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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

Catalytic Converter Thefts On Rise In Area Police are warning of an uptick in catalytic converter thefts in the area. The New York State Police are investigating numerous complaints of stolen catalytic converters from vehicles throughout the Columbia County area, according to a statement. The crimes are occurring at all hours of the day, with vehicles parked close to roadways or with more expensive catalytic converters more likely to be targeted, police said. Drivers are strongly encouraged to take precautions like locking their cars and parking in well-lit areas. Police also said driveway alarms and video surveillance may help pre…

by Michael Mashburn

04/29/2022

News

Yonkers Apartment Superintendent Sentenced For Assaulting Tenant With Axe A former apartment building supervisor from Westchester County is heading to prison for attacking a tenant with an axe. Anan Badan swung the an at the victim in Yonkers in November 2020, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Roach. Badan, age 59, of Yonkers, was sentenced to three years behind bars Thursday, April 28, after a jury convicted him of felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors said the attack played out when Badan confronted a tenant about a noise complaint in the Yonkers apartment building where he worked. The victim su…

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

News

Western Mass Man Ordered To Pay $3M For Scheme To Defraud Company A man from the region will have to pay millions of dollars after admitting to defrauding a Massachusetts-based company. Brian Halpern, age 49, of the town of Florida in Berkshire County, was sentenced in federal court in Boston Wednesday, April 27, after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering, the US Attorney’s Office said. Federal prosecutors said between 1998 and 2019, Halpern and others defrauded a uniform-supply business by creating a phony supply company that sent the uniform business more than $3 million in invoices for products that were never delivered or used. A judge…

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

News

Covid-19: Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons Tests Positive Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from her office. Simmons learned of her condition Thursday, April 28, via an at-home rapid test that she took after her husband tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day, the mayor’s office said. “Both the mayor and her husband are feeling well and are now isolating at home,” the statement read. Simmons’ office encouraged residents to get vaccinated and boosted if they haven’t yet done so, and to use proper masking and social distancing when appropriate. Simmons, a former state representative …

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

News

Man Convicted Of Torturing, Killing Girlfriend's Pets At Her Home In Hudson Valley A man has admitted to torturing and killing his former girlfriend’s two pets inside her Hudson Valley home. Matthew Savinovich pleaded guilty in a Putnam County Court Tuesday, April 26, to two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, one count of torturing animals, and one count of attempted burglary. Investigators said Savinovich, a New Jersey resident from the borough of Norwood in Bergen County, admitted to killing two of the woman’s chihuahuas by slamming them against a wall in her Lake Peekskill home. He also confessed to intentionally dropping a mattress and box spring on top of her …

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

News

Massachusetts Man Admits To Attempting To Buy Jeep With Counterfeit Check A Massachusetts man is facing years behind bars after admitting to purchasing a Jeep using a counterfeit check. David Hogan, age 58, of Worcester, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud Monday, April 25, in federal court in Boston. Prosecutors said Hogan visited a Newton dealership in March 2021 and gave them a $56,000 check for a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, which he then drove off the lot. But when the dealership tried cashing the check, they were told the bank account had been frozen, prosecutors said. When they confronted Hogan about the bad check, he promised to wire them the money, but…

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

Police & Fire

'Unfounded' Report Of Armed Man Prompts Police Response, Road Closures In Area Police say a 911 call about an armed man pointing a gun out of a window in Schenectady was “unfounded.” The call came in at around 10 a.m. Tuesday with an individual saying they had just seen a man pointing a “large gun” out of a window near S. Brandywine and Odell Street, Schenectady police said. Not surprisingly, the report triggered a large police response, including officers from the Schenectady Police Department, New York State Police, Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rotterdam Police Department. Several nearby roads were closed and residents of the apartment building wer…

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

News

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Drunk Driving Crash A Long Island man has admitted responsibility for a drunk driving crash that killed a woman in Bethpage. John Cappello, age 31, of Massapequa, pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 27, to multiple charges that include aggravated vehicular assault and manslaughter, Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly said. Cappello was “highly intoxicated - nearly three times the legal limit” on September 22, 2020, when he drove into oncoming traffic near Stewart and Linden avenues and crashed head-on into another car, Donnelly said. The driver of the second vehicle, 74-year-old Manuela Brugueras, later died at Saint …

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

Business

Ruth's Chris Steak House Coming To Capital Region, Report Says Local residents will soon have a new option for fine dining, with Ruth’s Chris Steak House set to open a new location in the Capital Region, according to the Albany Business Review. The restaurant chain is set to take over the former Romano’s Macaroni Grill on Metro Park Road in Colonie, the outlet reports. It’s unclear when the new restaurant will open its doors to customers. Ruth’s Chris specializes in serving USDA Prime steaks that are “seared to perfection, finished with butter and freshly chopped parsley, and served sizzling on a 500-degree plate,” according to their Yelp page. Their…

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

News

FBI To Probe NY Limo Crash That Left 20 Dead More than three years after a runaway limousine crashed outside a popular tourist stop in upstate New York, killing 20 people, the FBI is set to investigate the wreck. "This investigation must happen quickly and thoroughly in order to provide the devastated families and communities answers that they have been waiting years for,” Rep. Elise Stefanik said in a statement announcing the probe this week. The October 6, 2018 crash happened in the Town of Schoharie, about 25 miles west of Albany, located in Schoharie County. Investigators said the SUV-style stretch limousine crossed through an in…

by Michael Mashburn

04/28/2022

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