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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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Police & Fire
Dryer Fire At School In Somers Prompts Emergency Response Dryer Fire At School In Somers Prompts Emergency Response
Dryer Fire At School In Somers Prompts Emergency Response Emergency crews had to race to a school in Northern Westchester after a dryer fire caused a haze of smoke to fill the building.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 9 just after 9:45 p.m., when members of the Somers Volunteer Fire Department were sent to the Lincoln Hall Boys' Haven at 145 Route 202 on reports of smoke in the building.  According to the fire department, arriving crews found a light haze and burning smell inside the school and soon found a contained dryer fire in the building's basement.  A hose line was then quickly used to extinguish the blaze.  …

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Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Assault Suspect Caught With 5 Loaded Handguns In Mount Vernon: Police 17-Year-Old Assault Suspect Caught With 5 Loaded Handguns In Mount Vernon: Police
17-Year-Old Assault Suspect Caught With 5 Loaded Handguns In Mount Vernon: Police A 17-year-old from Westchester faces numerous charges after they were caught in possession of five loaded handguns during an assault investigation, police said.  The teenager's arrest resulted from a search of a Mount Vernon residence conducted on Wednesday, Aug. 9 around 5 a.m. as part of an investigation into a past assault, according to Mount Vernon Police.  The search, conducted by the Mount Vernon Detectives Division, the Mount Vernon Emergency Service Unit, and the FBI Safe Streets Taskforce, led to authorities finding five loaded semiautomatic firearms, police sai…

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News
$3M In Flood Relief Funds Set Aside For Westchester Homeowners: Here's Who's Eligible $3M In Flood Relief Funds Set Aside For Westchester Homeowners: Here's Who's Eligible
$3M In Flood Relief Funds Set Aside For Westchester Homeowners: Here's Who's Eligible As countless Hudson Valley residents work toward recovering from damage caused by severe flooding brought by freak storm events, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that up to $3 million will be made available to help out eligible homeowners in the region.  The emergency assistance funding, which will offer repair grants to affected homeowners in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, and Dutchess Counties, was announced by Hochul on Wednesday, Aug. 9.  The funding will help residents repair damage caused by a severe storm system that caused widespread flooding on Sunday, July 9.&nbs…

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Police & Fire
Yonkers PD Defend Interaction With Young Boy, Release Full Body-Cam Video Yonkers PD Defend Interaction With Young Boy, Release Full Body-Cam Video
Yonkers PD Defend Interaction With Young Boy, Release Full Body-Cam Video A police department in Westchester is releasing full footage of an incident involving an interaction with a young boy amid spreading allegations that officers were engaging in harassment.  The incident, which has been receiving increased attention from a video posted on social media, happened on Sunday, June 11 when Yonkers Police received a call from a concerned resident who reported a young boy walking by himself.  After receiving the call around 6:30 p.m., officers were able to find the boy at the corner of Palisade Avenue and Elm Street and left their cruiser to talk with him.  The bo…

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Obituaries
Beloved Mother, Volunteer From Mount Kisco Dies At 57 Beloved Mother, Volunteer From Mount Kisco Dies At 57
Beloved Mother, Volunteer From Mount Kisco Dies At 57 A beloved wife and mother from Northern Westchester is being remembered for her willingness to donate her time to countless volunteer works and her devotion to her family.  Mount Kisco resident Beth Mannion died on Saturday, Aug. 5 at the age of 57 after a battle with ovarian cancer, according to her obituary.  Born in Mount Kisco in 1965, Mannion grew up in Bedford Hills and graduated from Fox Lane High School in 1983.  She then went on to earn an Associate's Degree from Westchester Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Western Connecticut…

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Police & Fire
Hit-Run: Man Strikes Victim In School Parking Lot, Drives Away In Mohegan Lake, Police Say Hit-Run: Man Strikes Victim In School Parking Lot, Drives Away In Mohegan Lake, Police Say
Hit-Run: Man Strikes Victim In School Parking Lot, Drives Away In Mohegan Lake, Police Say A 36-year-old Westchester man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a victim in a school parking lot and driving away from the scene, police said.  The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 6 around 11:15 p.m., when authorities responded to the parking lot of the Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake at 3151 Stony St., where a driver had struck a victim, according to Yorktown Police. Upon arriving at the scene, officers gave aid to the victim and began searching for the fleeing suspect, who was quickly found and pulled over on Stony Street.  An investigation then confirm…

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Gas Station Attendant Touches 16-Year-Old Inappropriately In Yorktown: Police Gas Station Attendant Touches 16-Year-Old Inappropriately In Yorktown: Police
Gas Station Attendant Touches 16-Year-Old Inappropriately In Yorktown: Police A 24-year-old gas station employee faces charges after allegedly inappropriately touching a 16-year-old customer in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, July 26 just before 9:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police were notified that a 16-year-old victim had been touched inappropriately, the department announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8.  Officers then met with the girl's mother and began an investigation into the incident, which allegedly happened at the Xtra Fuel gas station at 1917 Commerce St.  According to police, this investigation revealed that…

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Woman Hits Child With Car In Yorktown Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police Woman Hits Child With Car In Yorktown Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police
Woman Hits Child With Car In Yorktown Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police A 26-year-old woman faces charges after hitting two pedestrians, including a young child, with her car at a Northern Westchester crosswalk and driving away from the scene, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 2 just after 7 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report of a vehicle hitting two pedestrians on East Main Street and driving away. Officers soon responded to the scene to give aid to the two victims, one of whom was a young child, according to Yorktown Police. Both were taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment.  Authorities also began the searc…

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Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford A tractor-trailer rollover proved extra messy when the vehicle began leaking diesel fuel into a river underneath a highway in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened on Friday, Aug. 4 around 9:30 a.m., when the Katonah Fire Department responded to Interstate 684 Northbound in the area of Exit 6 in Bedford, where a tractor-trailer had rolled over.  Arriving crews soon realized that the truck was leaking fluids, including diesel fuel, and called for help from the Bedford Hills, Bedford, and Yorktown Heights Fire Departments, in addition to state police, Westchester County Departme…

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News
$248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims $248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims
$248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims A Fairfield County man has admitted to participating in a scheme to sell counterfeit paintings and defrauding victims out of more than $248,000.  Wilton resident Nicholas Hatch, age 29, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 7 to a fraud offense resulting from his scheme to sell fraudulent paintings, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.  According to federal officials, Hatch, the owner of Norwalk-based estate sales company Hatch Estate Services LLC, used various websites between April 2020 and January 2022 to …

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