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Jon Craig

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Pleasantville native Jon Craig is special editor for the Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange and Dutchess Daily Voice sites. He is also the primary reporter for Daily Voice Plus Politics in Westchester and Fairfield.

Jon graduated from Cornell University and received his master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Across a 35-year career, he's worked as a reporter for daily newspapers in Chicago, New York, Ohio & Washington, D.C and as managing editor for weekly newspapers in Rye, White Plains and Harrison.

Jon also writes periodically for the Cornell Chronicle.

Career Highlights:

  • Covered Metro-North train wreck that killed a motorist and five commuters, 2015
  • Researched state investigative project for PublicIntegrity.org, 2011-12
  • National MADD award for database analysis of repeat drunk drivers in Ohio, 2008.
  • Henry F. Guggenheim Fellow, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2010.
  • Sentenced to jail for protecting confidential sources (won on appeal), 1999.
  • Broke 30th anniversary story about Kent State shootings — using FBI records, resurrecting theory a student informant triggered fatal National Guard volley, May 2000.
  • Covered Ground Zero after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks.
  • Uncovered voting problems before & during presidential recount in Ohio, 2004.
  • Witnessed botched Death Row execution of Romell Broom in 2009, one of more than a dozen I covered; Wrote about three inmates whose death sentences were commuted to life without parole.
  • Won IRE, SDX and multiple national & state awards for series led by Erik Kriss investigating New York General Assembly. 1994.
  • Guest lecturer at universities in NY & Ohio. Taught Syracuse high school journalism class.
  • Co-authored IRE-award winning series on illegal restraints/beatings at juvenile detention centers. Gov. Mario Cuomo had NY inspector general confirm what Hart Seely and I found at Division for Youth & fired top directors, 1993.
  • Survived Air Force Kool School training at North Pole, 1996.
  • Covered Persian Gulf wars, including 2002 bomb missions from Turkey and stateside Army/Air Guard training. 1991.
  • Supervised overnight coverage of Pan Am Flight 103 after Libyan bomb killed 35 Syracuse University students over Lockerbie, Scotland, 1988.
  • Covered aftermath of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s fatal plane crash from Cape Cod, 1999.
  • Greeted Kurt Vonnegut Jr. as Cornell Sun sports editor during daily's 100th anniversary dinner in May 1980. 

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Fingernail DNA Leads To Arrest Of South Jersey Man In 2013 Homicide: Prosecutor Fingernail DNA Leads To Arrest Of South Jersey Man In 2013 Homicide: Prosecutor
Fingernail DNA Leads To Arrest Of South Jersey Man In 2013 Homicide: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Camden man has been arrested in connection with a 2013 "cold cast" homicide, based on DNA from the victim's fingernails, authorities said. Duane Parker has been charged with murder, felony murder and robbery  Robbery in the fatal stabbing of 57-year-old Timothy Appling of Camden, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Dec. 14, 2013, at approximately 2:43 a.m., officers from the Camden County Police Department were dispatched to Broadway and Atlantic Avenue in Camden and found the victim bleed…

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Shots Fired Leads To 3 Atlantic City Heroin Arrests, 2 Handguns Recovered: Police Shots Fired Leads To 3 Atlantic City Heroin Arrests, 2 Handguns Recovered: Police
Shots Fired Leads To 3 Atlantic City Heroin Arrests, 2 Handguns Recovered: Police A ShotSpotter alert led to the arrest of three men and the recovery of handguns and drugs in Atlantic City, authorities said. On April 16 at 6:31 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to South Carolina and Adriatic Avenues on a ShotSpotter alert.  Lt. Mark Benjamin Sr. observed a man that matched a description of a possible suspect back in the area. With assistance from Surveillance Center personnel, the man, Hamid Palmer, was observed conducting a narcotics transaction.  Benjamin and numerous other officers converged on Palmer and two other men, Kareem Watson Jr. and Omar Law. …

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Police ID Victim Stabbed Dead Over Stolen Phone In New Brunswick Police ID Victim Stabbed Dead Over Stolen Phone In New Brunswick
Police ID Victim Stabbed Dead Over Stolen Phone In New Brunswick A 55-year-old man was stabbed to death during a fight over a stolen phone Monday, April 18 in New Brunswick, and the suspect remains at large, authorities said. Police responded to the stabbing at Delavan Street and Jersey Avenue at approximately 3:35 a.m., where they found Rogelio Lopez-Lopez, with multiple stab wounds, they said. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspect, who has been identified by an eyewitness as Adan Santiago-Feria, knew the victim Lopez-Lopez and stabbed him over a fight regarding a stolen phon…

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Fatal Crash Reported In South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Fatal Crash Reported In South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Fatal Crash Reported In South Jersey (Developing) A car crashed into a tree in Atlantic County resulting in a fatality, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash happened at about 4:20 p.m. crash on Monday, April 18 in Hamilton, initial reports said. The crash occurred at East Black Horse Pike and Gale Avenue. Hamilton police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Evicted South Jersey Motel Guest Steps On Owner's Throat: Report Evicted South Jersey Motel Guest Steps On Owner's Throat: Report
Evicted South Jersey Motel Guest Steps On Owner's Throat: Report A man evicted from a South Jersey motel has been charged with attempted murder after assaulting the owner and stepping on his throat, NJ Advance Media reports. Murray M. Celestine, 48, of Williamstown, had reportedly been booted from the Pike Inn on North Black Horse Pike in Monroe Township several times. On Friday, April 15, Celestine punched the owner, knocking him to the ground, before stepping and even standing on his throat, NJ.com says citing court papers and police. Celestine told police that his girlfriend worked for the owner, and accused him of harassing her, NJ.com says. C…

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Tractor-Trailer Hauling Glasses Flips On NJ Turnpike Tractor-Trailer Hauling Glasses Flips On NJ Turnpike
Tractor-Trailer Hauling Glasses Flips On NJ Turnpike A tractor-trailer hauling drinking glasses tipped over along the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. The rollover crash occurred at about 3:15 p.m. on Monday, April 18 southbound at the Route 206 ramp in Bordentown, initial reports said. The driver was not seriously hurt, according to a State Police spokeswoman.

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Coke Dealer Confesses, Ocean County Prosecutor Says Coke Dealer Confesses, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
Coke Dealer Confesses, Ocean County Prosecutor Says A 22-year-old Lakewood man faces 11 years in New Jersey State Prison after admitting to dealing cocaine, authorities said. Denaire Bowen, 22, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty to drug dealing and possession charges on April 13, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Dec. 17, 2020, Lakewood police's Street Crimes Unit performed a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Bowen. During the stop, Bowen was found to be in possession of more than one-half ounce of cocaine, packaged for resale, Billhimer said.  Bowen was arrested and taken to the Oc…

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WINNER: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K In South Jersey WINNER: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K In South Jersey
Winner: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K In South Jersey There was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Friday, April 15, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The prize was worth $10,000.  The winning ticket was purchased at Jersey Bagel & Food Mart, 609 Sicklerville Road, Sicklerville in Camden County. The winning numbers for the Friday, April 15, drawing were: 04, 17, 20, 46, and 64. The Gold Mega Ball was 23, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04.

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Jersey Shore Man Admits Beating 87-Year-Old Woman With Golf Club, Robbing Her: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Admits Beating 87-Year-Old Woman With Golf Club, Robbing Her: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Admits Beating 87-Year-Old Woman With Golf Club, Robbing Her: Prosecutor A man from the Jersey Shore has admitted to beating an 87-year-old woman with a golf club and then ripping gold chains from her neck, authorities said.  David Steen, 54, of Marlton pleaded guilty to the robbery and aggravated assault on April 14, according to  Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Sept. 23, 2019,  Berkeley Township police were called to an Urgent Care facility in Lacey Township for a report of a robbery and assault that occurred earlier in the day at Robert J. Miller Airpark in Berkeley Township, Billhimer said. An investigatio…

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Shoplifter Flees Home Depot, Crashes Car In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING) Shoplifter Flees Home Depot, Crashes Car In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Shoplifter Flees Home Depot, Crashes Car In Central Jersey (Developing) An alleged shoplifter fled from a Home Depot store in Middlesex County before crashing his car, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash was reported at about 11:45 a.m. on April 18 on Ryders Lane in New Brunswick, initial reports said. No immediate details were available on a possible arrest. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES 

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