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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
Illegal Marijuana, THC Products Seized From Westport Store, Police Say Illegal Marijuana, THC Products Seized From Westport Store, Police Say
Illegal Marijuana, THC Products Seized From Westport Store, Police Say A large number of illegal items containing THC were seized from a smoke shop in Fairfield County following a search of the business conducted by authorities, police announced.  The illegal items were seized from Savvy Smoker located in Westport at 940 Post Rd. East during a search conducted by Westport Police detectives on Tuesday, Dec. 19, the department announced.  According to police, the search was conducted following community complaints regarding the store's sale of illegal substances. These complaints were then confirmed by an investigation conducted by the detect…

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Police & Fire
Scammer Posing As Pastor, Asking For Gift Cards In Hudson Valley, Police Warn Scammer Posing As Pastor, Asking For Gift Cards In Hudson Valley, Police Warn
Scammer Posing As Pastor, Asking For Gift Cards In Hudson Valley, Police Warn Authorities in the region are warning residents to be aware of a scammer who has been posing as a pastor to convince victims to send them gift cards.  The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating several incidents of the scam, authorities announced.  According to the Sheriff's Office, the scheme consists of a scammer calling residents and pretending to be a pastor from an unidentified church in Carmel.  The scammer will then ask the victims to send them gift cards by taking pictures of the ID numbers with their cellphones, sheriff's deputies said. Anyone wh…

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CT State Police K9 Killed In Line Of Duty: 'Was Hero In Every Sense' CT State Police K9 Killed In Line Of Duty: 'Was Hero In Every Sense'
CT State Police K9 Killed In Line Of Duty: 'Was Hero In Every Sense' A Connecticut State Police K9 officer who sacrificed his life to protect his handler and fellow troopers is being remembered for his ever-present courage and loyalty.  New, updated report - Update: More Details Released About Shooting Deaths Of Suspect, CT State Police K9 In Pawcatuck State Police K9 Broko died while serving in the New London County village of Pawcatuck on Thursday, Dec. 21, authorities announced on Friday, Dec. 22.  The exact details regarding Broko's death were not released, but state police said that he "courageously gave his life protectin…

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Real Estate
These CT Communities Make List Of Top 10 Popular Real Estate Markets In Country: Report These CT Communities Make List Of Top 10 Popular Real Estate Markets In Country: Report
These CT Communities Make List Of Top 10 Popular Real Estate Markets In Country: Report Four Connecticut municipalities are among the top ten most popular real estate markets in the country, according to a new report by Zillow.  According to the report, released by Zillow on Tuesday, Dec. 19, three Hartford County towns and one Middlesex County city were among the ten most popular real estate markets in the United States in 2023.  To find out which ten communities were most bustling among home shoppers, the website took a look at housing metrics that indicate consumer demand for more than 2,000 US cities such as page-view traffic, home value growth, and num…

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Business
Hudson Valley Organization Named As NYS Historic Business: Dates Back Over 75 Years Hudson Valley Organization Named As NYS Historic Business: Dates Back Over 75 Years
Hudson Valley Organization Named As NYS Historic Business: Dates Back Over 75 Years A Hudson Valley organization that dates back more than three-quarters of a century has been named a New York State Historic Business.  Green Chimneys, a nonprofit located in Putnam County at 400 Doansburg Rd. in Brewster that provides animal-assisted therapy to students, has been named the county's first New York State Historic Business following a nomination by Assemblyman Matt Slater.  The nonprofit, which was founded in 1947 by Samuel Ross Jr., provides animal-assisted therapy and educational activities for children with special needs.  It first began as th…

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Police & Fire
Scammers Posing As Police, Telling Victims They Are Guilty Of Sex Crimes In Yonkers Scammers Posing As Police, Telling Victims They Are Guilty Of Sex Crimes In Yonkers
Scammers Posing As Police, Telling Victims They Are Guilty Of Sex Crimes In Yonkers Authorities in Westchester are warning residents to look out for phone scammers who have been calling from a police number and extorting money from victims.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 13, Yonkers Police warned residents that the scammers have been using a technique called spoofing to cause the number on victims' caller IDs to show a number belonging to the department's 2nd Precinct.  According to the department, the scammers have been telling victims that they have been found guilty of sex crimes. They then proceed to extort money from the victim to rectify the si…

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News
CT Man Tries To Join ISIS, Fly To Syria: Here's His Sentence CT Man Tries To Join ISIS, Fly To Syria: Here's His Sentence
CT Man Tries To Join ISIS, Fly To Syria: Here's His Sentence A 30-year-old Connecticut man will spend more than a decade in prison for trying to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS, federal officials announced.  New Haven County resident Kevin McCormick of Hamden was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 21 to 12 years in prison for trying to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  Earlier Report - 'I Gotta Fight Bro': Hamden Man Tried To Join ISIS, Fly To Syria, He Admits According to …

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Man Steals Nearly $1.6K Of Baseball Gloves From Yorktown Store: Police Man Steals Nearly $1.6K Of Baseball Gloves From Yorktown Store: Police
Man Steals Nearly $1.6K Of Baseball Gloves From Yorktown Store: Police A 39-year-old man has been hit with a grand larceny charge after stealing almost $1,600 worth of baseball gloves from a store in Northern Westchester, police announced. Osmani Then-Mendez of Garfield, New Jersey was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 5 after surrendering himself to Yorktown Police on an outstanding arrest warrant, the department announced.  According to the department, on Sunday, Oct. 15 just before 1 p.m., officers responded to Dick's Sporting Goods in the Jefferson Valley Mall at 650 Lee Blvd. in Yorktown after store staff reported a theft. An investigation determined that fi…

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'Erratic' Drunk Driver Hits 16 Parked Vehicles In New Rochelle, Police Say 'Erratic' Drunk Driver Hits 16 Parked Vehicles In New Rochelle, Police Say
'Erratic' Drunk Driver Hits 16 Parked Vehicles In New Rochelle, Police Say A man faces drunk driving charges after striking 16 parked vehicles in Westchester, police announced.  New Rochelle resident James Tozzo, age 71, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 16 in connection with the collisions, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne announced on Monday, Dec. 18.  According to Coyne, just after 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, authorities responded to the area of Mayflower Avenue and Pelhamdale Avenue in New Rochelle after receiving a report of an "erratic driver" who had hit several parked vehicles.  Responding officers then found that a total…

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News
Support Rises For Family Rebuilding After Lewisboro House Fire Support Rises For Family Rebuilding After Lewisboro House Fire
Support Rises For Family Rebuilding After Lewisboro House Fire A community in Northern Westchester is coming together to support a couple and their young children who are now working to rebuild their lives after a fire devastated their home.  The effort comes following a blaze on Thursday, Dec. 14 that severely damaged a Lewisboro residence belonging to Alison and Marc Biddle and their two young children, Georgi and Nico.  Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire and the family's dogs made it out unscathed. However, the residence is now uninhabitable, according to Alison Biddle's sister, Nicole Sulli…

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