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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Pleasant Valley, NY
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Staff Member Hits Victim In His Care With Writing Utensil At Pleasant Valley Facility: Police Staff Member Hits Victim In His Care With Writing Utensil At Pleasant Valley Facility: Police Staff Member Hits Victim In His Care With Writing Utensil At Pleasant Valley Facility: Police
Staff Member Hits Victim In His Care With Writing Utensil At Pleasant Valley Facility: Police A staff member at a Dutchess County facility is accused of striking a person receiving day program services with a writing utensil, leaving them with a cut, police said.   Poughkeepsie resident Torano Elting, 51, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 2, following an incident at New Horizons Resources in Pleasant Valley, New York State Police announced. Troopers first responded to the facility on Thursday, Oct. 1, after receiving a report of an incident involving a staff member and an individual receiving day program services. An investigation found that Elting hit the victim with a wr…

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Suffern, NY
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Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says
Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says Two men, including a New Jersey resident, have been indicted on top-level felony drug charges after arranging an $18,000 deal involving about half a kilogram of heroin in Rockland County, prosecutors said.  Orange County resident Marvin Jeanty, age 42, also known as “Cream,” of Monroe, and Passaic County resident Jordan Miranda, age 23, of Paterson, New Jersey, were indicted following an investigation by the Rockland County Drug Task Force into heroin distribution in Airmont, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  Prosecutors allege that on Ma…

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Yorktown, NY
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Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley
Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley Nearly 400 tickets were issued during a two-day enforcement detail targeting commercial and other restricted vehicles on the Taconic State Parkway in four Hudson Valley counties, police said. Troopers conducted the commercial vehicle enforcement detail on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1, along the parkway in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Columbia counties, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  During the operation, troopers said they issued 376 traffic tickets. Of those, 198 were issued for violations of parkway rules prohibiting certain restricted typ…

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Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits NYPD Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits NYPD Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits NYPD Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say
Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits Nypd Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say A Westchester County man was arrested after running a red light on a moped and hitting an NYPD officer who was crossing the street to respond to a fight, police said.  The incident happened in the Bronx near East 228th Street and White Plains Road at around 6:13 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the NYPD.  An officer on duty saw a physical fight across the street and began crossing while he had the right of way, the department said. However, as the officer crossed, a man riding a moped allegedly disobeyed a traffic light and hit him.  The officer suffered minor inj…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Beekman Man Caught With Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Police Say Beekman Man Caught With Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Police Say Beekman Man Caught With Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Police Say
Beekman Man Caught With Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Police Say A Dutchess County man faces 11 felony charges after police said he was caught with images depicting the sexual exploitation of children. Beekman resident Anderson Merard, 35, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 30, following an investigation, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. The investigation began in June 2025 after State Police received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, according to police. Investigators found that Merard possessed digital images consistent with child sexual exploitation material, the agency said. Mer…

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Newburgh, NY
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Man Who Fled Cops, Tossed Bag Of Fentanyl During Chase In Newburgh Is Convicted Man Who Fled Cops, Tossed Bag Of Fentanyl During Chase In Newburgh Is Convicted Man Who Fled Cops, Tossed Bag Of Fentanyl During Chase In Newburgh Is Convicted
Man Who Fled Cops, Tossed Bag Of Fentanyl During Chase In Newburgh Is Convicted A man faces years in prison after being convicted of drug charges stemming from a police chase in Orange County earlier this year, prosecutors said. Newburgh resident Eric Williams, 53, was convicted on all counts following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Friday, Oct. 2, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, Oct. 2. The case began on Wednesday, April 15, at around 2 p.m., when state troopers saw a vehicle speeding near Washington Street in Newburgh, according to evidence presented at trial. When troopers activated their lights and sirens to pull the …

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Millbrook-Dover, NY
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Staff Member Strikes Resident At Home For Disabled Children In Washington: NYSP Staff Member Strikes Resident At Home For Disabled Children In Washington: NYSP Staff Member Strikes Resident At Home For Disabled Children In Washington: NYSP
Staff Member Strikes Resident At Home For Disabled Children In Washington: Nysp A staff member at a Dutchess County facility for disabled people is accused of repeatedly striking a resident who was in her care, police said. Beekman resident Jennifer L. Roland, 29, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 30, following an investigation into an incident at the Cardinal Hayes Home in Washington, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. Troopers were first called to the facility on Sept. 24, after receiving a report of an incident involving a staff member and a resident, according to the agency. Investigators later found that Roland allegedly hit the resident multip…

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Hyde Park, NY
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Pizza Guru Portnoy Raves About 3 Dutchess County Eateries: Here Are His Scores Pizza Guru Portnoy Raves About 3 Dutchess County Eateries: Here Are His Scores Pizza Guru Portnoy Raves About 3 Dutchess County Eateries: Here Are His Scores
Pizza Guru Portnoy Raves About 3 Dutchess County Eateries: Here Are His Scores Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy took his famous “One Bite” pizza reviews to Dutchess County, stopping at three local shops — and one local pie broke into the 8s. Portnoy reviewed Mommò Pizza Shop at 19 Robinson St. in Fishkill, Hudson & Packard at 29 Academy St. in Poughkeepsie, and Pipinelli's Pizza Parlor at 256 Hooker Ave. in Poughkeepsie in videos posted to his YouTube One Bite Pizza Reviews channel between Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Thursday, Oct. 1.  'So Light, So Flavorful' His highest score of the three went to Mommò Pizza Shop, which earned an 8.2 out of 10 in a review po…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Naked Man Accused Of 'Lewd Conduct' At State Park In LaGrange, Police Say Naked Man Accused Of 'Lewd Conduct' At State Park In LaGrange, Police Say Naked Man Accused Of 'Lewd Conduct' At State Park In LaGrange, Police Say
Naked Man Accused Of 'Lewd Conduct' At State Park In LaGrange, Police Say A man was arrested after police responding to a fight at a state park in Dutchess County found him naked and being physically restrained by another person, authorities said.   The incident happened at James Baird State Park in LaGrange on Thursday, Oct. 1, at around 2:50 p.m., New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. When troopers arrived, they found an individual physically restraining a naked man later identified as Hyde Park resident Paul Roberts, 51, according to police.   Roberts had been seen engaging in lewd conduct before troopers arrived, police said.…

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Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers Motorcyclist, 45, Killed After Hitting Turning SUV In Bronx Yonkers Motorcyclist, 45, Killed After Hitting Turning SUV In Bronx Yonkers Motorcyclist, 45, Killed After Hitting Turning SUV In Bronx
Yonkers Motorcyclist, 45, Killed After Hitting Turning SUV In Bronx A 45-year-old Westchester County man was killed after his motorcycle collided with an SUV at a Bronx intersection, police said.   Yonkers resident Douglas L. Smith was killed in the crash at Broadway and West 261st Street in the Bronx at around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the NYPD.  Police said an investigation determined that a 30-year-old man driving a 2018 Subaru Outback was traveling north on Broadway and began making a left turn onto westbound West 261st Street from the right lane.  At the same time, Smith was riding a 2007 Honda motorcycle north on Br…

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