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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
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Sleepy Hollow Residence, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Sleepy Hollow Residence, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Sleepy Hollow Residence, Police Say A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a shooting inside a Westchester home that left a woman hospitalized, police said. Click here for a new, updated report - Update: More Details Emerge After Man Shoots Ex-Girlfriend At Sleepy Hollow Residence, DA Says Ruben Louis Santiago, age 38, was arrested in connection with a shooting that happened at a Sleepy Hollow residence on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Sleepy Hollow Police announced on Wednesday, Jan 3.  According to the department, around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sleep Hollow Police officers responded to a residence on Chestnut Stree…

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Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Anesthesiologist Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police Hudson Valley Anesthesiologist Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police
Hudson Valley Anesthesiologist Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police An anesthesiologist faces charges after allegedly giving anesthesia to a victim without her knowledge and sexually assaulting her, police announced. Putnam County resident Paul Giacopelli of Southeast, age 59, was interviewed and arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30 on sexual abuse charges, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 3.  According to authorities, on Friday, Dec. 29, the Sheriff's Office was told that a female victim known to Giacopelli had been given anesthesia without her knowledge and was then sexually assaulted. This happened multip…

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Lifestyle
Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Mount Vernon Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Mount Vernon
Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Mount Vernon One lucky lottery player is heading into 2024 with plenty of extra cash after buying a winning Powerball ticket at a Westchester store.  The third-prize-winning Powerball ticket, which was worth $50,000 was sold in Mount Vernon for the drawing on Saturday, Dec. 30, New York Lottery officials announced. The ticket was bought at Chestnut Market located at 215 West 1st St., officials said. The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were 10 11 26 27 34 with a Powerball number of 07. 

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Traffic
Lane Closures To Snag Traffic On Taconic State Parkway In Yorktown: Here's When Lane Closures To Snag Traffic On Taconic State Parkway In Yorktown: Here's When
Lane Closures To Snag Traffic On Taconic State Parkway In Yorktown: Here's When An upcoming lane reduction will soon affect traffic for motorists who travel on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester.  Two lanes of the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown between Exit 11 (Route 134) and Exit 13 (Underhill Avenue) will close on Wednesday, Jan. 3, and Thursday, Jan. 4, according to the New York State Department of Transportation.  The closures will last between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day, officials said, adding that the lane reduction will allow for bridge repairs. 

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Traffic
Lane Closures To Affect Taconic State Parkway For Over Weeks: Here's Where Lane Closures To Affect Taconic State Parkway For Over Weeks: Here's Where
Lane Closures To Affect Taconic State Parkway For Over Weeks: Here's Where Portions of a busy parkway in the Hudson Valley will be affected by lane closures for more than two weeks, officials announced. The northbound Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County at Route 301 in Kent will be reduced to one lane beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 2, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. The lane reduction will continue to last through Wednesday, Jan. 17, officials added.  A separate closure is schedule for two lanes of the Taconic, also northbound, between Exit 11 (Route 134) and Exit 13 (Underhill Avenue) in the town of Yorktown, beginning Wednesd…

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Police & Fire
Driver Rushed To Trauma Center After Crashing Into Ravine In Shelton Driver Rushed To Trauma Center After Crashing Into Ravine In Shelton
Driver Rushed To Trauma Center After Crashing Into Ravine In Shelton A driver was seriously injured after losing control of their vehicle on a highway on-ramp and crashing into a ravine in Connecticut, fire officials said. The crash happened in Fairfield County on Sunday, Dec. 31 just before 11:15 p.m., when a car left the Route 8 northbound Exit 13 on-ramp and plunged into a ravine 300 feet away from the roadway, according to the Shelton Fire Department. Arriving first responders found that the driver had become pinned in the vehicle and used several extrication tools and stabilization struts to get them out of the car, which took around 20 minutes in total…

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Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Burglarizing Auto Repair Shop In CT: Police Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Burglarizing Auto Repair Shop In CT: Police
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Burglarizing Auto Repair Shop In CT: Police An 18-year-old man has been apprehended in connection with a burglary that occurred at an auto repair shop in Connecticut, police announced.  Fairfield County resident Rashaan Cherry, Jr. of Stratford was arrested on a warrant on Saturday, Dec. 30 in connection with a New Haven County burglary at Bruneau’s Service Center in Milford at 60 Rowe Ave. in April 2023, Milford Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2.  According to the department, on Monday, April 24, 2023, officers responded to Bruneau’s Service Center after a burglar alarm was activated. Arriving police soon found…

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Police & Fire
Person Hospitalized After Blaze At Multi-Family Home In Peekskill Person Hospitalized After Blaze At Multi-Family Home In Peekskill
Person Hospitalized After Blaze At Multi-Family Home In Peekskill A fire at a multi-family residence in Northern Westchester sent one occupant to the hospital, fire officials said. The incident began on Friday, Dec. 29 around 9:30 a.m. at a residence in Peekskill on Highland Avenue, where an electrical outlet was reported to be smoking, according to the City of Peekskill Fire Department.  Arriving crews soon found smoke coming from the first floor of the two-and-a-half-story multi-family dwelling and began entering the building to find the exact location of the blaze. Soon, firefighters found that the main body of the fire was centered in the enclose…

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Driver Rescued After Losing Control Of Car, Crashing Down Slope In White Plains Driver Rescued After Losing Control Of Car, Crashing Down Slope In White Plains
Driver Rescued After Losing Control Of Car, Crashing Down Slope In White Plains With the help of ropes and grip hoist equipment, firefighters were able to pull off a tricky rescue of a driver who crashed down a slope in Westchester after losing control of their vehicle.  The rescue happened on Friday morning, Dec. 29 behind a White Plains residence, when a driver crashed their car down a steep slope behind the home after suffering a medical emergency, according to White Plains fire officials.  Arriving first responders were able to secure the vehicle with a grip hoist and set up a rope system with a frame to help pull the car up from the muddy unstable slope.…

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Police & Fire
Police Use Vehicle Pieces To Catch Suspect In Fatal NYE Hit-Run In Croton Police Use Vehicle Pieces To Catch Suspect In Fatal NYE Hit-Run In Croton
Police Use Vehicle Pieces To Catch Suspect In Fatal NYE Hit-Run In Croton A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a Northern Westchester hit-run that left a man dead, police announced.  The suspect, a resident of Newark, New Jersey whose name was not released, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 31, and charged in connection with a fatal hit-run that happened in Croton-on-Hudson earlier in the day, Croton-on-Hudson Police announced on Tuesday, Jan, 2.  According to the department, around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, authorities found an unresponsive, unidentified male pedestrian lying on the road on Route 9 North just south of the Croton Point Avenue exit.&n…

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