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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. 

Jon Craig's Contributions

Police & Fire
Toddler Struck By Car In South Jersey Driveway Toddler Struck By Car In South Jersey Driveway
Toddler Struck By Car In South Jersey Driveway Police and EMS crews were called to a driveway in Gloucester County on Wednesday morning after a child was struck by a car, authorities said. Swedesboro police responded to Wilshire Boulevard about 10 a.m., according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that a 2-year-old boy was bleeding from the mouth. About 10:20 a.m.,  EMS crews were reporting minor injuries. A medivac helicopter was recalled.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 9 In Central Jersey Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 9 In Central Jersey
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 9 In Central Jersey Route 9 in Middlesex County was close for several hours late Tuesday after a fatal pedestrian crash, authorities said. At about 10:40 p.m., Old Bridge police officers responded to reports of an injured person in the 1100 block of Route 9. Emergency responders found an unconscious and unresponsive person suffering severe injuries after being struck by a vehicle, according to initial reports.  The victim was pronounced dead a short time later. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Multiple Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Trenton Multiple Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Trenton
Multiple Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Trenton One man was killed and a second injured on Tuesday night during a shooting in Trenton, authorities said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Shooting Response Team are investigating the multiple shooting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. At about 10:15 p.m., Trenton police responded to a ShotSpotter activation at Oakland Street and Hoffman Avenue. Officers found two victims with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Capital Health Regional Trauma Center. A short time later, Shaquan McNeil, 25, of Trenton, was prono…

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News
Central Jersey Prosecutor Investigates Arrest Of Teen Bicyclist After ACLU Complaint Central Jersey Prosecutor Investigates Arrest Of Teen Bicyclist After ACLU Complaint
Central Jersey Prosecutor Investigates Arrest Of Teen Bicyclist After ACLU Complaint The Middlesex County Prosector is investigating the alleged arrest of teenager in Perth Amboy for riding "an unregistered bicycle," authorities said.   His bike and several others were seized by police.  In a Twitter post by Amol Sinha, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Sinha questioned the local arrest of a teenager for an alleged bicycle violation.   Sinha wrote: "This is Perth Amboy, NJ. Are the police really arresting kids over bike registrations? Does it really require this many officers to address whatever situation this is? Police CANNOT contin…

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Police & Fire
'Wrong Target': NJ Woman Shoots, Kills Innocent Bystander, Prosecutor Says 'Wrong Target': NJ Woman Shoots, Kills Innocent Bystander, Prosecutor Says
'Wrong Target': NJ Woman Shoots, Kills Innocent Bystander, Prosecutor Says Authorities said they have arrested a 35-year-old New Brunswick woman who shot and killed a 46-year-old, whom authorities said was a bystander and "not the intended target." Rhadisha Maurrasse shot Delfino Aparicio-Lopez as he was driving in his vehicle on Handy Street around 4:35 p.m. on Monday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo said. Aparicio-Lopez was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, they said.  Maurrasse was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession o…

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3-Wheel Motorcycle Passenger Killed After Bike Hits Water In South Jersey 3-Wheel Motorcycle Passenger Killed After Bike Hits Water In South Jersey
3-Wheel Motorcycle Passenger Killed After Bike Hits Water In South Jersey A passenger in a three-wheeled motorcycle was killed in a crash in Atlantic County after the driver hit standing water, authorities said. The driver lost control of the vehicle while driving through water on Ocean Heights Avenue, spun into oncoming traffic and struck a utility pole, Egg Harbor Township police said. The passenger, Adam D. Brenner, 35, of Egg Harbor Township was pronounced dead at the crash scene, police said. The crash occurred near Alder Avenue at 1:53 p.m.  A 2017 Polaris Slingshot, operated by Gary P. Brenner, 64, from Egg Harbor Township, was traveling north on O…

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Driver Shot, Killed In Central Jersey Driver Shot, Killed In Central Jersey
Driver Shot, Killed In Central Jersey Authorities in Central Jersey confirmed a fatal shooting on Monday. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department said that at about 4:35 p.m. police responded to Handy Street and Paul Robeson Boulevard and found a man who was shot driving his vehicle.  He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Ciccone and Caputo said.  The victim's name has not been released, nor has a motive for the shooting. The investigation is active and continuing.  Anyone with informati…

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Driver Shot, Killed In Central Jersey Driver Shot, Killed In Central Jersey
Driver Shot, Killed In Central Jersey Authorities in Central Jersey confirmed a fatal shooting on Monday. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department said that at about 4:35 p.m. police responded to Handy Street and Paul Robeson Boulevard and found a man who was shot driving his vehicle.  He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Ciccone and Caputo said.  The investigation is active and continuing.  Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Brandt…

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News
A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To COVID-19 Rules A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To COVID-19 Rules
A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To Covid-19 Rules Nearly 2,000 car show fans, half of them pre-paid, were turned away by Atco Dragway in Camden County after local police "over-enforced" COVID-19 capacity guidelines, according to a news report. Owner Len Capone told NJ Advance Media that the dragway sold 2,500 advance tickets  The venue in Waterford has a 10,000-person capacity, meaning state coronavirus limits should have capped fans entering at 3,000. But the entry-road was blocked by police about three hours after the gates opened, after about 1,100 people entered -- including 600 pre-paid tickets, Capone told NJ.com. Waterford …

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Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey
Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey A 59-year-old carjacking  suspect led police on a chase through several towns n Atlantic County before his arrest, authorities said.  At 1:54 p.m., on Saturday, Atlantic City Police Officer Heriberto Barrios-Gomez was on foot patrol near the beach block of Arkansas Avenue when he heard a woman screaming, police said. Barrios-Gomez saw the woman, 46, of Deptford, NJ, pulling at the driver’s side door of a vehicle and he ran to her to help.  As Barrios-Gomez got closer, the vehicle sped off towards Pacific Avenue and turned, police said. The woman and a witness told the offic…

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