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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Liberty, NY
Breaking News
200 Citations, 6 Arrests Made In Major Crackdown On Fake, Stolen Plates In Sullivan County 200 Citations, 6 Arrests Made In Major Crackdown On Fake, Stolen Plates In Sullivan County 200 Citations, 6 Arrests Made In Major Crackdown On Fake, Stolen Plates In Sullivan County
200 Citations, 6 Arrests Made In Major Crackdown On Fake, Stolen Plates In Sullivan County A massive operation targeting fake license plates, stolen vehicles, firearms, narcotics, and organized criminal activity led to dozens of seizures, six arrests, and more than 200 tickets across Sullivan County, police announced. The operation, dubbed “Operation Plate Check 2026,” took place Thursday, May 7, and involved State Police alongside the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, Liberty Police Department, Monticello Police Department, Fallsburg Police Department, and the New York State DMV Field Investigations Division, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, May 13. Authorities said…

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Harrison, NY
Breaking News
Drunk Driver Caught With 3 Kids In Car On I-287 In Harrison: Police Drunk Driver Caught With 3 Kids In Car On I-287 In Harrison: Police Drunk Driver Caught With 3 Kids In Car On I-287 In Harrison: Police
Drunk Driver Caught With 3 Kids In Car On I-287 In Harrison: Police A Connecticut man is facing felony charges after police said he was caught driving drunk on the New York State Thruway in Westchester County, NY — with three children inside the vehicle.  Stamford resident Gilberto Valdovinos-Gonzalez, 38, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, following a traffic stop on Interstate 287 in the village of Harrison, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, May 13. Troopers said they stopped a 2016 GMC Yukon traveling eastbound on I-287 for vehicle and traffic law violations. While interviewing Valdovinos-Gonzalez, troopers detecte…

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New Windsor, NY
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Man Caught With Blood On Hands After Stabbing Sleeping Relative In New Windsor Gets Prison Man Caught With Blood On Hands After Stabbing Sleeping Relative In New Windsor Gets Prison Man Caught With Blood On Hands After Stabbing Sleeping Relative In New Windsor Gets Prison
Man Caught With Blood On Hands After Stabbing Sleeping Relative In New Windsor Gets Prison An Orange County man who repeatedly stabbed a sleeping relative in an unprovoked domestic violence attack and was later found covered in blood will spend a decade in prison, prosecutors announced.  Khiyan Bascus, 23, of New Windsor, was sentenced Tuesday, May 12, in Orange County Court to 10 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty to attempted first-degree assault, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.  The charges stem from a violent attack on Jan. 2, 2025, inside a home in New Windsor.  …

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Putnam Valley, NY
Breaking News
Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Stolen Plates On Taconic Parkway In Putnam Valley: Sheriff Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Stolen Plates On Taconic Parkway In Putnam Valley: Sheriff Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Stolen Plates On Taconic Parkway In Putnam Valley: Sheriff
Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Stolen Plates On Taconic Parkway In Putnam Valley: Sheriff Two people were arrested on felony weapons charges after deputies found a loaded handgun, high-capacity magazine, and stolen license plates during a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County, authorities said. The arrests happened just after 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, when a Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle traveling southbound on the Taconic in Putnam Valley for multiple traffic violations, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday, May 12.  During the investigation and a search of the vehicle, deputies said they recovered a loaded 9m…

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Montgomery-Walden, NY
Breaking News
FD Clears Air On GoFundMe ‘Scam’ Rumors After Separate Walden Area Fires In Same Week FD Clears Air On GoFundMe ‘Scam’ Rumors After Separate Walden Area Fires In Same Week FD Clears Air On GoFundMe ‘Scam’ Rumors After Separate Walden Area Fires In Same Week
FD Clears Air On GoFundMe ‘Scam’ Rumors After Separate Walden Area Fires In Same Week A fire department is pushing back against online rumors claiming a family fundraising page tied to a recent Orange County house fire was fake, saying two separate incidents displaced two different families within days of each other. Coldenham Fire-Rescue, based in Walden, issued a public statement on Tuesday, May 12, after what officials described as confusion surrounding GoFundMe campaigns connected to recent structure fires in the Walden area.  According to the department, one of the fires was the massive blaze on Riverview Street in the Village of Walden on Friday, May 8, that destr…

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Liberty, NY
Breaking News
Grahamsville Man Sends Sexual Material To Child, Falsely Reports Crime: Police Grahamsville Man Sends Sexual Material To Child, Falsely Reports Crime: Police Grahamsville Man Sends Sexual Material To Child, Falsely Reports Crime: Police
Grahamsville Man Sends Sexual Material To Child, Falsely Reports Crime: Police A Sullivan County man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly sending sexually explicit material to a child — and falsely reporting a crime, police said. Shawn W. Edwards, 32, of Grahamsville, was arrested following a months-long investigation led by New York State Police alongside several state and federal agencies, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 12. Authorities said the investigation began in October 2025 after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a CyberTip that was referred to investigators.  According to State Police, investigators exec…

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Briarcliff, NY
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'Suspicious Incident' Prompts Police Sweep At Briarcliff Manor High School 'Suspicious Incident' Prompts Police Sweep At Briarcliff Manor High School 'Suspicious Incident' Prompts Police Sweep At Briarcliff Manor High School
'Suspicious Incident' Prompts Police Sweep At Briarcliff Manor High School Police responded to a Westchester County high school campus following a suspicious incident on Tuesday, May 12.  New, updated report - Teen Trespasses At HS In Westchester, Leaves Note That Prompted Police Sweep: Cops (UPDATE) The incident happened at Briarcliff Manor High School and Middle School, where a suspicious note was found in the building, according to Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District Superintendent Jim Kaishian.  Briarcliff Manor officers worked alongside the Westchester County Department of Public Safety to thoroughly search the campus out of an abundan…

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Wappingers Falls, NY
Obituaries
Broadway Theatre Pillar, Drag Outfit Company Co-Founder From Wappingers Falls Dies Suddenly Broadway Theatre Pillar, Drag Outfit Company Co-Founder From Wappingers Falls Dies Suddenly Broadway Theatre Pillar, Drag Outfit Company Co-Founder From Wappingers Falls Dies Suddenly
Broadway Theatre Pillar, Drag Outfit Company Co-Founder From Wappingers Falls Dies Suddenly A well-known member of the Broadway theater and drag design communities from Dutchess County is being remembered for his creativity and larger-than-life spirit after his sudden death.  Alex Bartlett, of Wappingers Falls, died unexpectedly, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched Monday, May 11, to support his husband, Vincent Cuccia. More information about his death was not immediately available.  The fundraiser, organized by Julianne Fenton, describes Bartlett as "a pillar in the Broadway theatre community, a phenomenal knitter, and a garden expert" whose “kindness, g…

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Port Chester, NY
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Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency After Battling Blaze In Port Chester Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency After Battling Blaze In Port Chester Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency After Battling Blaze In Port Chester
Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency After Battling Blaze In Port Chester A firefighter was taken to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency at the scene of a house fire in Westchester County.  The incident happened on Monday, May 11, when firefighters responded to a home on Austin Place in Port Chester for a reported odor of gas inside the building at around 5:30 p.m., according to the Port Chester Fire Department.  When firefighters entered the basement, they found heavy smoke conditions, according to the department. Crews then began a search of the building and found a fire burning inside the walls between the basement and first floor. …

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Rye, NY
Breaking News
Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Young Girl, Transporting Her From Rye To CT: Feds Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Young Girl, Transporting Her From Rye To CT: Feds Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Young Girl, Transporting Her From Rye To CT: Feds
Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Young Girl, Transporting Her From Rye To CT: Feds A Connecticut man already facing rape charges in Westchester County, NY, is now accused in federal court of transporting a 13-year-old girl across state lines for sexual abuse and photographing the assaults, prosecutors announced.  Andrew Ford, 42, of Stamford, Connecticut, was arrested on Friday, May 8, after federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint charging him with sexual exploitation of a minor and transportation of a minor for unlawful sexual activity, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.  Federal authorities allege the investi…

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