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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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Loaded Handgun Found In Carry-On Bag At Westchester County Airport: CT Man Arrested Loaded Handgun Found In Carry-On Bag At Westchester County Airport: CT Man Arrested
Loaded Handgun Found In Carry-On Bag At Westchester County Airport: CT Man Arrested A Fairfield County man was arrested at Westchester County Airport after TSA officers discovered a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at the security checkpoint, officials said.  The incident occurred on Sunday, March 30, and marks the first firearm intercepted at the airport this year, according to the Transportation Security Administration.  TSA officers detected the 9mm handgun, which was packed with a magazine containing 10 bullets, during routine screening. The Westchester County Police Department was immediately contacted and responded quickly to confiscate the weapon and arr…

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Schools
New School Planned In Former Housing Complex Building In Yonkers New School Planned In Former Housing Complex Building In Yonkers
New School Planned In Former Housing Complex Building In Yonkers A new school will be built at the site of a former housing complex in Westchester, officials revealed.  Yonkers city officials announced on Tuesday, April 1, that a new Pre-K through 8th grade school will be built at the former Mulford Gardens housing complex, adjacent to Grant Park.  The facility will accommodate up to 800 students and be modeled after the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School, which opened in September 2024.  According to a social media post from the City of Yonkers, the new school will feature an auditorium, full gym, library, music and art rooms, medi…

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Police & Fire
Cocaine Bust: Woman, 27, Caught With Several Grams In LaGrange Traffic Stop, Police Say Cocaine Bust: Woman, 27, Caught With Several Grams In LaGrange Traffic Stop, Police Say
Cocaine Bust: Woman, 27, Caught With Several Grams In LaGrange Traffic Stop, Police Say A 27-year-old woman is facing felony drug charges after being pulled over in Dutchess County, police said.  The arrest happened on Sunday, March 30, when a trooper stopped a 2024 Toyota traveling on the Taconic State Parkway in LaGrange for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 1.  The driver, Angelica M. Vivo, age 27, of the Bronx, was found with around 9.2 grams of cocaine during the stop, according to police.  Vivo was arrested and charged with: Fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance; Seventh-degree criminal p…

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Police & Fire
Wallkill EMT Accused Of Stealing Money From Victim In His Care: NYSP Wallkill EMT Accused Of Stealing Money From Victim In His Care: NYSP
Wallkill EMT Accused Of Stealing Money From Victim In His Care: Nysp An Orange County EMT is facing charges after allegedly stealing from a patient during a medical emergency, police announced.  Town of Wallkill EMT Max P. Reiter, age 37, of Pine Bush, was arrested and charged with petit larceny, New York State Police Trooper Jennifer Alvarez said on Wednesday, April 2.  According to Alvarez, the investigation revealed that Reiter was responding to an emergency when he allegedly stole money from the victim in his care. Authorities did not release additional details about the incident, including where or when it occurred.  Reiter was rele…

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Police & Fire
Person Struck, Air-Lifted In Critical Condition After Middletown Crash (UPDATE) Person Struck, Air-Lifted In Critical Condition After Middletown Crash (UPDATE)
Person Struck, Air-Lifted In Critical Condition After Middletown Crash (Update) A man remains in critical condition after being struck head-on while crossing a busy Orange County intersection, police said. The crash happened in Middletown around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the intersection of Dolson Avenue and County Route 78, just across from Webb Road, New York State Police said on Wednesday afternoon, April 2.  Troopers said the pedestrian, a 31-year-old Wurtsboro man, was walking east across the crosswalk when he was hit by a 2014 Mazda traveling northbound on Dolson Avenue. Police said the driver, a 64-year-old Middletown woman, had a green light but fail…

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Police & Fire
Child Porn Arrest: Man Caught With Videos, Photos In Harriman, Police Say Child Porn Arrest: Man Caught With Videos, Photos In Harriman, Police Say
Child Porn Arrest: Man Caught With Videos, Photos In Harriman, Police Say A 57-year-old man was hit with a felony charge after a search of his Orange County home resulted in the discovery of images and videos containing child pornography, police said.  Philip Kinkel of Harriman was arrested on Tuesday, March 25, following a search of his residence, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 1.  Police allege that Kinkel possessed and had access to images and videos consistent with child sexual exploitation. He is now charged with possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child less than 17, a felony.  Following his arrest, Kinkel was pr…

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Charred Building Hit By Car To Be Torn Down In Ossining: Displaced Mom Seeks Help (UPDATE) Charred Building Hit By Car To Be Torn Down In Ossining: Displaced Mom Seeks Help (UPDATE)
Charred Building Hit By Car To Be Torn Down In Ossining: Displaced Mom Seeks Help (Update) A mother displaced by a weekend crash and fire that destroyed her Westchester apartment is now asking for the community’s help as she figures out her next steps.  The resident, who lived in the multi-family home at South Highland Avenue and Lincoln Place in Ossining that was struck by a car and subsequently destroyed by a fire on  Saturday, March 29, said she now faces uncertainty now that the building will be demolished.  In a GoFundMe fundraiser launched to raise donations as she finds a new home, the resident, a single mother with a 10-year-old child a three cats, said she…

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Police & Fire
$1.4K CVS Theft: Duo Stole From Yorktown Store, Caught Days Later, Police Say $1.4K CVS Theft: Duo Stole From Yorktown Store, Caught Days Later, Police Say
$1.4K CVS Theft: Duo Stole From Yorktown Store, Caught Days Later, Police Say Two suspects, including one with an active arrest warrant out of New Jersey, have both been arrested in connection with the theft of over $1,400 worth of merchandise from a CVS in Northern Westchester, police said.  Brandon Andres Montes Riano, age 23, of Brooklyn, and Yaneth Marcela Ortiz Trujillo, age 35, of Queens, were both charged in connection with the theft, which happened at the CVS at 2000 Commerce St. in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Tuesday, April 1.  The charges stem from an investigation into a larceny at the CVS store on Thursday, March 20, wh…

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NY Film Center Under Fire After Alleged Antisemitic Incident At Box Office NY Film Center Under Fire After Alleged Antisemitic Incident At Box Office
NY Film Center Under Fire After Alleged Antisemitic Incident At Box Office A woman who claimed that her Jewish parents were subjected to an antisemitic rant by a box office clerk at a New York film center has sparked a Facebook firestorm. On Friday, March 28, the Jacob Burns Film Center in the Westchester County village of Pleasantville announced it would be holding a special event screening of "OCTOBER 8" later in spring.  The film focuses on "antisemitism on college campuses, social media, and in the streets of America beginning the day after the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas," according to its website.  In the comment section, one woman …

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Police & Fire
Man Charged After Blaze At Condo Complex In Yorktown, Police Say: Here's Why Man Charged After Blaze At Condo Complex In Yorktown, Police Say: Here's Why
Man Charged After Blaze At Condo Complex In Yorktown, Police Say: Here's Why Authorities have arrested a 60-year-old man who allegedly interfered with emergency responders during a dramatic apartment fire at a Westchester condominium complex — the same incident in which a USPS mail carrier was praised for saving a resident from the burning building.  Stephen Brescia, a resident of the Jefferson Village complex on Flintlock Way in Yorktown where the fire happened, was arrested at the scene of the blaze and charged with disorderly conduct on Friday, March 28, Yorktown Police announced on Tuesday, April 1.  According to the department, officers responded to t…

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