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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
South Jersey Man Found Guilty In Dad's Stabbing Death South Jersey Man Found Guilty In Dad's Stabbing Death
South Jersey Man Found Guilty In Dad's Stabbing Death A jury found a 41-year-old South Jersey man guilty of manslaughter in his father's fatal 2019 stabbing, NJ Advance Media reported. Michael N. Tedesco, 41, of Millville in Cumberland County was convicted Friday in the slaying of Gary Tedesco, 66. Prosecutors previously stabbed his dad multiple times after a fight, then stole cash and left in the elder man's SUV. Tedesco was apprehended later that day and charged with murder, robbery, burglary, theft, tampering with evidence and weapons offenses, authorities previously announced. The jury dismissed a first-degree felony murder count, t…

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Central Jersey Police Response To Reckless Bicyclists Justified, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Police Response To Reckless Bicyclists Justified, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Police Response To Reckless Bicyclists Justified, Prosecutor Says Police in Perth Amboy were justified in their response to bicyclists riding recklessly on city streets, authorities said. An arrest was made and several bicycles were seized after youths disregarded police instructions to ride safely.  "The actions of the Perth Amboy Police Department were justified under the circumstances presented," a review by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office concluded. "The officers would have been in dereliction of their duties if they had acted otherwise." Since June 2020, Perth Amboy police have been dispatched to thirty-three calls for s…

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Double Fatal Shooting Investigated In South Jersey Double Fatal Shooting Investigated In South Jersey
Double Fatal Shooting Investigated In South Jersey Two men were fatally shot Friday in Mercer County, authorities said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and Trenton police are investigating the shootings that occurred at about 9:30 a.m. in Trenton, according to Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Trenton police received a Shot Spotter activation for multiple rounds in the first block of Cleveland Avenue, Onofri said. Patrol officers found two victims. One was pronounced dead at the scene, the other was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later, the prosecutor said…

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Tractor-Trailer Flips, Leaks Fluid On Route 206 South Jersey Tractor-Trailer Flips, Leaks Fluid On Route 206 South Jersey
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Leaks Fluid On Route 206 South Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a tractor-trailer rolling over in Burlington County, authorities said. The truck overturned about 11:30 a.m. Friday on the 1000 block of Route 206 in Bordentown, according to initial reports. The trailer reportedly was carrying a non-hazardous load, but fuel was leaking from the truck's engine. It was unclear whether the driver was hurt. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Trio Indicted In Botched Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Monmouth Prosecutor Says Trio Indicted In Botched Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Monmouth Prosecutor Says
Trio Indicted In Botched Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Monmouth Prosecutor Says Three men from Central Jersey have been indicted for attempted murder and armed robbery, authorities said. Thaddeus West Jr., 21, and Suncere Smith, 27, both of Neptune City; and Kingphess Gomez, 21, of Woodbury in Gloucester County, all are charged with first-degree armed robbery, first-degree conspiracy, first-degree attempted murder, second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, and other related second-degree weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. About 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, a ShotSpotter notification showed multiple sh…

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Toms River Woman, 57, Indicted In Shower Rod Beating Death Toms River Woman, 57, Indicted In Shower Rod Beating Death
Toms River Woman, 57, Indicted In Shower Rod Beating Death A 57-year-old woman from Ocean County has been indicted in the beating death of a man using a shower rod, authorities said. Mary Carbone of Toms River was indicted by a grand jury for murder in the death of Frank Stochel in Manchester Township on Feb. 24, 2020. according to the Ocean County prosecutor. Carbone also was indicted on weapons offenses and for tampering with physical evidence, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. On Feb. 24, 2020, Manchester police responded to a residence on 6th Avenue in the Pine Lake Park section of the Township on a report of an unrespo…

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Multiple-Car Crash Traps Motorist In South Jersey Multiple-Car Crash Traps Motorist In South Jersey
Multiple-Car Crash Traps Motorist In South Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a three-car crash, authorities said. The crash occurred about 8 a.m. Friday on Route 54 and Mays Landing Road in Folsom, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that at least one motorist was trapped. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Tractor-Trailer Flips On Route 522 In Central Jersey Tractor-Trailer Flips On Route 522 In Central Jersey
Tractor-Trailer Flips On Route 522 In Central Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a tractor-trailer overturning in Middlesex County, authorities. The crash was reported about 3:10 p.m. Thursday along Route 522 near Stouts Lane in South Brunswick Township, initial reports said. It was not immediately known if the truck's driver was trapped or injured. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Ex-Employees Of Jersey Shore Veterans Group Indicted For Embezzling $30K Ex-Employees Of Jersey Shore Veterans Group Indicted For Embezzling $30K
Ex-Employees Of Jersey Shore Veterans Group Indicted For Embezzling $30K Three former employees of a veterans organization have been indicted for stealing about $30,000 in extra pay, authorities said. Jesse Violante, 34, of Tuckerton; Mary Anne Dileo, 67, of Manahawkin; and Gary Mclain, 34, of Little Egg Harbor, were indicted Thursday by an Ocean County grand jury of theft by unlawful taking, the county prosecutor said. All three defendants formerly worked for Vetwork, a LaceyTownship-based nonprofit that provides resources and assistance to veterans in Ocean County.  The defendants are accused of embezzling from Vetwork, beyond their approv…

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South Jersey Suspects Sought In Purse Snatching, Strong-Armed Robbery, Stolen Cars South Jersey Suspects Sought In Purse Snatching, Strong-Armed Robbery, Stolen Cars
South Jersey Suspects Sought In Purse Snatching, Strong-Armed Robbery, Stolen Cars Police in South Jersey seek the public's help in solving a series of parking lot robberies. A purse snatching, strong-armed robbery and stolen car are among the crimes that took place earlier this week in Hamilton and Egg Harbor townships, authorities said.    The vehicle used in the incidents, all of which took place in broad daylight, was a black 2017 Hyundai Elantra. Hamilton Township police were called to Marshall’s at 4215 Black Horse Pike at 1:54 p.m. Monday for a purse-snatching. The victim told police she saw two men loitering between parked cars as she walked …

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