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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

Police & Fire
Police Identify SUV Driver Involved In Fatal Greenburgh Crash Police Identify SUV Driver Involved In Fatal Greenburgh Crash
Police Identify SUV Driver Involved In Fatal Greenburgh Crash GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Police identified the 78-year-old driver on Wednesday of a Chevy Suburban truck that collided with a motorcycle last week. Greenburgh police said that James Gadson of Fairview was en route to his home on Old Tarrytown Road at 10:46 p.m. on Thursday when his SUV struck a 37-year-old motorcyclist. Andre J. Garcia of 33 Oak St. in White Plains was killed in the crash. No tickets have been issued to Gadson, police said. Greenburgh detectives are currently investigating this collision and are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident to contact them at 914-989-1700. …

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Police & Fire
Missing Hiker Found Safe In Saxon Woods Park After Insect Bite Missing Hiker Found Safe In Saxon Woods Park After Insect Bite
Missing Hiker Found Safe In Saxon Woods Park After Insect Bite This story has been updated. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y -- A hiker reported lost in a Westchester County park on Wednesday was found by nightfall. At about 5 p.m., Westchester County police joined Town of Mamaroneck firefighters and Emergency Medical Services personnel to search for the unidentified hiker at Saxon Woods Park off of Mamaroneck Avenue. Kieran O'Leary, a county police spokesman, said the female hiker made a 911 call to report that she was walking on the yellow trail at Saxon Woods when she was stung by an insect on her right foot/ankle area. She said she had an allergic reaction…

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News
Winning $50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Hopewell Junction Winning $50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Hopewell Junction
Winning $50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Hopewell Junction HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. — State Lottery officials said a winning Powerball ticket was sold on Saturday at the Sunoco gas station at 1113 Route 82 in Hopewell Junction. The Powerball winner has not come forward to claim the third-place prize worth $50,000. The winning numbers for the Aug. 6 drawing, according to the New York Lottery, were 20-33-36-47-52 with the Powerball of 12. To win the third prize of $50,000, the unidentified player matched four of the five numbers plus the Power Ball. There were a total of 40,649 Powerball winners in New York state for the Aug. 6 drawing. Tickets exp…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Greenburgh Accident With SUV Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Greenburgh Accident With SUV
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Greenburgh Accident With SUV GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The motorcyclist who was killed in a collision with an SUV on Thursday was Andre J. Garcia, 37, of the Fairview section of Greenburgh, police said. Calling hours for Mr. Garcia are scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in White Plains, according to the funeral home handling arrangements, which can be viewed by clicking here. A memorial service is planned at 11 a.m. at the church located at 188 Orawaupum St. Burial will be at White Plains Rural Cemetery. According to Town of Greenburgh police, the crash occurred when a 78-year-old resident of Old Tarrytown…

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Police & Fire
Call From CVS Clerk Helped Mount Pleasant Police Find Missing Teen Call From CVS Clerk Helped Mount Pleasant Police Find Missing Teen
Call From CVS Clerk Helped Mount Pleasant Police Find Missing Teen THORNWOOD, N.Y. -- A timely tip from CVS at Rose Hill Shopping Center led to last week's rescue of a teenage boy who had been missing for two nights, Mount Pleasant police told Daily Voice.A clerk employed by CVS at its Rose Hill location off Columbus Avenue in Thornwood saw this Mount Pleasant Police Department Facebook post about the missing youth, saying, "I think the boy you are looking for just walked out of our store," according to Lt. Robert Miliambro, a police department spokesman. The 18-year-old boy identified as "Bruce," who has autism, was gone by the time pol…

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Police & Fire
Police Break Up Large Fight At McDonald's In Westchester Police Break Up Large Fight At McDonald's In Westchester
Police Break Up Large Fight At McDonald's In Westchester MOUNT PLEASANT N.Y. -- Police broke up a large fight early Sunday morning at the McDonald's restaurant on Marble Avenue. Mount Pleasant police were called about 3 a.m. after reports of a brawl outside the McDonald's located near Pleasantville's border with Thornwood. Lt. Robert Miliambro, a Mount Pleasant police spokesman, said no one was arrested and there were only minor injuries as a result of the melee. He said an argument among intoxicated diners was the likely cause. 

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Police & Fire
Father, Son Rescued From Playland Lake In Rye Father, Son Rescued From Playland Lake In Rye
Father, Son Rescued From Playland Lake In Rye RYE, N.Y. -- A 36-year-old father and his teenage son are recovering after they were rescued Sunday from Playland Lake during a tour at the amusement park. The father and son, both from the Bronx, got into distress after jumping from a pontoon boat, according to Kieran O'Leary, a spokesman for the Westchester County Police Department. The incident began at 4:49 p.m. on Sunday when a 17-year-old leapt from the boat to retrieve a hat belonging to his mother, O'Leary said. The had blown into the lake.  When the boy appeared to be in distress, his father dove into Playland Lake to help him, O…

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Traffic
Motorist Going Wrong Way Drives Mile-And-Half On I-287 Motorist Going Wrong Way Drives Mile-And-Half On I-287
Motorist Going Wrong Way Drives Mile-And-Half On I-287 ELMSFORD. N.Y. -- A motorist suffering from a medical condition driving the wrong on Interstate 287 caused havoc on Monday morning, but the incident ended safely. An unidentified motorist drove about one-and-a-half miles westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-287 between Exit 8 near Elmsford before being halted by a HELP truck at Exit 9A, according to state police. No one was hurt, police said, but an eastbound tractor-trailer truck sideswiped a car as they tried to avoid the wrong-way driver. State police said the errant motorist was suffering from a diabetic condition while entering I-287…

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Police & Fire
Numerous People Nearly Hit By Runaway Car At Rye's Village Green Numerous People Nearly Hit By Runaway Car At Rye's Village Green
Numerous People Nearly Hit By Runaway Car At Rye's Village Green This story has been updated. RYE, N.Y. -- Dozens of people escaped injury, or even death, late Friday when a motorist lost control of her car, careening onto Rye Village Green. A Rye police officer said the unidentified driver, who is about 50 years old, was trying to back up about 5:42 p.m. when she "hit the gas instead of the brakes and lost control of the car." The car reportedly jumped the curb on Haviland Lane before traveling onto the grassy public park -- narrowly missing numerous people, the patrol officer said. The driver was shaken up, but no one was hurt and no ticke…

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Police & Fire
Police, Firefighters Respond To Motorcycle Crash In Hyde Park Police, Firefighters Respond To Motorcycle Crash In Hyde Park
Police, Firefighters Respond To Motorcycle Crash In Hyde Park HYDE PARK, N.Y.  -- Local police , fire and emergency medical units responded to a motorcycle accident on Thursday. The crash with injuries occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on the 400 block of North Quaker Lane, according to Hyde Park police.  West Clinton Fire District was among the emergency personnel responding.  Check back with Daily Voice for updates.

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