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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

Two $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Region Some lucky New York gamblers may not have hit the big jackpot, but they still won some serious cash playing Powerball, WTEN News10 in Albany reports. For the drawing on Wednesday, April 27, New York Lottery said a $50,000 winning Powerball ticket was sold in Waterford, in Saratoga County, the outlet reports. A second $50,000 winning ticket was sold in Fishkill, in Dutchess County, the outlet reports. The next Powerball drawing will be for a $20 million jackpot after someone in Arizona won the $473 million grand prize during the previous drawing. It will take place Saturday, April 30, at 1…

by Michael Mashburn

04/30/2022

Police & Fire

Search For Suspect Continues After Armed Robber Hits Long Island Gas Station Police continue to search for a suspect after an armed robbery at a Long Island gas station. The robbery happened late Wednesday, April 27 in North Merrick, at the BP station on Merrick Avenue, Nassau County Police said. After entering the store at around 10:30 p.m., the suspect pointed a handgun at a 22-year-old employee and demanded that he open the register, police said. The employee complied and the suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. No customers were inside at the time and nobody was injured, police said. The suspect is described as a Black male between 25 and 30 y…

by Michael Mashburn

04/30/2022

Police & Fire

32-Year-Old From Capital Region Nabbed For Sexual Abuse Of Young Child, State Police Say A Capital Region man is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing a young child. Columbia County resident Ruben Martinez Cruz, age 32, of Valatie, is charged with felony criminal sexual act in the first degree, New York State Police said. Cruz was arrested Friday, April 22, after an investigation by State Police and the Columbia County Child Advocacy Center found that he sexually assaulted a victim under the age of 11, police said. He's currently being held at the Columbia County jail on a $100,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear back in court Tuesday, May 17.

by Michael Mashburn

04/29/2022

Lifestyle

Redding Bakery's Popup Bagels Drawing Long Lines In NYC Everyone knows the best bagels are found in … Connecticut? Maybe, if recent buzz around a Fairfield County bakery is any indication. True to its name, Redding-based PopUpBagels has spent the past year staging pop-up locations around notoriously bagel-snobby New York City, with great success, The New York Times reports. During that time the self dubbed "not famous... but known" company has amassed a healthy following with spots in Manhattan, where long lines have been reported, as well as the Hamptons, the outlet reports. “What started as a backyard pickup window to share a newly cre…

by Michael Mashburn

04/29/2022

Police & Fire

Man's BMW Stolen From Long Island Gas Station, Police Say Police are asking for the public’s help after a man’s car was stolen from a Long Island gas station. It happened at around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the BP station on South Oyster Bay Road in Syosset, Nassau County Police said. The 35-year-old victim told police he left his 2011 BMW running and unlocked while he ran inside the store, police said. Investigators later discovered that prior to the victim’s arrival, four men had arrived in two separate vehicles and lingered around the gas pumps. One was donning a black ski mask, police said. Once the victim entered the store, one of the…

by Michael Mashburn

04/29/2022

Police & Fire

Long Island Man Busted With Loaded Gun In Car, Police Say A Long Island man is facing charges after he was busted with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop, authorities said. Seon Linton, age 23, was stopped in Valley Stream at around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, along North Central Avenue, Nassau County Police said. Officers searched his BMW sedan after determining his vehicle registration was suspended, police said. Inside, police said they found a loaded, black and pink 9mm handgun. Linton, a resident of Valley Stream, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon, plus numerous tr…

by Michael Mashburn

04/29/2022

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

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