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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Pine Plains-Amenia, NY
Breaking News
Police Cruiser Crash: Pine Plains Officer Resigns During Probe Into Collision (UPDATE) Police Cruiser Crash: Pine Plains Officer Resigns During Probe Into Collision (UPDATE) Police Cruiser Crash: Pine Plains Officer Resigns During Probe Into Collision (UPDATE)
Police Cruiser Crash: Pine Plains Officer Resigns During Probe Into Collision (Update) An officer resigned during an investigation into a police cruiser crash in Dutchess County earlier this month that left a fellow officer seriously injured, authorities said.  The crash originally happened at around 1:14 p.m. on Monday, July 6, on Route 199 near the intersection of Lake Road and Stissing Mountain Road in Pine Plains, as Daily Voice previously reported. There, a Pine Plains police cruiser collided with another vehicle, sending both officers in the patrol car to the hospital. One officer was later released with minor injuries, while the second was transported to Alba…

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by Ben Crnic
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Obituaries
Dedicated Rockland BOCES Teacher Who Worked With Disabled Students Dies Suddenly At 38 Dedicated Rockland BOCES Teacher Who Worked With Disabled Students Dies Suddenly At 38 Dedicated Rockland BOCES Teacher Who Worked With Disabled Students Dies Suddenly At 38
Dedicated Rockland Boces Teacher Who Worked With Disabled Students Dies Suddenly At 38 Students and their families are mourning the sudden loss of a hardworking special education teacher in Rockland County who dedicated herself to changing young lives for two decades.  Amanda Christine Lydon died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 16, at the age of 38, according to her obituary.  Lydon spent more than 20 years with Rockland BOCES, where she began working at just 18 years old before building a career serving students with disabilities.  Her obituary described her as someone with a quick wit who always showed up for people when they needed her — and often made them …

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Cash After Fight In Newburgh Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Cash After Fight In Newburgh Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Cash After Fight In Newburgh Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Cash After Fight In Newburgh Gets Prison Time A drug dealer from Dutchess County will spend the next decade behind bars after he was repeatedly caught with cocaine in Orange County, prosecutors said. Poughkeepsie resident Demetrius Ware, 42, was sentenced on Monday, July 13, to an aggregate prison term of 10 years, followed by two years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, July 17. According to prosecutors, Ware's first arrest came on Sept. 13, 2024, when Newburgh Police respond…

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by Ben Crnic
Mahopac, NY
Breaking News
Car Rolls Over Into Lake In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized Car Rolls Over Into Lake In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized Car Rolls Over Into Lake In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized
Car Rolls Over Into Lake In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized A driver was hospitalized after a vehicle rolled into a Putnam County lake in an early morning crash on Monday morning, July 20. The crash happened at around 6:22 a.m. on Monday at the intersection of Union Valley Road and Teakettle Spout Road in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters, along with members of the Carmel Police Department and Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, found a car had plunged into Teakettle Spout Lake, flipping on its roof. By the time emergency crews arrived, the driver had already managed to get out of the overturned vehicle.  …

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
16-Year-Old Caught With Loaded, Defaced Handgun In Poughkeepsie: Police 16-Year-Old Caught With Loaded, Defaced Handgun In Poughkeepsie: Police 16-Year-Old Caught With Loaded, Defaced Handgun In Poughkeepsie: Police
16-Year-Old Caught With Loaded, Defaced Handgun In Poughkeepsie: Police A 16-year-old was arrested after authorities said they found them carrying a loaded handgun with a defaced serial number during an encounter in Dutchess County. The arrest happened at around 10:18 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, near the intersection of Washington Street and Fallkill Place in Poughkeepsie, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.   Police said they found the teen was allegedly carrying a loaded .40-caliber Glock Model 22 semi-automatic handgun with a defaced serial number. The teen, whose name was not made public, was taken into custody and taken to po…

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by Ben Crnic
Washingtonville, NY
Breaking News
Rifle Round Goes Through Home's Glass Door In Washingtonville, Prompts Police Search Rifle Round Goes Through Home's Glass Door In Washingtonville, Prompts Police Search Rifle Round Goes Through Home's Glass Door In Washingtonville, Prompts Police Search
Rifle Round Goes Through Home's Glass Door In Washingtonville, Prompts Police Search Police are investigating after a rifle round pierced the rear glass door of an Orange County home over the weekend. The incident happened at around 2:25 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, in the Moffat Road and Bull Road area of Washingtonville, the Blooming Grove Police Department said on Monday, July 20. Officers said they found that a rifle round had penetrated the home's rear glass door.  Police then searched the surrounding area but did not find a shooter. No other gunfire was heard while officers were on scene, the department added. Neighbors reportedly told investigators they had heard …

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by Ben Crnic
Millbrook-Dover, NY
Breaking News
Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police
Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police A multi-day search for a former New York town supervisor has come to an end, authorities said. Former Dover Town Supervisor and current Planning Board Chairman Ryan Courtien was found safe Friday evening, July 17, New York State Police said. Police said only that they were notified by Dutchess County 911 of a possible sighting of the 49-year-old at the Harlem Valley–Wingdale Train Station on Wheeler Road in the Town of Dover, just before 6 p.m. on Friday, police said. Deputies with the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, who were already in the area, responded and confirmed the man was …

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Have You Seen Her? Girl, 16, Missing For Weeks From Poughkeepsie Area Have You Seen Her? Girl, 16, Missing For Weeks From Poughkeepsie Area Have You Seen Her? Girl, 16, Missing For Weeks From Poughkeepsie Area
Have You Seen Her? Girl, 16, Missing For Weeks From Poughkeepsie Area Authorities are asking for the public's help locating a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for more than two weeks.  Noeliannie Velez, 16, of the Poughkeepsie area, has been missing since Monday, June 29, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, July 17.  Authorities have not released more details about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance but are urging anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward.   Anyone with information regarding Velez's disappearance is asked to call 911 immediately.  This i…

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by Ben Crnic
Briarcliff, NY
Breaking News
Family Sues Con Edison After Briarcliff Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report Family Sues Con Edison After Briarcliff Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report Family Sues Con Edison After Briarcliff Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report
Family Sues Con Edison After Briarcliff Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report The family of a Westchester County grandmother who died after falling into an open manhole in Midtown Manhattan has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Con Edison, according to reports.  The lawsuit, which stems from the death of Briarcliff Manor resident Donike Gocaj, 56, who was killed after plunging into an uncovered manhole near East 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue on Monday, May 18, was filed Thursday, July 16, in New York Supreme Court, the New York Post reported. Gocaj had just parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV and stepped out to meet her longtime boyfriend, Jashar "Jack" Kameraj, be…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Pleasant, NY
Breaking News
Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Overpass In Hawthorne (UPDATE) Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Overpass In Hawthorne (UPDATE) Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Overpass In Hawthorne (UPDATE)
Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Overpass In Hawthorne (Update) Authorities have identified a 33-year-old man who died after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Westchester County while working on a construction project. Staten Island resident Matthew Beatty, 33, was killed on Tuesday, July 14, after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass onto the southbound lanes of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hawthorne, Westchester County Police told Daily Voice on Friday, July 17. The incident happened at around 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, as previously reported by Daily Voice. County police officers and EMS crews both responded to the scene, wh…

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