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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Greenburgh, NY
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3 People Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide In Greenburgh: Police Investigating 3 People Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide In Greenburgh: Police Investigating 3 People Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide In Greenburgh: Police Investigating
3 People Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide In Greenburgh: Police Investigating Three people are dead following what authorities believe was a domestic violence-related murder-suicide in Westchester County.  Greenburgh Police said they responded at around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, to a home in the Parkway Homes section of the town for a welfare check. After entering the residence, officers and EMS personnel found three adults suffering from gunshot wounds, the department said.  One victim was taken to Westchester Medical Center, but all three ultimately died, police added. Their names have not been released.  Investigators said they have reason t…

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Yonkers, NY
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MTA Bus Driver Beating: Suspect Gets Upgraded Charges In Brutal Yonkers Incident (UPDATE) MTA Bus Driver Beating: Suspect Gets Upgraded Charges In Brutal Yonkers Incident (UPDATE) MTA Bus Driver Beating: Suspect Gets Upgraded Charges In Brutal Yonkers Incident (UPDATE)
MTA Bus Driver Beating: Suspect Gets Upgraded Charges In Brutal Yonkers Incident (Update) A Manhattan man accused of violently attacking an MTA bus driver following a crash in Westchester County is now facing more serious charges, prosecutors announced.  Thywill Anasu, 29, was arraigned on Thursday, April 30, on first- and second-degree assault, both violent felonies, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.  The upgraded charges stem from the April 4 incident, when Anasu allegedly attacked a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus driver after a collision involving the bus and his vehicle, as Daily Voice previously reported.  The crash h…

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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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$43K Elder Fraud Scam Busted: Suspects Caught Retrieving Cash Packages In Tappan, Cops Say $43K Elder Fraud Scam Busted: Suspects Caught Retrieving Cash Packages In Tappan, Cops Say $43K Elder Fraud Scam Busted: Suspects Caught Retrieving Cash Packages In Tappan, Cops Say
$43K Elder Fraud Scam Busted: Suspects Caught Retrieving Cash Packages In Tappan, Cops Say Two men have been arrested after police say they attempted to collect tens of thousands of dollars tied to multiple scams targeting an elderly victim in Rockland County.  The investigation began on Wednesday, April 29, when authorities received a call from a man in Utah reporting that his wife may have been exploited out of $6,700 through a bank account scam, the Orangetown Police Department said on Thursday, April 30. Detectives determined that a package containing the cash was scheduled to be delivered by UPS to a vacant home in Tappan. While conducting surveillance at the scene, off…

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Suffern, NY
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Unlicensed Teen Parks Taxicab Far From Ramapo Court To Avoid Suspicion — But Is Busted Anyway Unlicensed Teen Parks Taxicab Far From Ramapo Court To Avoid Suspicion — But Is Busted Anyway Unlicensed Teen Parks Taxicab Far From Ramapo Court To Avoid Suspicion — But Is Busted Anyway
Unlicensed Teen Parks Taxicab Far From Ramapo Court To Avoid Suspicion — But Is Busted Anyway An 18-year-old driver trying to address an unlicensed driving ticket ended up getting cited again in Rockland County — after police said he drove himself to court in a taxi that he parked far away to avoid being caught without a license a second time.  According to the Ramapo Police Department, the teen drove a taxicab to the Walmart parking lot in Suffern on Thursday, April 30, before walking through the police station lot to appear at Town Justice Court regarding a past unlicensed operation charge.  “To his credit, he arrived by taxi,” the department said in a social media post,…

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Yorktown, NY
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Vacuum Attack Leads To Felony Charge For Woman In Yorktown: Police Vacuum Attack Leads To Felony Charge For Woman In Yorktown: Police Vacuum Attack Leads To Felony Charge For Woman In Yorktown: Police
Vacuum Attack Leads To Felony Charge For Woman In Yorktown: Police A woman is facing a felony charge after police said she struck a victim with a vacuum during a dispute in Northern Westchester.  Ljendita Gjonbalaj, 52, of Yorktown, was arrested on Wednesday, April 22, and charged with attempted second-degree assault, a felony, the Yorktown Police Department announced this week. Officers were dispatched to a home just after 1 p.m. on the day of the arrest for a reported physical domestic incident. The victim told police he had been assaulted by Gjonbalaj, authorities said. Following an investigation, police allege that during the altercation, Gjonbal…

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Peekskill, NY
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Near Release After 22 Years, Man Gets More Prison Time For Peekskill-Linked Fentanyl Plot Near Release After 22 Years, Man Gets More Prison Time For Peekskill-Linked Fentanyl Plot Near Release After 22 Years, Man Gets More Prison Time For Peekskill-Linked Fentanyl Plot
Near Release After 22 Years, Man Gets More Prison Time For Peekskill-Linked Fentanyl Plot A man who orchestrated a major drug operation tied to Westchester County and was arrested again on the last day of his decades-long sentence will spend even more time in federal prison, prosecutors announced. Kerome Lendon Paisley, 49, of Jamaica, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to traffic more than a kilogram of fentanyl while already incarcerated, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, April 28. Prosecutors said Paisley used a contraband cellphone in February 2025 to coordinate the sale of more than 10,000 counterfeit fentan…

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Rhinebeck, NY
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Rabies Clinic Set For Pets In Rhinebeck — And It's Free Rabies Clinic Set For Pets In Rhinebeck — And It's Free Rabies Clinic Set For Pets In Rhinebeck — And It's Free
Rabies Clinic Set For Pets In Rhinebeck — And It's Free Pet owners in the Hudson Valley will have an opportunity to get their animals vaccinated at no cost during an upcoming clinic in Dutchess County.  The Hudson Valley Animal Rescue & Sanctuary is hosting a free rabies vaccination clinic on Saturday, May 30, from noon to 4 p.m. at Third Lutheran Evangelical Church, located at 31 Livingston St. in Rhinebeck.  The clinic is open to dogs, cats, and domestic ferrets that are at least 3 months old. Pre-registration is required and can be completed online at hvars.org, though walk-ins will be accepted as space allows.  Vaccinatio…

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Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers Woman Took $60K From Victims To Find Them Housing — But Never Delivered, DA Says Yonkers Woman Took $60K From Victims To Find Them Housing — But Never Delivered, DA Says Yonkers Woman Took $60K From Victims To Find Them Housing — But Never Delivered, DA Says
Yonkers Woman Took $60K From Victims To Find Them Housing — But Never Delivered, DA Says A Westchester County woman is facing multiple felony charges after prosecutors said she scammed people out of tens of thousands of dollars by promising to help them secure affordable housing. Yonkers resident Norma Tirado, 52, was arraigned in Yonkers City Court on Thursday, April 30, on 10 counts of third-degree grand larceny and one count of first-degree scheme to defraud, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors allege Tirado accepted thousands of dollars from at least 10 victims, claiming she could help them obtain Section 8, rent-controlled, or other …

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Red Hook, NY
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Bicyclist Critically Injured In Collision With Pickup Truck On Route 9 In Red Hook Bicyclist Critically Injured In Collision With Pickup Truck On Route 9 In Red Hook Bicyclist Critically Injured In Collision With Pickup Truck On Route 9 In Red Hook
Bicyclist Critically Injured In Collision With Pickup Truck On Route 9 In Red Hook A bicyclist suffered a serious head injury after being struck by a pickup truck in Dutchess County, authorities said. The crash happened around 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, on Route 9 near the intersection of Old Post Road South in Red Hook, the town's police department said on Thursday, April 30.  Police said a 2006 Dodge pickup truck driven by a 26-year-old Red Hook man was traveling southbound when a bicyclist, also heading south on the shoulder, tried to cross both lanes of Route 9.  During the maneuver, the bicyclist, identified as a 57-year-old Red Hook man, failed to …

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Haverstraw, NY
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Officer Hit By Car: Driver ID'd, Gets Assault Charge In Haverstraw Incident (UPDATE) Officer Hit By Car: Driver ID'd, Gets Assault Charge In Haverstraw Incident (UPDATE) Officer Hit By Car: Driver ID'd, Gets Assault Charge In Haverstraw Incident (UPDATE)
Officer Hit By Car: Driver ID'd, Gets Assault Charge In Haverstraw Incident (Update) A suspect has now been charged following an incident in Rockland County in which a police officer was struck by a fleeing vehicle, authorities said.  Peter Theus, 34, of Spring Valley, was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, and second-degree obstructing governmental administration, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department said in an update.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened around 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, on Riverfront Lane in Haverstraw.  Officers had stopped a vehicle f…

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