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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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Disabled Veteran, Wife Displaced After Devastating 3-Alarm House Fire In Yonkers Disabled Veteran, Wife Displaced After Devastating 3-Alarm House Fire In Yonkers
Disabled Veteran, Wife Displaced After Devastating 3-Alarm House Fire In Yonkers A disabled veteran and his wife, who works as a nurse, are recovering from the loss of nearly all their belongings after a devastating three-alarm fire tore through their Westchester home.  The early-morning blaze broke out at a home in the Homefield section of Yonkers, the city's fire department said on Saturday, August 2.  According to the department, firefighters arrived to find smoke and heavy fire showing from the structure. An aggressive interior attack was launched, and crews were ultimately able to place the third-alarm fire under control. Westchester County Legislator Ja…

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‘Operation Powder Burn’: 20 Caught In Largest Gun Bust In Orange County History, DA Says ‘Operation Powder Burn’: 20 Caught In Largest Gun Bust In Orange County History, DA Says
‘Operation Powder Burn’: 20 Caught In Largest Gun Bust In Orange County History, DA Says A massive, eight-month investigation into an illegal gun and drug trafficking ring operating out of Orange County has resulted in the arrest of 20 people and the recovery of more than 55 firearms, hundreds of grams of drugs, and over $65,000 in cash, prosecutors announced.  Dubbed “Operation Powder Burn,” the coordinated effort spanned multiple states and involved local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, making it the largest gun trafficking case in Orange County history, District Attorney David M. Hoovler said in an announcement on Friday, Aug. 1.  The investigation re…

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2 Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Carmel, Sheriff Says 2 Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Carmel, Sheriff Says
2 Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Carmel, Sheriff Says Two Putnam County residents are facing felony charges following separate investigations into internet child sexual abuse material, authorities announced.   The arrests both stemmed from cyber tips received by the New York State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in April 2025. The tips indicated that sexually explicit videos and images involving minors were being transmitted from residences within Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Aug. 4.  Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office launched an intensive investigation, which in…

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Wrong-Way Driver Caused Peekskill Crash That Seriously Injured 2, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Caused Peekskill Crash That Seriously Injured 2, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Caused Peekskill Crash That Seriously Injured 2, Police Say A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a wrong-way crash that left two people seriously injured in Westchester earlier this summer, police announced. The collision happened in Peekskill at around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 8, when emergency crews responded to a report of a crash involving entrapment on Route 9 South near the Louisa Street off-ramp, the Peekskill Police Department announced on Friday, Aug. 1.  According to the department, officers arrived to find a Toyota 4Runner and a Honda Civic with heavy front-end damage. Both drivers suffered serious injuries and wer…

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Obituaries
Middletown Man, 60, Killed In Wallkill Crash Was Carpenter, Passionate NASCAR Fan Middletown Man, 60, Killed In Wallkill Crash Was Carpenter, Passionate NASCAR Fan
Middletown Man, 60, Killed In Wallkill Crash Was Carpenter, Passionate NASCAR Fan A 60-year-old man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Orange County last week is being remembered for his craftsmanship, love of sports, and devotion to family and friends.  Middletown man Richard B. Gilbert was killed in a one-car crash on Route 17K in Wallkill on Sunday, July 27, according to the Town of Wallkill Police Department.  The crash occurred at around 9:39 a.m. on Sunday, when officers responding to a report of a one-car collision found Gilbert unconscious in his vehicle after it struck a utility pole near the Exit 116 Route 17 off-ramp.  An investigati…

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Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison
Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison A violent inmate attack at a Dutchess County correctional facility left one correction officer with stab wounds and another injured while attempting to avoid harm.  The incident happened around 5:40 p.m. on Monday, July 21, when a 42-year-old inmate allegedly attempted to stab a female officer with a homemade icepick-style weapon inside a cell block at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Beekman, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association announced on Friday, Aug. 1.  According to the union, the inmate became agitated and approached…

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Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment
Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment A man has pleaded guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a 68-year-old grandmother and great-grandmother whose body was later found in her Westchester apartment, prosecutors announced. Deshawn Nunez, 24, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 31, to second-degree murder in the 2022 stabbing death of 68-year-old Renee Spencer, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced.  Spencer was found dead on August 11, 2022, after building management requested a welfare check on behalf of her family. Officers with the Yonkers Police Department discovered Spencer lying o…

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Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police
Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police A 72-year-old man has been arrested and charged with nearly a dozen counts of attempted murder after allegedly setting a mattress on fire inside his Rockland County home and fleeing with a machete, police said.  The incident began at around 5:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, when police responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance and possible shots fired at a West Haverstraw residence, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Saturday, Aug. 2.  When officers arrived at the scene, they found a mattress fully engulfed in flames near the front entrance of the residence. People wer…

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Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls
Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls Emergency crews responded to a dramatic rollover crash over the weekend in Dutchess County after a car flipped onto its roof near a McDonald’s on Route 9. The incident occurred in Wappinger Falls around 11:13 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, and was witnessed by a Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office patrol unit, according to the W.T. Garner Engine Co. #1.  Firefighters from Wappingers Falls, New Hamburg Engine Co. 1, and Empress EMS were dispatched under automatic mutual aid. When crews arrived on the scene, they found the vehicle on its roof, but fortunately, the driver was not trapped inside…

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Spring Valley Deputy Fire Chief Injured In Crash: Community Rallies To Get Him Back On His Feet Spring Valley Deputy Fire Chief Injured In Crash: Community Rallies To Get Him Back On His Feet
Spring Valley Deputy Fire Chief Injured In Crash: Community Rallies To Get Him Back On His Feet The Rockland County firefighting community is coming together to support one of their own after a deputy fire chief for one of the area's villages was injured in a serious car accident while responding to an emergency call last month.  The effort comes following a crash on Friday, June 20, when Spring Valley Deputy Fire Chief Marcos Padilla was involved in a collision while responding to a call in the village. According to a GoFundMe campaign organized by fellow firefighter Evan Humphrey, Padilla, who also serves as Fire Inspector for the Village of Montebello, was struc…

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