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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
Police Identify FedEx Driver Killed In Long Island Crash Police Identify FedEx Driver Killed In Long Island Crash
Police Identify FedEx Driver Killed In Long Island Crash Authorities have identified a 23-year-old FedEx driver who died in a crash on Long Island. Zachary Allen, of Oceanside, was identified as the man who died from his injuries following a crash that occurred in Levittown just after 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, according to an update from the Nassau County Police Department on Thursday, June 16. Investigators said Allen was driving a delivery truck when he collided with a box truck on Jerusalem Avenue. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Two men who were in the box truck suffered minor injuries and were later released from the hospital…

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Police & Fire
Man Choked, Threatened To Shoot Girlfriend In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Choked, Threatened To Shoot Girlfriend In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Choked, Threatened To Shoot Girlfriend In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man from the region is facing charges after allegedly choking his girlfriend and threatening her with a gun. Ulster County resident Weston Smith, age 33, of Saugerties, was arrested on multiple criminal charges Monday, June13, according to Saugerties Police. Officers were called to a home on Ulster Avenue just before noon with reports of a domestic dispute. The victim reportedly told police that the two got into an argument and Smith choked her multiple times. He also struck her in the face and then loaded a shotgun and threatened to shoot her, she told police. The victim’s injuries re…

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Woman Killed When Dump Truck Crashes Into Capital District Home, Starts Fire Woman Killed When Dump Truck Crashes Into Capital District Home, Starts Fire
Woman Killed When Dump Truck Crashes Into Capital District Home, Starts Fire A woman has died after an out-of-control dump truck slammed into a Capital District house, sparking a massive fire that destroyed two homes. Emergency crews in Greene County first got word of the crash at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, when 911 callers reported a dump truck striking a home in Ashland, near State Route 23 and West Settlement Road. By the time police and firefighters arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames and fire had spread to a neighboring home, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. A group of workers who were in the area tried to rescue the woma…

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News
Detours Start On Long Island Expressway Detours Start On Long Island Expressway
Detours Start On Long Island Expressway Overnight roadwork on the Long Island Expressway in Suffolk County will bring delays in the coming weeks, according to the Department of Transportation. The closures are taking place Sundays to Thursdays from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. in Islip for approximately four weeks while crews repave the roadway, officials said. One eastbound lane will be closed between 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Eastbound traffic on I-495 will be detoured onto South Service Road between Sagtikos State Parkway (Exit 53) and Veterans Memorial Highway (Exit 57) in Islip. The roadwork started at 10 p.m. Thursday, June 16. Tran…

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Police & Fire
Four Men Busted With Ghost Gun In Capital District, Police Say Four Men Busted With Ghost Gun In Capital District, Police Say
Four Men Busted With Ghost Gun In Capital District, Police Say Four men from the Capital District are facing charges after they were allegedly caught with a so-called ghost gun. Troy Police initially stopped their car early Wednesday morning, June 15, near Hoosick and 15th streets. While one officer was speaking with the driver, another officer noticed a handgun, according to police. That’s when two of the men jumped out of the vehicle and tried fleeing on foot, police said. Both men were caught after a short foot chase. Police determined that the loaded weapon was an illegal ghost gun, or one that lacks a serial number and is typically assembled a…

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Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Kids At Wife's Long Island Day Care Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Kids At Wife's Long Island Day Care
Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Kids At Wife's Long Island Day Care A Long Island man will spend decades in prison after admitting to sexually abusing children enrolled at his wife’s day care. Angel Tacuri, age 53, of Patchogue, pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes, including course of sexual conduct against a child. He was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Thursday, June 16, plus 20 years of supervised release, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. Prosecutors said Tacurri admitted that between 2010 and 2015, he sexually abused eight children ranging in age from three to 10-years-old. The abuse took place at his wife’s unlicensed day care in Pa…

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Obituaries
'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River 'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River
'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River Matthew Billetts died doing what he loved most: fishing. The Albany-area high school student died Monday, June 13, at the age of 16 after falling into the Hudson River at Hudson Shores Park, according to Watervliet Police. Billetts, a Watervliet High School junior who had a rare form of epilepsy called sunflower syndrome, suffered a seizure and lost consciousness before falling into the water and drowning, his family told the Albany Times Union. Earlier report: Watervliet HS Student Dies After Falling Into Hudson River A dive team located the boy a short time later and tried resuscitatin…

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Police & Fire
Four Nabbed For Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors On Long Island Four Nabbed For Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors On Long Island
Four Nabbed For Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors On Long Island Four adults on Long Island are accused of selling liquid nicotine to minors at businesses around Suffolk County. Police began investigating after receiving multiple complaints from the community, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators subsequently checked numerous businesses in the area for compliance and determined that four individuals had sold E-liquid nicotine to people under the age of 21, police said. The four suspects were identified as: Zubair Mahamud, age 25, of Ronkonkoma, employed at Barcode Hookah & Smoke Shop on Ocean Avenue in Ronkonkoma David Pagan, age 22, …

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Police & Fire
Burglar Hits Long Island Business, Steals Phones, Credit Cards Burglar Hits Long Island Business, Steals Phones, Credit Cards
Burglar Hits Long Island Business, Steals Phones, Credit Cards The search is on for a man who broke into a Long Island business and made off with stolen property. Surveillance video captured the man entering World Courier on Fourth Avenue in New Hyde Park just after 8 p.m. Monday, June 13, according to Nassau County Police. He was able to get in after tearing a screen on a front office window, police said. Once inside, the suspect helped himself to several iPhones and credit cards before taking off on foot, according to police. He was last seen walking south on 13th Street. Police described the suspect as a Black man standing 5-feet-10-inches tall w…

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News
Capital District Man Admits To Attempt To Entice, Transfer Obscene Material To Minor Capital District Man Admits To Attempt To Entice, Transfer Obscene Material To Minor
Capital District Man Admits To Attempt To Entice, Transfer Obscene Material To Minor A Capital District man could spend decades in prison after admitting that he tried to engage in sex acts with a 14-year-old child. Greene County resident Thomas Squires, age 37, of Cairo, pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 14, to attempting to entice and transfer obscene material to a minor, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District. Squires admitted that in July and August 2020 he sent graphic, sexually explicit text messages to who he thought was the teen, but was actually an undercover investigator, prosecutors said. He also repeatedly asked the child for naked photos. The…

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