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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

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'Could Have Been Our Kids': BB Gun Fired From Ronkonkoma Apartment Hits Man Outside Restaurant 'Could Have Been Our Kids': BB Gun Fired From Ronkonkoma Apartment Hits Man Outside Restaurant
'Could Have Been Our Kids': BB Gun Fired From Ronkonkoma Apartment Hits Man Outside Restaurant A sunny Saturday afternoon outside a popular Long Island restaurant turned chaotic when a man was struck multiple times by BB gun pellets fired from a nearby apartment. Samantha DeFiore, of West Islip, recounted the unsettling experience in the Ronkonkomoms Facebook group, saying her boyfriend was shot three times by a BB gun while hanging out with friends outside Lucharitos on Hawkins Avenue in Ronkonkoma on Saturday, May 3. “Beautiful Saturday… turns into my boyfriend getting shot 3 times with a BB gun from the opened apartment window at The Core Apartments… smh,” she wrote, calling the i…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Lotto Luck Strikes Levittown: $50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Convenience Store Lotto Luck Strikes Levittown: $50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Convenience Store
Lotto Luck Strikes Levittown: $50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Convenience Store Someone on Long Island just got a whole lot richer — and all it took was a lucky stop at the local Bolla. A third-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth a whopping $50,000 was sold in Levittown–at the Bolla Market located at 3285 Hempstead Turnpike, according to the New York Lottery. The winning ticket–purchased for the drawing Monday, May 12– matched four white balls and the red Powerball — just one number shy of the jackpot: an estimated $106 million. Powerball drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11 p.m. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery we…

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Victim ID'd In Deadly Stabbing During Argument In Freeport Victim ID'd In Deadly Stabbing During Argument In Freeport
Victim ID'd In Deadly Stabbing During Argument In Freeport Authorities identified a man who was stabbed to death during an argument on Long Island. Nolan Lang, 46, of Hempstead, died from injuries sustained during a stabbing attack outside a Freeport residence on Friday evening, May 9, Nassau County Police said. Emergency crews responded to the Frederick Avenue home for a stabbing shortly before 7 p.m. Arriving officers found Lang suffering from a stab wound and administered aid, but he died at the hospital, as Daily Voice reported. A preliminary investigation found that Lang got into a domestic altercation with 46-year-old Ivory Washington and Wa…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
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Triple Fatal: Standout Athlete Among 20-Year-Olds Killed In Fiery Bethpage Crash Triple Fatal: Standout Athlete Among 20-Year-Olds Killed In Fiery Bethpage Crash
Triple Fatal: Standout Athlete Among 20-Year-Olds Killed In Fiery Bethpage Crash A former high school football star and college athlete was among three young men killed in a fiery Mother’s Day car crash on Long Island. Vincent Cavaliere, of Bethpage, died alongside Gino Vicale, of Seaford; and Nicholas Rivera, of Glendale in the single-vehicle wreck in Bethpage, Nassau County Police said. All three men were 20 years old. The horrific wreck happened around 1 a.m. Sunday, May 11, when a 2022 Dodge Durango traveling east on Stymus Avenue near Carol Drive left the roadway and slammed into a tree, as Daily Voice reported. The SUV then burst into flames. Firefighters from th…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
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$10M Lie: Sweet-Talking Scammer Conned Chatham Victim Out Of Thousands, Police Say $10M Lie: Sweet-Talking Scammer Conned Chatham Victim Out Of Thousands, Police Say
$10M Lie: Sweet-Talking Scammer Conned Chatham Victim Out Of Thousands, Police Say A fraudster convinced an elderly Capital Region man he had won millions in a sweepstakes, then walked away with tens of thousands in cash, police said. Lance Norman, 36, of Queens, was arrested on Monday, May 12, in connection with an elaborate Publishers Clearing House scam that targeted a victim in Columbia County, according to New York State Police. A Chatham man told troopers he received a phone call claiming he had won $10 million and a new Mercedes-Benz. The caller instructed him that in order to claim the prize, he needed to pay taxes up front. The victim handed over approximately $…

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Neighborly Bloodshed: Elderly Man Attacks With Farm Tool In Ravena, Police Say Neighborly Bloodshed: Elderly Man Attacks With Farm Tool In Ravena, Police Say
Neighborly Bloodshed: Elderly Man Attacks With Farm Tool In Ravena, Police Say A war of words between two neighbors ended in bloodshed in the Capital Region. Emergency crews in Albany County were called to a Ravena residence on Martins Hill Road for an assault at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. An investigation found that Lloyd Young, 77, got into an argument with his neighbor before things took a violent turn, according to the Town of Coeymans. Young grabbed a pointed-blade farm tool and struck the victim multiple times, according to police. The victim suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Young was arrested on suspicion of assault a…

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Freeport Man Pulled Knife In Grocery Robbery, Assaulted Cop, Fled Traffic Stop: Police Freeport Man Pulled Knife In Grocery Robbery, Assaulted Cop, Fled Traffic Stop: Police
Freeport Man Pulled Knife In Grocery Robbery, Assaulted Cop, Fled Traffic Stop: Police A Long Island man is facing a slew of charges after pulling a knife during a grocery store robbery, assaulting a police officer, and fleeing a traffic stop, police said. Lucius Jenkins Jr., 25, of Freeport, was arrested in connection with a February robbery at a convenience store in Hempstead and several other incidents across Nassau County. The robbery occurred just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Bravo Market on Fulton Avenue. Jenkins concealed multiple grocery items and tried to leave the store without paying, Nassau County Police said. When stopped by loss prevention staff, he alle…

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Man Arrested Twice In One Day After Assault On Cop, Armed Robbery In Albany: Police Man Arrested Twice In One Day After Assault On Cop, Armed Robbery In Albany: Police
Man Arrested Twice In One Day After Assault On Cop, Armed Robbery In Albany: Police An Albany man is facing a long list of charges after being arrested not once, but twice in the same day — first for attacking police officers, and hours later for robbing someone at gunpoint, police said. Brian Briggs, 32, of Albany, was taken into custody early Monday, May 12, after officers responded to reports of a trespasser at Townsend Park Apartments on Central Avenue, according to Albany Police. When officers approached Briggs around 2:20 a.m., he became combative and refused to follow commands, police said. During the struggle, Briggs put one officer in a chokehold and punched anot…

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Ridge Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Charged Again Ridge Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Charged Again
Ridge Teacher Accused Of Requesting Nudes, Engaging In Sex Chats With Kids Charged Again A Long Island teacher previously accused of posing as a juvenile and engaging in online sexual behavior with pre-teens is facing a fresh round of charges. Ryan McCaffery, 37, of Ridge, was arrested again Monday, May 12, by New York State Police and charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors connected to alleged online activity involving underage victims. McCaffery is accused of using a Snapchat account to engage in highly inappropriate and exploitative conversations with minors under the age of 14 in December 2024, police said. He now faces the following charges in Suffolk County: …

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Traffic
Mystery Devices Spotted Over Schenectady Streets Spark Wild Theories: 'That's Big Brother' Mystery Devices Spotted Over Schenectady Streets Spark Wild Theories: 'That's Big Brother'
Mystery Devices Spotted Over Schenectady Streets Spark Wild Theories: 'That's Big Brother' Some curious new gadgets spotted at intersections in one Capital Region city have people talking. It all started when Rob Brown, an electrical consulting engineer from Albany, posted a photo in the "Straight Outta Schenectady (SOS)" Facebook group on Thursday, May 1, showing a sleek white pole with a curved, bell-like end sprouting from a traffic light post at Lafayette and Franklin Streets — right outside 151 Bar and Restaurant. “Any signal folks or other people who can identify these, that have started appearing at most traffic signals throughout the city and elsewhere?” Brown asked.…

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