyack: DA 4 Caught In Months-Long Crack-Cocaine Sales Investigation In Nyack: DA
4 Caught In Months-Long Crack-Cocaine Sales Investigation In Nyack: DA Four people have been indicted on felony drug charges following a months-long investigation into crack cocaine sales in Rockland County, prosecutors said. The investigation, dubbed "Operation Spring Cleaning," was conducted by the Rockland County Drug Task Force over several months, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, July 10. Prosecutors allege the defendants sold crack cocaine to another person in the Village of Nyack in exchange for cash.  Those indicted include Tyrone Stewart, 35, who is charged with two counts each of third-degree criminal sale of …

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by Ben Crnic
Haverstraw, NY
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Pomona Man Dies After Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Rockland County (UPDATE) Pomona Man Dies After Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Rockland County (UPDATE) Pomona Man Dies After Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Rockland County (UPDATE)
Pomona Man Dies After Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Rockland County (Update) A 67-year-old man died after a single-vehicle crash that sparked a fire and shut down part of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County on Thursday morning, July 9.  The crash happened at around 9:16 a.m. on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway near mile marker 18.6, by Exit 9E, in Clarkstown, forcing the closure of all northbound lanes and the left southbound lane while emergency crews responded, as previously reported by Daily Voice. New York State Police have now identified the driver as Joseph T. Wolosz, 67, of Pomona. According to investigators, Wolosz was dr…

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by Ben Crnic
Liberty, NY
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Golf Club Burglar Chased Onto Course In Liberty, Charged In Back-To-Back Incidents: Cops Golf Club Burglar Chased Onto Course In Liberty, Charged In Back-To-Back Incidents: Cops Golf Club Burglar Chased Onto Course In Liberty, Charged In Back-To-Back Incidents: Cops
Golf Club Burglar Chased Onto Course In Liberty, Charged In Back-To-Back Incidents: Cops A man is accused of breaking into Sullivan County Golf Club on back-to-back nights — and was caught after a foot chase across the course, police said.  Liberty resident Glenn Flickenschild, 52, was arrested on Saturday, July 4, following a reported burglary at Sullivan County Golf Club in Liberty, the Liberty Police Department announced on Friday, July 10. According to the department, officers with the Village of Liberty Police Department responded to a mutual aid request for a reported burglary in progress at the golf club at around 10:40 p.m. on Saturday.  According to police, a caller r…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
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Bullet Found Inside Commercial Building Sparks Investigation In Spring Valley Bullet Found Inside Commercial Building Sparks Investigation In Spring Valley Bullet Found Inside Commercial Building Sparks Investigation In Spring Valley
Bullet Found Inside Commercial Building Sparks Investigation In Spring Valley Police are investigating after a bullet was found inside a commercial building in Rockland County. Officers were first called to The Commerce Corner building at 1 North Madison Ave. in Spring Valley at around 2:25 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, after receiving a report of a suspicious incident, according to the Spring Valley Police Department.  When police arrived, they discovered that a bullet had entered a third-floor window of the building. Detectives from both the Spring Valley Police Department and the Rockland County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation began processing t…

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by Ben Crnic
Scarsdale, NY
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Slain Scarsdale Mom, 71, Spent Years Trying To Help Son Accused Of Killing Her: Report Slain Scarsdale Mom, 71, Spent Years Trying To Help Son Accused Of Killing Her: Report Slain Scarsdale Mom, 71, Spent Years Trying To Help Son Accused Of Killing Her: Report
Slain Scarsdale Mom, 71, Spent Years Trying To Help Son Accused Of Killing Her: Report A 71-year-old Westchester County woman who prosecutors said was beaten and stabbed to death by her son spent years trying to help him build a future and worried deeply about his well-being, according to reports. As Daily Voice previously reported, Chester Green, 26, was arraigned on Wednesday, July 8, on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Marian Green, at their home on Butler Road in Scarsdale's Fox Meadow neighborhood. Prosecutors allege he killed her sometime between Sunday, July 5, and Tuesday, July 7, by stabbing and beating her with both a sharp and blunt objec…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Saved From Walkway Over Hudson By Police, Hospitalized Man Saved From Walkway Over Hudson By Police, Hospitalized Man Saved From Walkway Over Hudson By Police, Hospitalized
Man Saved From Walkway Over Hudson By Police, Hospitalized Police talked a man in crisis down from the Walkway Over the Hudson, safely getting him to a hospital. The incident happened on Thursday, July 9, when authorities received a call regarding a person in crisis on the pedestrian bridge in Poughkeepsie at around 3:49 p.m., the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said. Officers responded to the Walkway and learned the man had taken off his shoes and was trying to climb over the rail in the middle of the bridge.  Police soon made contact with him and began a dialogue using crisis intervention training, the department said. After a short…

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