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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Red Hook, NY
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Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook
Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook A trapped driver was rescued after falling asleep and hitting a pole in Dutchess County, causing live wires to fall on his truck.  The crash happened on Pitcher Lane in Red Hook on Sunday, Oct. 4, at around 3:20 p.m., according to Red Hook Police.  Officers arriving at the scene found the truck on its side in the roadway with the driver trapped inside. The impact had snapped a utility pole, leaving live electrical wires on top of the pickup, police said.  Central Hudson crews responded and shut off power to the wires, allowing firefighters to reach the driver. Crews rem…

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Chappaqua, NY
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Man Watched Woman Through Her Bathroom Window In New Castle: Police Man Watched Woman Through Her Bathroom Window In New Castle: Police Man Watched Woman Through Her Bathroom Window In New Castle: Police
Man Watched Woman Through Her Bathroom Window In New Castle: Police A man faces six felony charges after police said they caught him looking through a woman's bathroom window in Westchester County.  Ossining resident Juan G. Guambana, 50, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 1, and charged with six counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance, all felonies, New Castle Police announced.  The arrest followed an investigation into reports of a man watching a female resident through her bathroom window on several occasions during the early morning hours, police said.  On Oct. 1, detectives set up surveillance around the woman's home to identify the p…

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Liberty, NY
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Man Assaults Woman, Arrested — Then Immediately Violates Stay-Away Order In Liberty, Cops Say Man Assaults Woman, Arrested — Then Immediately Violates Stay-Away Order In Liberty, Cops Say Man Assaults Woman, Arrested — Then Immediately Violates Stay-Away Order In Liberty, Cops Say
Man Assaults Woman, Arrested — Then Immediately Violates Stay-Away Order In Liberty, Cops Say A man was arrested twice within about four hours after police said they saw him punching his partner in Sullivan County — and then caught him heading toward her home less than 10 minutes after a judge ordered him to stay away.  Liberty resident Marion Black, 21, was arrested twice on Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Village of Liberty Police Department announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  The first incident began at around 5 p.m., when officers responded to a 911 call reporting a dispute in a municipal parking lot in the village. When police arrived, they saw Black actively punching a woman w…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Man Who Sent Teens To Slay Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown Is Convicted Man Who Sent Teens To Slay Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown Is Convicted Man Who Sent Teens To Slay Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown Is Convicted
Man Who Sent Teens To Slay Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown Is Convicted An Orange County man faces up to 25 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of sending two teenagers to kill a victim he mistakenly believed was behind a burglary at his home, prosecutors said.  Middletown resident Sheldon Paul, 42, was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Friday, Oct. 2, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.  The killing happened on the morning of March 11, 2019, when two men, then ages 18 and 19, entered the victim's apartment on Knapp Street in Middletown, according to …

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Rhinebeck, NY
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Raccoon Positive For Rabies In Rhinebeck — Search On For People Who Dropped It Off Raccoon Positive For Rabies In Rhinebeck — Search On For People Who Dropped It Off Raccoon Positive For Rabies In Rhinebeck — Search On For People Who Dropped It Off
Raccoon Positive For Rabies In Rhinebeck — Search On For People Who Dropped It Off Health officials are trying to identify the people who brought a sick raccoon to a Dutchess County animal hospital after it tested positive for rabies.   The raccoon was brought to Rhinebeck Animal Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 1, after it was spotted behaving unusually on a local roadway, the Dutchess County Department of Health announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  However, the people who transported the animal left before giving hospital staff their contact information or details about exactly where the raccoon had been found.  The raccoon has since tested positive for rabies.&…

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Pleasant Valley, NY
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Staff Member Hits Victim In His Care With Writing Utensil At Pleasant Valley Facility: Police Staff Member Hits Victim In His Care With Writing Utensil At Pleasant Valley Facility: Police Staff Member Hits Victim In His Care With Writing Utensil At Pleasant Valley Facility: Police
Staff Member Hits Victim In His Care With Writing Utensil At Pleasant Valley Facility: Police A staff member at a Dutchess County facility is accused of striking a person receiving day program services with a writing utensil, leaving them with a cut, police said.   Poughkeepsie resident Torano Elting, 51, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 2, following an incident at New Horizons Resources in Pleasant Valley, New York State Police announced. Troopers first responded to the facility on Thursday, Oct. 1, after receiving a report of an incident involving a staff member and an individual receiving day program services. An investigation found that Elting hit the victim with a wr…

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Suffern, NY
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Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says
Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says Two men, including a New Jersey resident, have been indicted on top-level felony drug charges after arranging an $18,000 deal involving about half a kilogram of heroin in Rockland County, prosecutors said.  Orange County resident Marvin Jeanty, age 42, also known as “Cream,” of Monroe, and Passaic County resident Jordan Miranda, age 23, of Paterson, New Jersey, were indicted following an investigation by the Rockland County Drug Task Force into heroin distribution in Airmont, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  Prosecutors allege that on Ma…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown, NY
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Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley
Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley Nearly 400 tickets were issued during a two-day enforcement detail targeting commercial and other restricted vehicles on the Taconic State Parkway in four Hudson Valley counties, police said. Troopers conducted the commercial vehicle enforcement detail on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1, along the parkway in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Columbia counties, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  During the operation, troopers said they issued 376 traffic tickets. Of those, 198 were issued for violations of parkway rules prohibiting certain restricted typ…

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Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits NYPD Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits NYPD Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits NYPD Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say
Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits Nypd Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say A Westchester County man was arrested after running a red light on a moped and hitting an NYPD officer who was crossing the street to respond to a fight, police said.  The incident happened in the Bronx near East 228th Street and White Plains Road at around 6:13 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the NYPD.  An officer on duty saw a physical fight across the street and began crossing while he had the right of way, the department said. However, as the officer crossed, a man riding a moped allegedly disobeyed a traffic light and hit him.  The officer suffered minor inj…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Beekman Man Caught With Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Police Say Beekman Man Caught With Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Police Say Beekman Man Caught With Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Police Say
Beekman Man Caught With Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Police Say A Dutchess County man faces 11 felony charges after police said he was caught with images depicting the sexual exploitation of children. Beekman resident Anderson Merard, 35, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 30, following an investigation, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. The investigation began in June 2025 after State Police received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, according to police. Investigators found that Merard possessed digital images consistent with child sexual exploitation material, the agency said. Mer…

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