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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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Police & Fire
Man Points Gun At Group Of Kids During Street Fight Near School In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Man Points Gun At Group Of Kids During Street Fight Near School In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Man Points Gun At Group Of Kids During Street Fight Near School In Poughkeepsie, Police Say A 25-year-old man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly pointing a gun at a group of youth during a street fight in Dutchess County, police said. The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, near Mansion Street and Bement Avenue, near the Warring Elementary School, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Friday, Aug. 15.  Officers were told a gun had been shown during the altercation before the suspect fled in a vehicle, police said.  Soon after, patrol officers found a vehicle matching the suspect’s description and pulled it over, d…

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Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment
Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to the maximum penalty under the law for the brutal 2022 killing of a grandmother and great-grandmother inside her Westchester apartment.  Deshawn Nunez, of Yonkers, will serve 25 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 68-year-old Renee Spencer, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Thursday, Aug. 14.  In the late-night hours of Aug. 9, 2022, Nunez stabbed Spencer more than a dozen times inside her Nepperhan Avenue apartment in Yonkers, killing her.  …

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Man Released After Choking Victim In Hate Crime Assault At Mamaroneck Gas Station: DA Man Released After Choking Victim In Hate Crime Assault At Mamaroneck Gas Station: DA
Man Released After Choking Victim In Hate Crime Assault At Mamaroneck Gas Station: DA A man accused of attacking and choking a Hispanic victim while in line at a Westchester gas station has been released on his own recognizance following his arraignment on hate crime charges, prosecutors announced. Carl Jones of Spartanburg, South Carolina, 57, was arraigned Sunday, Aug. 10, in Mamaroneck Village Court on one count of third-degree assault as a hate crime, a felony, and one count of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, a misdemeanor, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. The charges stem from a Saturday, Aug.…

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Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says
Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says New details have come out in a violent stabbing that left a victim critically injured after a meeting arranged through an online dating app in Orange County.  Reggie Florence of Middletown, 28, was indicted on one count of second-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree assault in connection with the Sunday, Aug. 3 attack at his Underhill Road apartment in Middletown, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced Thursday, Aug. 14.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, police responded to 47 Underhill Rd. around 7 p.m. after receiving a noise co…

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Police & Fire
Man Exposes Himself To Jogger On Putnam Trailway In Mahopac: Police Man Exposes Himself To Jogger On Putnam Trailway In Mahopac: Police
Man Exposes Himself To Jogger On Putnam Trailway In Mahopac: Police A 20-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly exposing himself to a woman jogging on a trail in Putnam County, police said.  The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, near Mount Hope Road in Mahopac, when the victim reported seeing a man in his early 20s wearing wire-rimmed glasses exposing himself directly to her along the Putnam County Trailway, Carmel Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 14.  Police said the suspect fled before officers arrived.   With a description of the man and a possible vehicle, a light gray minivan, Carmel detectives launc…

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Man Jailed After Driving Erratically While On Drugs In Yorktown, Police Say Man Jailed After Driving Erratically While On Drugs In Yorktown, Police Say
Man Jailed After Driving Erratically While On Drugs In Yorktown, Police Say A 51-year-old man is accused of driving while impaired by drugs and violating court-ordered driving restrictions in Northern Westchester, police said.  Katonah resident Nidal Isa, age 51, was arrested in Yorktown on Tuesday, Aug. 12, around 1:30 p.m., after officers received a report of an erratic driver in the area of Hallocks Mill Road, Yorktown Police said on Thursday, Aug. 14.  After pulling Isa over, police said they found he had allegedly been driving while impaired by drugs. Officers also learned his license was revoked and that he was driving a vehicle without using an ign…

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Business
New Co-Working, Play Space For Remote Parents With Kids Sets Opening Date In Thornwood New Co-Working, Play Space For Remote Parents With Kids Sets Opening Date In Thornwood
New Co-Working, Play Space For Remote Parents With Kids Sets Opening Date In Thornwood If you juggle a remote job with taking care of your children, an upcoming business in Westchester is aiming to help with both.  Nest & Nook, located at 603 Columbus Ave. in Thornwood, is set to open Monday, Aug. 18. The space will feature a soft play area for infants, toddlers, and young children alongside a co-working lounge equipped with Wi-Fi and seating for adults.  The business is the creation of Westchester native Nicole Batiste, a mother of two and longtime Valhalla resident. Batiste said she developed the idea after struggling to balance parenting with professional dem…

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Man Stole Cash From 10-Year-Old Meant For His Babysitter In Newburgh: DA Man Stole Cash From 10-Year-Old Meant For His Babysitter In Newburgh: DA
Man Stole Cash From 10-Year-Old Meant For His Babysitter In Newburgh: DA A 31-year-old man is facing years behind bars after being found guilty of grabbing cash from a 10-year-old boy's hands and fleeing in Orange County, prosecutors said.  On Thursday, Aug. 14, a jury convicted Jamar Murry-El of Newburgh on all counts, including third-degree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny, and endangering the welfare of a child. He was immediately remanded to the Orange County Jail without bail, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.  Prosecutors said the incident happened around 5 p.m. on Oct. 18, 2024, when the victim was walking to his babysi…

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Stolen Boat Intercepted While Heading Down Hudson River: 2 Arrested In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Stolen Boat Intercepted While Heading Down Hudson River: 2 Arrested In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Stolen Boat Intercepted While Heading Down Hudson River: 2 Arrested In Poughkeepsie, Police Say A swift police response led to the recovery of a stolen boat from the Dutchess County waterfront and the arrest of two suspects, authorities said.  The incident began around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, when City of Poughkeepsie 911 received a report of the stolen vessel, according to city police. The department’s Marine Unit immediately launched and began searching the Hudson River, soon spotting the boat heading south. Officers intercepted the vessel and escorted it to a nearby marina, where the occupants were taken into custody without incident, the department said.  Investi…

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Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Yorktown: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Yorktown: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Yorktown: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say A bicyclist was killed in an early-morning crash on Route 134 in Westchester, police said. The collision happened in Yorktown around 7:47 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, when a male cyclist was struck by a vehicle in the roadway, according to Yorktown Police. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family. Police said the driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Yorktown resident, was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital following the crash. Officers from New Castle Police, along with Empress EMS, the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Co…

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