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Michael Mashburn

Reporter

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

News

School Counselor, Youth Coach In Capital Region Took 'Compromising' Photos Of Child, Police Say A middle school guidance counselor is among two people from the region who are accused of secretly taking inappropriate photos of a child. Albany County residents Kristy Koldis, age 45, and Joshua White, age 46, both of Latham, were arrested Friday, July 28, after troopers were tipped off that inappropriate pictures of a child were being shared online. Investigators determined that the pair had taken photos of a child without their knowledge while the victim was in “compromising positions,” according to New York State Police. The photos involved in the case were not taken on any school pro…

by Michael Mashburn

07/31/2023

News

18-Year-Old Robs Customer At Gas Station On Long Island, Police Say An 18-year-old man is facing charges after police say he robbed a customer outside a Long Island gas station. The robbery happened at around 3:45 a.m. Saturday, July 29, in the Village of Quogue, at the Speedway gas station on Montauk Highway. Investigators determined that Cameron Depetris, of Quogue, forcibly stole cash from a 22-year-old man, according to Quogue Village Police. The victim was not injured during the ordeal. Depetris was arrested Sunday night, July 30, on suspicion of felony robbery and misdemeanor menacing. He was scheduled to be arraigned at the Quogue Justice Court on…

by Michael Mashburn

07/31/2023

News

Crash Killing Tow Truck Driver: 'Extremely' Drunk Man Guilty In Deadly Capital Region Wreck After drinking an “excessive” amount of alcohol at an Applebee’s restaurant, Justin Rodriguez got behind the wheel of his pickup truck and - defying the pleas and warnings of concerned onlookers to stop - drove onto a highway in the region. Shortly afterward on Sept. 15, 2022, the 41-year-old struck tow truck operator Alex Bleickhardt as he helped a disabled vehicle in Saratoga County, on the shoulder of I-87 in Wilton. Bleickhardt, a 33-year-old employee of TowAway LLC from Pottersville in Warren County, was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier Report: Man Preparing To Tow Disabled Tr…

by Michael Mashburn

07/30/2023

News

Face Paint-Wearing Rapist Admits Breaking Into Long Island Home, Sexually Assaulting Woman Nearly three years after a woman was raped inside her Long Island home, the man who broke in and attacked her has confessed. Joseph Johnson, age 33, of Wyandanch, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 28. According to prosecutors, Johnson admitted to breaking into the victim’s Wyandanch home on Sept. 19, 2020. He then raped the woman before stealing cash and fleeing. After the break-in, the victim put up several security cameras in and around her home. Two days later, Johnson returned to the property and cut their wires or turned them away from the hom…

by Michael Mashburn

07/29/2023

Police & Fire

Heroin-Overdosing Passenger Saved By Long Island Police Recruit On NY Flight A Long Island police recruit ready to unwind on a California vacation sprang into action when a fellow passenger became unconscious aboard a flight from New York. Suffolk County Police recruit Richard Scriven had just boarded his flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens on Friday, July 21, bound for his sister’s wedding, when a flight attendant came on the loudspeaker asking for trained medical professionals. Scriven, a former paramedic at Stony Brook University Hospital who recently completed his five-week medical training at the police academy, answered the call, accordin…

by Michael Mashburn

07/29/2023

News

Man Rapes, Murders 3-Year-Old Girl At Capital Region Home, DA Says A man from the region is facing murder charges after allegedly raping and killing a 3-year-old girl. Robert Fisher, age 33, of Rensselaer, was indicted for second-degree murder and first-degree rape by a Rensselaer County grand jury on Friday, July 28. According to prosecutors, emergency crews were called to a Rensselaer home near Broadway and Tracy Street on Friday, July 7, for a young girl who wasn’t breathing. Despite the efforts of medics, the girl was pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center. Fisher was indicted three weeks later following an “extensive” investigation involving multi…

by Michael Mashburn

07/28/2023

News

Shooting Injuring 8-Year-Old: Police Looking For These Cars In Drive-By At Long Island Home Police are working to identify two vehicles that were seen outside a Long Island home targeted in a drive-by shooting that injured a young child. The shooting happened at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, in Medford, at a home located on Cedar Lane between West Lane and Barbara Lane. Several gunshots were fired into the home from the street, according to Suffolk County Police. One of the bullets grazed an 8-year-old boy in his side. He was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries. Nobody else was injured in the shooting. Police did not speculate on whether the incident was…

by Michael Mashburn

07/28/2023

News

Alleged Serial Killer's Family Returns To Long Island Home After Police Search Nearly two weeks after being forced out of their Long Island home while police searched for evidence in the Gilgo Beach serial murders case, the family of suspect Rex Heuermann has been allowed back inside. Heuermann’s 59-year-old wife, Asa Ellerup, and their two adult children were seen returning to their Massapequa Park home in Nassau County on Thursday, July 27, where investigators spent 12 days looking for additional evidence in the case. The extensive search of the property included digging up the backyard with a backhoe and using ground-penetrating radar. Earlier Report: Gilgo Beac…

by Michael Mashburn

07/28/2023

Police & Fire

Duo Steals $37K Worth Of Bags From Long Island Louis Vuitton Wearing Graduation Caps, Gowns Police are working to identify two people accused of stealing over $37,000 worth of merchandise from a Louis Vuitton store on Long Island. The theft occurred on Saturday, June 24, at the Walt Whitman Shops mall in Huntington Station, according to Suffolk County Police. Detectives said the duo entered the store at around 5:40 p.m. wearing graduation caps and gowns. They then banned $37,750 worth of bags before fleeing without paying. No employees or customers were injured. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. The organiza…

by Michael Mashburn

07/28/2023

Lifestyle

'Outrageously Delicious': This Pizzeria Slings Some Of Best Pies On Long Island, Foodies Say Few questions arise the passions of Long Islanders more than where to find the best pizza, but that’s exactly what was on CJ Orlando’s mind in a recent social media post to her fellow foodies. “What is the best pizza place in Suffolk County? Asking for a friend,” reads her July 14 post on the Long Island Foodies Facebook page. Not surprisingly, her query sparked a cascade of responses in the comments - most of them earnest, some of them snarky. “This is an exercise in futility,” reads one comment. “And here we go lol,” reads another. One respondent simply posted a GIF of a man eating p…

by Michael Mashburn

07/28/2023

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