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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Port Chester, NY
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Machete, Knife Fight At Port Chester Train Station Garage Leads To 4 Arrests: Police Machete, Knife Fight At Port Chester Train Station Garage Leads To 4 Arrests: Police Machete, Knife Fight At Port Chester Train Station Garage Leads To 4 Arrests: Police
Machete, Knife Fight At Port Chester Train Station Garage Leads To 4 Arrests: Police UPDATE: Four people have been charged after a violent confrontation involving machetes, knives, and razor blades erupted between two groups at a Westchester County train station parking garage, authorities said. New, updated report - 5th Suspect Caught In Machete, Knife Fight At Train Station Garage In Westchester: Police The fight involving around nine to 10 people broke out at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, on the second floor of the Metro-North Port Chester Station parking garage at Waterfront Place, according to MTA Police and Port Chester village officials.  The…

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Mahopac, NY
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School Conducts Lockout After Man Makes Alarming Statements On Trailway In Mahopac School Conducts Lockout After Man Makes Alarming Statements On Trailway In Mahopac School Conducts Lockout After Man Makes Alarming Statements On Trailway In Mahopac
School Conducts Lockout After Man Makes Alarming Statements On Trailway In Mahopac A man was hospitalized after police responded to reports of erratic behavior and alarming statements along a popular trail in Putnam County, which also prompted a school lockout, authorities said.  The incident happened on the Putnam County Trailway in Mahopac on Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, according to Carmel Police.  Carmel Police officers and Putnam County Sheriff's deputies responded to the trail after receiving a report about the man. Officers found and detained him within minutes of the call, police said.  The man was then taken to a local hospital for a medical a…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Poughkeepsie Councilmember Hit 69-Year-Old Victim In Head Several Times, DA Says Poughkeepsie Councilmember Hit 69-Year-Old Victim In Head Several Times, DA Says Poughkeepsie Councilmember Hit 69-Year-Old Victim In Head Several Times, DA Says
Poughkeepsie Councilmember Hit 69-Year-Old Victim In Head Several Times, DA Says An elected official in Dutchess County is facing a felony charge for allegedly repeatedly striking a 69-year-old person in the head, prosecutors said.  City of Poughkeepsie Common Councilmember Christopher A. Grant, 38, was arraigned on a charge of attempted second-degree assault, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9.   The charge stems from an alleged assault in the City of Poughkeepsie on the afternoon of Aug. 2, 2025, when Grant was 37 years old.  According to the indictment, Grant repeatedly struck the victim, who was 69 at …

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Yorktown, NY
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Drunk Driver Found Passed Out In Stopped Car On Route 132 In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Found Passed Out In Stopped Car On Route 132 In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Found Passed Out In Stopped Car On Route 132 In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Found Passed Out In Stopped Car On Route 132 In Yorktown: Police A Putnam County resident is facing DWI charges after police said they found him behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped on Route 132 in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Route 132 in Yorktown at around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30, when an officer responded to a report of a vehicle and traffic complaint, Yorktown Police said on Wednesday, Sept. 9.  The vehicle appeared to be stopped in the roadway with its driver passed out behind the wheel, according to police. After conducting a traffic stop and investigation, police identified the driver as 39-year-old Putnam V…

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Yorktown, NY
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Driver Taken To Trauma Center After 2-Car Route 129 Crash In Yorktown Driver Taken To Trauma Center After 2-Car Route 129 Crash In Yorktown Driver Taken To Trauma Center After 2-Car Route 129 Crash In Yorktown
Driver Taken To Trauma Center After 2-Car Route 129 Crash In Yorktown One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash happened at the intersection of Underhill Avenue and Croton Lake Road (Route 129) in Yorktown at around 8:06 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Yorktown Heights firefighters and Yorktown EMS were first dispatched for a report of a crash with possible entrapment. Arriving crews found two vehicles involved in the collision.  Firefighters then removed the driver's door from one vehicle, allowing EMS to reach the patient and pull them fr…

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Warwick, NY
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Restaurant In Historic Warwick Building Announces Closure — Here's What's Next Restaurant In Historic Warwick Building Announces Closure — Here's What's Next Restaurant In Historic Warwick Building Announces Closure — Here's What's Next
Restaurant In Historic Warwick Building Announces Closure — Here's What's Next A restaurant housed inside a more than 250-year-old Orange County landmark is preparing to serve its final meals, but its owners say something new is already taking shape.   Old Stone House Restaurant, located at 21 Hathorn Rd. in Warwick, will close after service on Sunday, Sept. 13, according to an announcement posted by the restaurant on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  The restaurant has operated for five years after its owners spent years restoring the historic property.  The owners did not give a specific reason for the closure but described the move as the beginning of a new c…

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Armonk, NY
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Owl Caught In Soccer Net While Snacking On Rabbit Rescued In Armonk Owl Caught In Soccer Net While Snacking On Rabbit Rescued In Armonk Owl Caught In Soccer Net While Snacking On Rabbit Rescued In Armonk
Owl Caught In Soccer Net While Snacking On Rabbit Rescued In Armonk An owl's lunch was unexpectedly interrupted when the bird became tangled in a soccer net while eating a rabbit in Northern Westchester, officials said.  The unusual rescue happened in Armonk on Aug. 28, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  An Environmental Conservation Officer responded after receiving a report of an owl stuck in a soccer net. When he arrived, he found the owl wrapped in the netting with a rabbit it had been eating, according to the DEC.  The officer carefully cut away the netting and freed the owl,…

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Bloomingburg-Wurtsboro, NY
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Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Mamakating Store Owner: DEC Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Mamakating Store Owner: DEC Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Mamakating Store Owner: DEC
Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Mamakating Store Owner: DEC A tip from a shopper led state environmental officers to a Sullivan County antique store, where a mounted mountain lion head was being illegally offered for sale, officials said.   The investigation unfolded at an antique store in the Town of Mamakating on July 29, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Officers received a tip from a frequent customer who reported seeing the mounted head for sale inside the store. An undercover ECO went to the business and found the mountain lion head in the back of the s…

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Yonkers, NY
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Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Yonkers, 2 Others Hospitalized Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Yonkers, 2 Others Hospitalized Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Yonkers, 2 Others Hospitalized
Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Yonkers, 2 Others Hospitalized A 28-year-old man was killed and two other people were injured after an early-morning three-alarm fire in Westchester County, according to officials.  The blaze broke out at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 13 Cedar St. in the Nodine Hill section of the city, where Yonkers firefighters arrived to find heavy flames and people trapped inside, the Yonkers Fire Department said.  Crews immediately launched an aggressive interior search-and-rescue operation.  Yonkers firefighters said the blaze started at a three-story wood-frame building before spreading to the neighboring…

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Pleasant Valley, NY
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Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Pleasant Valley Gets Prison Time Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Pleasant Valley Gets Prison Time Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Pleasant Valley Gets Prison Time
Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Pleasant Valley Gets Prison Time A retired Los Angeles police officer convicted of fatally shooting a 20-year-old man in Dutchess County will spend decades in prison, prosecutors said.  Pleasant Valley resident Thomas Case, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office.  The sentence stems from the death of Anthony Cuozzo, age 20, who was shot multiple times in Pleasant Valley on Oct. 5, 2024.  As Daily Voice previously reported, Case is …

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