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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.

Ben Crnic's Contributions

News

Don't Be Alarmed: Blank Ammunition To Be Used During Drills At School In Rye A police department in Westchester is planning on conducting live tactical drills involving the use of blank ammunition at a high school over several days, which may result in the sound of gunshots coming from the building. The drills, which will be conducted by the City of Rye Police Department, will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 8, Wednesday, Aug. 9, and Thursday, Aug. 10 at the Rye High School/Middle School building at 3 Parsons St., the department announced. The drills will all be held between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on all three days. As a result of the drills, a large police presence will…

by Ben Crnic

08/07/2023

News

Fairfield County Man Among 6 Genovese Crime Family Suspects Sentenced For Racketeering Six members and associates of the Genovese organized crime family, including a Westchester man and a Fairfield County resident, have been sentenced on racketeering charges, federal officials said. The sentencings were announced on Friday, Aug. 4 by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams. According to Williams, the six men were associated with the Genovese Organized Crime Family, part of a nationwide criminal organization known by various names such as "La Cosa Nostra" and the “Mafia." Those sentenced included two "captains," who were r…

by Ben Crnic

08/07/2023

News

Second Is Best: $1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Mount Vernon Gas Station One lucky lottery player is likely quite satisfied with coming in second place after buying a second-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million at a Westchester gas station. The winning ticket, sold for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, Aug. 5, was bought at a gas station in Mount Vernon at 295 East Sanford Blvd., New York Lottery officials announced on Sunday, Aug. 6. Although whoever bought the ticket did not win first prize, they were still lucky enough to walk away with a million more dollars than they had before. Powerball drawings are televised every Monday, We…

by Ben Crnic

08/07/2023

Police & Fire

Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit A fugitive wanted in Westchester is now in custody after leaving the scene of a car crash and leading authorities on a chase through a wooded area in the Hudson Valley, police said. The incident leading to the man's arrest happened on Saturday, Aug. 5 just before 5:30 p.m., when Dutchess County sheriff's deputies responded to a reported car crash and order of protection violation in LaGrange in the area of Noxon Road and Budd Lane. According to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the suspect, who was determined to be a wanted fugitive from Westchester, had fled into a wooded ar…

by Ben Crnic

08/07/2023

Police & Fire

Workers Fall Ill After Contact With Unknown Chemical At Valhalla Facility A hazmat crew responded to a research facility in Northern Westchester after an unknown chemical caused two lab workers to become ill. The incident happened on Thursday morning, Aug. 3, when firefighters were sent to the Westchester County Labs and Research Facility at 10 Dana Rd. in Valhalla after the two workers became ill from contact with an unknown chemical. According to the Valhalla Fire Department, arriving firefighters were told that the chemical had an ammonia-like odor. Soon, the Westchester County HAZMAT team arrived at the facility and metered the building to …

by Ben Crnic

08/07/2023

Police & Fire

Man Drives Drunk At Over Twice Legal Limit On I-95 In New Rochelle: Police A 31-year-old man faces charges after allegedly driving while intoxicated at over twice the legal limit on a highway in Westchester, police said. Port Chester resident Jesus Garcia Flores, age 31, was arrested on Sunday, July 23 on drunk driving charges, according to New York State Police. On the day of his arrest, around 1:15 p.m., Flores was pulled over by authorities while traveling on Interstate 95 in New Rochelle after allegedly committing a vehicle and traffic violation. During the traffic stop, Flores was found to be intoxicated and was taken into custody…

by Ben Crnic

08/07/2023

Police & Fire

Man Damages Movie Theater, Assaults Deputies In 24-Hour Span In Hudson Valley: Police A Northern Westchester man faces numerous charges after breaking into a Hudson Valley movie theater, damaging property, and assaulting sheriff's deputies in the span of a single day, police said. The first of these incidents happened on Saturday, July 29 around 8:40 a.m., when Putnam County sheriff's deputies responded to the Carmel Cinema at 156 Route 52, where a commercial burglary alarm had been set off. According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, arriving deputies found that the front door was no longer locked and that there was a large amount of broken glass from the i…

by Ben Crnic

08/06/2023

Police & Fire

Yonkers Man Steals Credit Cards, Charges Over $2K To Them At Best Buy: Police A Westchester man faces identity theft charges after stealing credit cards from a purse and using them to buy over $2,600 of electronics at a Best Buy in the Hudson Valley, police said. The theft was originally reported to Yorktown Police on Saturday, June 10, when a victim told the department that a purse containing multiple credit cards had been stolen from their vehicle. According to the department, one of the victim's credit cards was then used to buy $2,664.04 in electronics at a Best Buy in Rockland County located in the Palisades Mall in West Nyack. An investigatio…

by Ben Crnic

08/06/2023

Business

CT Eatery Named 2023 Pizzeria Of Year By New Report One of the top authorities on pizzerias is highlighting a New Haven County eatery that has earned its top honor. Modern Apizza, located in New Haven at 874 State St., has been named the 2023 Pizzeria of the Year by Pizza Today, a magazine known for its focus on the industry. Originally founded in 1934 as Tony's Apizza, the business was taken over by William Pustari in 1988 and fitted with expansions such as a larger dining area, another oil-fired brick oven, a prep kitchen, and a dough room in the basement. The eatery serves pies made with both mozzarella and American cheese as well as…

by Ben Crnic

08/06/2023

News

Tank Ahoy!: 200-Pound Propane Container Washes On Shore Of Croton Park An unexpected 200-pound piece of jetsam emerged from the depths of the Hudson River and washed onto the shores of a Northern Westchester park, fire officials said. A 200-pound propane tank was found on the shores of Croton Landing Park in Croton-on-Hudson on Friday evening, July 28, the village's fire department announced. After being notified of the tank, department members were able to lift it from the beach and bring it to dry land. There, it sat for a day before being removed from the park on Saturday morning, July 29 by Halstead Quinn, the fire department said. Fire officials said…

by Ben Crnic

08/06/2023

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