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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 Driver Caught With 12-Year-Old Son In Car In Hudson Valley: Police A Hudson Valley man faces numerous charges after authorities caught him driving while drunk with his 12-year-old son in the car as well as a variety of pills, police said. The arrest stemmed from an incident in Putnam County that began on Tuesday, June 13 just before 3:20 a.m., when Kent Police received a report of trespassing in progress on Schrade Road. Police then learned from the complainant that their stepfather, 40-year-old Dutchess County resident Eric Mazzarese of Poughkeepsie, was refusing to leave the residence. When Kent officers traveled to the residence, they …

by Ben Crnic

06/16/2023

Police & Fire

Duo Assaults Victim In Front Of 4-Year-Old At Sports Complex In Yorktown: Police Two men face charges after allegedly hitting a victim in the head several times in front of a 4-year-old child at a sports complex in Northern Westchester, police said. The two suspects, Peekskill residents Luis Paredes, age 24, and Carlos Contreras, age 23, were both arrested on Thursday afternoon, June 15 on charges stemming from an incident that happened earlier in the month, according to Yorktown Police. According to the department, on Sunday, June 4 around 10:30 p.m., police received a report of an assault that had happened at the Navajo Fields sports complex at 3000 Navajo St. i…

by Ben Crnic

06/16/2023

News

Presidential Visit: Traffic Delays Expected In Rye Brook As Biden Arrives In Area President Joe Biden's visit to the Northeast is expected to cause traffic delays in Westchester as he arrives. Biden is set to visit a private event in Greenwich, Connecticut on Friday afternoon, June 16, which will cause a variety of road closures and delays in neighboring Westchester, according to police. Earlier Report - President Biden To Visit Greenwich For Private Event, Expect Road Closures Many of the delays will occur on local and major roads around the area of Westchester County Airport, according to Westchester County Police. The Rye Brook Police Department als…

by Ben Crnic

06/16/2023

News

Teacher From Yonkers Receives $20K Award: 'Great Honor' A science teacher from Westchester has received a $20,000 award in recognition of her work toward bolstering a sense of community and growth among her fellow faculty members. Yonkers resident Ellie Williamson, who teaches biology at the Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction in New York City, is one of two recipients of the 2023 Math for America Muller Award for Professional Influence in Education, which recognizes NYC public school teachers who have positively influenced the teaching profession. The award is given out by Math for America, a NYC-based no…

by Ben Crnic

06/16/2023

Police & Fire

Know Them? Police Searching For Young Trespassing Suspects In Rye Brook Authorities are asking for help from the public in locating two suspects who illegally entered a closed former hotel in Westchester. The trespassing incident happened in Rye Brook on Tuesday night, June 13, when two young suspects unlawfully entered the former Westchester Hilton located at 699 Westchester Ave., according to Rye Brook Police. The hotel closed its doors in 2020. Anyone with information as to the suspects' identity is asked to call Rye Brook Police at 914-937-7437. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Ben Crnic

06/16/2023

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Suspect At Large: Man Hospitalized After Being Struck In Peekskill Police are currently searching for the suspect in a hit-run that left a pedestrian hospitalized in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Monday, June 12 around 10 p.m., when a 79-year-old man was hit by a car in the area of the 1000 block of Howard Street in Peekskill, according to Peekskill Police Lt. Adam Renwick. The vehicle then drove away from the scene before authorities arrived, Renwick said. The victim was taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment following the incident. The hit-run is now being investigated by Peekskill Police. This…

by Ben Crnic

06/16/2023

Police & Fire

Dog Rescued After Jumping 34 Feet From Tower In CT State Park An injured dog had to be carried out of a state park in Litchfield County by first responders after jumping 34 feet from a tower. The rescue happened on Monday, June 12 just after 3:30 p.m., when first responders were sent to Mount Tom State Park in Litchfield to help out a dog that had jumped from the tower at the top of the park, according to the Bantam Fire Company. Because an ambulance was unable to reach the tower, crews had to meet the dog and its owner at the top of the park and then hike back down to the bottom while carrying the injured pet in a basket. Once the dog wa…

by Ben Crnic

06/16/2023

Police & Fire

Man Shot Near Medical Center In Yonkers, Suspect At Large: Police Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a man near a medical center in Westchester, leaving him hospitalized. The incident happened on Thursday, June 15 just before 2:30 p.m. in Yonkers in the area of St. John's Medical Center at 2 Park Ave., where a man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm, according to Yonkers Police Detective Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to recover. Police are currently at the scene investigating the incident and have not yet made any arrests. Politopoulos sai…

by Ben Crnic

06/15/2023

News

Gas Leak Caused By Construction: Main Street Reopens In Ridgefield This story has been updated. A gas leak caused by construction resulted in part of a busy Fairfield County road being closed to traffic. The gas leak began on Thursday, June 15 in Ridgefield in the CVS parking lot at 467 Main St., Ridgefield Emergency Management announced just before 4:40 p.m. The leak was caused by construction activity in the area, officials said. Main Street between Bailey Avenue and Prospect Street was closed before being reopened late Thursday afternoon.

by Ben Crnic

06/15/2023

News

Cold Cases Solved: Yonkers Police Help Nab Suspects In Murders Of Women Officials in Westchester have nabbed two suspects involved in the murders of two women that date back more than a decade, one of which involved a former corrections officer. The two defendants were sentenced and indicted in both the 2012 shooting death of 26-year-old Pamela Graddick in the Bronx and the 1997 beating and strangulation of 34-year-old Nusinaida Ramos in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, June 15. Both cases were solved after lengthy investigations by both the Yonkers Police Department and the DA's Office, off…

by Ben Crnic

06/15/2023

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