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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

Know Him? Chicken-Toting Delivery Driver Attacks Employee At Long Island Condos, Police Say Police are asking for help in tracking down a delivery driver accused of assaulting an employee at a gated community on Long Island. The incident happened Thursday, July 13, at Lake Grove’s Encore at Lake Grove condos, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said the delivery driver got out of his car and struck the victim in their face. The victim was treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. It was not immediately clear what led up to the alleged attack. Police released a photo showing the suspect carrying a bag of food from Popeyes Chicken. Anyone with infor…

by Michael Mashburn

07/22/2023

Lifestyle

'Something Is Biting Me': Shark Attack Survivor Recounts Harrowing Injury At NY Beach It's a tale not many people can tell: surviving a real-life shark attack, but that’s exactly what happened to New Yorker Lyudmila Emag. The 47-year-old Brooklyn resident was swimming with friends on Long Island coast about 20 yards off Fire Island on Tuesday, July 4, when she felt something bite into her upper left thigh. “I screamed to my friends, ‘something is biting me.’ I felt like I was in a trap, it was holding onto me,” Emag said at a press conference at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore on Thursday, July 20. Fortunately, she managed to get her hands inside the shark’s …

by Michael Mashburn

07/21/2023

Police & Fire

Leandra's Law: Long Island 22-Year-Old Busted Driving Drunk With Infant In Car, Police Say A 22-year-old Long Island man is facing charges after allegedly driving drunk with an infant in his car. Anibal Alvarado Rodriguez, of Hempstead, was stopped by Nassau County Police at around 11:20 p.m. Thursday, July 20, as he drove on Fulton Avenue near Nassau Place. As officers were speaking with him, they reportedly noticed signs of impairment, including the smell of alcohol on his breath. Alvarado Rodriguez failed a field sobriety test and was arrested without incident, police said. Two women and a 1-year-old boy were also in the car and were not injured, though officers reported tha…

by Michael Mashburn

07/21/2023

News

Gunman Guilty Of 'Execution-Style' Murder Of 18-Year-Old Woman In Capital Region, Jury Finds Nearly four years after an 18-year-old woman was found shot to death in the middle of a street in the region, a jury has convicted her killer. Isaiah Williams, age 25, of Brooklyn, was found guilty of second-degree murder in Rensselaer County Court on Friday, July 21, in the death of Beyonce Wint. The New York City teen was found shot to death in the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 17, 2019 in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood, in the middle of 111th Street near Fourth Avenue. She had been shot once in the head in an “execution-style” killing, according to Troy Police. Two accomplices to the …

by Michael Mashburn

07/21/2023

News

As Officer Hangs On, Wanted Man Drives Off, Crashes During Escape On Long Island: Police A Long Island police officer is recovering after a wanted man allegedly fled a traffic stop and crashed as the officer stood on the vehicle’s running board. The incident happened at around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, July 20, in Massapequa, according to Nassau County Police. Dennis Zvonki, age 43, of Bay Shore, was initially pulled over for speeding in a van on Sunrise Highway near Loudon Avenue. When the officer instructed him to put his vehicle in park, Zvonki refused, police said. That’s when the officer stepped onto his running board and reached through the window in an attempt to place the va…

by Michael Mashburn

07/21/2023

News

Long Island Man Sexually Abused Underage Niece Over 3-Year Period, Jury Finds A jury has convicted a Long Island man of repeatedly sexually abusing his underage niece over a period of years. The 42-year-old Amityville man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victim’s identity, was found guilty on child sex crime charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 20. According to the DA’s Office, the defendant repeatedly touched the girl’s breasts and vagina during family visits between 2013 and 2016, beginning when the girl was 9 years old. On some occasions, he also made the girl touch his penis. He repeatedly told the child not to tell anyone because it …

by Michael Mashburn

07/21/2023

News

‘Critically’ Endangered Sea Turtle Washes Up On Long Island Beach; Here’s Where It Will Go Next One of the most endangered sea turtles in the world is on the road to rehabilitation after washing up on a Long Island beach. The rare Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle was discovered on the evening of Saturday, July 1, on the South Shore of Long Island at Atlantic Beach, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said. Kemp’s Ridley is the most critically endangered species of sea turtle, according to wildlife experts. They are typically found in the Gulf of Mexico but occasionally make their way as far north as Nova Scotia. An Environmental Conservation Police Officer arrived a…

by Michael Mashburn

07/21/2023

Traffic

Expect Delays: Full Closures Scheduled On Long Island Expressway Overnight road work could spell delays for drivers on Long Island. Both directions of the Long Island Expressway are scheduled to close for two nights in the Town of Brookhaven at Exit 65 (Horse Block Road) from 10 p.m. Monday, July 24. to 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 25. The closures will allow crews to set up a new temporary traffic pattern for a bridge maintenance project, the New York State Department of Transportation said. Traffic will be detoured onto the Service Roads during that time. Drivers are urged to plan ahead for possible delays and are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding…

by Michael Mashburn

07/20/2023

Police & Fire

Girlfriend Smuggles Drugs Into Capital Region Jail For Inmate Boyfriend, Police Say A woman’s attempt at smuggling drugs into a jail in the region for her inmate boyfriend ended with both of them facing criminal charges, police said. The incident happened Thursday, July 13, at the Saratoga County jail, according to sheriff’s officials. Caylee Ringer, age 26, of Salem in Washington County, was arrested at the jail after deputies discovered that she was allegedly trying to sneak suboxone into the facility. The drug is often prescribed to treat people in recovery from opiate or opioid abuse. Investigators determined that Ringer had brought the drug at the request of her boy…

by Michael Mashburn

07/20/2023

Lifestyle

Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store While it wasn’t the jackpot they were hoping for, one lucky player in the region still hit it big in the Powerball drawing held Wednesday, July 19. A second-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Albany County in Latham, at the Cumberland Farms located at 1159 Troy Schenectady Road, New York Lottery announced. The winning ticket matched all five numbers minus the Powerball. Wednesday night’s winning numbers are 7-10-11-13-24 and the Powerball is 24. One winning ticket for the estimated $1.08 billion jackpot was sold in California, at a convenience store in downtown Lo…

by Michael Mashburn

07/20/2023

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