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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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Fake Name, Drug Charges: Meth Seized, Lies Exposed During I-87 Stop in Rockland, Police Say Fake Name, Drug Charges: Meth Seized, Lies Exposed During I-87 Stop in Rockland, Police Say
Fake Name, Drug Charges: Meth Seized, Lies Exposed During I-87 Stop in Rockland, Police Say Three women are facing felony drug charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 87 in Rockland County led to the discovery of dozens of grams of meth, police announced. The incident happened around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, when troopers pulled over a 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage traveling southbound on I-87 in the Town of Orangetown for vehicle and traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Monday, April 7.  During the stop, troopers interviewed the driver, who initially gave a false name but was later identified as 21-year-old Gloriana F. Solomon of Jamaica, Queens. The fro…

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Early-Morning Car Fire Under Investigation In Rye Early-Morning Car Fire Under Investigation In Rye
Early-Morning Car Fire Under Investigation In Rye Authorities in Westchester County are investigating an early-morning car fire that left a vehicle fully engulfed in flames on a residential street.  The blaze was reported around 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 6, on Lavender Lane in Rye, according to the City of Rye Police Department.  Responding officers and firefighters arrived to find a 2014 Dodge Durango fully on fire. Rye Fire Department crews were able to extinguish the flames quickly. The SUV was unoccupied at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation. The…

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Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In New Rochelle: Suspect Burned, Police Say Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In New Rochelle: Suspect Burned, Police Say
Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In New Rochelle: Suspect Burned, Police Say A suspicious hotel room fire at a Residence Inn in Westchester uncovered a clandestine drug lab and led to the arrest of a 47-year-old man, police said.  The blaze happened on Sunday, April 6, at the Residence Inn by Marriott in New Rochelle at 35 LeCount Pl., where the New Rochelle Fire Department responded to a fire on the seventh floor at around 9:20 p.m., according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  Although the hotel’s fire suppression system successfully contained the blaze, it caused significant flooding throughout the floor, Coyne said.  Coyne als…

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Teen Breaks Into Burger King, Throws Items, Flees In Hudson Valley: Police Teen Breaks Into Burger King, Throws Items, Flees In Hudson Valley: Police
Teen Breaks Into Burger King, Throws Items, Flees In Hudson Valley: Police A 15-year-old from New Jersey is facing serious charges after allegedly breaking into a Burger King in Orange County and wreaking havoc inside, police said. The burglary happened on Friday, March 21, when officers responded to a burglary alarm at the Burger King on Pike Street at around 2:18 a.m. The alarm system had detected motion in multiple areas of the restaurant, including the dining room, kitchen, and drive-thru window, Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden announced on Saturday, April 5.  When officers arrived, they reportedly saw lights on inside and a boy throwing…

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Boulder Slams Into Business, Causes Collapse, Road Closures In Yonkers Boulder Slams Into Business, Causes Collapse, Road Closures In Yonkers
Boulder Slams Into Business, Causes Collapse, Road Closures In Yonkers A two-story commercial building in Westchester suffered a partial collapse after a massive rockslide sent a boulder crashing into the structure. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. on Monday, April 7, at 1256 Saw Mill River Rd. in Yonkers, where Peterson Tool Rental is located at the base of a hillside. According to the Yonkers Fire Department, a boulder dislodged from the hill behind the property, striking the building and causing a significant collapse.  Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. Fire crews quickly secured the scene and conducted a thorough search, confirming t…

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Vigil To Be Held For Man Seriously Hurt In Hudson Valley Crash: Here's Where, When Vigil To Be Held For Man Seriously Hurt In Hudson Valley Crash: Here's Where, When
Vigil To Be Held For Man Seriously Hurt In Hudson Valley Crash: Here's Where, When A community vigil will be held Friday night, April 4, for a man who was seriously injured in a crash earlier this week in Orange County.  The event is being organized by Bon Secours Community Hospital and will take place at 7 p.m. at Skinners Park in Port Jervis on Cole Street, directly across from the hospital, according to the Port Jervis Fire Department.   The vigil will honor Dan Aumick, who was struck by a vehicle just over a block away from the site of the gathering on Wednesday morning, April 2, as Daily Voice reported.  Aumick, a well-known figure in the communi…

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Assistant Principal Accused Of Pushing 10-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley, Arrested: NYSP Assistant Principal Accused Of Pushing 10-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley, Arrested: NYSP
Assistant Principal Accused Of Pushing 10-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley, Arrested: Nysp An assistant school principal in Dutchess County has been arrested after allegedly pushing a 10-year-old student, police said.   Duane Sharrock, 51, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested Friday, April 4, in connection with an incident at the Dutchess County BOCES Elementary School in Hyde Park, New York State Police announced.  According to police, a Law Enforcement Referral was filed after Sharrock—who was the assistant principal at the school—allegedly pushed the student to the ground from behind during school dismissal.  After conducting a thorough investigation, troopers ar…

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Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says
Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says A major drug raid in Dutchess County has led to the arrest of five suspects and the seizure of narcotics, cash, and packaging materials following weeks of investigation and complaints from residents, authorities announced.  The arrests followed a search warrant execution on Thursday, April 3, at a Poughkeepsie home on North White Street that had been the focus of a multi-agency narcotics probe, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Friday, April 4.  Before the operation, residents in the neighborhood had alerted police to ongoing drug sal…

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Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say
Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say A 50-year-old Westchester man who has served three sentences for sex offenses will spend a much longer time behind bars for sending explicit messages to a 15-year-old boy with whom he also engaged in sexual activity, prosecutors announced.  Jonathan DeLaura, who was previously known to live in Yorktown, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1 to 485 months in prison, which translates to nearly 40 and a half years, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal prosecutors, DeLaura sent obscene material to a 15-year-old boy while…

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Trailer Overturns In 4-Car Crash In Tivoli, 2 Hospitalized Trailer Overturns In 4-Car Crash In Tivoli, 2 Hospitalized
Trailer Overturns In 4-Car Crash In Tivoli, 2 Hospitalized Two drivers were injured and multiple vehicles were damaged during a chaotic multi-vehicle crash in northern Dutchess County, police said.  The wreck happened around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, at the intersection of Route 9G and Broadway in the Village of Tivoli, according to the Red Hook Police Department.  Police said a 21-year-old man from Groveland, Massachusetts, was driving a 2011 Toyota 4Runner northbound on Route 9G when he attempted to make a left turn onto Broadway. In doing so, he failed to yield the right of way to a southbound 2022 Ram truck towing a utility trai…

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