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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Suffern, NY
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Boy, 6, Reported Missing In Hillcrest Boy, 6, Reported Missing In Hillcrest Boy, 6, Reported Missing In Hillcrest
Boy, 6, Reported Missing In Hillcrest Police in Rockland County are asking for the public's help locating a missing 6-year-old boy who disappeared from his home Friday.  Elian Quilambaqui-Guaman, 6, was reported missing from the Hillcrest section of the Town of Ramapo, according to an alert issued by Ramapo Police just after 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23.   Police said Elian left his residence sometime between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. He was last known to be wearing a red shirt, black shorts, and red shoes.  Authorities said the boy is reported to be in good health.  Anyone who has seen Elian or knows wh…

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Harrison, NY
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Harrison Man Who Shoved Victim On Subway Tracks Before Train Arrived Gets Prison Time Harrison Man Who Shoved Victim On Subway Tracks Before Train Arrived Gets Prison Time Harrison Man Who Shoved Victim On Subway Tracks Before Train Arrived Gets Prison Time
Harrison Man Who Shoved Victim On Subway Tracks Before Train Arrived Gets Prison Time A 20-year-old Westchester County man will spend years in prison for pushing a stranger onto subway tracks in Brooklyn, leaving the victim scrambling to safety just seconds before a train entered the station.  Harrison resident Andrew Pashinin, 20, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison and two years of post-release supervision on Friday, Oct. 23, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.  The sentence follows Pashinin's conviction on Aug. 24, 2026, of first-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after a jury trial.  Th…

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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$10K Murder-For-Hire Plot: Man Convicted Of Killing Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown $10K Murder-For-Hire Plot: Man Convicted Of Killing Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown $10K Murder-For-Hire Plot: Man Convicted Of Killing Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown
$10K Murder-For-Hire Plot: Man Convicted Of Killing Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown A man who was hired to kill an Orange County resident inside his apartment in exchange for $10,000 and a pound of marijuana has been convicted of murder, prosecutors said.  Douglas McFarlane, 27, of Middletown, was found guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree murder following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Friday, Oct. 23, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.  The conviction comes weeks after Sheldon Paul, 42, also of Middletown, was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder for arranging the killing of a man he mistakenly believed had…

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Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon Men Linked To Multimillion-Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme That Recruited 'Mules' Mount Vernon Men Linked To Multimillion-Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme That Recruited 'Mules' Mount Vernon Men Linked To Multimillion-Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme That Recruited 'Mules'
Mount Vernon Men Linked To Multimillion-Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme That Recruited 'Mules' Three Westchester County residents are among eight people accused of carrying out a multimillion-dollar bank fraud scheme that used social media to recruit people willing to provide access to their bank accounts, federal prosecutors said.   The defendants, including two men from Mount Vernon and one from Yonkers, are accused of depositing fraudulent checks and US Treasury notes into bank accounts before withdrawing money, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday, Oct. 21, by the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.   Federal authorities all…

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Hyde Park, NY
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Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Hyde Park Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Hyde Park Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Hyde Park Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge
Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Hyde Park Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder after a victim was found dead inside his Dutchess County home during a police welfare check, authorities said. Nicholus C. Peterson, 31, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 17, in connection with the death of William Martin Wein, 71, who was discovered inside a home on Albany Post Road in Hyde Park, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 23. The investigation began on Tuesday, Oct. 6, when officers from the Hyde Park Police Department responded to the home to check on Wein's well-being. There, police found Wein dead inside.  New York …

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New Rochelle, NY
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Man Who Shot, Killed Girlfriend In Her Bathroom In New Rochelle Convicted Of Murder Man Who Shot, Killed Girlfriend In Her Bathroom In New Rochelle Convicted Of Murder Man Who Shot, Killed Girlfriend In Her Bathroom In New Rochelle Convicted Of Murder
Man Who Shot, Killed Girlfriend In Her Bathroom In New Rochelle Convicted Of Murder A Georgia man has been convicted of murdering his longtime girlfriend inside her Westchester County apartment, prosecutors said. Atlanta resident Robert Wooten, 30, was found guilty by a Westchester County jury on Friday, Oct. 23, in the August 2024 killing of Meisha Williams, 30, inside her New Rochelle home, according to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace.   The fatal shooting happened on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, around 10 a.m., inside the bathroom of Williams' New Rochelle apartment at 55 Clinton Pl. According to prosecutors, Wooten and Williams were involve…

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Newburgh, NY
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Man Who Stabbed Black Newburgh Woman Admits To Hate Crime: Feds Man Who Stabbed Black Newburgh Woman Admits To Hate Crime: Feds Man Who Stabbed Black Newburgh Woman Admits To Hate Crime: Feds
Man Who Stabbed Black Newburgh Woman Admits To Hate Crime: Feds A 33-year-old man has admitted to stabbing a Black woman from Orange County because of her race before fleeing to Florida, federal prosecutors announced.  Scott Schunzel, 33, of New York, pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge before US District Judge Vincent Briccetti, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. The plea stems from a racially motivated attack on June 18, 2024, around 10:30 a.m., when Schunzel stabbed a Jamaican-American woman from Newburgh who was standing next to a parked fruit truck.  According to prose…

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Peekskill, NY
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Aggressive Groundhog Positive For Rabies In Peekskill Aggressive Groundhog Positive For Rabies In Peekskill Aggressive Groundhog Positive For Rabies In Peekskill
Aggressive Groundhog Positive For Rabies In Peekskill An aggressive groundhog found near a busy Westchester County street tested positive for rabies.   The animal was discovered in the 800 block of Main Street in Peekskill around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, according to a rabies alert issued by the city's Animal Control Officer on Wednesday, Oct. 21.  Peekskill Police and the city's Animal Control Officer responded to the area after receiving a report of a groundhog behaving aggressively. Because of the animal's unusual behavior, the Animal Control Officer requested that it be euthanized and submitted for rabies testing…

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Yonkers, NY
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Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Yonkers Home, Cops Say Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Yonkers Home, Cops Say Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Yonkers Home, Cops Say
Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Yonkers Home, Cops Say A confrontation inside a Westchester County home ended when police used a Taser-like device to subdue a man who they said threatened officers with a large hatchet.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Oct. 13, when Yonkers Police officers responded to a residence after receiving a call from concerned family members, the department said on social media on Friday, Oct. 23.  The relatives had requested assistance because a family member was behaving erratically and holding what they described as a "cutting tool," police said. When officers entered the home, they said they found a …

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Spring Valley, NY
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Man, 18, Sexually Assaults 3 Girls, All Age 13, In Spring Valley, Police Say Man, 18, Sexually Assaults 3 Girls, All Age 13, In Spring Valley, Police Say Man, 18, Sexually Assaults 3 Girls, All Age 13, In Spring Valley, Police Say
Man, 18, Sexually Assaults 3 Girls, All Age 13, In Spring Valley, Police Say A man is facing multiple felony sex charges after police linked him to the sexual assaults of three 13-year-old girls in Rockland County, including one who had been reported missing, authorities said. Alan Vasquez-Alarcon, 18, was arrested following investigations conducted by the Spring Valley Police Department and Town of Ramapo Police Department, Spring Valley Police announced on Friday, Oct. 23. The investigation began on Wednesday, Sept. 30, when the two departments launched a joint investigation involving Vasquez-Alarcon and a 13-year-old girl. Police said they determined that Va…

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