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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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Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison
Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison A violent inmate attack at a Dutchess County correctional facility left one correction officer with stab wounds and another injured while attempting to avoid harm.  The incident happened around 5:40 p.m. on Monday, July 21, when a 42-year-old inmate allegedly attempted to stab a female officer with a homemade icepick-style weapon inside a cell block at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Beekman, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association announced on Friday, Aug. 1.  According to the union, the inmate became agitated and approached…

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Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment
Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment A man has pleaded guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a 68-year-old grandmother and great-grandmother whose body was later found in her Westchester apartment, prosecutors announced. Deshawn Nunez, 24, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 31, to second-degree murder in the 2022 stabbing death of 68-year-old Renee Spencer, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced.  Spencer was found dead on August 11, 2022, after building management requested a welfare check on behalf of her family. Officers with the Yonkers Police Department discovered Spencer lying o…

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Police & Fire
Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police
Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police A 72-year-old man has been arrested and charged with nearly a dozen counts of attempted murder after allegedly setting a mattress on fire inside his Rockland County home and fleeing with a machete, police said.  The incident began at around 5:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, when police responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance and possible shots fired at a West Haverstraw residence, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Saturday, Aug. 2.  When officers arrived at the scene, they found a mattress fully engulfed in flames near the front entrance of the residence. People wer…

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Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls
Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls Emergency crews responded to a dramatic rollover crash over the weekend in Dutchess County after a car flipped onto its roof near a McDonald’s on Route 9. The incident occurred in Wappinger Falls around 11:13 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, and was witnessed by a Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office patrol unit, according to the W.T. Garner Engine Co. #1.  Firefighters from Wappingers Falls, New Hamburg Engine Co. 1, and Empress EMS were dispatched under automatic mutual aid. When crews arrived on the scene, they found the vehicle on its roof, but fortunately, the driver was not trapped inside…

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Spring Valley Deputy Fire Chief Injured In Crash: Community Rallies To Get Him Back On His Feet Spring Valley Deputy Fire Chief Injured In Crash: Community Rallies To Get Him Back On His Feet
Spring Valley Deputy Fire Chief Injured In Crash: Community Rallies To Get Him Back On His Feet The Rockland County firefighting community is coming together to support one of their own after a deputy fire chief for one of the area's villages was injured in a serious car accident while responding to an emergency call last month.  The effort comes following a crash on Friday, June 20, when Spring Valley Deputy Fire Chief Marcos Padilla was involved in a collision while responding to a call in the village. According to a GoFundMe campaign organized by fellow firefighter Evan Humphrey, Padilla, who also serves as Fire Inspector for the Village of Montebello, was struc…

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Business
Husband-Wife Duo Launch Luxe Coffee Spot In West Nyack With Beans Grown On Volcano Husband-Wife Duo Launch Luxe Coffee Spot In West Nyack With Beans Grown On Volcano
Husband-Wife Duo Launch Luxe Coffee Spot In West Nyack With Beans Grown On Volcano A specialty coffee shop with international roots and a bold mission has just opened its doors in Rockland County.  L’insolent Coffee, which launched its flagship café in Brooklyn, celebrated the grand opening of its second location at 130 N. Route 303 in West Nyack with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 24. The company, founded by Oumar Kante and Portia Moldez, brings a truly global approach to the coffee experience—one that spans continents, cultures, and communities. The beans are grown on a volcanic mountain in the Central African country of Cameroon, roasted and packaged …

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Man Flees Officers On Off-Road Vehicle At High Speed In Red Hook: Police Man Flees Officers On Off-Road Vehicle At High Speed In Red Hook: Police
Man Flees Officers On Off-Road Vehicle At High Speed In Red Hook: Police A 36-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say he led officers on a high-speed chase through village streets and wooded areas while driving an illegal off-road vehicle in Dutchess County.  The incident began around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, when an officer spotted a side-by-side utility task vehicle (UTV) being illegally driven on West Market Street in the Village of Red Hook, the Red Hook Police Department announced on Saturday, July 26.  When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the driver refused to pull over and instead fled at a high rate of speed south…

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Car Flips On Roof In Rye Crash: Driver, Passenger Walk Away Unharmed Car Flips On Roof In Rye Crash: Driver, Passenger Walk Away Unharmed
Car Flips On Roof In Rye Crash: Driver, Passenger Walk Away Unharmed Two people escaped injury after a dramatic single-car crash in Westchester that left a car on its roof.  The crash happened on Friday night, July 25, when a vehicle overturned in a wooded area on Purchase Street in Rye at the Harrison town line, the City of Rye Police Department said.  Despite the severity of the crash, both occupants walked away without injuries, police said. Photos shared by the department show sparks flying from the initial impact and responders using a crane to lift the vehicle from the scene. The cause of the crash has not been released. Police did not indi…

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Person Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Being Hit By Box Truck In Beacon Person Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Being Hit By Box Truck In Beacon
Person Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Being Hit By Box Truck In Beacon A person suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a box truck in an early morning crash in Dutchess County.  The incident occurred around 1:11 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, when firefighters and first responders were dispatched to a reported vehicle vs. pedestrian crash on Leonard Street in Beacon, according to the Beacon Fire Department.  Initial reports from Dutchess County 911 indicated that the pedestrian may have been trapped underneath the truck. However, responding crews arrived to find the victim in the roadway and not entrapped, but suffering from serious, li…

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2 Stabbed In Suffern: Suspect Caught With Help From K9 Unit, Police Say 2 Stabbed In Suffern: Suspect Caught With Help From K9 Unit, Police Say
2 Stabbed In Suffern: Suspect Caught With Help From K9 Unit, Police Say Two people were stabbed in Rockland County in what police are calling a targeted attack involving people known to one another, police said.  The incident happened at around 7 p.m. on Friday, July 25, when officers were dispatched to a report of two stabbing victims in Suffern, the Suffern Police Department announced.  Responding officers immediately began rendering aid and began a preliminary investigation. A suspect was soon found and detained by officers from Mahwah and Ramapo Police, including Mahwah Police K9 Rino and handler Officer S. Hayes, who conducted an article se…

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