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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

Burglary Suspect Caught With Stolen Items After Chase In Valhalla: Police A 28-year-old man faces burglary charges after he was caught with items stolen from a Northern Westchester home following a short chase, police said. The man, identified as Columbian national Carlos Andres Buitrago-Pinzon, was arrested following a burglary in Valhalla on Saturday, Nov. 11, Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Oliva announced. On the day of the incident, around 7:30 p.m., Mount Pleasant Police were notified of a burglary on Broadway in Valhalla by a neighbor who had spotted suspicious activity. Responding officers soon found a man matching the neighbor's descrip…

by Ben Crnic

11/20/2023

Police & Fire

3 Burglary Suspects Caught After Extensive Late-Night Chase In Mount Kisco Three men who were interrupted by authorities while burglarizing a Northern Westchester home were successfully apprehended following an extensive chase that utilized the help of K9 units and a helicopter. The incident began on Friday, Nov. 17 just before 1:45 a.m., when a burglar alarm went off at a Mount Kisco residence on Carlton Drive, prompting a quick police response, according to the Westchester County Police Department. The first officers who arrived at the home soon saw two men run in separate directions from the house into a wooded area. In order to catch them, police establi…

by Ben Crnic

11/19/2023

Police & Fire

Large Amounts Of PCP, Over $80K Found In Peekskill Home, Police Say A man faces several charges after a large quantity of phencyclidine and more than $80,000 in cash were seized from his Northern Westchester home, police announced. The arrest resulted from the execution of a search warrant at a Peekskill residence on Brown Street on Thursday, Nov, 9, Peekskill Police announced. As a result of the search, a large amount of suspected phencyclidine (PCP) and more than $80,000 in US currency were seized, authorities said, adding that the search was part of an extensive investigation into the sale of PCP in and around Peekskill. The resid…

by Ben Crnic

11/19/2023

News

Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Mount Vernon: Here's Where A lucky lottery player is likely counting his blessings after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 in Westchester. The third-prize-winning ticket was sold in Mount Vernon for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Nov. 15, New York Lottery officials announced. The store that sold the ticket was revealed to have been a BP gas station (Columbus Fuel) located at 390 East 3rd St., lottery officials said. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 03 04 51 53 60 with a Powerball number of 06. For those wanting to try their luck, Powerball drawings are televi…

by Ben Crnic

11/19/2023

Police & Fire

Man Assaults 5-Year-Old In Hudson Valley, Inflicting Serious Injuries: Police A man faces assault charges after a 5-year-old child was discovered with serious injuries in the Hudson Valley, police said. Micheal Echeverria was arrested on Monday, Nov. 13 by police in the Putnam County town of Kent, Kent Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 16. According to the department, the events leading up to Echeverria's arrest began when Child Protective Services contacted officers around 11 a.m. Kent Police detectives then discovered that a 5-year-old child had sustained serious injuries and interviewed both the child's mother and Echeverria, who was placed…

by Ben Crnic

11/19/2023

News

Man Caught With Unserialized Ghost Gun In Mount Vernon: Will Spend Over Decade In Prison A 43-year-old Westchester man will spend more than 10 years in prison after authorities caught him in possession of a loaded unserialized ghost gun following a shots fired incident, officials announced. Mount Vernon resident Robert Culton was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for his illegal possession of a ghost gun, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Nov. 17. According to the DA's Office, on Aug. 15, 2021, around 5:15 p.m., Culton was found to be in possession of an un-serialized loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol on South 1…

by Ben Crnic

11/19/2023

Police & Fire

CT Man Kills Daughter's 2-Year-Old Dog: 'We Too Are Appalled, Disturbed,' Police Say A man faces animal cruelty charges after allegedly killing his daughter's dog with a kitchen knife in Connecticut, police said. New Haven County resident Arnaldo Silva of Northford, age 51, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 15 after killing his daughter's two-year-old dog at his Woodvale Drive home, North Branford Police announced. The events leading to Silva's arrest began on Monday, Nov. 13 just before 11:30 p.m., when authorities responded to the home and found a blood trail leading from the living room, down the hallway, and into Silva's bedroom, police said. Officers saw that…

by Ben Crnic

11/18/2023

Business

Say Cheese: New Food Shop Celebrates Grand Opening In Scarsdale An all-new shop specializing in gourmet cheese, fresh-baked bread, platters, and more is now open in Westchester. Dobbs & Bishop Fine Cheese celebrated the grand opening of its second location in Scarsdale at 35 Spencer Pl. on Thursday, Nov. 16. The new store, opened by owners Kevin McNeill and Ruth Walter, offers a host of fine cheeses sold separately and in platters, which include fruits, crackers, jam, dips, and more. The Scarsdale location is the second Dobbs & Bishop store to open after the original, founded in 2009 in Bronxville at 107 Pondfield Rd. Both stores reflect Mc…

by Ben Crnic

11/18/2023

News

Mount Vernon Native, Producer Sean Combs Accused Of Rape, Abuse By Ex-Girlfriend: Reports Successful hip-hop producer and New York native Sean Combs, who is also known as "Puff Daddy," "P. Diddy," and "Diddy," is being sued and accused of rape and abuse by Cassie, an R&B singer who was once his romantic partner, according to numerous reports. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, Nov. 16 in the US District Court in Manhattan, accuses the producer of abusing his former romantic partner for over a decade and raping her in 2018 toward the end of their relationship, according to a report by The New York Times. According to Cassie, a native of New London, Connecticut w…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2023

Police & Fire

Trio Caught After Stealing Debit Card From Victim At Stop & Shop In Eastchester: Police Three suspects from Romania face grand larceny charges after participating in a scheme to steal a victim's debit card at a Stop & Shop supermarket in Westchester, police said. The arrests resulted from an incident on Wednesday, Nov. 15 around 2 p.m., when a senior citizen reported to authorities that three people had stolen their debit card at the Stop & Shop supermarket at 420 White Plains Rd. in Eastchester. According to Eastchester Police, the victim had just left the store when they were approached by three unknown people in the parking lot. The suspects claimed that there had b…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2023

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