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Ben Crnic

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bcrnic@dailyvoice.com

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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Arson, Vandalism At Historic Lighthouse In Sleepy Hollow Prompts Investigation Arson, Vandalism At Historic Lighthouse In Sleepy Hollow Prompts Investigation
Arson, Vandalism At Historic Lighthouse In Sleepy Hollow Prompts Investigation An arson fire and extensive vandalism at a historic Westchester County lighthouse have prompted a major police investigation.  The damage, discovered around 9:40 a.m. Saturday, May 31 by a Westchester County Parks employee, included a smoke condition inside the lighthouse, multiple broken windows, and the destruction of several historically significant items. The employee immediately notified authorities upon arriving at the site, Westchester County Police announced on Monday, June 2.  Sleepy Hollow Police and fire departments quickly responded and extinguished a small fire inside…

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Spring Valley Mayor Puts Hands On Police Chief After He Refuses His Orders: Report Spring Valley Mayor Puts Hands On Police Chief After He Refuses His Orders: Report
Spring Valley Mayor Puts Hands On Police Chief After He Refuses His Orders: Report A Rockland County mayor is under fire after allegedly trying to physically remove the police chief of his village's department from their building when he refused to follow an order, according to reports.  The controversial incident happened in Spring Valley on Thursday, May 29, when village Mayor Alan Simon reportedly put his hands on Spring Valley Police Chief Richard Oleszcuk, NBC4 New York reported.  The confrontation between the two began when Simon became angry about a roadwork project that the village's Board of Trustees had already approved. When he ordered …

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Drunk Driver Caught With 11-Year-Old Child In Car On Route 9 In Croton: Police Drunk Driver Caught With 11-Year-Old Child In Car On Route 9 In Croton: Police
Drunk Driver Caught With 11-Year-Old Child In Car On Route 9 In Croton: Police A 52-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he was caught driving drunk with an 11-year-old child in his vehicle during a late-night traffic stop in Westchester.  The events leading to the arrest began at around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 1, when troopers stopped a 2006 Mazda traveling northbound on Route 9 in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Monday, June 2.  The driver, identified as Manuel Daquile Maurquiso, 52, of Peekskill, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, ac…

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‘Traveling Circus Of Fraud’: Man Who Scammed Immigrant Families In Yonkers Pleads Guilty ‘Traveling Circus Of Fraud’: Man Who Scammed Immigrant Families In Yonkers Pleads Guilty
‘Traveling Circus Of Fraud’: Man Who Scammed Immigrant Families In Yonkers Pleads Guilty A 70-year-old man who scammed immigrant families in Westchester out of thousands of dollars with false promises of legal residency has pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced.  Juan Cedillo, 70, of Olympia, Washington, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 2, to the charge of first-degree scheme to defraud for orchestrating a years-long immigration fraud scheme targeting undocumented families in Westchester, District Attorney Susan Cacace said.  From November 2013 through February 2019, Cedillo traveled from Washington to Yonkers to meet with immigrant families—primarily from the Hispanic …

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Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal NY Blaze (UPDATE) Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal NY Blaze (UPDATE)
Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal NY Blaze (Update) Police have released additional details about the devastating Hudson Valley, NY house fire that claimed the lives of a father and his two young sons.  The fire broke out around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at a multi-family residence at 876 Pulaski Highway in the Orange County town of Goshen, as Daily Voice previously reported.  According to New York State Police, an upstairs neighbor first noticed smoke coming from a pipe behind the kitchen stove, immediately evacuated with her two children, and called 911. Just before exiting, the neighbor saw her downstairs neighbor, Shane M…

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Cleaner Stole $13K Ring From Yorktown Home, Police Say Cleaner Stole $13K Ring From Yorktown Home, Police Say
Cleaner Stole $13K Ring From Yorktown Home, Police Say A house cleaner from Rockland County is facing a felony charge after allegedly stealing a $13,000 ring from a home in Westchester, police said. Rosa Celmira Tene Guallias, 26, of Spring Valley, was arrested on Friday, May 31 and charged with third-degree grand larceny in connection with the alleged theft, which happened in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Monday, June 2.  Officers were dispatched at 1:15 p.m. to a Yorktown residence after a report of a missing ring. During their investigation, police identified Tene Guallias—who had been working in the home as a cl…

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2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials 2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials
2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials An Orange County town official has been arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who came to his home asking for directions, and who later needed two feet of his small intestine removed, prosecutors said.  John J. Reilly III, 48, the Highway Superintendent for the Town of Chester, was arraigned on Monday, June 2, in Orange County Court on a 13-count indictment related to the Friday, May 2 shooting of delivery driver Alpha Oumar Barry, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Reilly is facing a host of …

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Car Flips In Early Morning Mahopac Crash Car Flips In Early Morning Mahopac Crash
Car Flips In Early Morning Mahopac Crash A driver somehow escaped injury after their car rolled over in a pre-dawn crash in Putnam County.  The incident happened around 3 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, near 334 Croton Falls Rd., according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  Emergency crews from MVFD, the Carmel Police Department, and the Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to the scene, where they found a single vehicle that had rolled over. Officials said the driver was able to get themselves out of the wreck and refused medical treatment at the scene, reporting no injuries. The roadway was temporarily closed…

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Man, 21, Shot During Overnight Gunfire In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Man, 21, Shot During Overnight Gunfire In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large
Man, 21, Shot During Overnight Gunfire In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Police are searching for whoever shot a 21-year-old man in Dutchess County, leaving him hospitalized.  The shooting occurred around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 1, when officers on patrol in the area of South Clover Street in Poughkeepsie heard gunshots, the City Of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced.    Additional officers responded to the area and quickly located a 21-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the hip. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital and is expected to recover, authorities said. A search of the area led officers to recover multiple s…

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Man Did Donuts On Former Neighbor's Somers Lawn, Threatened Several Victims: NYSP Man Did Donuts On Former Neighbor's Somers Lawn, Threatened Several Victims: NYSP
Man Did Donuts On Former Neighbor's Somers Lawn, Threatened Several Victims: Nysp A Westchester County man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly tearing up a neighbor’s lawn with his car, threatening multiple people, and sending menacing messages on social media, police said. Vincent G. D’Agnese, 33, of South Salem, was arrested on Thursday, May 29, following a series of incidents in Somers that began with a criminal mischief complaint and escalated to alleged threats and harassment across multiple platforms, New York State Police announced on Saturday, May 31. The first incident occurred on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, when troopers responded to a report that a m…

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