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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
Trenton Man Fatally Shot In Weekend Gunfire, Also Approaching Annual Record Trenton Man Fatally Shot In Weekend Gunfire, Also Approaching Annual Record
Trenton Man Fatally Shot In Weekend Gunfire, Also Approaching Annual Record One of the victims from Sunday's  shooting on the South Side was pronounced dead on Monday evening, authorities said. The shooting occurred at approximately 12:45 a.m. in front of Diamond in the Rough bar in the 500 block of Lamberton Street, according to the Mercer County Homicide Task Force.  Police responded to a Shot Spotter activation at that location and arrived to find an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound.  He has been identified as Hector Torres, 43, of Trenton.  He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was in critical condi…

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All Firefighters Needed For Mount Laurel House Blaze All Firefighters Needed For Mount Laurel House Blaze
All Firefighters Needed For Mount Laurel House Blaze It was an "all hands" outcry for firefighters in South Jersey, authorities said. The call came in at at 9:45 a.m.  about a blaze breaking out at 14 Federal Street in Mount Laurel, Burlington County, reports said.  Command said the fire was throughout the building but that they were making good progress, reports said. There was a partial collapse of the building's side, a report said.  About 10 a.m., reports said, there still were some pockets of fire they can’t access. Command going to put a ladder pipe in service to try and extinguish them."  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Drug Bust Nets 8 Pounds Of Cocaine, $650K Cash, 7 Guns, 23 Arrests Across NJ, NY: Prosecutor Drug Bust Nets 8 Pounds Of Cocaine, $650K Cash, 7 Guns, 23 Arrests Across NJ, NY: Prosecutor
Drug Bust Nets 8 Pounds Of Cocaine, $650K Cash, 7 Guns, 23 Arrests Across NJ, NY: Prosecutor A major drug bust across New York and New Jersey turned up more than eight pounds of cocaine, 15 pounds of marijuana, seven guns, $650,000 cash and almost two dozen arrests, authorities said. ALSO READ: Feds Seize More Than 2,000 Pounds Of Cocaine In Major NJ, NY Bust The four-month bust was called "Operation Checkmate," and combined collaborative efforts of nearly 50 law enforcement agencies. Helmed by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and the DEA's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Group 5, the operation focused on three cocaine networks responsible for…

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News
First Responders Called To Serious Head-On Crash In Central Jersey First Responders Called To Serious Head-On Crash In Central Jersey
First Responders Called To Serious Head-On Crash In Central Jersey Firefighters, police and EMS crews were called to a serious head-on crash in Central Jersey. The crash was reported at about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday near 326 Swimming River Road in Colts Neck, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that CPR was performed on one of the drivers and that he was revived and breathing.  At least one person was being taken by EMS to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Rollover Crash Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Rollover Crash
Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Rollover Crash Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a rollover crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred about 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morristown and Matawan roads in Old Bridge, according to initial reports. Firefighters were asked to remove the vehicle's front window to free a trapped motorist, according to an unconfirmed report. It was unclear if anyone was hurt. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found In NJ Drinking Water Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found In NJ Drinking Water
Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found In NJ Drinking Water A New Jersey water company warned customers of potentially toxic chemicals in the drinking water Monday. The level of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in the water of all its customers in Carteret, Clark, Edison, Metuchen, South Plainfield and Woodbridge had exceeded acceptable regulatory standards, Middlesex Water Company said in a notice. Chemicals in PFOA have been linked to cancer. Middlesex Water in September was notified that PFOA samples were found at the treatment facility in South Plainfield. "Because we exceeded a drinking water standard, we were required to provide notice to custo…

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Police & Fire
NY Man Arrested For Murdering A New Brunswick Man, Prosecutor Says NY Man Arrested For Murdering A New Brunswick Man, Prosecutor Says
NY Man Arrested For Murdering A New Brunswick Man, Prosecutor Says A Staten Island, NY, man has been charged with murdering a New Brunswick man, authorities said.  On Monday at 2:39 a.m., police  responded to Easton Avenue and Condict Street after nearby patrol officers heard gunfire.  Patrol officers found  a male victim who sustained a gunshot wound. The victim, who has been identified as Azeem Seawright, 40, of New Brunswick was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo said. Minutes afte…

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Egg Harbor City Man Gets 30 Years For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Prosecutor Says Egg Harbor City Man Gets 30 Years For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Prosecutor Says
Egg Harbor City Man Gets 30 Years For Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Prosecutor Says A 34-year-old man from Egg Harbor City has been sentenced for attempted murder and first-degree robbery, authorities said. Robert Harrell was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in state prison for attempted murder, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Harrell also was sentenced to a consecutive 20-year sentence for the first-degree robbery charge.  Harrell, who was in possession of a knife, was identified as a suspect in two violent incidents over two days. On Jan. 1, 2019, he was arrested for a stabbing during a robbery attempt, after a shooting, Shill said. Harrell was…

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Maple Shade Man Indicted On Murder Charge In Roommate's Deadly Beating, Prosecutor Says Maple Shade Man Indicted On Murder Charge In Roommate's Deadly Beating, Prosecutor Says
Maple Shade Man Indicted On Murder Charge In Roommate's Deadly Beating, Prosecutor Says An indictment charging a 51-year-old man from Maple Shade with murder in the beating his roommate was returned last month, authorities said. Dave Lake was indicted on a first degree murder charge Oct. 22 and signed by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.  An arraignment will be held next month in Superior Court in Mount Holly, Coffina said. The investigation began after Maple Shade police and the Maple Shade First Aid Squad were dispatched to the Palace Rehabilitation and Care Center in the 300 block of West Mill Road on the morning of Jan. 17 for a report of an …

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Atlantic City Trio Arrested With Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Atlantic City Trio Arrested With Cocaine, Loaded Handgun
Atlantic City Trio Arrested With Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Three men were arrested with a large quantity of cocaine and a loaded handgun after a dispute between roommates, authorities said. At 9:11 a.m. on Saturday, Atlantic City Police Officers Christian Ivanov and Scott Sendrick responded to the 600 block of Drexel Avenue in reference to a fight between two men that led to one pointing a handgun at the other. The officers spoke with Dennis Adkins, 59, of Atlantic City, who reported that Joe Desrosiers, 35, of Atlantic City, pointed a handgun at his head during an argument, police said. Officers Ivanov and Sendrick, along with responding officers…

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