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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.

Ben Crnic's Contributions

Business

Beloved Darien Restaurant Closes For Good After 'Two Wonderful Decades' A Connecticut restaurant that served as a popular site for celebrations for almost two decades is closing its only location in the state indefinitely. Fairfield County staple The Melting Pot of Darien, located at 14 Grove St., announced its permanent closure on Wednesday, March 1, citing an inability to reach favorable lease renewal terms as the reason. In an announcement posted on social media, restaurant owners said the location would be closing "indefinitely" and that there are "no confirmed plans" to reopen the business. However, the restaurant's owners said that…

by Ben Crnic

03/04/2023

Police & Fire

Robbery Suspect On Loose After Threatening Store Clerk, Stealing Cash In Port Chester Police are searching for a robbery suspect who stole cash from a Westchester gas station after forcing the clerk into a rear room. The incident happened early on Thursday morning, March 2, around 3:45 a.m., when an unknown man entered a Shell gas station in Port Chester on Boston Post Road (US Route 1), according to Port Chester Police. The suspect then forced his way behind the counter, stole cash from the register, and forced the clerk into a rear stockroom before leaving the store on foot in an unknown direction. The man did not display a weapon but threatened to harm …

by Ben Crnic

03/04/2023

Police & Fire

String Of Vehicle Break-Ins Targets Work Tools In Mount Vernon, Police Investigating Authorities in one Westchester city are reporting an uptick in break-ins that have been targeting work vans. The break-in incidents have been targeting work vans in Mount Vernon, the city's police department announced on Friday, March 3. Many of the incidents, which have happened during overnight hours throughout the city, have targeted work tools that are found inside the vans. The department did not release any specific information regarding a pattern of where and when the incidents have been happening, but warned residents to always lock vehicles. Police also ad…

by Ben Crnic

03/04/2023

Police & Fire

Duo Steals Checks From Mailboxes In Harrison, Police Say Two men face charges after allegedly stealing checks and other mail from mailboxes in Westchester, police said. On Wednesday, March 1, police in Harrison pulled over a vehicle that had been the subject of a three-day investigation looking into mail thefts in the town, according to Harrison Police. Inside the vehicle, police found several pieces of mail including stolen checks that had been "fished' out of mailboxes. Officers also found tools that are often used to steal mail out of blue US Post Office mailboxes found on sidewalks. The two men inside the car were identifie…

by Ben Crnic

03/04/2023

News

$50K Reward Offered After Post Office Armed Robbery In Waccabuc A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered to anyone with information regarding the two suspects in an armed robbery of a Northern Westchester post office. Earlier Report - Update: Waccabuc Post Office Robbers Still On Loose The robbery happened on Tuesday, Jan. 10 around 4:30 p.m. at the Waccabuc Post Office located at 2 Post Office Road, according to the US Postal Inspection Service. On the day of the incident, two suspects entered the post office with silver firearms, demanded money, and left the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. One suspec…

by Ben Crnic

03/03/2023

Police & Fire

Person Dies After Fall From Window In Mount Vernon: Police Investigating Police are investigating a death in Westchester. The incident happened on Friday, March 3, just before 3 p.m., when officers in Mount Vernon received a report that a person had fallen from a window at 130 Mount Vernon Ave., according to the city's police department. Once they arrived at the scene, officers found the person lifeless on the ground. Authorities currently believe that the person intentionally jumped from the window and no criminality is suspected. Still, detectives are investigating the death. The person's name is being withheld pending notification of…

by Ben Crnic

03/03/2023

Schools

Pelham HS Student Wins National Contest After Writing About Swastika Found In School A high school student from Westchester is one of the winners of a national journalism contest held by PBS after writing about her district's response to a swastika being found in a stairwell. Isabella Caruso, a senior at Pelham Memorial High School, was announced as one of the fourteen winners of the PBS 2022 Student Journalism Challenge, a national contest that asks teens to report on stores from their local communities. Caruso was one of two winners in the "print" category for her story, "Colonial, PMHS PTA leaders call on school board to do more to fight hate and bias after s…

by Ben Crnic

03/03/2023

Police & Fire

Man Steals Over $6K From Gas Station, Then Drives Wrong Way On Road, Fights Cops In Westchester A Long Island man faces grand larceny charges after robbing a gas station before leading authorities on a multi-county chase and fighting officers in Westchester, police said. The incident began on Wednesday, March 1, around 5:15 a.m., when sheriff's deputies in Putnam County were sent to a Gulf gas station in Southeast at 1565 Route 22 for an armed robbery, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. After arriving, deputies found that the suspect had already fled the gas station. After some investigation, deputies determined that the suspect had entered the store, pointed…

by Ben Crnic

03/03/2023

Police & Fire

'Unheard Of': Record Amount Of Shoplifting Incidents Happening In Yonkers, Police Say As a city in Westchester faces a rise in shoplifting incidents, police are outlining what they will do to combat them. According to Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, property crime such as shoplifting has risen by 10 percent in the city, with 162 reported shoplifting incidents reported between December 2022 and February 2023. Related Story - Video: Shoplifter Of Marshalls In Yonkers Nabbed After Forcing His Way Out Of Store In a press conference held on Thursday, March 2, Spano and Yonkers Police Commissioner Christopher Sapienza admitted that the incidents have been a problem in t…

by Ben Crnic

03/03/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect On Loose After Stealing Car With Child Inside In Eastchester This story has been updated. One of a parent's worst nightmares was realized when a running vehicle with a child still inside was stolen by a suspect in Westchester who now remains on the loose. The incident happened on Thursday, March 2 around 8:10 a.m., when police in Eastchester were notified that a vehicle with a child inside had been stolen while parked in the Green Knolls part of town. The vehicle had been left running with the key inside while its owner had been escorting another child to a bus stop in the immediate vicinity of the car, police said. While this happened, …

by Ben Crnic

03/02/2023

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