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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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Girl, 16, Missing For 2 Days In Hyde Park: Police Asking For Help Girl, 16, Missing For 2 Days In Hyde Park: Police Asking For Help
Girl, 16, Missing For 2 Days In Hyde Park: Police Asking For Help Police in Dutchess County are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 16-year-old girl who was last seen earlier this week. Danycka Martin was last seen on Monday, July 21, in the area of Haviland Road in Hyde Park, the town's police department said in an announcement on Wednesday, July 23.  She is described as around 5 feet tall, weighing around 130 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue torn jeans.  Martin has brown eyes and brown hair, police added.  Anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to call the Hyde Park Police Department…

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Police & Fire
Man Found Safe After Going Missing From Greenburgh (UPDATE) Man Found Safe After Going Missing From Greenburgh (UPDATE)
Man Found Safe After Going Missing From Greenburgh (Update) New Update: A man who went missing for days from Westchester has been found safe.  Leighton Fuller, age 44, was found after going missing on Sunday, July 20 after last being seen in the Parkway Homes neighborhood in Greenburgh, Greenburgh Police announced.  The department had put out an alert regarding Fuller on Wednesday, July 23.  Fuller was found safe. More information was not released.  "We would like to thank our police partners and the public for their assistance in sharing the information and aiding in Leighton's safe recovery," the departmen…

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Police & Fire
Drug Deal Spotted In Broad Daylight Leads To Repeat Offender's Arrest In Poughkeepsie: Police Drug Deal Spotted In Broad Daylight Leads To Repeat Offender's Arrest In Poughkeepsie: Police
Drug Deal Spotted In Broad Daylight Leads To Repeat Offender's Arrest In Poughkeepsie: Police Two people, including a twice convicted felon, were arrested in a Dutchess County downtown after police say they witnessed suspected drug activity during a targeted enforcement detail.  The arrests happened around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22 near the intersection of Main Street and South White Street in Poughkeepsie, the city's police department announced on Wednesday, July 23.  There, police said officers and detectives saw two people in what appeared to be narcotics distribution. Police soon made contact with the suspects—identified as James Heath-Lachance, 33, and Shayna Nie…

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CBS ‘FBI’ TV Show Filming To Close Road In Clarkstown: Here's When CBS ‘FBI’ TV Show Filming To Close Road In Clarkstown: Here's When
CBS ‘FBI’ TV Show Filming To Close Road In Clarkstown: Here's When A stretch of road in Rockland County will be closed for parts of two days this week as crews film scenes for the hit CBS drama FBI, officials announced.  According to Rockland County officials, the Congers Road Causeway between Ridge Road and Stonewall Lane in the Town of Clarkstown will be shut down to all traffic during filming on: Thursday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m; Friday, July 25, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. A signed detour route will be in place to guide drivers around the closure. The show FBI, created by the Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, follow…

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Police & Fire
Duo Scam Victim Out Of Money After Posing As US Marshals In Poughkeepsie: Police Duo Scam Victim Out Of Money After Posing As US Marshals In Poughkeepsie: Police
Duo Scam Victim Out Of Money After Posing As US Marshals In Poughkeepsie: Police Two suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with an elaborate phone scam that defrauded a Dutchess County resident out of a large sum of money, police announced. Queens residents Yi Liu and Guo Chen were taken into custody after returning to the Dutchess area to collect more money from the victim in an ongoing scheme, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 23.  According to the department, the scheme began on Monday, July 14, when the victim received a phone call from someone posing as a US Marshals Service representative.  …

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Politics
Lawler To Pass On NY Governor Race, Will Run For Reelection To House Lawler To Pass On NY Governor Race, Will Run For Reelection To House
Lawler To Pass On NY Governor Race, Will Run For Reelection To House US Rep. Mike Lawler announced he will seek re-election to Congress rather than run for governor, ending speculation about a potential 2026 challenge to Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. In a statement posted to social media on Wednesday, July 23, the second-term Republican said serving New York’s 17th Congressional District has been “the greatest honor” of his life and said his legislative "wins" on taxes, immigration, national security, and digital finance as reasons for continuing his work in Washington.  The 17th District includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties, most…

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Post Office Closes Suddenly In Bronxville After Possible Mold Concerns: Latimer Demands Answers Post Office Closes Suddenly In Bronxville After Possible Mold Concerns: Latimer Demands Answers
Post Office Closes Suddenly In Bronxville After Possible Mold Concerns: Latimer Demands Answers Rep. George Latimer is demanding answers from the US Postal Service following the sudden closure of a Westchester County post office and reports of hazardous conditions for both workers and customers. In a letter sent Tuesday, July 22, to Postmaster General David Steiner, Latimer said his office began receiving complaints from residents on Thursday, July 17 after the Bronxville Post Office closed without explanation. USPS has yet to provide a reopening date. "Some of my constituents have been unable to receive important parcels, including medications, posing an immediate and unacceptable ri…

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Police & Fire
SWAT Raids Pleasant Valley Apartment, Seizes Cocaine; Man Charged, DA Says SWAT Raids Pleasant Valley Apartment, Seizes Cocaine; Man Charged, DA Says
SWAT Raids Pleasant Valley Apartment, Seizes Cocaine; Man Charged, DA Says A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged with felony drug crimes after investigators say he was selling narcotics out of an apartment in Dutchess County.  William Oliver of New Jersey was taken into custody on Tuesday, July 22, at the Pleasant Valley Garden Apartments in the Town of Pleasant Valley, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Wednesday, July 23.  The arrest followed an investigation during which agents made multiple undercover drug purchases from Oliver, authorities said. With the help of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office…

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Police & Fire
'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into Spring Valley Home With Children Inside, Police Say (UPDATE) 'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into Spring Valley Home With Children Inside, Police Say (UPDATE)
'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into Spring Valley Home With Children Inside, Police Say (Update) A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after police say he opened fire in Rockland County with two different guns—sending bullets into occupied apartments where children were playing.  Anderson J. Alvarado-Jimenez of Spring Valley was arrested on Tuesday, July 22, in connection with a shooting that happened three days earlier at 60 East Eckerson Rd., the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 23.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the shooting occurred around 9:51 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. Police now say Alvarado-Jimenez …

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Police & Fire
Box Truck Flips On I-87 In Woodbury, Causes Delays Box Truck Flips On I-87 In Woodbury, Causes Delays
Box Truck Flips On I-87 In Woodbury, Causes Delays An overturned box truck caused traffic delays Wednesday morning, July 23 on the New York State Thruway in Orange County.  The crash happened at mile marker 49.7 on the northbound lanes of I-87 in Woodbury in the early morning hours on Wednesday, according to the Woodbury Fire Department.  The driver was able to get out of the vehicle on their own and suffered only minor injuries. Tow crews responded to upright the truck, and the incident caused residual delays in the area as the scene was cleared. 

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