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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
Drunk Man Caught Driving With 3 Wheels, Then Hospitalized In Yorktown: Police Drunk Man Caught Driving With 3 Wheels, Then Hospitalized In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Man Caught Driving With 3 Wheels, Then Hospitalized In Yorktown: Police A drunk driver had to be hospitalized after authorities found him traveling on three wheels and with a covered rear license plate in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 31 just after 1:10 a.m., when police responded to the intersection of Hallocks Mill Road and Crompond Road (Route 202) in Yorktown after they received a report of a vehicle driving on three wheels, according to Yorktown Police.  Soon enough, officers found the vehicle traveling west on Crompond Road and pulled the car over.  Police then identified the driver as 24-year-…

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News
Bear Spotted Near Pace University Campus In Pleasantville Bear Spotted Near Pace University Campus In Pleasantville
Bear Spotted Near Pace University Campus In Pleasantville Officials are warning residents to take precautions after a black bear was sighted multiple times near a university campus in Northern Westchester.  The sightings occurred in the village of Pleasantville on Choate Lane near the campus of Pace University, Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi announced on Wednesday, June 7.  In response to the sightings, Fulgenzi warned residents to take the following precautions to avoid attracting the bear again:  Removing bird feeders; Keeping pet food inside; Keeping garbage containers inside. According to the New York S…

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Traffic
New Lane Closures: Here's When I-684 In Bedford Will Be Affected New Lane Closures: Here's When I-684 In Bedford Will Be Affected
New Lane Closures: Here's When I-684 In Bedford Will Be Affected A busy highway in Northern Westchester will soon be hit by more lane closures that commuters will have to navigate around.  The single- and double-lane closures will affect Interstate 684 in both directions in the town of Bedford between Exit 4 (Route 172) and Exit 9 (Hardscrabble Road), according to the New York State Department of Transportation.  The closures will last between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. from Monday, June 12 to Friday, June 16, and will facilitate roadway work.  A prior round of lane closures on I-684 in Bedford between Exit 4 (Route 172) and Exit 6 (Route 35) beg…

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Police & Fire
New CT Street Takeover Arrest: 19-Year-Old Charged With Drifting, Performing Donuts New CT Street Takeover Arrest: 19-Year-Old Charged With Drifting, Performing Donuts
New CT Street Takeover Arrest: 19-Year-Old Charged With Drifting, Performing Donuts A 19-year-old man is the latest suspect to face charges in connection to a series of "street takeover" events in Connecticut, state police said.  On Tuesday, June 6, New London resident Freilyn Guzman, age 19, turned himself in to state police after he was found to have participated in a "street takeover" that happened in West Hartford on Sunday, May 14, police said.  On the day of the incident, which began around 1 a.m., a group of vehicles formed in the parking lot of the Prospect Plaza Shopping Center at 18-54 Kane St. in West Hartford. Once more people began arriving at the lo…

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Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police
Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police Two people face larceny charges after attempting to steal hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from a Stop & Shop grocery store in Fairfield County, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident that happened on Wednesday, May 31 around 2:15 p.m., when police were sent to the Stop & Shop store at 25 Old Kings Hwy North in Darien for a reported shoplifting incident, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  Once they arrived, police found that asset protection employees at the store had detained two suspects who had allegedly left the store without paying …

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4 Teenagers Arrested After Stealing 3 Cars, 2 Bikes In CT: Police 4 Teenagers Arrested After Stealing 3 Cars, 2 Bikes In CT: Police
4 Teenagers Arrested After Stealing 3 Cars, 2 Bikes In CT: Police Four teenagers face charges after a total of three cars and two bicycles were stolen in two separate New Haven County incidents, one of which involved an officer being spit on, police said.  The two incidents happened on both Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 8 in Branford, according to Branford Police.  The first of the two incidents happened on Wednesday around 5:15 p.m. when a resident on East Main Street (US Route 1) saw two teenagers steal two bicycles from their residence.  After providing a description of the juveniles to officers, police soon found them a short d…

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News
$135K Spent At Strip Clubs: Westchester Government Contractor Admits Hiding Expenses $135K Spent At Strip Clubs: Westchester Government Contractor Admits Hiding Expenses
$135K Spent At Strip Clubs: Westchester Government Contractor Admits Hiding Expenses A Westchester County government contractor and its manager from Fairfield County have admitted to trying to hide tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money spent at strip clubs.  City Carting of Westchester, Inc. and its manager, 37-year-old Christopher Oxer of Darien, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 6 to submitting false financial records that hid more than $100,000 in company money that was spent at strip clubs, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  According to the DA's Office, City Carting held an annual $20 million contract with the county …

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Police & Fire
K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Mamaroneck K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Mamaroneck
K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Mamaroneck A 25-year-old man faces weapons charges after a loaded gun was found in his car thanks to the nose of a K9 officer in Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Monday, June 5 around 2:30 p.m., when an officer conducting traffic enforcement in the 700 block of Mamaroneck Avenue in Mamaroneck saw a vehicle with an expired Florida temporary registration and pulled it over.  According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, the officer then retrieved his K9 partner, Ike, to conduct an exterior sniff of the vehicle for narcotics based on the demeanor of the dr…

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Schools
Byram Hills HS Senior Wins Award For Short Film Byram Hills HS Senior Wins Award For Short Film
Byram Hills HS Senior Wins Award For Short Film A young aspiring filmmaker and high school senior from Northern Westchester has received recognition for his creative short film made for a moviemaking class.  Armonk resident Ethan Sutton, a senior at Byram Hills High School, was named a recipient of the President’s Award for film from the Lower Hudson Region of the New York State Media Arts Teachers Association earlier in May, the Byram Hills Central School District announced on Tuesday, May 30.  Sutton won the award for his short film "Doll," which was inspired by the work of Marge Piercy, a poet and women's righ…

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News
President Biden To Visit Connecticut President Biden To Visit Connecticut
President Biden To Visit Connecticut President Joe Biden is set to soon visit Connecticut after more than a year and a half since his last stop in the Nutmeg State.  According to the White House, Biden will be arriving in Connecticut on Friday, June 16.  The White House did not release any more details about the visit, including where in the state it will be, but said more information would be "forthcoming." Biden last visited the state in October 2021, when he stopped at the University of Connecticut in Storrs in addition to a stop in Hartford.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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