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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

Schools

Covid-19: Hudson Valley School District Asks Hochul Not To Mandate Vaccine For Students A school district in the Hudson Valley has sent a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul asking her not to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for public school students. The letter, sent on Monday, Jan. 23 by the Brewster Central School District's Board of Education in Putnam County, was sent in the wake of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending that the COVID vaccine be received by all children younger than 18. School officials also recognized that there may be proposed legislation that would mandate the vaccine for all New York public school students. "We s…

by Ben Crnic

01/24/2023

Police & Fire

Assault: Man Pulls Victim's Hair, Shoves Her Into Bush In Yorktown, Police Say A man from Northern Westchester is facing assault charges after allegedly pushing a victim into a bush and hurting them. The incident happened in Yorktown on Tuesday, Jan. 10 around 7:30 a.m. when police responded to a home on Springhurst Street for a reported assault, according to Yorktown Police. After arriving at the residence, police determined that 50-year-old Bedford Hills resident Michael Miller had pulled a victim by the hair and shoved her into a bush, injuring her in the process. A week later on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Miller was arrested after surrendering himself to police. He …

by Ben Crnic

01/24/2023

Lifestyle

$100K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Milford Store One lucky person claimed a $100,000 prize after buying a lottery ticket at a store in Milford. The $100,000 CASH5 top prize-winning ticket was sold at Milford Smoke Junction on Sunday, Jan. 22, according to an announcement from Connecticut Lottery. The store is located at 487 A Bridgeport Ave. (Route 1). Connecticut Lottery did not reveal any details about who bought the winning ticket.

by Ben Crnic

01/24/2023

Police & Fire

Pinned Under Tractor-Trailer: Man Dead After Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say Police are looking for witnesses after a man was pinned under a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 in Connecticut and killed. The accident happened on Monday, Jan. 23 around 1:20 p.m. just before Exit 69 on I-84 eastbound in Tolland, according to state police. According to authorities, a Mercedes sedan driven by the man who was killed had been traveling in front of a tractor-trailer in the right lane when it lost control in the snowy conditions. The tractor-trailer then struck the sedan on the driver's side, after which it became pinned under the larger vehicle. The driver …

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

2nd Victim Dies After Apartment Fire In Yonkers A second person succumbed to their injuries after a fire severely damaged an apartment building in Westchester County. Earlier Report - Woman Dies, Son 'Unlikely To Recover' After Apartment Fire In Yonkers A 68-year-old man died on the night of Sunday, Jan. 22, days after a fire tore through his apartment building in Yonkers at 21 Mulberry St. on Thursday, Jan. 19, according to Yonkers Police Public Information Officer Dean Politopoulos. The man's 85-year-old mother was also killed in the blaze. Both mother and son were rescued from the building and taken to a lo…

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

Shooting Suspect On Loose In Fairfield County, Man Hospitalized: Police Police are searching for the suspect of a shooting in Stratford that left one man in the hospital. The shooting happened on Thursday, Jan. 19 around 11:20 p.m., when several shots were fired at a residence on Priscilla Lane, hitting a man and giving him non-life-threatening injuries, according to Stratford Police. The victim, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital for his wounds and is expected to be released. One vehicle that drove away from the scene of the shooting is known to be involved in the incident, which is still being investigated. Anyone with a…

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

Seen Him? Alert For Missing CT Man Issued By Police Police in Middletown are searching for a missing man who was last seen in Enfield. A silver alert for 35-year-old David Penate-Garcia was issued by Middletown Police on Saturday, Jan. 21. Penate-Garcia was last seen that day in Enfield around 1:30 p.m. while dropping his children off with his ex-wife. He was seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt, blue sweatpants, and tan work boots. He is described as a Hispanic man with short black hair who wears black-rimmed glasses and is 5 foot 11 inches tall, and 220 pounds. He drives a green 1998 Ford Taurus with a Connecticut registrat…

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

News

Minivan Crashes Into DEA Agents: New Haven Man Faces Narcotics Distribution Charges A New Haven man faces decades in prison for drug charges after crashing his minivan into a car being driven by federal agents who were surveilling him, officials said. New Haven resident Derrick Brock, age 36, also known as "Dereck Brock," is charged with intending to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine and crashing his minivan into a vehicle containing federal Drug Enforcement Agency agents on Tuesday, Jan. 10, according to an announcement by Vanessa Avery, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. On the day of the crash, around 5:20 a.m., DEA agents and New Haven Poli…

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

Vehicle Intertwines With Guardrail, People Injured In 2-Car Harrison Crash Multiple people were injured and had to be extricated from a vehicle after it slammed into a guardrail in Westchester County after a two-car crash. The accident happened on Saturday, Jan. 21 around 12:20 p.m. in Harrison on the eastbound side of Westchester Avenue at Kenilworth Road, according to the Purchase Fire Department. Once arriving at the scene of the crash, firefighters went to work on removing the driver's door of the vehicle that hit the guardrail. The SUV was then freed from the guardrail with the help of a grip hoist, which allowed firefighters to remove all of…

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

'Potential Human Trafficking': Yorktown Business Busted For Unauthorized Practice Two people were arrested after an investigation revealed that they were running an unauthorized "massage parlor" in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrests were made on Saturday, Jan. 21, after an investigation into the unauthorized practice located in Yorktown at 1924 Commerce St. was commenced by Yorktown Police, the department said. Authorities also noted that the two people who were arrested are also being treated as victims as they continue looking into the matter. "We are ever mindful of the potential human trafficking element associated with situations …

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

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