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Ben Crnic

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bcrnic@dailyvoice.com

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
Leandra's Law: Man Drives Drunk On Thruway With 2 Kids In Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say Leandra's Law: Man Drives Drunk On Thruway With 2 Kids In Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Leandra's Law: Man Drives Drunk On Thruway With 2 Kids In Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 26-year-old man was charged with felony DWI in violation of Leandra's Law after he was caught driving drunk on the Thruway in the Hudson Valley with both a 6-year-old and 7-year-old in the car with him, police said.  Brooklyn resident Juan O. Sanchez Ayala, age 26, was arrested in Orange County on Sunday, July 23 on felony drunk driving charges, according to state police.  On the day of Sanchez Ayala's arrest, just before 2 a.m., state troopers pulled over his vehicle on I-87 in Cornwall after he allegedly committed a vehicle and traffic violation.  Trooper then …

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Russian Trio In Overdue Rental Car Caught With Drugs At Hawthorne Home Depot: Police Russian Trio In Overdue Rental Car Caught With Drugs At Hawthorne Home Depot: Police
Russian Trio In Overdue Rental Car Caught With Drugs At Hawthorne Home Depot: Police Three men are facing charges after they were caught with illegal drugs in an overdue rental car in the parking lot of a Northern Westchester Home Depot store, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday night, July 25, when Mount Pleasant Police pulled over a vehicle that had been reported as an overdue rental car in the parking lot of the Home Depot located in Hawthorne at 1 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A), Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Oliva said. According to Oliva, authorities found what they believed to be heroin and crack cocaine inside the rental vehicle, and took the t…

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Business
Taproom To Close After 8 Years In Bronxville: 'Forever Grateful' Taproom To Close After 8 Years In Bronxville: 'Forever Grateful'
Taproom To Close After 8 Years In Bronxville: 'Forever Grateful' After eight years in business, a popular bottle shop and taproom in Westchester has announced that it will be permanently shutting its doors.  Beer Noggin, a craft beer taproom and bottle shop located in Bronxville at 102 Kraft Ave., will be open for its last day of business on Monday, July 31, the owners announced on social media. Although the owners did not cite a reason for the closure, they thanked their past customers for the eight "crazy fun years" they were in business.  "We are forever grateful for the friendships that we’ve made and all the good times we’ve shared," the owners wr…

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Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Leaves Road, Lands On Front Yard In Darien: Police Drunk Driver Leaves Road, Lands On Front Yard In Darien: Police
Drunk Driver Leaves Road, Lands On Front Yard In Darien: Police A 46-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after his vehicle left a Fairfield County road and landed in a front yard, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 18 just before 12:30 a.m., when Darien police officers responded to the area of 301 West Ave. after receiving a report of a single-car crash, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros. When police arrived in the area, they found that the car had left the road and landed in the front yard of a residence on West Avenue. The driver, identified as Stamford resident Jack Ramaley, age 46, was outside of the car when …

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Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95 In Greenwich: Police Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95 In Greenwich: Police
Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95 In Greenwich: Police A Westchester man faces assault charges after striking the driver of the vehicle they were both in while traveling on a highway in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, July 27 around 5:50 p.m., when Connecticut State Police received numerous 911 calls that reported an active assault occurring inside a Jeep traveling on Interstate 95 northbound in Greenwich in the area of Exit 5.  According to state police, the callers told troopers that the male passenger inside the Jeep was striking the driver, who was yelling to passing cars that they needed help.&n…

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News
Garbage Hauler Fined Nearly $60K By Yorktown: Here's Why Garbage Hauler Fined Nearly $60K By Yorktown: Here's Why
Garbage Hauler Fined Nearly $60K By Yorktown: Here's Why A garbage hauler company has been fined nearly $60,000 by a town in Northern Westchester after failing to properly collect trash and recycling, officials said.  The town of Yorktown fined its garbage hauler, Competitive Carting Corporation, a total of $59,500 after it allegedly violated its contract and failed to properly collect household refuse and recycling during the first week of July, Yorktown officials said on Thursday, July 20.  The fines were announced by Town Supervisor Tom Diana, who said that they would continue if the company continued to not properly collec…

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Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds
Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds Dennis Hernandez, brother of the former NFL player Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots, has been slapped with federal charges after allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at the University of Connecticut, officials said.  Hernandez, also known as “DJ Hernandez” and “Jonathan Hernandez,” has been charged with interstate threatening and stalking offenses, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Friday, July 28.  According to federal officials, on both Thursday, July 6, and Friday, July 7, Hernandez, a 37-year-old Bristol resident, communicated wit…

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Public Works Truck Goes Up In Flames In Yonkers: Driver Emerges Unharmed Public Works Truck Goes Up In Flames In Yonkers: Driver Emerges Unharmed
Public Works Truck Goes Up In Flames In Yonkers: Driver Emerges Unharmed Authorities are investigating to find out what caused a sudden fire to engulf a public works truck in Westchester. The blaze happened on Friday morning, July 28 just before 8:30 a.m., when the driver of a Yonkers Department of Public Works truck traveling on Stew Leonard Drive noticed that smoke was coming out of the front of the vehicle, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  The driver then pulled over and got out of the truck to inspect the source of the smoke when the vehicle suddenly caught fire and became completely engulfed, DiDomizio said. T…

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Missing Hudson Valley Resident Found Alive, Police Say Missing Hudson Valley Resident Found Alive, Police Say
Missing Hudson Valley Resident Found Alive, Police Say New Update: Clayton has been found alive and was transported to an area hospital, Carmel Police said on Monday, July 31. More information is expected to be released.  New, updated article: New Details: Missing Man Found In Mahopac Woods After Extensive Search Original Report: Authorities in the Hudson Valley are asking for help from the public in locating a missing Hudson Valley man. Putnam County resident Roy Clayton was last seen on Thursday afternoon, July 27 when he left his Carmel residence on foot, according to Carmel Police. Clayton, whose age was not given, was last…

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Heavy Rains Force Beaches To Close In New Rochelle, Rest Of Westchester: Here's Full List Heavy Rains Force Beaches To Close In New Rochelle, Rest Of Westchester: Here's Full List
Heavy Rains Force Beaches To Close In New Rochelle, Rest Of Westchester: Here's Full List As extreme heat smothers the Hudson Valley, several beaches in Westchester have been forced to close because of heavy rainfall that drenched the region.  The Westchester County Department of Health announced the closures on Friday morning, July 28, also adding that the beaches had to close after around 1.2 inches of rain fell in just 24 hours.  The following beaches will be affected on Friday and Saturday, July 29:  Harbor Island Beach in Mamaroneck; Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck; Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck; Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club; Coveleigh Club in Rye; H…

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