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Jon Craig

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Pleasantville native Jon Craig is special editor for the Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange and Dutchess Daily Voice sites. He is also the primary reporter for Daily Voice Plus Politics in Westchester and Fairfield.

Jon graduated from Cornell University and received his master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Across a 35-year career, he's worked as a reporter for daily newspapers in Chicago, New York, Ohio & Washington, D.C and as managing editor for weekly newspapers in Rye, White Plains and Harrison.

Jon also writes periodically for the Cornell Chronicle.

Career Highlights:

Covered Metro-North train wreck that killed a motorist and five commuters, 2015
Researched state investigative project for PublicIntegrity.org, 2011-12
National MADD award for database analysis of repeat drunk drivers in Ohio, 2008.
Henry F. Guggenheim Fellow, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2010.
Sentenced to jail for protecting confidential sources (won on appeal), 1999.
Broke 30th anniversary story about Kent State shootings — using FBI records, resurrecting theory a student informant triggered fatal National Guard volley, May 2000.
Covered Ground Zero after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks.
Uncovered voting problems before & during presidential recount in Ohio, 2004.
Witnessed botched Death Row execution of Romell Broom in 2009, one of more than a dozen I covered; Wrote about three inmates whose death sentences were commuted to life without parole.
Won IRE, SDX and multiple national & state awards for series led by Erik Kriss investigating New York General Assembly. 1994.
Guest lecturer at universities in NY & Ohio. Taught Syracuse high school journalism class.
Co-authored IRE-award winning series on illegal restraints/beatings at juvenile detention centers. Gov. Mario Cuomo had NY inspector general confirm what Hart Seely and I found at Division for Youth & fired top directors, 1993.
Survived Air Force Kool School training at North Pole, 1996.
Covered Persian Gulf wars, including 2002 bomb missions from Turkey and stateside Army/Air Guard training. 1991.
Supervised overnight coverage of Pan Am Flight 103 after Libyan bomb killed 35 Syracuse University students over Lockerbie, Scotland, 1988.
Covered aftermath of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s fatal plane crash from Cape Cod, 1999.
Greeted Kurt Vonnegut Jr. as Cornell Sun sports editor during daily's 100th anniversary dinner in May 1980.

Jon Craig's Contributions

Traffic

Serious Crash Closes Route 18 On Jersey Shore (Developing) A serious crash closed Route 18 on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m.on Wednesday, May 24 in the southbound lanes of Route 18 at the Garden State Parkway in Tinton Falls, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. All lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported. An unconfirmed report said a box truck and SUV were involved in the crash and that there was at least one serious injury. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

by Jon Craig

05/24/2023

Police & Fire

Jersey Shore Man Arrested In Road Rage Incident: Police A 24-year-old driver from Point Pleasant was arrested in connection with a road rage incident and fleeing Brick police, authorities said. Jonathan Weydig was arrested with the assistance of Point Pleasant police, according to Brick police. Weydig had six outstanding warrants and was charged with eluding officers, obstruction and hindering apprehension, police said. Weydig also was issued 12 motor vehicle summonses, they said. On May 12, Brick Street Crimes Unit detectives were traveling in an unmarked vehicle at Route 88 and Post Road when they observed a road rage incident, police said. …

by Jon Craig

05/24/2023

Police & Fire

South Jersey Guardian Admits Starving Child, Beating Her With Metal Spatula: Prosecutor A 58-year-old woman from Galloway has admitted to starving a 9-year-old girl and beating her, authorities said. Stephanie Gregory pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 23, to two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Gregory was the legal guardian of three siblings, The prosecutor previously said she used a metal spatula in the beatings. The beat the child in front of another 6-year-old sibling, officials have said. The beatings led to open wounds and welts on the child’s body, they said. When the girl was r…

by Jon Craig

05/24/2023

Police & Fire

Atlantic City Felon Sentenced For Firearms Offenses After Repeated Arrests: Prosecutor A 53-year-old Atlantic City man has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison on weapons offenses, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 23, Joaquin DeJesus was sentenced on two-counts of second-degree certain persons not to possess firearms. DeJesus must serve five years before he is eligible for parole, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On October 29, 2021, the Atlantic City Police Department Special Investigations Unit and SWAT Team made a warranted search at 21 South Mansion Ave., Apartment A-3, the prosecutor said. SWAT breached the …

by Jon Craig

05/24/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Charged In Double Fatal Route 9 Crash: Prosecutor A Howell teenager has been charged in connection with a collision that killed two teens and injured two others in Freehold Township last year, authorities said. The defendant was 17 at the time of the crash, and because of his age, his identity is being withheld, they said. He has been charged on juvenile complaints with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide and two counts of assault by auto, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on April 19, 2022, officers were dispatched to 3468 U.S. Highway 9 for a single-vehic…

by Jon Craig

05/24/2023

Police & Fire

Jersey Shore Motel Guest From PA Accidentally Shoots Self In Leg: Police A Pennsylvania man accidentally shot himself in the leg while walking to his motel room in Cape May County, authorities said. Alexander Wiederhold, 30, of Frackville PA, was charged with child endangerment since he was walking with a 6-year-old at the time the gun went off in his waistband, Wildwood Crest police said. He was carrying bags to his motel room when the accident occurred, but did not have a concealed cary permit, police said. The incident occurred at about 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. Wiederhold was with a 29-year-old woman, Sabrina Sweed, and the child, neither of whom were …

by Jon Craig

05/24/2023

Traffic

'Reckless' Crash Topples Traffic Light In Toms River: Police A 36-year-old Toms River woman lost control of her car and plowed into another stopped car while toppling a traffic signal, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 23, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Toms River police were dispatched to the intersection of Route 37 and Hooper Avenue for a reported motor vehicle accident. The initial investigation revealed Daniella Ippolitto was traveling westbound on Route 37 "at a high rate of speed" when she lost control of her SUV while changing lanes, police said. She crashed into a vehicle that was stopped for the red light at t…

by Jon Craig

05/23/2023

Traffic

Serious Crash Closes Atlantic City Expressway In Camden County (Developing) A serious crash had closed the Atlantic City Expressway in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23 on the ACE westbound, west of Exit 33 in Winslow Township, according to the South Jersey Transportation Authority. All lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported. An unconfirmed report said there was a fatality and at least two people were airlifted to hospitals. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

by Jon Craig

05/23/2023

Obituaries

Boy Orphaned After Parents' Deaths In Central Jersey Community support is growing for a boy left alone by his parents' deaths in Central Jersey. David's mom, Jaclyn Aochoa, died on May 18, 2023. His dad, David Aochoa, died in 2019. David will remain in the care of his Aunt Cheryl, according to his mom's obituary, which also notes she had a fierce love for her son. Jaclyn's sister, Becky Hensen of Metuchen, has organized a GoFundMe memorial fundraiser to help in the costs of raising David. "As we reflect on her memory, let us come together to extend our love and support to her beloved son, David, who now faces a journey without the guiding p…

by Jon Craig

05/23/2023

Police & Fire

Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide A 41-year-old New Jersey native who last February was arrested in connection with a quadruple Ohio murder has been charged in a 2013 Camden County homicide as well, authorities said. Martin Muniz, formerly of Camden, was charged on Monday, May 22, with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jaime Molina, 45, of Camden, they said. In Ohio, Muniz is accused of fatally shooting four people and injuring his 8-year-old niece at a home in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre on Jan. 13, authorities in Ohio said. On Cleveland police body cam footage, Muniz confessed to police, though he later pleade…

by Jon Craig

05/23/2023

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