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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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‘The Magician’ Tax Preparer From Cortlandt Manor Behind $145M Scheme To See Jail Time ‘The Magician’ Tax Preparer From Cortlandt Manor Behind $145M Scheme To See Jail Time
‘The Magician’ Tax Preparer From Cortlandt Manor Behind $145M Scheme To See Jail Time A Northern Westchester man known as “The Magician” for slashing clients’ tax bills using fraudulent methods will spend years in federal prison for running one of the largest tax fraud schemes ever prosecuted against a return preparer, federal officials said.  Rafael Alvarez, 61, of Cortlandt Manor, was sentenced on Thursday, May 29 in Manhattan federal court to four years in prison for orchestrating a decade-long scheme that cost the IRS $145 million in lost tax revenue, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  In addition to prison, Alvarez was s…

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Dehydrated 20-Year-Old Hiker Rescued From Hudson Highlands State Park Dehydrated 20-Year-Old Hiker Rescued From Hudson Highlands State Park
Dehydrated 20-Year-Old Hiker Rescued From Hudson Highlands State Park A 20-year-old hiker had to be rescued from a trail in Putnam County earlier this week after suffering severe cramps and becoming unable to continue on her own.   The incident happened on the afternoon of Monday, May 26, in Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve near the Village of Cold Spring, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced.  Around 3 p.m., park staff requested assistance from Forest Rangers after locating the Peekskill woman, who was experiencing debilitating body cramps and could not continue hiking.  By 4:30 p.m., Forest Rangers h…

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Stolen Audi Leads I-684 Chase In Brewster, Ends In Arrest After Multi-State Pursuit: Police Stolen Audi Leads I-684 Chase In Brewster, Ends In Arrest After Multi-State Pursuit: Police
Stolen Audi Leads I-684 Chase In Brewster, Ends In Arrest After Multi-State Pursuit: Police A suspect driving a stolen Audi led police on a chase along I-684 in the Hudson Valley on Friday morning, May 30, before being caught in a foot pursuit in Connecticut, authorities said.  The incident began around 7:41 a.m. on Friday, when New York State Police patrols were notified of a stolen Audi out of Connecticut heading northbound on Interstate 684 in the Brewster area, according to New York State Police Trooper Krystal Paolicelli. Troopers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull over, prompting a pursuit, Paolicelli said.  Police successfully deployed …

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Tree Falls On Cars On Route 9 In Croton-On-Hudson, Injures 2 Tree Falls On Cars On Route 9 In Croton-On-Hudson, Injures 2
Tree Falls On Cars On Route 9 In Croton-On-Hudson, Injures 2 Two people were injured after a tree fell onto their vehicles during a crash on Route 9 in Westchester, fire officials said.  The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, May 27, on the northbound side of Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson, when emergency responders were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a tree down on a vehicle, the village's fire department said on Thursday evening, May 29. The tree struck two vehicles, firefighters said, and both occupants sustained minor injuries. Multiple units responded to the scene, including several Croton fire units along wit…

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Man With Suspected Gun Barricades Inside Mount Vernon Home, Causes Standoff: Victim Injured Man With Suspected Gun Barricades Inside Mount Vernon Home, Causes Standoff: Victim Injured
Man With Suspected Gun Barricades Inside Mount Vernon Home, Causes Standoff: Victim Injured A domestic dispute in Westchester led to a tense standoff after a man who was suspected to be armed with a gun barricaded himself inside a home, police said.  The incident began around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, when Mount Vernon Police responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute at a residence on North High Street, city officials said.  Arriving officers were met outside the residence by a female victim, who told them that the male suspect was inside and armed with a firearm.  When officers tried to make contact with the man, he refused to open the door and bar…

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Man Attacks Jewish Barber With Scissors, Yells Slurs In Yonkers: Here's His Fate Man Attacks Jewish Barber With Scissors, Yells Slurs In Yonkers: Here's His Fate
Man Attacks Jewish Barber With Scissors, Yells Slurs In Yonkers: Here's His Fate A man has learned how long he will serve time in prison for a violent hate crime in which he slashed a Jewish barber with shears while shouting antisemitic slurs in Westchester, prosecutors announced. Ahmed Al Jabali, of Yonkers, was sentenced on Thursday, May 29, to six years in state prison and three years of post-release supervision for the August 2024 assault on Slava Shushakov, a Jewish barber, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced.  The sentence was handed down following Al Jabali’s April guilty plea to second-degree assault as a hate crime, a violent felony…

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Former NYPD Officer Sentenced 100 MPH Drunk Driving Haverstraw Crash That Killed Husband Former NYPD Officer Sentenced 100 MPH Drunk Driving Haverstraw Crash That Killed Husband
Former Nypd Officer Sentenced 100 MPH Drunk Driving Haverstraw Crash That Killed Husband A former NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley has been sentenced after pleading guilty to causing the crash that killed her husband while she was driving drunk at over 100 miles per hour in Rockland County. Bernadine Thomas, 36, of Maybrook in Orange County, was sentenced to five years of probation for criminally negligent homicide after causing the February 2023 crash that claimed the life of her husband, Chevy Thomas, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday, May 29.  The sentencing follows Thomas’s February 3 guilty plea in Rockland County Court before Judge Kevi…

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Crack, Cash Found At 2 Times Convicted Felon's Poughkeepsie Home In SWAT Raid: Police Crack, Cash Found At 2 Times Convicted Felon's Poughkeepsie Home In SWAT Raid: Police
Crack, Cash Found At 2 Times Convicted Felon's Poughkeepsie Home In SWAT Raid: Police A man under state parole supervision was arrested in Dutchess County after a SWAT raid uncovered crack cocaine and evidence of drug sales, authorities said.  Richard Bivens Jr., 40, was taken into custody on Wednesday, May 28, after members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department’s Neighborhood Recovery Unit and SWAT team executed a search warrant at 48 Cannon St., the department announced on Thursday, May 29. The arrest followed an investigation into narcotics activity on Cannon Street and the Main Street corridor, according to the department. Police said that during the search…

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'Significant Concerns': Battery Energy Storage Facilities Banned In Yorktown 'Significant Concerns': Battery Energy Storage Facilities Banned In Yorktown
'Significant Concerns': Battery Energy Storage Facilities Banned In Yorktown Citing fire risks and environmental hazards, a town in Westchester County has voted to ban new large-scale battery energy storage systems within its limits.  The Yorktown Town Board on Tuesday, May 20, approved a measure to prohibit the construction of new Tier 2 battery energy storage systems, citing concerns over fire safety, groundwater contamination, and the nascent nature of lithium-ion battery technology, officials said on Wednesday, May 28.  “Our priorities are our residents and the environment,” said Town Supervisor Ed Lachterman, who continued: "Given the early stage of …

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3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown 3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown
3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown Three students at an Orange County middle school were hospitalized after consuming a "gummy-like substance," prompting an ongoing investigation and a warning to families about unverified social media rumors.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 28 at Monhagen Middle School in Middletown and involved four students, three of whom became ill after ingesting the substance, according to a letter sent to families by Principal Dominick Radogna on Thursday, May 29.  The students were transported to the hospital as a precaution, and the school says it remains in contact with their fami…

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