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Michael Mashburn

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mmashburn@dailyvoice.com

Michael joined the Daily Voice team in April 2022 covering news throughout New York, including the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Long Island. He previously worked as a reporter for ABC Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle. Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in journalism in May 2014. 

Michael Mashburn's Contributions

Police & Fire
'Streamer' Flushes Shot At Fame After Peeing On Police Car, NY Cops Say 'Streamer' Flushes Shot At Fame After Peeing On Police Car, NY Cops Say
'Streamer' Flushes Shot At Fame After Peeing On Police Car, NY Cops Say A New York teenager picked the wrong kind of stream to go viral, and wound up in handcuffs instead. Suffolk County Police arrested an 18-year-old man this week after he urinated on a cop car, according to police. Highway Patrol officers had just responded to a hit-and-run crash on the Long Island Expressway when things took a bizarre turn, the agency revealed Friday, Aug. 22. While waiting for a ride, passenger Marquis Tucker, 18, decided to relieve himself on the side of a marked police vehicle — recording the act on his phone like some sort of content creation, police said. Instead of l…

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Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Young Girls On Long Island Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Young Girls On Long Island
Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Young Girls On Long Island A convicted sex offender formally confessed to coercing young girls on Long Island into sending sexually explicit content. Anthony Pangallo, 41, of Rego Park, Queens, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child in Central Islip federal court on Friday, Aug. 22. Pangallo admitted during the hearing that he solicited and received explicit images from four victims, a 12-year-old and three 13-year-old girls, all from Long Island, according to the US Attorney’s Office. While pretending to be a teenager, he lured preteen girls into online “relationships” and then pressured them to share se…

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5 Dead, Dozens Injured After Tour Bus Returning From Niagara Falls Overturns In Western NY 5 Dead, Dozens Injured After Tour Bus Returning From Niagara Falls Overturns In Western NY
5 Dead, Dozens Injured After Tour Bus Returning From Niagara Falls Overturns In Western NY Five people were killed and dozens more injured when a tour bus overturned on the Thruway in western New York. The Genesee County crash happened in the eastbound lanes of I-90 in the town of Pembroke, between exits 48A and 49, at around 12:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, according to New York State Police. A preliminary investigation found that the bus, owned by M&Y Tour Inc., was returning to New York City from Niagara Falls when it lost control, crossed the median, then overturned on the southern shoulder, police said. The bus came to rest on its right side. Five people died in th…

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Schenectady Man Tried To Kill Woman In Street Shooting, Police Say Schenectady Man Tried To Kill Woman In Street Shooting, Police Say
Schenectady Man Tried To Kill Woman In Street Shooting, Police Say A Schenectady man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following a shooting earlier this month that left a woman wounded. Ryan Perry, 29, was taken into custody Friday, Aug. 22, by Schenectady Police and the US Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. An investigation concluded that Perry opened fire near Watt Street and Tremont Avenue at around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, striking a woman in her 30s in the leg, police said. The victim was hospitalized with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. It was not immediately clear whether the two know ot…

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Police & Fire
Water Caused Fire That Gutted Popular Oceanfront Restaurant In Seaford, Owner Says Water Caused Fire That Gutted Popular Oceanfront Restaurant In Seaford, Owner Says
Water Caused Fire That Gutted Popular Oceanfront Restaurant In Seaford, Owner Says For years, Crabby Amy’s was a summer staple in Seaford — now, after a devastating fire, its future hangs in the balance. By sunrise Friday, Aug. 22, only charred remains of the beloved seafood restaurant lay where loyal patrons long gathered for lobster rolls, crab cakes, and cocktails along the marina. Firefighters responded to the Treasure Island Marina on Ocean Avenue at around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, as Daily Voice reported. The Wantagh Fire Department and neighboring companies found the building fully engulfed in flames. Six unoccupied boats docked nearby sustained damage, and th…

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'Bungling Fool' Who Confessed To Schenectady Murder On Jailhouse Call Convicted In Under Hour 'Bungling Fool' Who Confessed To Schenectady Murder On Jailhouse Call Convicted In Under Hour
'Bungling Fool' Who Confessed To Schenectady Murder On Jailhouse Call Convicted In Under Hour A Schenectady man has been convicted of murder and multiple weapons charges in the 2023 execution-style killing of a city resident. Jeffrey Bashaw, 56, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges by a Schenectady County jury on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the death of Leroy Chisom. Bashaw and co-defendant Kevin Dingle lured the 41-year-old Chisom from his bedroom on State Street in Schenectady on Oct. 22, 2023, prosecutors said. The two men, wearing masks, gloves, and dark clothing, shot Chisom at least five times each before fleeing in under a minute. Dingle pleaded guilty las…

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Obituaries
‘Lost a Great One’: Longtime Eddyville Restaurateur Remembered For Heart After Cancer Death ‘Lost a Great One’: Longtime Eddyville Restaurateur Remembered For Heart After Cancer Death
‘Lost a Great One’: Longtime Eddyville Restaurateur Remembered For Heart After Cancer Death Longtime patrons and relatives are mourning the loss of a beloved Ulster County restaurateur following her death from cancer. Julie Martin Swarthout, the steady heart behind The Anchorage Restaurant and Marina in Eddyville, died this week following a battle with a rare and aggressive cancer, her daughter Julianne shared on Facebook Thursday, Aug. 21. “Today, my heart is broken as I share that we’ve lost an incredible soul,” she wrote. “She was loved by everyone who knew her because she had the biggest heart and always put others before herself.” Julianne attributed her care for others, and…

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Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For Brentwood Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For Brentwood Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury
Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For Brentwood Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury A Long Island man who fled to El Salvador after a crash that left a pedestrian with a traumatic brain injury has been sentenced in absentia. District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Thursday, Aug. 21, that 32-year-old Juan Morales-Guerra, 32, was sentenced to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug, 21. It followed his jury conviction for leaving the scene of a crash that caused serious physical injury. The wreck happened around 9:50 p.m. May 23, 2022, when Morales-Guerra struck a pedestrian while driving an Acura MDX on Washington Street in Brentwood. He then…

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Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says
Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says A New York woman is accused of running a multi-county prostitution ring at her massage parlors. Qingqin “Coco” Xie was charged with racketeering in Albany federal court on Wednesday, Aug. 20, following a two-year investigation involving the FBI, New York State Police, IRS, and Homeland Security Investigations. The probe culminated in a multi-agency police raid on Xie’s massage spas in Saratoga, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, and Ulster counties, as Daily Voice reported. According to the criminal complaint, obtained by Daily Voice, online sex advertisements directed customers to Xie’s Moo…

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Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At Bay Shore Mosque, Police Say Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At Bay Shore Mosque, Police Say
Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At Bay Shore Mosque, Police Say A homeless man is accused of trying to kidnap a 4-year-old boy during a prayer service at a Bay Shore mosque. The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Masjid Darul Quran, located on East 3rd Ave., according to Suffolk County Police. Nelson Priester, 39, led the boy from the prayer hall into a basement kitchen and barricaded the door, police said. A worshiper spotted what happened and alerted the child’s grandfather. Several people tried to break into the kitchen through the door but were unable. One person eventually climbed through a service window and rescued the boy…

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