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
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Drug Dealer Caught At 'Ground Zero' Of Overdose Surge In Poughkeepsie: DA (UPDATE) Drug Dealer Caught At 'Ground Zero' Of Overdose Surge In Poughkeepsie: DA (UPDATE) Drug Dealer Caught At 'Ground Zero' Of Overdose Surge In Poughkeepsie: DA (UPDATE)
Drug Dealer Caught At 'Ground Zero' Of Overdose Surge In Poughkeepsie: DA (Update) A suspected drug dealer was arrested in connection with a recent overdose surge that claimed two lives and left 15 others suffering suspected overdoses across Dutchess County, authorities said.  Amanda Crain, 30, was arrested on Thursday, June 18, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force announced.  Crain's arrest followed at least 17 suspected overdoses — including two fatal overdoses and two near-fatal overdoses — that had been reported across the county within a 72-hour period, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  According to the Drug T…

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by Ben Crnic
Kingston, NY
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Man Caught With Adderall, Percocet After Leading Cops On Kingston Chase, Hitting Car: NYSP Man Caught With Adderall, Percocet After Leading Cops On Kingston Chase, Hitting Car: NYSP Man Caught With Adderall, Percocet After Leading Cops On Kingston Chase, Hitting Car: NYSP
Man Caught With Adderall, Percocet After Leading Cops On Kingston Chase, Hitting Car: Nysp A Brooklyn man already wanted on outstanding warrants was arrested after allegedly leading troopers on a vehicle pursuit in Ulster County, sideswiping another vehicle, and fleeing on foot before being caught, police said. Quavon V. Travis, 32, was arrested after an incident in Kingston on Sunday, June 21, New York State Police announced on Thursday, June 25.  According to the agency, the incident began a little after 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, when troopers saw a 2019 Kia traveling on Washington Avenue in Kingston in violation of multiple state vehicle and traffic laws.  Troopers …

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by Ben Crnic
Port Chester, NY
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Port Chester Man Who Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old, Then Tried Bribing Them Is Convicted: DA Port Chester Man Who Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old, Then Tried Bribing Them Is Convicted: DA Port Chester Man Who Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old, Then Tried Bribing Them Is Convicted: DA
Port Chester Man Who Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old, Then Tried Bribing Them Is Convicted: DA A 56-year-old Westchester County man has been convicted after prosecutors said he sexually abused a child multiple times — then tried bribing them to influence their testimony.  Port Chester resident Segundo Pucha-Carchi, 56, was convicted on Wednesday, June 24, of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, bribing a witness, two counts of fourth-degree tampering with a witness, and six counts of second-degree criminal contempt, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, between December 2023 and October 2024, …

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child After Cops Sweep His Poughkeepsie Home Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child After Cops Sweep His Poughkeepsie Home Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child After Cops Sweep His Poughkeepsie Home
Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child After Cops Sweep His Poughkeepsie Home A 32-year-old Dutchess County man faces numerous charges, including two counts of rape, following a search of his home, police said. Poughkeepsie resident Ericq Pesante, 32, was arrested on Wednesday, June 24, following an investigation into the sexual assault of a minor, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced. According to the department, at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, officers executed a search warrant at 173 Union St., Apartment 1, alongside the Poughkeepsie Joint SWAT Team and Gun Involved Violence Elimination Detail.  After this search, Pesante was ar…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
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Day Care Scam, Fake Rides, Bogus Prescriptions: NY Fraud Cases Emerge In $6.5B DOJ Sweep Day Care Scam, Fake Rides, Bogus Prescriptions: NY Fraud Cases Emerge In $6.5B DOJ Sweep Day Care Scam, Fake Rides, Bogus Prescriptions: NY Fraud Cases Emerge In $6.5B DOJ Sweep
Day Care Scam, Fake Rides, Bogus Prescriptions: NY Fraud Cases Emerge In $6.5B DOJ Sweep Several New York defendants and companies are among those swept up in a nationwide health care fraud takedown that federal officials said involved more than $6.5 billion in alleged false claims.  The US Department of Justice announced the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown on Tuesday, June 23, charging 455 defendants across 56 federal districts and 45 states and territories. Those charged include 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, according to federal officials.   The takedown also included civil settlements, provider exclusions, billing privilege revo…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Vernon, NY
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Man Convicted Of Slashing Ex's Face With Knife In Front Of Son In Brutal Mount Vernon Attack Man Convicted Of Slashing Ex's Face With Knife In Front Of Son In Brutal Mount Vernon Attack Man Convicted Of Slashing Ex's Face With Knife In Front Of Son In Brutal Mount Vernon Attack
Man Convicted Of Slashing Ex's Face With Knife In Front Of Son In Brutal Mount Vernon Attack A 33-year-old man has been convicted on multiple felony charges after a jury found he brutally attacked his ex-girlfriend with a kitchen knife inside a Westchester County apartment, leaving her with severe injuries, prosecutors said. Ajany Waite, 33, was found guilty on Wednesday, June 17, following a jury trial in Westchester County Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, June 24. According to prosecutors, the attack happened on June 6, 2025, after Waite saw his former girlfriend at a party in the Bronx. Authorities said he later went to her Mount V…

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Yorktown, NY
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2 Injured After Box Truck Rolls Into Woods In Yorktown 2 Injured After Box Truck Rolls Into Woods In Yorktown 2 Injured After Box Truck Rolls Into Woods In Yorktown
2 Injured After Box Truck Rolls Into Woods In Yorktown Two people were injured after a box truck crashed off the roadway and into a wooded area in Westchester County.  The incident happened at around 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, in the 1100 block of Underhill Avenue in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Firefighters said crews had just finished handling an unrelated vehicle fire when they were told about a crash involving a vehicle in the woods with injuries.  Responding volunteers located a box truck that had left the roadway and come to rest off the road among trees, according to the de…

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by Ben Crnic
Monticello-Rock Hill, NY
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Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 In Monticello Convicted After Over Decade Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 In Monticello Convicted After Over Decade Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 In Monticello Convicted After Over Decade
Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 In Monticello Convicted After Over Decade After more than a decade since the crime, a Pennsylvania man has been convicted in the 2014 murder of a Hudson Valley, NY mother whose dismembered remains were found in the woods weeks after she was reported missing.    Keymarroo Guiden, 53, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was found guilty on Tuesday, June 23, of second-degree murder in the 2014 killing of April Parker, 31, of Monticello, the Sullivan County District Attorney's Office announced.  The verdict came after a 12-day trial prosecuted by Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Puma and Executive Assistant Distr…

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by Ben Crnic
Ossining, NY
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Drones Caught Dropping Drugs, Cell Phones Into Sing Sing, Wallkill Prisons Drones Caught Dropping Drugs, Cell Phones Into Sing Sing, Wallkill Prisons Drones Caught Dropping Drugs, Cell Phones Into Sing Sing, Wallkill Prisons
Drones Caught Dropping Drugs, Cell Phones Into Sing Sing, Wallkill Prisons Correction officers at two Hudson Valley correctional facilities intercepted drone-delivered packages containing drugs, cell phones, and other contraband in separate incidents, union officials said.  The incidents happened at Wallkill Correctional Facility in Ulster County on May 26 and at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining on June 8, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association announced on Tuesday, June 23.  The first such incident at Wallkill Correctional Facility happened at around 1:15 a.m., when an officer assigned…

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by Ben Crnic
Montgomery-Walden, NY
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Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery
Man, 20, Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Child In Montgomery A 20-year-old man has been jailed after allegedly raping a 14-year-old child in Orange County, police said.  Wallkill resident Ryan Geoffrey Hablow, 20, was arrested on Tuesday, June 16, the Town of Montgomery Police Department announced on Tuesday, June 23.  According to the department, police began investigating a complaint of an adult man engaging in a sexual act with the young victim. This investigation led to Hablow's arrest.  He was charged with second-degree rape and remanded to the Orange County Jail on a $2,000 cash bail, police said.

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