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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Mt. Kisco, NY
Breaking News
Registered Mount Kisco Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds Registered Mount Kisco Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds Registered Mount Kisco Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds
Registered Mount Kisco Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds A registered sex offender from Northern Westchester is facing new federal charges after prosecutors said he posed as a woman on social media to persuade children to send him sexually explicit images.  Dustin Tompkins, 38, of Mount Kisco, was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, receipt and distribution of child pornography, and committing offenses against children while being a registered sex offender, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  Tompkins, who prosecutors said was already detained for violatin…

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Millbrook-Dover, NY
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Hits Turning Truck, Seriously Injured In Route 44 Crash In Washington Motorcyclist Hits Turning Truck, Seriously Injured In Route 44 Crash In Washington Motorcyclist Hits Turning Truck, Seriously Injured In Route 44 Crash In Washington
Motorcyclist Hits Turning Truck, Seriously Injured In Route 44 Crash In Washington A motorcyclist was seriously injured after crashing into a turning delivery truck and being thrown into a utility pole in Dutchess County.  The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Route 44 and Kennels Road in Washington at around 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Sept. 11. Investigators said they found that a 2025 Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling east on Route 44 and approaching a delivery truck headed in the same direction. As the truck began making a left turn onto Kennels Road, the motorcycle hit it, the Sheriff…

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Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Over $18K Sold At Gas Station In Yonkers Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Over $18K Sold At Gas Station In Yonkers Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Over $18K Sold At Gas Station In Yonkers
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Over $18K Sold At Gas Station In Yonkers A lucky lottery player in Westchester County is more than $18,000 richer after scoring a top-prize win. A Take 5 ticket sold in Yonkers won $18,183.50 in the Wednesday, Sept. 9 midday drawing, the New York Lottery announced.  The winning ticket was purchased at the Shell gas station located at 414 McLean Ave. in Yonkers. The winning numbers were 2, 3, 8, 23, 36, according to lottery officials. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39, with drawings held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. 

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Nanuet, NY
Breaking News
Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Nanuet, Prompts Safety Inspection Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Nanuet, Prompts Safety Inspection Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Nanuet, Prompts Safety Inspection
Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Nanuet, Prompts Safety Inspection A truck struck a bridge on a busy Rockland County roadway on Friday, Sept. 11, leaving a driver hospitalized and prompting a safety inspection.  The incident was reported at 11:50 a.m. on Friday on Route 59 westbound at the Route 304 overpass in Nanuet, where a truck hit the bridge, according to 511NY traffic reports and Clarkstown Police. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital by Nanuet EMS, according to police. The extent of his injuries was not immediately available.  The New York State Department of Transportation is now conducting an inspection of the bridge, police said …

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Cortlandt, NY
Breaking News
ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Croton-On-Hudson: Mayor ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Croton-On-Hudson: Mayor ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Croton-On-Hudson: Mayor
ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Croton-On-Hudson: Mayor Federal immigration agents took a man into custody in Northern Westchester early Friday morning, prompting concerns from local officials because the operation happened near a school bus stop.  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity happened on Brook Street in Croton-on-Hudson at around 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Mayor Brian Pugh announced.  According to Pugh, one man who lives on Brook Street was taken into federal custody.  Croton Police had no advance knowledge of the operation and did not participate in it, Pugh said. The village did not have more veri…

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Rye, NY
Breaking News
Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Rye: Police Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Rye: Police Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Rye: Police
Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Rye: Police A suspected mail thief led officers on a brief chase after fleeing from a Westchester County post office, police said.  The incident happened outside the US Post Office at 41 Purdy Ave. in Rye at around 6 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  An officer on patrol saw what the department described as a suspected mail theft from a mailbox in front of the post office. The officer then saw a person run from the mailbox, cross the street, and get into a BMW X7, police said.  When the officer tried to stop the vehicle, t…

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Mount Vernon, NY
On Your Side
100 Days Of Free Coffee Up For Grabs When This Dunkin' Reopens In Mount Vernon 100 Days Of Free Coffee Up For Grabs When This Dunkin' Reopens In Mount Vernon 100 Days Of Free Coffee Up For Grabs When This Dunkin' Reopens In Mount Vernon
100 Days Of Free Coffee Up For Grabs When This Dunkin' Reopens In Mount Vernon Coffee lovers will once again have a chance to score 100 days of free coffee when a newly remodeled Dunkin' celebrates its grand reopening in Westchester County.  The Dunkin' at 440 East Sandford Blvd. in Mount Vernon will hold its grand reopening celebration on Friday, Sept. 18, the company announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  Beginning at 9 a.m., the first 100 Dunkin' Rewards members age 18 or older in line will receive free medium hot or iced coffee for 100 consecutive days through the Dunkin' app. Visitors who aren't already Rewards members can sign up on the day of the event …

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Port Chester, NY
Breaking News
Low-Hanging Wires Over Road Cause Closure In Port Chester Low-Hanging Wires Over Road Cause Closure In Port Chester Low-Hanging Wires Over Road Cause Closure In Port Chester
Low-Hanging Wires Over Road Cause Closure In Port Chester Drivers are being asked to avoid a Westchester County roadway after low-hanging cable wires forced a road closure, police said.  The issue was reported in the area of Putnam Avenue and Halstead Avenue in Port Chester on Friday morning, Sept. 11, according to the Port Chester Police Department.  Police said large cable wires are hanging low and partially extending into the roadway. To prevent larger vehicles from striking the wires, Halstead Avenue and Hewlett Avenue will be closed near Putnam Avenue, police said. There is currently no estimated time for repairs because the wires…

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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Your Community
Gastropub At Tappan Golf Center Temporarily Closes — Here's What They Have Planned Gastropub At Tappan Golf Center Temporarily Closes — Here's What They Have Planned Gastropub At Tappan Golf Center Temporarily Closes — Here's What They Have Planned
Gastropub At Tappan Golf Center Temporarily Closes — Here's What They Have Planned A Rockland County gastropub is temporarily closing its doors, but its owners say something new is already in the works.  Hudson 303 Sport Cafe, located inside the Tappan Golf Center at 116 Route 303 in Tappan, announced the temporary closure on Thursday, Sept. 10.  The closure will allow the business to transform the space into a new experience featuring state-of-the-art golf simulators, according to the Hudson 303 team.  “This is not the end, it is the beginning of an exciting new chapter,” the business said.  Hudson 303 did not announce when the revamped space is exp…

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Pine Bush-Walker Valley, NY
Breaking News
Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Crawford Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Crawford Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Crawford Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA
Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Crawford Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA A man has been convicted of attempted murder after shooting a man twice in the head inside an Orange County home, prosecutors said.  Anthony Parrish, 56, was found guilty of all charges against him following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Thursday, Sept. 10, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.  The shooting happened at around 8 a.m. on June 6, 2024, when Parrish went to the victim's home in the Town of Crawford and shot him twice in the head before fleeing, prosecutors said. Despite his severe injuries, the victim managed to crawl out of the ho…

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