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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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$477K Scheme: Doorman From Yonkers Steals From Retired NYC Teacher, Husband, DA Says $477K Scheme: Doorman From Yonkers Steals From Retired NYC Teacher, Husband, DA Says
$477K Scheme: Doorman From Yonkers Steals From Retired NYC Teacher, Husband, DA Says A Westchester County man has admitted to stealing nearly $478,000 from a retired New York City schoolteacher and her husband while working as their building’s doorman, prosecutors announced. Alfredo Mateo, 38, of Yonkers, pleaded guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to grand larceny and identity theft charges, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Wednesday, May 21.  According to Bragg, Mateo launched a calculated financial scheme against the couple after the husband died on September 1, 2022, and the wife, a retired schoolteacher, was living in a nursing home under co…

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3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Hudson Valley: Mayor 3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Hudson Valley: Mayor
3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Hudson Valley: Mayor Three people were taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Westchester, village officials said. According to a statement issued by Sleepy Hollow Mayor Martin Rutyna on Thursday, May 22, ICE agents notified the Sleepy Hollow Police Department around 5:30 a.m. that they would be attempting to serve an immigration warrant on Cortlandt Street.  Agents presented police with a judicial warrant signed by a federal judge for an individual with a criminal record in New York.  Rutyna said ICE agents took the named individual and two others into custody without…

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Police & Fire
Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Wappinger, DA Says Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Wappinger, DA Says
Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Wappinger, DA Says A 29-year-old man is behind bars without bail after operating a dangerous drug ring across multiple Dutchess County communities, dealing fentanyl, cocaine, and prescription pills from his home, officials said.   Former Bronx resident Alfonso Perez, 29, was arrested on Monday, May 19, following a coordinated raid at his residence on Dugan Lane in Wappinger, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, May 22.  The arrest followed a multi-week investigation into narcotics trafficking in Wappinger, East Fishkill,  Beacon, and surroun…

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Back-To-Back Robberies Of Store, Victim: Kingston Man Caught, Police Say Back-To-Back Robberies Of Store, Victim: Kingston Man Caught, Police Say
Back-To-Back Robberies Of Store, Victim: Kingston Man Caught, Police Say A Dutchess County village was shaken after two robberies were allegedly committed within minutes of each other by the same Ulster County man, police said. The incidents unfolded on Wednesday, May 21 around 7:20 a.m., when troopers responded to a reported robbery in the parking lot of the Stewart’s Shop located at 7558 North Broadway in the Village of Red Hook, New York State Police announced. Troopers arrived quickly and located the suspect, later identified as 61-year-old John E. Pagan, of Kingston, nearby in the village. He was taken into custody without incident, police said.  …

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Woman Hit In Head, Hospitalized After Afternoon Fight In Mount Vernon; Suspect Apprehended Woman Hit In Head, Hospitalized After Afternoon Fight In Mount Vernon; Suspect Apprehended
Woman Hit In Head, Hospitalized After Afternoon Fight In Mount Vernon; Suspect Apprehended A 48-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with minor head injuries after a reported assault on a Westchester street, leading to a suspect's arrest, officials said. The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 on Amsterdam Place in Mount Vernon, city officials announced on Wednesday evening.  Responding officers arrived to find the injured woman, who was rushed to Montefiore Mount Vernon Emergency Room for evaluation and treatment.  Police said a 37-year-old suspect remained at the scene and was taken into custody without incident. They were brought to the Mount…

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Man Tried To Meet With Boy In Suffern For Sex, Was Arrested Instead In Hotel Parking Lot: DA Man Tried To Meet With Boy In Suffern For Sex, Was Arrested Instead In Hotel Parking Lot: DA
Man Tried To Meet With Boy In Suffern For Sex, Was Arrested Instead In Hotel Parking Lot: DA A New Jersey man arrested in an undercover child exploitation operation in the parking lot of a Rockland County hotel has now been formally indicted on charges including attempted rape, prosecutors announced.  Essex County resident Carl Ellis, 55, of Maplewood, NJ, was arraigned Wednesday, May 21, in Rockland County Court on an indictment charging him with several felonies, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, May 22.  According to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II, Ellis engaged in sexually explicit text conversations between Ap…

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Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Port Jervis Kidnapping Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Port Jervis Kidnapping
Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Port Jervis Kidnapping A man accused of brutally assaulting a woman after forcing her out of her Orange County home and into her car in violation of an order of protection has admitted to his heinous actions, prosecutors said.   Port Jervis resident Francisco Ceballos-Rosario, 43, pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping and faces more than a decade behind bars in connection with the attack, which happened in late December 2024, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 21.  According to court records and statements made during the plea proceedings, the vi…

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Lane Reopens After Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Ramapo (DEVELOPING) Lane Reopens After Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Ramapo (DEVELOPING)
Lane Reopens After Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Ramapo (Developing) A lane of the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County has reopened to traffic following a serious crash The wreck happened on Wednesday, May 21 a little after 3 p.m. on the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway north of Exit 12 in Ramapo, according to 511NY traffic data.  The crash temporarily left all southbound lanes closed in the area. As of 4 p.m., one lane had reopened to traffic. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Monsey Scoop (@monseyscoop) The crash resulted in a vehicle fire and caused injuri…

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Real Estate
New Affordable Housing Coming To Ossining: 'Much-Needed,' Developer Says New Affordable Housing Coming To Ossining: 'Much-Needed,' Developer Says
New Affordable Housing Coming To Ossining: 'Much-Needed,' Developer Says A major step toward expanding affordable housing in Westchester County was celebrated this week as developers broke ground on a new residential complex that will offer nearly 75 new homes.  The developers of Crescent Manor, an upcoming residential complex to be located at 136-140 Croton Ave. in Ossining, have broken ground on the project, MacQuesten Development announced on Wednesday, May 21.  The development will bring 73 affordable senior apartments, plus one live-in superintendent unit, to the community in a low-rise, elevator-accessible building designed specifically to help r…

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Man, 55, Nabbed For 'Lewd Conduct' Visible To Drivers On I-684 In Harrison: NYSP Man, 55, Nabbed For 'Lewd Conduct' Visible To Drivers On I-684 In Harrison: NYSP
Man, 55, Nabbed For 'Lewd Conduct' Visible To Drivers On I-684 In Harrison: Nysp An Orange County man was apprehended following a police search for a suspect who engaged in lewd conduct seen by numerous other drivers on Interstate 684 in Westchester, authorities said.  Newburgh resident Jose M. Reyes-Marquez, 55, was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 20 after a public lewdness investigation in Westchester, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, May 21.  The events leading to Reyes-Marquez's arrest began at around 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday when troopers responded to a "Be on the lookout" alert regarding a suspect vehicle on I-684 connected to the…

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