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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Millbrook-Dover, NY
Police & Fire
Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police
Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police A multi-day search for a former New York town supervisor has come to an end, authorities said. Former Dover Town Supervisor and current Planning Board Chairman Ryan Courtien was found safe Friday evening, July 17, New York State Police said. Police said only that they were notified by Dutchess County 911 of a possible sighting of the 49-year-old at the Harlem Valley–Wingdale Train Station on Wheeler Road in the Town of Dover, just before 6 p.m. on Friday, police said. Deputies with the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, who were already in the area, responded and confirmed the man was …

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Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Have You Seen Her? Girl, 16, Missing For Weeks From Poughkeepsie Area Have You Seen Her? Girl, 16, Missing For Weeks From Poughkeepsie Area
Have You Seen Her? Girl, 16, Missing For Weeks From Poughkeepsie Area Authorities are asking for the public's help locating a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for more than two weeks.  Noeliannie Velez, 16, of the Poughkeepsie area, has been missing since Monday, June 29, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, July 17.  Authorities have not released more details about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance but are urging anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward.   Anyone with information regarding Velez's disappearance is asked to call 911 immediately.  This i…

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Briarcliff, NY
News
Family Sues Con Edison After Briarcliff Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report Family Sues Con Edison After Briarcliff Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report
Family Sues Con Edison After Briarcliff Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report The family of a Westchester County grandmother who died after falling into an open manhole in Midtown Manhattan has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Con Edison, according to reports.  The lawsuit, which stems from the death of Briarcliff Manor resident Donike Gocaj, 56, who was killed after plunging into an uncovered manhole near East 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue on Monday, May 18, was filed Thursday, July 16, in New York Supreme Court, the New York Post reported. Gocaj had just parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV and stepped out to meet her longtime boyfriend, Jashar "Jack" Kameraj, be…

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Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Overpass In Hawthorne (UPDATE) Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Overpass In Hawthorne (UPDATE)
Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Overpass In Hawthorne (Update) Authorities have identified a 33-year-old man who died after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Westchester County while working on a construction project. Staten Island resident Matthew Beatty, 33, was killed on Tuesday, July 14, after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass onto the southbound lanes of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hawthorne, Westchester County Police told Daily Voice on Friday, July 17. The incident happened at around 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, as previously reported by Daily Voice. County police officers and EMS crews both responded to the scene, wh…

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Yonkers, NY
News
Man Who Shot Friend In Head After Dispute In Yonkers Gets Prison: 'Our Son Is Gone Forever' Man Who Shot Friend In Head After Dispute In Yonkers Gets Prison: 'Our Son Is Gone Forever'
Man Who Shot Friend In Head After Dispute In Yonkers Gets Prison: 'Our Son Is Gone Forever' A man who admitted to fatally shooting an acquaintance in the head during a dispute last year in Westchester County will spend over a decade in state prison, prosecutors said. Fidencio Abreu, 42, of Yonkers, was sentenced on Thursday, July 16, to 18 years to life in prison after pleading guilty in May to second-degree murder in the killing of 35-year-old Francisco Vallejo, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, July 17. Prosecutors said Westchester County Court Judge George Fufidio also sentenced Abreu, as a persistent violent felony offender, to 16 years to …

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Newburgh, NY
News
$100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Newburgh Store — Here's Where $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Newburgh Store — Here's Where
$100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Newburgh Store — Here's Where Someone stopped by an Orange County store and is now holding a winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 after matching enough numbers in the latest drawing.  The third-prize-winning Power Play ticket was sold for the Wednesday, July 15, Powerball drawing at Smokes 4 Less, located at 59 North Plank Rd. in Newburgh, according to the New York Lottery.  The ticket is worth $100,000 thanks to the Power Play option, which multiplies non-jackpot prizes. The winning Power Play numbers were 02 07 18 29 38 with a Power Ball number of 16. Lottery officials did not say if a winner came forwa…

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Suffern, NY
Police & Fire
Tesla Driver Caught With LSD, Psilocybin Mushroom After Driving Dangerously In Ramapo: Cops Tesla Driver Caught With LSD, Psilocybin Mushroom After Driving Dangerously In Ramapo: Cops
Tesla Driver Caught With LSD, Psilocybin Mushroom After Driving Dangerously In Ramapo: Cops A Tesla driver is facing a felony drug charge after police said they pulled him over for dangerous driving, leading to officers finding LSD, psychedelic mushrooms, and other suspected narcotics in the car. The incident happened Thursday afternoon, July 16, when an officer saw a Tesla committing several traffic violations on Route 59, according to Ramapo Police. Police said the driver bypassed a line of stopped vehicles by entering a left-turn-only lane. When the traffic light turned green, the Tesla allegedly accelerated into the lane of oncoming traffic before swerving back into the prope…

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Rye, NY
Real Estate
Spacious Ranch On 'Sought-After Cul-De-Sac' In Rye Brook Hits Market For $1.249M Spacious Ranch On 'Sought-After Cul-De-Sac' In Rye Brook Hits Market For $1.249M
Spacious Ranch On 'Sought-After Cul-De-Sac' In Rye Brook Hits Market For $1.249M A light-filled ranch tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac in a sought-after Westchester County community is now on the market with a $1.249 million asking price. Located at 6 Greenhouse Circle in Rye Brook, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is now listed by the Kori Sassower Team at Compass for $1,249,000.  According to the listing, the home is set back from the street and welcomes visitors with a bluestone walkway leading to a bright interior, which the listing said is designed for both everyday living and entertaining.  The main level features a large living room centered …

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Minisink Valley, NY
News
Former Federal Prison Guard Sexually Abused Inmate At FCI Otisville, Feds Say Former Federal Prison Guard Sexually Abused Inmate At FCI Otisville, Feds Say
Former Federal Prison Guard Sexually Abused Inmate At FCI Otisville, Feds Say A former federal correctional officer at a Hudson Valley prison is accused of sexually abusing an inmate he was assigned to guard, prosecutors said.   Newburgh resident Kyle Brown, 27, was arrested on Wednesday, July 15, after a federal indictment was unsealed charging him with three counts of sexual abuse of a ward, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Prosecutors allege Brown worked as a correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution Otisville in Orange County between 2024 and July 1, 2026. According to the indictment, Brown eng…

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Monticello-Rock Hill, NY
Police & Fire
Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Monticello: Sheriff Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Monticello: Sheriff
Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Monticello: Sheriff A 50-year-old Orange County man is facing charges after authorities said he injured a deputy while resisting arrest during a traffic stop in Sullivan County.    Walden resident David Monastersky, 50, was arrested on Wednesday, July 15, following an incident in Monticello, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, July 17. The incident happened on Wednesday near Marshall's in Monticello, the Sheriff's Office said. There, deputies stopped Monastersky after they said he was allegedly driving with a suspended license. Authorities said deputies first tried to iss…

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