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Ben Crnic

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bcrnic@dailyvoice.com

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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'Unnerving': Teacher Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Peekskill, DA Says 'Unnerving': Teacher Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Peekskill, DA Says
'Unnerving': Teacher Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Peekskill, DA Says A Westchester school teacher has been arrested and charged with promoting and possessing child sexual abuse material, becoming the latest in a string of county educators and coaches accused of abusing positions of public trust, prosecutors announced.  Brian Mishk, 28, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested and charged with promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, and possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, May 30.  Mishk was arraigned Friday in the Town of Cortlandt Court before a judge and w…

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Police & Fire
‘Printer Bandit’ Busted In Bakery Theft In Yonkers: Suspect Has 40 Prior Arrests, Cops Say ‘Printer Bandit’ Busted In Bakery Theft In Yonkers: Suspect Has 40 Prior Arrests, Cops Say
‘Printer Bandit’ Busted In Bakery Theft In Yonkers: Suspect Has 40 Prior Arrests, Cops Say A man with more than 40 prior arrests is back in custody after allegedly swiping a printer from a Westchester bakery, police said. Curtis Moore, who just turned 40 this month, was arrested in connection with the theft of a brand-new printer from La Piñata Bakery in Yonkers, located at 118 New Main St., the Yonkers Police Department announced on Friday, May 30.  The incident happened early Tuesday morning, May 27, when Moore allegedly walked into the bakery and walked out with a box containing the printer. After the owner reported the theft, detectives quickly got to work.   …

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Drunk Man Found Stopped In Road Caught With Cocaine Bags, Gets DWI Charge In Kent: Sheriff Drunk Man Found Stopped In Road Caught With Cocaine Bags, Gets DWI Charge In Kent: Sheriff
Drunk Man Found Stopped In Road Caught With Cocaine Bags, Gets DWI Charge In Kent: Sheriff A late-night traffic stop in Putnam County led to the arrest of a Westchester man on felony drug and DWI charges after deputies found him stopped in the middle of the road with cocaine in his car, authorities said.  Diego G. Estrada, 30, of Ossining, was arrested on the night of Wednesday, May 28, after a Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy spotted his vehicle stopped in the road on Route 301 near Hortontown Road in Kent, the Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, May 30.  The deputy approached the vehicle and quickly saw that Estrada appeared to be intoxicated, prompting his arrest, ac…

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Obituaries
Rockland Crash Victim Was Loving Father, Loyal Friend: Support Pours In For Family Left Behind Rockland Crash Victim Was Loving Father, Loyal Friend: Support Pours In For Family Left Behind
Rockland Crash Victim Was Loving Father, Loyal Friend: Support Pours In For Family Left Behind Friends, family, and coworkers are rallying behind the loved ones of a devoted Rockland County father and husband who was killed in a tragic motorcycle crash earlier this week. Domingo Hasbun died in a motorcycle accident on Tuesday, May 27, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser launched to support his grieving family. The circumstances of the crash have not yet been publicly released, but the impact of Hasbun’s sudden death has reverberated across the community and within the company where he worked, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits.  "Domingo was not only known for his love of…

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Traffic
Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 113 Stretch In Poughkeepsie (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 113 Stretch In Poughkeepsie (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 113 Stretch In Poughkeepsie (Developing) A serious crash in Dutchess County has shut down a major road in both directions as police investigate, police said Friday afternoon, May 30.  The incident occurred in Poughkeepsie on Spackenkill Road (Route 113) near Colburn Drive, prompting a full closure of the roadway, according to a 2:30 p.m. alert from the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Police say they are actively investigating the crash, which has resulted in Spackenkill Road being closed in both directions. Drivers are being urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Authorities have not yet released details …

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Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Bagel Shop After Driver Hits Gas While Parking In New City Car Crashes Into Bagel Shop After Driver Hits Gas While Parking In New City
Car Crashes Into Bagel Shop After Driver Hits Gas While Parking In New City A Rockland County bagel shop got an unexpected visitor Friday afternoon, May 30, when a driver accidentally crashed into the front of the building while trying to park, police said. The incident happened on Friday afternoon at New City Bagels & Deli, located at 255 South Little Tor Rd., the Clarkstown Police Department announced around 2:30 p.m.  Police say the driver mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake while attempting to park, causing the vehicle to jump the curb and strike the front of the business. No injuries were reported.  The Clarkstown Building Inspe…

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Fatal Furniture Truck Crash: 1 Dead, 1 Injured After Brakes Fail In Union Vale Fatal Furniture Truck Crash: 1 Dead, 1 Injured After Brakes Fail In Union Vale
Fatal Furniture Truck Crash: 1 Dead, 1 Injured After Brakes Fail In Union Vale A New Jersey man was killed and another injured after a box truck loaded with furniture lost control on a steep hill and crashed into trees in the Hudson Valley, according to authorities.  The crash happened around 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, on Wingdale Mountain Road near Clove Valley Road in the Dutchess County town of Union Vale, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday, May 30.  Investigators say a 2007 Freightliner box truck was traveling westbound when the driver, a 32-year-old Union County resident of Elizabeth, NJ, lost control while going down a steep hill. …

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Caught: Man Sent Sexual Messages To Undercover Rockland Officer Posing As 14-Year-Old, DA Says Caught: Man Sent Sexual Messages To Undercover Rockland Officer Posing As 14-Year-Old, DA Says
Caught: Man Sent Sexual Messages To Undercover Rockland Officer Posing As 14-Year-Old, DA Says A Queens man who believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to an undercover officer in Rockland County, prosecutors announced. Dominic Vitale, 44, also known as “Tatt2Dom,” was arraigned on Friday, May 30, in Rockland County Court on charges stemming from a child exploitation investigation conducted by the District Attorney’s Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, according to Rockland District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. Vitale, a resident of Queens, is charged in an 11-count indictment, …

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‘The Magician’ Tax Preparer From HV Behind $145M Scheme To See Jail Time ‘The Magician’ Tax Preparer From HV Behind $145M Scheme To See Jail Time
‘The Magician’ Tax Preparer From HV Behind $145M Scheme To See Jail Time A Northern Westchester man known as “The Magician” for slashing clients’ tax bills using fraudulent methods will spend years in federal prison for running one of the largest tax fraud schemes ever prosecuted against a return preparer, federal officials said.  Rafael Alvarez, 61, of Cortlandt Manor, was sentenced on Thursday, May 29 in Manhattan federal court to four years in prison for orchestrating a decade-long scheme that cost the IRS $145 million in lost tax revenue, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  In addition to prison, Alvarez was s…

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Dehydrated 20-Year-Old Hiker Rescued From Hudson Highlands State Park Dehydrated 20-Year-Old Hiker Rescued From Hudson Highlands State Park
Dehydrated 20-Year-Old Hiker Rescued From Hudson Highlands State Park A 20-year-old hiker had to be rescued from a trail in Putnam County earlier this week after suffering severe cramps and becoming unable to continue on her own.   The incident happened on the afternoon of Monday, May 26, in Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve near the Village of Cold Spring, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced.  Around 3 p.m., park staff requested assistance from Forest Rangers after locating the Peekskill woman, who was experiencing debilitating body cramps and could not continue hiking.  By 4:30 p.m., Forest Rangers h…

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