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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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News

3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials Around 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes bound for Connecticut, New York, and other states have been found and destroyed by the US Postal Service since the beginning of the year, officials said. According to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, the seizures were a result of a settlement between the USPS and several states in August 2022 that forced the Postal Service to destroy untaxed foreign cigarettes instead of returning the illegally-mailed packages back to the sender. Of the 3,000 cigarette packages destroyed since the beginning of 2023, 44 had bee…

by Ben Crnic

04/09/2023

News

Catalytic Converter Trafficking Ring: CT Man Admits To Stealing Them From Vans In Stratford A New Haven County man has admitted to stealing catalytic converters throughout Connecticut and selling around $150,000 worth of them as part of a multi-state trafficking ring. Ansonia resident Francisco Ayala, age 22, pleaded guilty to participating in the scheme in Hartford Federal Court on Tuesday, April 4, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut. According to federal officials, Ayala had been involved in a number of catalytic converter thefts across the state, including one incident where he was caught on surveillance video steali…

by Ben Crnic

04/09/2023

Lifestyle

Seventh Heaven: CT Man Wins $177,777 From Lottery Ticket Hopefully, one lottery player from Hartford County is a fan of odd numbers, as they are now $177,777 richer after cashing in their winning ticket. The prize-winning Electric 7s 2nd Edition ticket was bought on Tuesday, April 4 by Enfield resident Howard Blythe Jr., according to Connecticut Lottery. Although it might have been fitting if the Electric 7s ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven, it was instead bought at Enfield Food Mart located at 935 Enfield St. (Route 5). Blythe took home the top prize possible for the Electric 7s game, which players have a one in 3.56 …

by Ben Crnic

04/09/2023

Police & Fire

Shut-Down Smoke Shop Sold Marijuana To Children In Yonkers, Police Say A smoke shop in Westchester County was shut down after allegedly selling unpermitted products containing THC to juveniles, police said. The smoke shop establishment, located in Yonkers at 2B Main St. in Getty Square, was shut down after the city's smoke shop task force executed a search warrant and inspected the business, Yonkers Police announced on Friday, April 7. According to authorities, the shop had been selling marijuana to juveniles. Following the search, officers confiscated products such as: Unpermitted loose marijuana; Packaged marijuana; THC edible…

by Ben Crnic

04/09/2023

Police & Fire

Man Assaults Teen At Public Library In CT, Police Say A man faces assault charges after allegedly attacking a teenager in a public library in New Haven County, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, April 6, around 4:30 p.m., when police responded to the Wallingford Public Library at 200 North Main St. to a reported assault. According to Wallingford Police, an investigation determined that a 17-year-old had been assaulted by a 21-year-old man identified as Tyler DePino of Wallingford. The teenager suffered suspected minor injuries as a result of the alleged assault, authorities added. Soon after officers arri…

by Ben Crnic

04/08/2023

Business

Celebrity Chef's New Restaurant In White Plains Is 'Wonderful Experience,' Visitors Say Well-known celebrity chef David Burke has opened a new restaurant in Westchester, and it's already a hit among hungry visitors. Burke, known for his award-winning eateries and stints on the popular show "Top Chef," opened Red Horse by David Burke in White Plains inside the Opus Westchester in White Plains at 221 Main St. (Route 119) in late March. Earlier Report - Celebrity Chef To Open Restaurant In White Plains The restaurant, which is both a steakhouse and a sushi bar, mixes American and Japanese cuisine and also serves up cocktails, wine, and a collection of delectable desserts. …

by Ben Crnic

04/08/2023

News

18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Mount Vernon Was High School Student On Spring Break New update - Murder Of Teen In Westchester: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended An 18-year-old who was fatally shot in Westchester was a high school student who had been on spring break, school officials said. Tomani Turner, age 18, died on Thursday night, April 6 after he was shot twice in the chest in Mount Vernon on Garden Avenue just south of East 4th Street just after 12:30 p.m. earlier in the day, according to city officials. Earlier Report - ID Released For 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Mount Vernon; Suspect On Loose Turner was a student at Mount Vernon High School …

by Ben Crnic

04/08/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Crash Closes Part Of Hutchinson River Parkway In New Rochelle Part of a busy parkway in Westchester is closed following a fatal crash that left one man dead. The crash happened on the Hutchinson River Parkway in New Rochelle on Friday, April 7, when a motorcycle traveling northbound around 4:30 p.m. left the roadway and struck a guardrail near Exit 7 (New Rochelle Road), according to Westchester County Police Department Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. No other vehicles are believed to have been involved in the crash. The operator of the motorcycle, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene, O'…

by Ben Crnic

04/07/2023

News

ID Released For 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Mount Vernon; Suspect On Loose New update - Murder Of Teen In Westchester: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended An 18-year-old who was shot twice in the chest in Westchester and died of his wounds has been identified. Tomani Turner was shot twice in the chest just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday night, April 6 in Mount Vernon on Garden Avenue just south of East 4th Street, according to Mount Vernon Communications Director Tim Allen. Earlier Report - 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Mount Vernon: Suspect At Large, Officials Say After the shooting, Turner was rushed to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, where he late…

by Ben Crnic

04/07/2023

News

ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Harrison The identity of a man who was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Westchester has been released. The man, who was hit by the train on Thursday, April 6 around 1:20 p.m. at Harrison Station, is identified as 57-year-old Saratoga County resident John Styczynski of Clifton Park, according to MTA officials. Earlier Report - Person Fatally Struck By Metro-North Train In Harrison, Causing Delays Styczynski had been on the tracks without authorization when he was struck by a train heading from New Haven to Grand Central Station. As a result of the incident, …

by Ben Crnic

04/07/2023

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