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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
Teen Who Jumped Divider Killed By SUV On Route 1 Teen Who Jumped Divider Killed By SUV On Route 1
Teen Who Jumped Divider Killed By SUV On Route 1 A 14-year-old pedestrian was killed on Wednesday night while crossing Route 1 in Middlesex County, authorities said. The teenager was climbing over the route's center divider before being struck by a Land Rover traveling northbound, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond J. Hayducka said. The juvenile was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The victim's name has not been released. The collision occurred at about 9:25 p.m. near New Street, they said. The motorist stopped, rendered aid to the juvenile, and remained on&n…

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Pedestrian Struck On Jersey Shore Pedestrian Struck On Jersey Shore
Pedestrian Struck On Jersey Shore Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Ocean County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. Thursday on the 200 block of Western Boulevard in Lacey Township, according to initial reports. The victim was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, reports said.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Dead Body Found Hanging In Toms River Woods Dead Body Found Hanging In Toms River Woods
Dead Body Found Hanging In Toms River Woods Multiple police agencies responded to a report of a dead body found hanging from a tree in Ocean County, authorities said.  The body was reportedly found about 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the woods near Fischer Boulevard and Hooper Avenue, according to initial reports.  Toms River police were treating the death as a possible suicide, according to an unconfirmed report. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UIPDATES

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Philly Man, 42, Gets 19 Years In State Prison For $130K Central Jersey Cellphone Store Robbery Philly Man, 42, Gets 19 Years In State Prison For $130K Central Jersey Cellphone Store Robbery
Philly Man, 42, Gets 19 Years In State Prison For $130K Central Jersey Cellphone Store Robbery A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 19 years in state prison for his role in a 2016 robbery of an AT&T cellphone store in Monmouth County, authorities said. Anthony Clark, 42, was convicted of first-degree armed robbery in February after a five-week trial, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Clark was sentenced on Wednesday afternoon by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor.  Clark was additionally convicted of criminal restraint, possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, theft of movable property and receivin…

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Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Girl Shot On Trenton Street 4-Year-Old Girl Shot On Trenton Street
4-Year-Old Girl Shot On Trenton Street A 4-year-old girl was shot while standing next to her mother on a quiet tree-lined street in Trenton, authorities said. Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 300 block of Spring Street about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Trenton police said. The girl was struck in the hand, suffering a non-life threatening injury, police said. No one was arrested. The shooting remains under investigation.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Bicyclist Struck By Truck, Seriously Hurt In Neptune City Bicyclist Struck By Truck, Seriously Hurt In Neptune City
Bicyclist Struck By Truck, Seriously Hurt In Neptune City Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to Route 66 in Monmouth County on a report of a bicyclist struck by a truck, authorities said. The collision occurred shortly before noon on the 2200 block of Route 66 in Neptune City, according to reports. Police requested advanced life support for the seriously injured person, according to an initial unconfirmed report. The patient was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Authorities ID Victim Of Fatal Trenton House Fire Authorities ID Victim Of Fatal Trenton House Fire
Authorities ID Victim Of Fatal Trenton House Fire The name of the victim in last week's suspicious house fire in Trenton has been released. The body of Severn Drew, 65, was found in the debris of the Sept. 23 fire on the 700 block of Southard Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. An autopsy concluded that Drew’s cause of death was carbon monoxide asphyxiation, DeBlasio said on Wednesday. The fire and death remain under investigation. The manner of Drew's death remains undetermined, she said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Arson Unit …

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State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines
State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines State, city and local police broke up what they called a dangerous drug-dealing ring that brought addiction and violence to Trenton. New Jersey State Police arrested six men and a woman on multiple drug and firearms charges after a year-long investigation with the Trenton Police Department. During the probe, detectives seized more than four kilograms of cocaine, one bundle of heroin, 30 grams of marijuana, a 9mm handgun, a .40 caliber handgun, a 9 mm assault weapon, two high capacity magazines, hollow point ammunition, a 2016 Toyota Highlander, a 2010 BMW X5, and more than $313,000 cash, au…

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News
$202M Mega Millions Jackpot Winner In Central Jersey A Mystery $202M Mega Millions Jackpot Winner In Central Jersey A Mystery
$202M Mega Millions Jackpot Winner In Central Jersey A Mystery A winning $202 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket was sold by an Edison food store, but we may never know the name of the winner, New Jersey Lottery officials said Tuesday. That's because winners have the right to remain anonymous under a new state law passed in January. On Feb. 11, just one month later, a lucky Mega Millions player in New Jersey hit the Mega Millions jackpot and had an opportunity no others in the state had before – the chance to remain completely anonymous. The Mega Millions jackpot winner, who declined publicity, claimed the prize after watching the announcement live …

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Business
Burlington Employee Charged With Stealing Bass River Luxury Boat Company's Business Records Burlington Employee Charged With Stealing Bass River Luxury Boat Company's Business Records
Burlington Employee Charged With Stealing Bass River Luxury Boat Company's Business Records A former yacht company employee is accused of "industrial espionage" for stealing business records, authorities said. Cameron O’Connell, 27, of Prince Street in Bordentown City was charged with stealing proprietary intellectual property, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and New Jersey State Police Commander Patrick J. Callahan said. O'Connell's former employer is Viking Yacht Company, a luxury boat manufacturer in Bass River Township, they said. He was charged with computer crime and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, they said. The weapons charges are…

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