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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
Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized
Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized Emergency crews responded to a startling scene in Dutchess County on Thursday afternoon, April 3, after a vehicle left the roadway and crashed into two houses. The incident happened in Beacon around 12:52 p.m., when the Beacon Fire Department, Beacon Volunteer Ambulance, and City of Beacon Medic 1 were dispatched to Washington Avenue for a report of a car accident involving residential structures.  According to the Beacon Fire Department,  first responders found that a vehicle had veered off the road, smashed through a section of fencing, continued through a front yard patio, and …

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Brutal Dog Killing: Man Grabbed Pet By Neck, Threw It Into Street In Greenburgh, DA Says Brutal Dog Killing: Man Grabbed Pet By Neck, Threw It Into Street In Greenburgh, DA Says
Brutal Dog Killing: Man Grabbed Pet By Neck, Threw It Into Street In Greenburgh, DA Says A man has been indicted for the violent killing of a small Shih Tzu dog in a shocking act of animal cruelty that took place in Westchester in late 2024, prosecutors announced.   Valhalla resident Cory Eulin, 41, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, April 1, on charges stemming from the Dec. 19, 2024, incident, which happened in Greenburgh, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, April 3.  According to District Attorney Susan Cacace, around 3:45 p.m. on the day of the incident, Eulin allegedly grabbed the small dog by the neck …

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Hit-Run: Victim Suffers Brain Injury, Critical In I-287 Crash In Greenburgh, Suspect At Large Hit-Run: Victim Suffers Brain Injury, Critical In I-287 Crash In Greenburgh, Suspect At Large
Hit-Run: Victim Suffers Brain Injury, Critical In I-287 Crash In Greenburgh, Suspect At Large Police are looking for the driver in a hit-and-run crash that left a victim in critical condition on an Interstate 287 ramp in Westchester.  The crash happened around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, on the Exit 5 deceleration ramp of Interstate 287 East in Greenburgh, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 3.  Investigators say the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene without stopping. The victim suffered a traumatic brain injury and was transported to a hospital, where they remain in critical condition.  No description of the vehicle has been rel…

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Duo Caught After Late-Night Burglary Attempt, Police Chases In Newburgh: Cops Duo Caught After Late-Night Burglary Attempt, Police Chases In Newburgh: Cops
Duo Caught After Late-Night Burglary Attempt, Police Chases In Newburgh: Cops Two suspects, including a New Jersey man already on parole and another in possession of narcotics, were arrested after allegedly attempting to burglarize a building in New York and leading officers on two separate chases, police said.   The incident began in Orange County just after midnight on Wednesday, April 2, when a concerned community member reported a suspicious man by a window near Third Street and Johnston Street in Newburgh, prompting a rapid police response, the City of Newburgh Police Department said on Thursday, April 3.  Officers arrived on the scene and, with h…

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Erratic Drunk Driver Caught At Gas Station In Kent, Police Say Erratic Drunk Driver Caught At Gas Station In Kent, Police Say
Erratic Drunk Driver Caught At Gas Station In Kent, Police Say A 65-year-old man is facing a drunk driving charge after police said he was spotted driving erratically in Putnam County.  The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, when Kent Police officers observed a vehicle operating erratically on Route 52 near Ludingtonville Road, the department said on Thursday, April 3.  Officers stopped the vehicle in the nearby Sunoco parking lot, where they identified the driver as 65-year-old George Miller of Stormville, police said. After administering field sobriety tests, police said they determined Miller was drunk and placed h…

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Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says
Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says A 29-year-old man has been convicted on all charges for opening fire on two people riding a moped in a residential neighborhood in Westchester, prosecutors said.  A jury found Yonkers resident Rakwon Goodine-Smith guilty of four felony charges stemming from the October 29, 2023, shooting in Yonkers, the Westchester County DA's Office announced on Wednesday, April 2.  According to prosecutors, Goodine-Smith fired approximately four shots from a .32-caliber pistol at the victims as they passed by on a moped near 5 Lawrence St. in Yonkers. Miraculously, no one was hit.  Goodine…

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Driver Stops Breathing After Thruway Crash In Tarrytown, Revived During Rescue Driver Stops Breathing After Thruway Crash In Tarrytown, Revived During Rescue
Driver Stops Breathing After Thruway Crash In Tarrytown, Revived During Rescue A driver lost consciousness and stopped breathing after a crash on the New York State Thruway in Westchester, firefighters said.   The incident occurred just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, in the northbound lanes of the Thruway in Tarrytown, prompting a joint emergency response from the Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, and Tarrytown Fire Departments.  Firefighters arrived to find a person unconscious inside the crashed vehicle and immediately began lifesaving efforts alongside Greenburgh Paramedics, according to the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department.  While the patient was initial…

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Man, 19, Killed When Car Hits Tree In Traffic Circle On Route 6 In Woodbury (UPDATE) Man, 19, Killed When Car Hits Tree In Traffic Circle On Route 6 In Woodbury (UPDATE)
Man, 19, Killed When Car Hits Tree In Traffic Circle On Route 6 In Woodbury (Update) A teenager from Rockland County was killed and two others were injured after a car crashed at high speed through a traffic circle in Orange County, authorities confirmed. The single-vehicle collision happened just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, on Route 6 in the town of Woodbury, New York State Police said on Thursday afternoon, April 3.  A preliminary investigation determined that a 2017 Nissan was traveling eastbound on Route 6 at a high rate of speed when it failed to navigate the curve at the Long Mountain Traffic Circle. The vehicle continued straight through the center of …

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Trump Park Residences Arrest In Yorktown: Woman Caught Trespassing, Police Say Trump Park Residences Arrest In Yorktown: Woman Caught Trespassing, Police Say
Trump Park Residences Arrest In Yorktown: Woman Caught Trespassing, Police Say A Queens woman is facing a trespassing charge after allegedly returning to a Westchester property bearing the name of President Donald Trump multiple times despite being told she was not allowed there, police said.  Josephine Assunta Spano, age 48, of Queens, was arrested on Monday morning, April 1, at the Trump Park Residences in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Wednesday, April 2.  Police said officers were called around 10:30 a.m. after the property manager reported a trespassing complaint. After interviewing the manager and conducting an investigation, aut…

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Pedestrian Struck in Early Morning Crash In Port Jervis: Police Investigating (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Struck in Early Morning Crash In Port Jervis: Police Investigating (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Struck in Early Morning Crash In Port Jervis: Police Investigating (Developing) Authorities in Orange County are investigating a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred early Wednesday morning, April 2.   The incident happened in Port Jervis at around 5:54 a.m. on Jersey Avenue near East Main Street, the Port Jervis Police Department said, adding that a pedestrian was involved.  Police said the investigation is active and ongoing but noted that there is no current evidence of criminal conduct connected to the incident. Officials are asking anyone with information that may assist in the investigation to contact the Port Jervis Police Dep…

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