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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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Police & Fire
Blaze Consumes Home In Stony Point, Prompts Investigation Blaze Consumes Home In Stony Point, Prompts Investigation
Blaze Consumes Home In Stony Point, Prompts Investigation Firefighters from multiple departments battled a house fire in Rockland County on Sunday evening, Feb. 16, that prompted an investigation into the cause of the blaze. The blaze began at around 7 p.m. at a residence on Stella Court in Stony Point, where arriving police officers found heavy smoke pouring from the residence, the Stony Point Police Department said. The homeowner was safely outside and confirmed that no one else was inside the house at the time of the fire. The Stony Point Detective Bureau, along with the Rockland County Sheriff's Department Arson and BCI Units, responded to in…

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News
Man's Ride Offer To Student At Bus Stop Prompts Investigation In Airmont Man's Ride Offer To Student At Bus Stop Prompts Investigation In Airmont
Man's Ride Offer To Student At Bus Stop Prompts Investigation In Airmont Police launched an investigation after a concerned parent reported that a man in a white SUV offered a ride to a student at a school bus stop in Rockland County, authorities announced. On Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, the Ramapo Police Department received a report from a parent about a concerning interaction at a school bus stop in Airmont, the department announced on Saturday, Feb. 15.  According to police, the parent stated that a male driver of a white SUV stopped at the bus stop and offered a ride to her daughter. The student declined, and the vehicle drove away.  Detectives immed…

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Police & Fire
Hit-Run: Teen Flees Scene After Injuring Victim In Yorktown, Police Say Hit-Run: Teen Flees Scene After Injuring Victim In Yorktown, Police Say
Hit-Run: Teen Flees Scene After Injuring Victim In Yorktown, Police Say A 19-year-old man has been charged after allegedly hitting and injuring a victim with a vehicle and fleeing the scene in Westchester, police announced. Peekskill resident Joe William Coronel, age 19, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 13 in connection with a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian injured on Tuesday, Feb. 13, just after 8 p.m. on Kear Street, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Tuesday, Feb. 18. According to police, multiple 911 calls reported that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle, which then allegedly fled the scene without stopping. Officers, along with Yorktown M…

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Police & Fire
10 Sheep Killed In Barn Blaze In Pawling 10 Sheep Killed In Barn Blaze In Pawling
10 Sheep Killed In Barn Blaze In Pawling A devastating barn fire in Dutchess County early Tuesday morning, Feb. 18 claimed the lives of 10 sheep, officials said. The blaze happened at 546 North Quaker Hill Rd. at around 5 a.m., according to Pawling Fire Marshal Everett White. Upon arrival, crews found the structure engulfed in flames.  Tragically, 10 sheep inside the barn died in the fire. Firefighters worked in the cold temperatures to bring the blaze under control, and crews cleared the scene by 6:10 a.m. Following the incident, White issued a reminder to residents with barns, chicken coops, and livestock to be extremely c…

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Traffic
Crash Shutters Traffic On Route 6 In Woodbury (DEVELOPING) Crash Shutters Traffic On Route 6 In Woodbury (DEVELOPING)
Crash Shutters Traffic On Route 6 In Woodbury (Developing) A crash has impacted part of Route 6 in Orange County and caused a traffic buildup in the area.  The incident happened on Route 6 in the area of Route 32 in Woodbury on Friday, Feb. 14 at around 4:30 p.m., according to eyewitnesses and 511NY.  Vehicles are being allowed to pass, according to video from the scene.  Authorities have not yet released more information about the crash.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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Cellphone Smuggling Scheme: Former Sing Sing Corrections Officer To See Jail Cell, DA Says Cellphone Smuggling Scheme: Former Sing Sing Corrections Officer To See Jail Cell, DA Says
Cellphone Smuggling Scheme: Former Sing Sing Corrections Officer To See Jail Cell, DA Says A former correction officer at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester will now see the other side of a prison cell for his role in a scheme to smuggle contraband cellphones to inmates, prosecutors announced.  Jose Estevez-Luciano, age 35, of Yorktown Heights, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 13, to one to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a conspiracy to smuggle cellphones into Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Feb. 14.  Between October 2021 and August 202…

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Police & Fire
$40K Scheme: Former Preschool CFO Misuses Company Card In Slate Hill, Police Say $40K Scheme: Former Preschool CFO Misuses Company Card In Slate Hill, Police Say
$40K Scheme: Former Preschool CFO Misuses Company Card In Slate Hill, Police Say The former Chief Financial Officer of an Orange County preschool has been accused of misusing company credit cards for over $40,000 in personal expenses, authorities announced.  Westtown resident Mariann DeBlock, also known as Mariann Weymer and by her former name of Mariann McCarthy, was arrested following an investigation into unauthorized credit card transactions at the Field of Dreams Preschool in Slate Hill, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Feb. 13.  DeBlock, age 39, is accused of using company-issued credit cards to make personal …

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Loaded Guns, High-Capacity Magazines: Man Charged After Mount Vernon Weapons Bust, DA Says Loaded Guns, High-Capacity Magazines: Man Charged After Mount Vernon Weapons Bust, DA Says
Loaded Guns, High-Capacity Magazines: Man Charged After Mount Vernon Weapons Bust, DA Says A Westchester man faces multiple weapons charges after being caught with loaded firearms and large-capacity magazines, prosecutors announced.  Malachi Beccan, age 27, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Thursday, Feb. 13, following an indictment on weapons charges, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to court documents, Beccan was found in possession of two loaded firearms—a Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol and a Cobray 9mm pistol—on Jan. 23, 2025. He was also allegedly in possession of five large-capacity magazines. He w…

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Police & Fire
Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Poughkeepsie: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Poughkeepsie: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say
Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Poughkeepsie: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say A 20-year-old man faces charges following a raid on a Dutchess County apartment linked to narcotics sales, authorities said.  The Dutchess County Drug Task Force, acting on months of community reports about drug activity on South Clinton Street, executed a search warrant at a Poughkeepsie apartment on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 13, the task force announced on Friday, Feb. 14.  The raid, conducted with assistance from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Service Unit (SWAT), the City of Poughkeepsie Police and Neighborhood Recovery Unit, and the Dutchess County Sheriff…

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Obituaries
Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Crompond Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22 Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Crompond Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22
Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Crompond Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22 Christopher Katz, a 22-year-old Capitol Police recruit officer and Army Reserve lieutenant from Northern Westchester, is being remembered as someone who spent his life protecting others following his death in a crash earlier this month.  Katz, a 22-year-old resident of Crompond, died on Saturday, Feb. 1, in a car crash near the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glen County, Georgia. Katz, a recruit officer for the United States Capitol Police, was leaving the base with fellow officers when the accident occurred, according to his obituary. A graduate of Walter Pan…

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