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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

Police & Fire

Good Doggy: K9 Uncovers Drugs, Nearly Dozen Guns During Traffic Stop In Region, Police Say A New York State Police K9 deserves some extra treats after reportedly helping troopers uncover nearly a dozen guns and drugs during a traffic stop in the region. In Sullivan County, a State Police trooper stopped Tyquan Robinson, age 32, of New York City, at around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 20, as he drove on Route 17 in the Town of Rockland. According to State Police, Robinson initially lied about his name and age. As he and the trooper were talking, the agency’s police K9 “Wink” began sniffing both inside and outside the vehicle. The dog eventually gave the signal that narcotics were presen…

by Michael Mashburn

07/23/2023

Lifestyle

This NY Locale Tops List Of Safest Cities In America, Report Says When it comes to that list of must-haves for a new home, not many amenities rank higher than peace of mind. Fortunately for New Yorkers, you won’t have to look far to find it as the safest city in America is right in our backyard, according to a new ranking. Glens Falls in Warren County topped Rocket Mortgage’s “15 Safest Cities In The US” for 2023. The company came up with the ranking after looking at violent and property crime data around the country from the FBI, as well as other factors like population, median household incomes, and home prices. Glens Falls boasts a violent crime ra…

by Michael Mashburn

07/23/2023

Lifestyle

'Magical New Gem': New Long Island Restaurant Cited For 'Next Level' Food A new restaurant on Long Island serving up a blend of Scandinavian flavors is garnering high praise from satisfied diners. Fisher’s Montauk, located in Montauk at 440 West Lake Drive, opened in mid-July 2023. Under the direction of husband-and-wife owners Zach Terzis and Charlotte Olander, the restaurant seeks to be a “breath of fresh air” to the east end dining scene while paying homage to Montauk’s local heritage, they said. “When asked about why we decided to open Fisher’s, the honest answer sounds a little selfish. Fisher’s serves the foods and flavors we crave the most when we’re awa…

by Michael Mashburn

07/23/2023

News

8 Charged In Mail Order Cocaine Trafficking Ring On Long Island Eight people have been arrested in connection with a massive cocaine trafficking ring on Long Island. The defendants, all from Nassau and Suffolk counties, are named in an indictment that was unsealed by the Suffolk County DA’s Office on Tuesday, July 18. According to investigators, the group shipped numerous kilogram weight packages of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Long Island between March 2022 and June 2023. The drugs were then sold on the streets of Nassau and Suffolk counties. In June 2023, police executed search warrants at several of the defendants’ homes, where they allegedly found b…

by Michael Mashburn

07/22/2023

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

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

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

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

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