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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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Update: Man Nabbed In Car Covered With Hate Speech In White Plains Gets More Charges, DA Says Update: Man Nabbed In Car Covered With Hate Speech In White Plains Gets More Charges, DA Says
Update: Man Nabbed In Car Covered With Hate Speech In White Plains Gets More Charges, DA Says A 47-year-old man who was apprehended after driving a vehicle covered in hate speech and swastikas in Westchester now faces a heap of illegal weapons possession charges, officials announced.  Elmsford resident Hani Saleh was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Friday, March 8 on an indictment for several illegal weapons possession charges, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, March 12.  Saleh was originally arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 25 after he was caught driving around White Plains in a car covered in writing and images, including ne…

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Police & Fire
ID Released Of Man Killed After Speeding, Hitting Parked Truck On I-684 In Harrison ID Released Of Man Killed After Speeding, Hitting Parked Truck On I-684 In Harrison
ID Released Of Man Killed After Speeding, Hitting Parked Truck On I-684 In Harrison A 59-year-old man was killed after his vehicle left a highway in Westchester and crashed into a parked truck, police said.  Bronx resident Kevin Smith was killed in an incident on Saturday, March 2 that happened on Interstate 684 in Harrison just before 3 p.m., Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police said on Wednesday, March 13. According to Hicks, an investigation into the crash determined that a 2024 Lucid Air sedan had been speeding when it left the northbound highway near mile marker 0.4 and hit a parked 2019 Freightliner truck with a trailer.  Smith was declared dead a…

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Lifestyle
Top-Prize Lottery Ticket Worth Over $35K Bought At Store In Larchmont: Here's Where Top-Prize Lottery Ticket Worth Over $35K Bought At Store In Larchmont: Here's Where
Top-Prize Lottery Ticket Worth Over $35K Bought At Store In Larchmont: Here's Where One fortunate lottery player is enjoying a stroke of luck after purchasing a top-prize-winning ticket from a store in Westchester.  The top-prize-winning Take 5 ticket, worth $35,398, was bought at a store in Larchmont for the evening drawing on Tuesday, March 12, New York Lottery officials announced.  The lucky ticket was revealed to have been purchased at Larchmont Mini Mart at 14 Chatsworth Ave., officials added. If you want to try your luck at the game, Take 5 drawings are televised twice a day at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Prizes can be claimed up to a year after the drawing d…

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Traffic
Lane Closures: Taconic State Parkway In Yorktown To Be Affected Lane Closures: Taconic State Parkway In Yorktown To Be Affected
Lane Closures: Taconic State Parkway In Yorktown To Be Affected An upcoming lane closure is set to affect traffic on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester.  Two lanes of the northbound Taconic State Parkway between Exit 11 (Route 134) and Exit 13 (Underhill Avenue) in Yorktown will be closed for several hours on Thursday, March 14, the New York State Department of Transportation announced.  The closure will last from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., officials said, adding that it would allow for roadway repairs. 

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Police & Fire
Delivery Driver Charged After Confronting Byram Hills High School Security Delivery Driver Charged After Confronting Byram Hills High School Security
Delivery Driver Charged After Confronting Byram Hills High School Security A delivery driver was taken into custody after nearly hitting security officers with her car at a Northern Westchester high school following a confrontation with them, police said. The incident began on Wednesday, March 13 at around 12:30 p.m., when security personnel at Byram Hills High School in Armonk confronted a delivery woman who parked her car in an unauthorized vehicle, according to North Castle Police.  When she was told to move her car to the proper location for deliveries, the woman became belligerent and drove off. She then failed to comply with security personnel's directi…

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Traffic
Lane Closures: Bridge Removal Work To Affect Traffic On I-95 Stretch, Here's When Lane Closures: Bridge Removal Work To Affect Traffic On I-95 Stretch, Here's When
Lane Closures: Bridge Removal Work To Affect Traffic On I-95 Stretch, Here's When A bridge removal project on a stretch of I-95 is set to cause lane closures and traffic stops that will affect motorists in the region.  The overnight lane closures and traffic stops will be implemented in the northbound lanes of the New England Thruway in the Bronx near the 222nd Street pedestrian bridge on Friday night, March 15, Saturday, March 16, and Sunday, March 17, according to the New York State Thruway Authority.  The closures will allow crews to remove and replace the 66-year-old bridge, located adjacent to Baychester Avenue just north of Exit 12.  To allow f…

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Police & Fire
New Update: ID Released Of Man Hit, Killed On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains New Update: ID Released Of Man Hit, Killed On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains
New Update: ID Released Of Man Hit, Killed On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains Police have released the identity of a 58-year-old man who was fatally struck while walking on a parkway in Westchester. Patrocinio Coronado-Miranda, who was homeless at the time of his death, was killed following an incident on Thursday, March 7 just after 7:45 p.m., when he was struck by a vehicle while walking in one of the southbound lanes of the Bronx River Parkway in White Plains just south of Main Street, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. Earlier Report - Man Hit, Killed While Walking On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains Corona…

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Schools
2 HS Students From Irvington, Ossining Place In Top 10 Of Prestigious Regeneron Competition 2 HS Students From Irvington, Ossining Place In Top 10 Of Prestigious Regeneron Competition
2 HS Students From Irvington, Ossining Place In Top 10 Of Prestigious Regeneron Competition Two high school students from Westchester won top awards and took home tens of thousands of dollars in the country’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.  The two 17-year-old students, Ossining resident Thomas Cong and Irvington resident Christopher Zorn, placed No. 2 and No. 6 in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search, respectively, the Society for Science announced on Tuesday, March 12.  In addition to placing in the top 10 in the prestigious competition, Cong took home $175,000, while Zorn took home $80,000 as part of their awards.…

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Police & Fire
Police Conduct Drills At Several Schools In Hudson Valley: 'No Cause For Alarm' Police Conduct Drills At Several Schools In Hudson Valley: 'No Cause For Alarm'
Police Conduct Drills At Several Schools In Hudson Valley: 'No Cause For Alarm' An increased law enforcement presence was seen at several schools in the Hudson Valley as police conducted a lockdown drill.  The drill was conducted in Putnam County on Wednesday, March 13 at around 8:30 a.m. at Mahopac High School, Mahopac Middle School, and Mahopac Falls Academy, Carmel Police announced.  At the time of the drill, an increased law enforcement presence from the Carmel Police Department and Putnam County Sheriff's Office was seen in the Mahopac Central School District. However, police said there was "no cause for alarm and no threat to the community." The drill…

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Police & Fire
Woman Steals Forgotten Wallet From Sales Counter In Yorktown Store: Police Woman Steals Forgotten Wallet From Sales Counter In Yorktown Store: Police
Woman Steals Forgotten Wallet From Sales Counter In Yorktown Store: Police A 39-year-old woman faces grand larceny charges after stealing a wallet from a sales counter at a Northern Westchester store that had been accidentally left behind by a past customer, police said. Yorktown resident Valbon Prelvukaj was arrested on Friday, March 8 in connection with the theft, which happened in February at a Staples store located at 3333 Crompond Rd. in Yorktown, the town's police department announced on Monday, March 11. According to Yorktown Police, on Monday, Feb. 12 at around 2 p.m., Yorktown Police responded to the Staples store after the victim reported the theft. The …

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