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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
NABBED: Trio Threw Heroin Bricks From Jeep Window While Fleeing Toms River Police NABBED: Trio Threw Heroin Bricks From Jeep Window While Fleeing Toms River Police
Nabbed: Trio Threw Heroin Bricks From Jeep Window While Fleeing Toms River Police Three men from Middlesex County were arrested by multiple police agencies after fleeing Toms River police while tossing bricks of heroin out of their speeding Jeep, authorities said.  The 19-year-old driver of the Jeep Cherokee, Ambiorix Ramierez of New Brunswick, was hit with multiple charges including eluding, obstruction and intent to sell a controlled dangerous substance, driving without a license, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain lane, failure to signal lane change, failure to observe red traffic signal and improper passing on the right, according to a T…

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UPDATED: Human Remains Found At Jersey Shore Murder, Arson Site UPDATED: Human Remains Found At Jersey Shore Murder, Arson Site
Updated: Human Remains Found At Jersey Shore Murder, Arson Site UPDATED: Human remains -- including bones --- were found at the demolition site of an Ocean Township home where a missing woman was allegedly killed by her ex-con, drug-addicted housemate before he torched it last fall, authorities said. A construction company was clearing the property at 86 Wickapecko Drive when bones were discovered on Thursday. It’s uncertain whether the remains are those of 65-year-old Jacqueline Terrulli.  The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed an active law enforcement investigation at the property that Terrulli was renting when she disappeared. A…

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South Jersey Firefighters Battle Motor Home Blaze South Jersey Firefighters Battle Motor Home Blaze
South Jersey Firefighters Battle Motor Home Blaze Burlington County firefighters responded to a fully-involved blaze involving a motor home late Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The fire was reported about 5 p.m. at 1291 Old York Road in Springfield, police said. The fire was contained to the RV, although there is a slight extension to the house, according to initial, unconfirmed reports. The fire-police strike team was requested. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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Police & Fire
Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision
Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Union County was killed when he rear-ended an SUV  in Woodbridge, authorities said. Samuel Naranjo-Perez was traveling south on the 1200 block of St. Georges Ave. near North Hill Road when his 2020 Ducati Diavel motorcycle slammed into the back of a 2020 Ford Explorer about 7 p.m. Wednesday, Woodbridge police said. Mercedes Rodas, 47, of the Avenel section of the township, had stopped for traffic before making a left turn into McDonald's, police said. Naranjo-Perez was critically hurt and taken by ambulance to the Avenel Middle School field and then f…

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News
INVESTIGATION: Authorities Clip Woodbridge PD's Department Barbershop INVESTIGATION: Authorities Clip Woodbridge PD's Department Barbershop
Investigation: Authorities Clip Woodbridge PD's Department Barbershop No more police headquarters haircuts in Woodbridge.  A temporary barbershop inside the township police department has shut down amidst an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Woodbridge Township Police Director Robert Hubner was told to stop inviting a barber into the sally port to give officers and civilian workers haircuts as soon as his office became aware of it, Acting Prosecutor Christopher L. C. Kuberiet said in a statement. Personal care businesses have been closed in New Jersey since March 19 when Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order to slow the spr…

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Police & Fire
HEROES: Hamilton Police Rescue Sleeping Family From 'Catastrophic' Apartment Fire HEROES: Hamilton Police Rescue Sleeping Family From 'Catastrophic' Apartment Fire
Heroes: Hamilton Police Rescue Sleeping Family From 'Catastrophic' Apartment Fire Two Hamilton police officers rescued a sleeping family from their burning apartment, authorities said. Hamilton Officers Michael Stefanelli and Anthony Lucidi were the first responders to arrive to the blaze at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday at 310 Klockner Road in Mercerville, Hamilton Fire Chief Chris Tozzi said in a statement.  Their porch above Palermo's restaurant was fully engulfed in flames, authorities said. The Red Cross was notified to find temporary shelter for the homeless family. The officers made the decision to climb a compromised wood stairway on the side of the building and …

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SEEN HIM? Man Suspected Of Passing Fake Money At Old Bridge Market SEEN HIM? Man Suspected Of Passing Fake Money At Old Bridge Market
Seen HIM? Man Suspected Of Passing Fake Money At Old Bridge Market The man pictured above is suspected of passing a fake $50 bill at Saturday's Old Bridge farmer's market, authorities said. The suspect walked into the market, grabbed an $8 plant and paid with a counterfeit $50 bill, Old Bridge police said in a statement.  He was swearing gray sweatpants, a black T-shirt, white sneakers, a black and gray hat with an "X" type logo and a surgical mask, police said.  He has tattoos on both arms and hands, they said. If you know who he is, you are urged to contact Detective Curt Halas at 732-721-5600 x3202 or chalas@oldbridge.com. Tips can remain an…

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Authorities: Toms River Man, 23, Used Brass Knuckles In Motel Robbery Authorities: Toms River Man, 23, Used Brass Knuckles In Motel Robbery
Authorities: Toms River Man, 23, Used Brass Knuckles In Motel Robbery Authorities arrested a Toms River man in connection with armed robbery at the Travel Inn and Suites. Daniel M. Balwierczak, 23, was charged with robbery, theft, assault and weapons charges on Wednesday, Lakehurst Police Officer Robert Schroeck said in a statement. Schroeck and Officer Christian Hernandez responded to the motel on Route 70 in Lakehurst at 1:33 a.m. on Friday on a report of a robbery. Officers met multiple people who said they had been victimized by a man who was later identified as Balwierczak, Schroeck said. Balwierczak used a pair of brass knuckles to intimidate victims i…

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News
Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In South River Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In South River
Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In South River A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in Middlesex County, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The lucky ticket was bought at Cavaco Supermarket, 2 Ferry St. in South River.  The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were: 21, 23, 33, 35, and 42. The Gold Mega Ball was 06, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The third-tier prize winner will take home $10,000. Seventeen other players matched four of the five white balls drawn to win $500, apiece. Three of those tickets included the Megaplier option, tripling the total prize to $1,500.  The next Mega Millions drawing is on Frid…

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Authorities: Middletown Police Officer Filed Fake Accident Report Authorities: Middletown Police Officer Filed Fake Accident Report
Authorities: Middletown Police Officer Filed Fake Accident Report A Middletown police officer filed a false report after getting into an accident with his police cruiser, authorities said. Thomas E. Foster, 33, of Keyport, has been charged with falsifying records, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement. Foster was working near a road repair project on Cedar Avenue in Middletown on July 3, 2019, when an accident occurred. Foster filed a report claiming that while he was backing his patrol car out of a parking spot, he “contacted a telephone pole.". It was later discovered that Foster in fact backed the police cruiser int…

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