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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
Search Underway For Missing Person Along Jersey Shore Search Underway For Missing Person Along Jersey Shore
Search Underway For Missing Person Along Jersey Shore Police, EMS crews firefighters, divers and Monmouth County Sheriff's K9s responded to a report of a missing person, authorities said. A search by multiple first responders was centered near 1835 Route 9 in Howell Township, initial reports said. The Squankum Fire Department's dive team responded about noon on Wednesday, reports said. Howell police did not immediately say who they were searching for or any other details.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Teenager Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Atlantic City Police Say Teenager Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Atlantic City Police Say
Teenager Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Atlantic City Police Say An 18-year-old man from Atlantic County has been arrested for possessing a loaded handgun, authorities said. At 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Atlantic City police were patrolling near Stanley Homes Village on reports of recent shootings, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Detectives Alberto Valles, Christopher Dodson and Darrin Lorady stopped a vehicle after watching a young passenger enter it. Officers suspected that the man was carrying a handgun, Fair said. After police turned on their  emergency lights at Kentucky and Baltic Avenues, the vehicle's driver made a…

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Man Hospitalized After Trenton Shooting Man Hospitalized After Trenton Shooting
Man Hospitalized After Trenton Shooting An unidentified man was shot in Trenton, authorities said. A report of shots fired came in about 10 p.m. on Tuesday on the first block of North Hermitage Avenue, reports said. EMS crews took a man to Capital Health Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds. The name of the victim and his condition were not immediately released. No suspects had been arrested, Trenton police said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey
Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey A small earthquake rattled parts of South Jersey Wednesday morning, authorities said. The tiny temblor was a 2.4 magnitude quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Numerous 9-1-1 calls from people who felt the earthquake came into Ocean County police agencies starting at 7:52 a.m., initial reports said. The earthquake was centered about two miles south of Tuckerton and 15 miles from Atlantic City, reports said.  The light tremors caused minimal damage and no reported injuries, the USGS said. 

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Sex Toy Atop Fire Truck Popped Up During South Jersey Town Zoom Budget Meeting, Report Says Sex Toy Atop Fire Truck Popped Up During South Jersey Town Zoom Budget Meeting, Report Says
Sex Toy Atop Fire Truck Popped Up During South Jersey Town Zoom Budget Meeting, Report Says A sex toy attached to an image of a fire truck inadvertently popped up during a  recent town budget hearing in Mercer County, according to a news report.  The embarrassing 13-second moment flashed across live Zoom online broadcast, according to NJ Advance Media. Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin told NJ.com that an internal investigation identified the unnamed person with the obscene Zoom background.  Their name has not been released. Hamilton Township Fire Chief Rich. Kraemer greets Mayor Jeff Martin at an October 2020 marking the dissolution of the township’s nine fire districts into one fi…

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South Jersey Accountant, 80, Sentenced For Embezzling $2.5M From Employer, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Accountant, 80, Sentenced For Embezzling $2.5M From Employer, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Accountant, 80, Sentenced For Embezzling $2.5M From Employer, Prosecutor Says An 80-year-old accountant from Burlington County is going to state prison for allegedly stealing more than $2.5 million from his employer, authorities said. Charles Esposito of Hainesport was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling millions of dollars over a 14-year period, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The octogenarian was working as an accounting manager in Moorestown, NJ, when the alleged thefts occurred, Coffina said. The alleged thefts were uncovered by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Inc., which has offices and production plants in o…

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NO TEENS: Jersey Shore Town Sets Nightly Summer Beach Curfew NO TEENS: Jersey Shore Town Sets Nightly Summer Beach Curfew
NO Teens: Jersey Shore Town Sets Nightly Summer Beach Curfew A police department in Ocean County has set a nightly curfew along part of the  township's shore, authorities said. Toms River police said they are most concerned about unruly summer behavior at Normandy Beach and Chadwick Beach. The new policy is attracting praise as well as scorn on the Toms River Police Department's Facebook page. Some say they think the summer-long curfew will punish good teenagers as well as those causing problems on the beachfront.  The new restrictions apply to anyone 17 years old or younger, police said. The ban will apply to Toms River residents …

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Teenage Victim ID'd In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, 2 Women Wounded, Prosecutor Says Teenage Victim ID'd In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, 2 Women Wounded, Prosecutor Says
Teenage Victim ID'd In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting, 2 Women Wounded, Prosecutor Says Atlantic County detectives are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and two women wounded, authorities said. At 10:38 p.m., Monday, Atlantic City police responded to a ShotSpotter alert near Pennsylvania and Magellan Avenues, according to the Atlantic County prosecutor's office. Officers found a 19- year-old man and two 21-year-old female victims, suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. The three shooting victims were taken to the Atlanticare Regional Medical Center City Campus to be treated for injuries, the prosecutor said. …

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SEEN THEM? Jersey Shore Police Seek Suspects In High School Burglary, Authorities Say SEEN THEM? Jersey Shore Police Seek Suspects In High School Burglary, Authorities Say
Seen Them? Jersey Shore Police Seek Suspects In High School Burglary, Authorities Say Police in Ocean County seek the public's help finding suspects in a recent burglary at Toms River High School East, authorities said. Police released photos (shown above) of suspects in the alleged break-in.  Police did not release any details other details on Tuesday. Anyone with information is urged to call Toms River police at 732 349-0140 EXT. 1297. Police asked that tips not be posted publicly  on Facebook or other social media pages.

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'Abducted Child' Not Found In South Jersey Woods, Authorities Say 'Abducted Child' Not Found In South Jersey Woods, Authorities Say
'Abducted Child' Not Found In South Jersey Woods, Authorities Say A neighborhood report of a child abduction in South Jersey turned out to be false, authorities said.  About 11 p.m. Monday, a caller told police that they witnessed an unidentified man force a 7- or 8-year-old boy into the woods, police said. Multiple local police and firefighters and New Jersey State Police searched woods off of Blenheim Avenue and Ritz Drive,, police said on Tuesday. Absecon police and firefighters were helped in the ground and air search by the New Jersey State Police aviation unit and police from Galloway and Pleasantville. "After a thorough investigation there h…

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