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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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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by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Man, 34, Accused Of Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old In Wallkill Man, 34, Accused Of Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old In Wallkill Man, 34, Accused Of Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old In Wallkill
Man, 34, Accused Of Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old In Wallkill A 34-year-old man faces charges after allegedly sexually abusing a young child in Orange County, police said. Town of Wallkill resident Alejandro Martinez, 34, was arrested on Thursday, July 2, following an investigation into the sexual abuse of a child, the Town of Wallkill Police Department announced on Thursday, July 9. According to police, on April 8, officers responded to a Wallkill home after receiving a report of a 4-year-old child being sexually abused. A follow-up investigation identified Martinez as the suspect, the department said. Martinez was charged with first-degre…

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Southeast-Brewster, NY
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Accused Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Oxycodone, Scale On I-84 In Southeast: Sheriff Accused Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Oxycodone, Scale On I-84 In Southeast: Sheriff Accused Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Oxycodone, Scale On I-84 In Southeast: Sheriff
Accused Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Oxycodone, Scale On I-84 In Southeast: Sheriff An alleged dealer from Connecticut was pulled over on Interstate 84 in Putnam County, NY, leading authorities to discover marijuana, cocaine, oxycodone, and packaging materials in his car, police said. Danbury resident Frederick Douglass Wolfolk, 33, was arrested following a traffic stop in Southeast, NY, on Tuesday, July 7, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, July 9. The arrest happened at around 1:05 a.m. on Tuesday, when sheriff's deputies were conducting traffic enforcement on Interstate 84 westbound in the area. Deputies said they stopped a vehicle after obse…

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by Ben Crnic
Lewisboro, NY
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Roadway Depression Forms On I-684 In Lewisboro, Causes Lane Closures Roadway Depression Forms On I-684 In Lewisboro, Causes Lane Closures Roadway Depression Forms On I-684 In Lewisboro, Causes Lane Closures
Roadway Depression Forms On I-684 In Lewisboro, Causes Lane Closures Drivers traveling on Interstate 684 in northern Westchester County should expect delays after a roadway depression was found forming during construction work, prompting emergency lane closures.  The issue was discovered on Thursday afternoon, July 9, while a New York State Department of Transportation contractor was repairing a deteriorated drainage pipe along Interstate 684 in Lewisboro, according to the agency.  Workers noticed a depression forming in the highway and immediately shut down the affected lanes as a precaution. Emergency services were also notified. NYSDOT crews we…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
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Homeless Man Arrested Twice In Week After Stealing From Cars In Spring Valley: Police Homeless Man Arrested Twice In Week After Stealing From Cars In Spring Valley: Police Homeless Man Arrested Twice In Week After Stealing From Cars In Spring Valley: Police
Homeless Man Arrested Twice In Week After Stealing From Cars In Spring Valley: Police A homeless man who was released from jail after being arrested in connection with vehicle thefts was allegedly caught days later stealing from another unlocked car in Rockland County, police said.   Jean Pierremont, 38, who is undomiciled, was arrested on Monday, June 29, in connection with two separate larcenies from vehicles that occurred the same day, Spring Valley Police announced on Thursday, July 9. Pierremont was charged with third-degree burglary and petit larceny. He was arraigned before Judge Mellion and remanded to the Rockland County Jail before being released the…

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Haverstraw, NY
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Car Catches Fire After Rear-Ending School Bus In Pomona Car Catches Fire After Rear-Ending School Bus In Pomona Car Catches Fire After Rear-Ending School Bus In Pomona
Car Catches Fire After Rear-Ending School Bus In Pomona A car caught fire after crashing into the back of a school bus on a Palisades Interstate Parkway exit ramp in Rockland County on Thursday morning, July 9.  The crash happened at around 9:22 a.m. in Pomona, according to the Thiells Fire Department.  Firefighters responded to a reported vehicle fire and arrived to find a small blaze in the passenger vehicle's engine compartment after it had collided with the rear of a school bus. Crews quickly extinguished the fire. Fire officials said no children were on the school bus at the time of the crash. The Monsey Scoop reported that the…

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Accused Of Firing Rounds Toward Victims On Poughkeepsie Street Man Accused Of Firing Rounds Toward Victims On Poughkeepsie Street Man Accused Of Firing Rounds Toward Victims On Poughkeepsie Street
Man Accused Of Firing Rounds Toward Victims On Poughkeepsie Street A 23-year-old man has been indicted by a grand jury after allegedly firing rounds toward people across the street from him in Dutchess County.  Poughkeepsie resident Michal Herman was indicted on two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of first-degree reckless endangerment, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, July 9. According to prosecutors, at around 9:40 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2025, Herman pointed a loaded gun at two people across the street near 447 Main St. in Poughkeepsie. He then fired at least four rounds in their d…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Injured Barred Owl Saved From Dutchess County Rail Trail In Poughkeepsie By Deputies Injured Barred Owl Saved From Dutchess County Rail Trail In Poughkeepsie By Deputies Injured Barred Owl Saved From Dutchess County Rail Trail In Poughkeepsie By Deputies
Injured Barred Owl Saved From Dutchess County Rail Trail In Poughkeepsie By Deputies A routine patrol along the Dutchess Rail Trail took an unexpected turn when sheriff's deputies came to the aid of an injured barred owl.  The rescue happened on Wednesday, July 8, as deputies were conducting an ATV patrol on the trail in Poughkeepsie, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.  While on patrol, the deputies learned of an injured barred owl along the trail. After finding the bird and determining it needed specialized treatment, they contacted a local wildlife rehabilitation specialist, who responded to the scene. The owl is expected to remain in the rehabi…

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