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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
Assistant Principal Accused Of Pushing 10-Year-Old Student In Hyde Park, Arrested: NYSP Assistant Principal Accused Of Pushing 10-Year-Old Student In Hyde Park, Arrested: NYSP
Assistant Principal Accused Of Pushing 10-Year-Old Student In Hyde Park, Arrested: Nysp An assistant school principal in Dutchess County has been arrested after allegedly pushing a 10-year-old student, police said.   Duane Sharrock, 51, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested Friday, April 4, in connection with an incident at the Dutchess County BOCES Elementary School in Hyde Park, New York State Police announced.  According to police, a Law Enforcement Referral was filed after Sharrock—who was the assistant principal at the school—allegedly pushed the student to the ground from behind during school dismissal.  After conducting a thorough investigation, troopers ar…

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Police & Fire
Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says
Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says A major drug raid in Dutchess County has led to the arrest of five suspects and the seizure of narcotics, cash, and packaging materials following weeks of investigation and complaints from residents, authorities announced.  The arrests followed a search warrant execution on Thursday, April 3, at a Poughkeepsie home on North White Street that had been the focus of a multi-agency narcotics probe, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Friday, April 4.  Before the operation, residents in the neighborhood had alerted police to ongoing drug sal…

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News
Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say
Repeat Yorktown Sex Offender Put Away For Decades: Targeted Boy, 15, Feds Say A 50-year-old Westchester man who has served three sentences for sex offenses will spend a much longer time behind bars for sending explicit messages to a 15-year-old boy with whom he also engaged in sexual activity, prosecutors announced.  Jonathan DeLaura, who was previously known to live in Yorktown, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1 to 485 months in prison, which translates to nearly 40 and a half years, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal prosecutors, DeLaura sent obscene material to a 15-year-old boy while…

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Trailer Overturns In 4-Car Crash In Tivoli, 2 Hospitalized Trailer Overturns In 4-Car Crash In Tivoli, 2 Hospitalized
Trailer Overturns In 4-Car Crash In Tivoli, 2 Hospitalized Two drivers were injured and multiple vehicles were damaged during a chaotic multi-vehicle crash in northern Dutchess County, police said.  The wreck happened around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, at the intersection of Route 9G and Broadway in the Village of Tivoli, according to the Red Hook Police Department.  Police said a 21-year-old man from Groveland, Massachusetts, was driving a 2011 Toyota 4Runner northbound on Route 9G when he attempted to make a left turn onto Broadway. In doing so, he failed to yield the right of way to a southbound 2022 Ram truck towing a utility trai…

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Man Tries To Escape Police Car, Spits At Troopers In Newburgh Drug Bust: NYSP Man Tries To Escape Police Car, Spits At Troopers In Newburgh Drug Bust: NYSP
Man Tries To Escape Police Car, Spits At Troopers In Newburgh Drug Bust: Nysp A 23-year-old man is facing a slew of felony charges after allegedly being caught with crack cocaine and a stolen gun during a traffic stop in Orange County, police announced.  The events leading to the arrest began around 5:36 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, after troopers spotted a 2021 GMC violating vehicle and traffic laws while traveling on Clark Street in Newburgh, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 3.  Troopers pulled the vehicle over and interviewed the driver, a 24-year-old Newburgh man, and his passenger, identified as Savion Knight, 23, of Newburgh.  D…

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Police & Fire
Shots Fired Near Public Park In Poughkeepsie: Police Investigating Shots Fired Near Public Park In Poughkeepsie: Police Investigating
Shots Fired Near Public Park In Poughkeepsie: Police Investigating Authorities are investigating a shooting incident near a public park in Dutchess County.  The incident happened on Thursday, April 3, when patrol units and detectives responded to the area of Malcolm X Park in Poughkeepsie following a report of shots fired, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.  Although no victims were found at the scene, officers searched the park and found multiple pieces of evidence.  Details on what was recovered have not yet been released, and authorities said the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to co…

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Traffic
Vehicle Blaze During Morning Commute Snarls Traffic On I-95 In Mamaroneck Vehicle Blaze During Morning Commute Snarls Traffic On I-95 In Mamaroneck
Vehicle Blaze During Morning Commute Snarls Traffic On I-95 In Mamaroneck A vehicle fire caused major delays for Westchester County commuters during the Friday morning rush on April 4, backing up traffic in both directions on I-95.  The fire occurred at around 7:30 a.m. between Exits 18A (Mamaroneck – Fenimore Ave) and 18B (White Plains – Mamaroneck Ave), prompting a travel advisory just as the morning commute was reaching its peak, according to the NYS Thruway Authority.  All lanes were eventually reopened by 8:30 a.m., and congestion began to clear shortly afterward, officials said. It’s unclear whether anyone was injured in the incident or how the fi…

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Lifestyle
Martha, 24/7: Pluto TV Launches Round-The-Clock Channel Ft. Former East Hampton Icon Martha, 24/7: Pluto TV Launches Round-The-Clock Channel Ft. Former East Hampton Icon
Martha, 24/7: Pluto TV Launches Round-The-Clock Channel Ft. Former East Hampton Icon If you’ve ever woken up at 3 a.m. with an insatiable urge to baste a turkey, iron linen napkins, or propagate heirloom tomatoes along with longtime New York and former Connecticut resident Martha Stewart—congratulations, your moment has arrived.  The lifestyle legend, who currently calls the Northern Westchester hamlet of Katonah home, has officially launched The Martha Stewart Channel on Pluto TV, streaming 24/7 with over 1,000 episodes of domestic mastery as of Thursday, April 3.  Streaming immediately, the new channel features Stewart doing what she does best—cooking, baking, …

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Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized
Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized Emergency crews responded to a startling scene in Dutchess County on Thursday afternoon, April 3, after a vehicle left the roadway and crashed into two houses. The incident happened in Beacon around 12:52 p.m., when the Beacon Fire Department, Beacon Volunteer Ambulance, and City of Beacon Medic 1 were dispatched to Washington Avenue for a report of a car accident involving residential structures.  According to the Beacon Fire Department,  first responders found that a vehicle had veered off the road, smashed through a section of fencing, continued through a front yard patio, and …

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News
Brutal Dog Killing: Man Grabbed Pet By Neck, Threw It Into Street In Greenburgh, DA Says Brutal Dog Killing: Man Grabbed Pet By Neck, Threw It Into Street In Greenburgh, DA Says
Brutal Dog Killing: Man Grabbed Pet By Neck, Threw It Into Street In Greenburgh, DA Says A man has been indicted for the violent killing of a small Shih Tzu dog in a shocking act of animal cruelty that took place in Westchester in late 2024, prosecutors announced.   Valhalla resident Cory Eulin, 41, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, April 1, on charges stemming from the Dec. 19, 2024, incident, which happened in Greenburgh, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, April 3.  According to District Attorney Susan Cacace, around 3:45 p.m. on the day of the incident, Eulin allegedly grabbed the small dog by the neck …

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