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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Scarsdale, NY
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Students Approached By White Van In Scarsdale Neighborhoods Students Approached By White Van In Scarsdale Neighborhoods Students Approached By White Van In Scarsdale Neighborhoods
Students Approached By White Van In Scarsdale Neighborhoods Police are investigating two separate incidents in which students were approached by strangers driving white vans in a Westchester County village.  The incidents happened in the Fox Meadow and Greenacres neighborhoods of Scarsdale, according to a joint announcement from Scarsdale Police Chief Steven DelBene and Scarsdale Schools Superintendent Andrew Patrick on Thursday, Oct. 8.  The first incident happened during the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 28, when a student in the Fox Meadow neighborhood was approached by someone driving a white van. The person asked the student to help…

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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Blauvelt Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Blauvelt Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Blauvelt
Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Blauvelt A 68-year-old man was killed after an unoccupied pickup truck rolled backward and pinned him underneath it in Rockland County on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, police said. Officers responding to Bradley Parkway in Blauvelt around 8:21 a.m. found the man unresponsive beneath a Ford F-350 pickup truck, Orangetown Police Capt. Michael Shannon said. A preliminary investigation found that the truck, which had no one inside, began rolling backward and struck the man for reasons still under investigation, Shannon said. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Rockland Co…

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Newburgh, NY
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Man Traps Victim In Bathroom, Chokes Her In Newburgh Attack Before Fleeing, Cops Say Man Traps Victim In Bathroom, Chokes Her In Newburgh Attack Before Fleeing, Cops Say Man Traps Victim In Bathroom, Chokes Her In Newburgh Attack Before Fleeing, Cops Say
Man Traps Victim In Bathroom, Chokes Her In Newburgh Attack Before Fleeing, Cops Say A 41-year-old man is accused of attacking a victim inside her own bathroom after she invited him into her Orange County home, police said. Newburgh resident Mark Adams, 41, was arrested following the assault on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 8. On the day of the incident, officers responded to a home near 29 East Parmenter St. just before 7 p.m. after receiving a report of an unknown man inside a residence. The woman told police that Adams, whom she knew, had asked to use her bathroom.  After she allowed him inside, Adams asked…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown, NY
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Crash Leads To Felony DWI For Man With Previous Convictions In Yorktown: Police Crash Leads To Felony DWI For Man With Previous Convictions In Yorktown: Police Crash Leads To Felony DWI For Man With Previous Convictions In Yorktown: Police
Crash Leads To Felony DWI For Man With Previous Convictions In Yorktown: Police A 41-year-old man whose license had already been revoked for previous DWI offenses was arrested after driving drunk and getting into a crash in Northern Westchester, police said.   Yorktown resident Richard Montero, 41, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 1, following a crash on Underhill Avenue, the Yorktown Police Department announced Thursday, Oct. 8. The events leading to his arrest began at around 8:43 a.m., when officers responded to the area of 1241 Underhill Ave. after receiving a report of a crash. Police identified Montero as the driver of one of the vehicles involved an…

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Yorktown, NY
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Man Falsely Reports Hostage Held At Gunpoint In Yorktown, Police Say Man Falsely Reports Hostage Held At Gunpoint In Yorktown, Police Say Man Falsely Reports Hostage Held At Gunpoint In Yorktown, Police Say
Man Falsely Reports Hostage Held At Gunpoint In Yorktown, Police Say A Putnam County man was arrested after police said he made a false report that someone was being held hostage at gunpoint in Northern Westchester.  Garrison resident Charles Johnson, 36, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 1, on a warrant charging him with third-degree falsely reporting an incident, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 8. The charge stems from an incident on June 12, when Yorktown officers responded to a residence after receiving a report that someone was being held hostage at gunpoint. Officers investigated and determined the report was false and…

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Yonkers, NY
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19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Yonkers, Suspect Arrested: Police 19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Yonkers, Suspect Arrested: Police 19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Yonkers, Suspect Arrested: Police
19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Yonkers, Suspect Arrested: Police A 19-year-old man was stabbed multiple times near a Burger King in Westchester County before being found injured inside a nearby apartment building, police said.  The stabbing happened in the area of the Burger King restaurant at 53 South Broadway in Yonkers on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Yonkers Police Department told Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 8. At around 6:15 p.m., officers responded to a hallway inside 85 Riverdale Ave., where they found the 19-year-old victim suffering from multiple stab wounds to his shoulder and back.  Investigators determined that the stabbing had happened e…

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Monsey, NY
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Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Monsey Sentenced: Report Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Monsey Sentenced: Report Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Monsey Sentenced: Report
Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Monsey Sentenced: Report A former United States Postal Service worker who was caught on surveillance video shoving a 4-year-old boy to the ground in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and received his sentence, according to reports. Stony Point resident Gabriel Stan, 39, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was sentenced to three years of probation, six weeks of anger management classes, and a $1,000 fine, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Stan was also ordered to stay away from the child.  The case stemmed from an incident on Thursday, March 19, on Garden Terrace off …

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Poughkeepsie Gets Over 40 Years In Prison Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Poughkeepsie Gets Over 40 Years In Prison Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Poughkeepsie Gets Over 40 Years In Prison
Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Poughkeepsie Gets Over 40 Years In Prison A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a child over nearly two years in Dutchess County, prosecutors said.  Victor Harris, was sentenced to 41 years in state prison following his conviction on six felony sex offenses and one misdemeanor involving a child younger than 15, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced Wednesday, Oct. 7. Dutchess County Court Judge Jessica Segal handed down the sentence, which consists of consecutive prison terms totaling 41 years in addition to post-release supervision and sex…

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Suffern, NY
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Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof
Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof A fire broke out in the attic of a Rockland County home, leaving the roof heavily damaged and bringing firefighters from New York and New Jersey to the scene. The blaze happened at 18 Cranberry Rd. in Sloatsburg at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the Ramapo Police Department.  Officers first responded to a report of smoke coming from the home. When they arrived, they discovered an active fire in the attic, police said. Firefighters from Sloatsburg, Suffern, Hillburn, and Mahwah responded to battle the flames.  No injuries were reported, according to Ramapo Pol…

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Mamaroneck, NY
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Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Mamaroneck, Police Say Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Mamaroneck, Police Say Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Mamaroneck, Police Say
Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Mamaroneck, Police Say Two women were hospitalized after being struck by an 86-year-old man's car while crossing a busy Westchester County street — and the driver was then arrested, police said. The crash happened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Prospect Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  Police said the driver was making a left turn from East Prospect Avenue onto Mamaroneck Avenue at around 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday when he struck two women, ages 28 and 50, who were crossing the street.   Officers ar…

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