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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Unruly Crowd Surrounds Officers After Suspect Punches Cop At Poughkeepsie Concert: Police Unruly Crowd Surrounds Officers After Suspect Punches Cop At Poughkeepsie Concert: Police Unruly Crowd Surrounds Officers After Suspect Punches Cop At Poughkeepsie Concert: Police
Unruly Crowd Surrounds Officers After Suspect Punches Cop At Poughkeepsie Concert: Police What started as a large concert crowd quickly turned chaotic when police said a fight broke out and an officer was punched, prompting a multi-agency response in Dutchess County.  The incident broke out in Poughkeepsie at around 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, when officers on foot patrol were assigned to maintain order during a large concert in the area of The Academy at 33 Academy St., the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Monday, March 1.  While monitoring the crowd, officers saw several people fighting, drawing a large group of onlookers. As police worked to separa…

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Bronxville, NY
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Tuckahoe Contractor Admits Hiding Millions In Business's Income From IRS: Feds Tuckahoe Contractor Admits Hiding Millions In Business's Income From IRS: Feds Tuckahoe Contractor Admits Hiding Millions In Business's Income From IRS: Feds
Tuckahoe Contractor Admits Hiding Millions In Business's Income From IRS: Feds A Westchester County contractor has pleaded guilty in federal court after prosecutors say he hid millions of dollars in business income and underreported wages over several years. Tuckahoe resident Philip Castracucco, 63, admitted in White Plains federal court that he filed false personal income tax returns, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Feb. 27. Prosecutors said Castracucco owned a masonry contracting business that performed construction work around Westchester County. Between 2017 and 2022, he cashed more than $3.5 million in company c…

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Albany, NY
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Former NY Town Supervisor, 37, Accused Of Paying Himself Extra Salary From Budget Former NY Town Supervisor, 37, Accused Of Paying Himself Extra Salary From Budget Former NY Town Supervisor, 37, Accused Of Paying Himself Extra Salary From Budget
Former NY Town Supervisor, 37, Accused Of Paying Himself Extra Salary From Budget The former supervisor of a town in Upstate New York has been arrested following an investigation into missing town funds, authorities said.  Johnathan D. Kersman, 37, of Worcester, NY, was taken into custody on Thursday, Feb. 26 after a joint investigation with the New York State Comptroller’s Office, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office announced. According to investigators, Decatur town officials reported concerns that Kersman, while serving as supervisor, had issued himself additional pay from the town’s budget without approval from the Town Board. Authorities say the joint inve…

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by Ben Crnic
Liberty, NY
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Man, 19, Drags Victim By Sweatshirt, Refuses To Let Her Leave In Liberty: Police Man, 19, Drags Victim By Sweatshirt, Refuses To Let Her Leave In Liberty: Police Man, 19, Drags Victim By Sweatshirt, Refuses To Let Her Leave In Liberty: Police
Man, 19, Drags Victim By Sweatshirt, Refuses To Let Her Leave In Liberty: Police A 19-year-old man was arrested after police said he assaulted a woman inside a Sullivan County home and then resisted officers trying to take him into custody.  The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 19, when officers responded to a home on Chestnut Street in Liberty for a reported domestic dispute, the Village of Liberty Police Department said on Friday, Feb. 27. After investigating, officers determined that 19-year-old Liberty resident Preston Wood had become both verbally and physically abusive toward a female victim, according to police.  Authorities said Wood pulled th…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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'Dangerous' Drug Dealer Caught At Pool Hall In Poughkeepsie: DA 'Dangerous' Drug Dealer Caught At Pool Hall In Poughkeepsie: DA 'Dangerous' Drug Dealer Caught At Pool Hall In Poughkeepsie: DA
'Dangerous' Drug Dealer Caught At Pool Hall In Poughkeepsie: DA A months-long drug investigation ended with the arrest of a 52-year-old man at a billiards café in Dutchess County, authorities said.  Daryl L. Jackson was taken into custody on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Juliet Billiard Café on Raymond Avenue, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Friday, Feb. 27.  Investigators say Jackson had been on their radar for several months as an alleged "narcotic and dangerous drug dealer" operating out of a home on Jean Drive in the Spackenkill area, as well as other locations in Poughkeepsie.&nbs…

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Yonkers, NY
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Officers Bitten After Man Encourages Dog To Attack Them During Arrest In Yonkers, Cops Say Officers Bitten After Man Encourages Dog To Attack Them During Arrest In Yonkers, Cops Say Officers Bitten After Man Encourages Dog To Attack Them During Arrest In Yonkers, Cops Say
Officers Bitten After Man Encourages Dog To Attack Them During Arrest In Yonkers, Cops Say What began as a routine summons for public urination in Westchester County ended with two police officers bitten and a man facing felony charges, authorities said.  According to Yonkers Police Lt. Robert Spink, two officers were on patrol Thursday, Feb. 27, when they saw a man urinating in public while his dog was off its leash.  The officers approached the man to issue summonses for the city ordinance violations. While preparing the paperwork, they discovered the man had an active warrant. When officers attempted to take him into custody, Spink said he resisted and encouraged hi…

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by Ben Crnic
Hyde Park, NY
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6-Time DWI Offender Had Several Drugs In System During Fatal Route 9 Crash In Hyde Park: DA 6-Time DWI Offender Had Several Drugs In System During Fatal Route 9 Crash In Hyde Park: DA 6-Time DWI Offender Had Several Drugs In System During Fatal Route 9 Crash In Hyde Park: DA
6-Time DWI Offender Had Several Drugs In System During Fatal Route 9 Crash In Hyde Park: DA An Ulster County man with multiple prior DWI arrests has now been indicted in the deadly Route 9 crash that killed a 28-year-old Dutchess County resident last year.  Kingston resident Richard Rider, 46, was arraigned on a Dutchess County grand jury indictment charging him with first-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of drugs, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Feb. 27.  The charges stem from the Dec. 14, 2025, head-on collision on Albany Post Road (Route 9) near Huyler Drive in Hyde Park.  …

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Spring Valley, NY
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Homeless Man Who Killed Library Guard In Spring Valley Found Incapacitated After Guilty Plea Homeless Man Who Killed Library Guard In Spring Valley Found Incapacitated After Guilty Plea Homeless Man Who Killed Library Guard In Spring Valley Found Incapacitated After Guilty Plea
Homeless Man Who Killed Library Guard In Spring Valley Found Incapacitated After Guilty Plea The homeless man who admitted to fatally stabbing a beloved Rockland County library security guard in 2020 has been found mentally incapacitated and will be committed to a state mental health facility instead of being sentenced this week.  Blanchard Glaudin, 31, was declared unable to understand the legal proceedings against him due to mental disease or defect, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II announced Friday, Feb. 27. Glaudin had previously pleaded guilty on Dec. 9, 2025, to second-degree murder in the Feb. 18, 2020, killing of Finkelstein Memorial Library security g…

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by Ben Crnic
Liberty, NY
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Duo Steals Guns, Cash From Liberty Home, Jailed: State Police Duo Steals Guns, Cash From Liberty Home, Jailed: State Police Duo Steals Guns, Cash From Liberty Home, Jailed: State Police
Duo Steals Guns, Cash From Liberty Home, Jailed: State Police Two people are facing felony charges after police say they broke into a Sullivan County home and made off with handguns and a large amount of cash.  The burglary happened on Wednesday, Feb. 25, when troopers responded just before 9:20 a.m. to a reported burglary on Fox Mountain Road in Liberty, New York State Police announced on Friday, Feb. 27. Investigators determined the home had been broken into, police said. During the investigation, police discovered that two handguns and a large amount of cash had been stolen from the residence. Authorities said they later found and arres…

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Somers, NY
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Former Officer Who Attacked Trooper With Screwdriver After Somers Stabbing Gets Prison Former Officer Who Attacked Trooper With Screwdriver After Somers Stabbing Gets Prison Former Officer Who Attacked Trooper With Screwdriver After Somers Stabbing Gets Prison
Former Officer Who Attacked Trooper With Screwdriver After Somers Stabbing Gets Prison A former police officer will spend the next decade in prison for a violent domestic attack that left a victim stabbed roughly 15 times inside a Westchester County home. Heriberto Andujar, 52, of Somers, also known as Eric Andujar, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 26, in Westchester County Court to 10 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Feb. 27. Andujar pleaded guilty in January to first-degree assault in connection with the Dec. 5, 2024, attack. As Daily Voice previously reported, New Yor…

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