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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. 

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Mom Finds Daughter Shot Dead In Car Outside Long Island Apartment; Victim ID'd (UPDATE) Mom Finds Daughter Shot Dead In Car Outside Long Island Apartment; Victim ID'd (UPDATE)
Mom Finds Daughter Shot Dead In Car Outside Long Island Apartment; Victim ID'd (Update) A murder investigation is underway after a woman found her daughter shot to death inside a car at a Long Island apartment complex. Homicide detectives responded to the Tall Oaks apartments in Moriches, located off Moriches-Middle Island Road, at around 8:20 a.m. Friday, June 6, for a victim dead from a gunshot wound, Suffolk County Police said. A woman called 911 saying she had found her daughter, 33-year-old Rebecca Roth, dead from a gunshot wound in a car in the parking lot outside their residence, police said. Roth was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities did not speculate on a pos…

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Maserati Fugitive Busted After Brawling With, Injuring Cops During Levittown Traffic Stop: PD Maserati Fugitive Busted After Brawling With, Injuring Cops During Levittown Traffic Stop: PD
Maserati Fugitive Busted After Brawling With, Injuring Cops During Levittown Traffic Stop: PD Two police officers were injured — one seriously — after a Long Island traffic stop turned violent, authorities said. The incident unfolded just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, when Nassau County Police pulled over a Maserati for having an obstructed license plate cover in a parking lot on Gardiners Avenue in Levittown. During the stop, a visibly nervous front-seat passenger got out of the vehicle and tried to walk away, according to police. That man, 47-year-old Dashawn Thompkins, gave officers a fake name and date of birth, police said. Officers eventually learned that Thompkins was v…

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Traffic
Thruway Closure: Trooper Thrown Down Embankment, Seriously Injured In NY Crash (DEVELOPING) Thruway Closure: Trooper Thrown Down Embankment, Seriously Injured In NY Crash (DEVELOPING)
Thruway Closure: Trooper Thrown Down Embankment, Seriously Injured In NY Crash (Developing) A New York State Police trooper was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on a highway in upstate New York. The Schenectady County wreck happened on the westbound Thruway (I-90) in Pattersonville, near Exit 26, at around 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, according to New York State Police.  A trooper was conducting a traffic stop on a Honda when a tractor, not pulling a trailer, slammed into the rear of their patrol car, which then struck the Honda. The impact knocked the trooper, who was standing on the passenger side a Honda, over the guardrail and down an embankment, police sai…

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Police & Fire
Several Hurt After Gas Station Fire Erupts Near Busy Intersection In Ballston Spa Several Hurt After Gas Station Fire Erupts Near Busy Intersection In Ballston Spa
Several Hurt After Gas Station Fire Erupts Near Busy Intersection In Ballston Spa A large fire at a Capital Region gas station sent multiple agencies rushing to the scene and shut down two major roadways. Emergency crews in Saratoga County responded to the USA Gas, located at the intersection of state routes 50 and 67 in Ballston Spa, for a fire Friday morning, June 6. The area is commonly referred to as “V-Corners.” Flames tore through the gas pump area, charring several vehicles and destroying the station’s canopy. Photos from the scene show heavy damage, with the roof above the pumps scorched and partially collapsed. Though several people sustained minor injuries, no…

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1 Dead, 2 Injured After Multi-Car Rollover Crash In Woodmere (UPDATE) 1 Dead, 2 Injured After Multi-Car Rollover Crash In Woodmere (UPDATE)
1 Dead, 2 Injured After Multi-Car Rollover Crash In Woodmere (Update) A man was killed and two others were injured in a multi-vehicle rollover crash on Long Island. The wreck happened in Woodmere, at the intersection of West Broadway and Howard Avenue, at around 9 a.m. Friday, June 6, according to the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department. A 78-year-old woman was driving a Mercedes eastbound on West Broadway when she collided with a Honda SUV also traveling eastbound, Nassau County Police said. The Mercedes driver then lost control and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to overturn. While overturning the Mercedes then collided with a Nissan Rogue. The passen…

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Obituaries
'Full Of Light And Laughter': Death Of Young Westbury Boy Sparks Flood Of Support For Family 'Full Of Light And Laughter': Death Of Young Westbury Boy Sparks Flood Of Support For Family
'Full Of Light And Laughter': Death Of Young Westbury Boy Sparks Flood Of Support For Family A Long Island community is rallying around a heartbroken family after the sudden and devastating loss of their young son. The Michelotto-Pedreros family, of Westbury, is grieving after what loved ones describe as an unimaginable tragedy–the untimely death of young Paolo, according to a GoFundMe campaign. The boy’s age and cause of death were not given. “The sudden and tragic loss of a child is a heartbreak no parent is ever prepared for,” said campaign organizer Elysia Jimenez. “Paolo was a source of light and laughter to everyone who knew him. Bright, funny, and full of life, he brought jo…

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WATCH: Gunman Shot Dead By Troopers After Firing On NYSP Barracks WATCH: Gunman Shot Dead By Troopers After Firing On NYSP Barracks
Watch: Gunman Shot Dead By Troopers After Firing On Nysp Barracks Newly released video shows the tense moments leading up to troopers shooting and killing a man who opened fire on a New York State Police building. Officer-worn camera footage (below) released by the New York Attorney General’s office Thursday, June 5, shows David Levine, 69, armed with a rifle outside the NYSP’s Saratoga barracks in Malta on Wednesday, April 9. The footage, showing four different troopers’ perspectives, captures officers repeatedly yelling for Levine to drop his weapon and get on the ground amid a standoff in the agency’s parking lot. He refuses, at one point saying, “no.”…

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Cargo Ship Captain Drugged, Raped Merchant Marine Cadet From Nassau County, DOJ Says Cargo Ship Captain Drugged, Raped Merchant Marine Cadet From Nassau County, DOJ Says
Cargo Ship Captain Drugged, Raped Merchant Marine Cadet From Nassau County, DOJ Says A former cargo ship captain is accused of drugging and raping a cadet from the US Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island. John Merrone, of South Carolina, surrendered to the FBI in New York Thursday morning, June 5, and was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on multiple charges including aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact. He was released on bond. Charging documents, obtained by Daily Voice, accuse Merrone of drugging a female cadet to the point she lost consciousness as the two were aboard a Liberty Maritime Corporation cargo ship traveling from Bahrain to Corpus Christi,…

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Police & Fire
Truck Crashes Into Historic Firehouse In Locust Valley, Driver Pulled From Flames Truck Crashes Into Historic Firehouse In Locust Valley, Driver Pulled From Flames
Truck Crashes Into Historic Firehouse In Locust Valley, Driver Pulled From Flames Firefighters didn’t have to go far for this emergency. A fiery crash turned into a dramatic rescue when a pickup truck barreled right into a nearly century-old fire station on Long Island. The chaos unfolded at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, at the Locust Valley Fire Department’s headquarters on Buckram Road. A westbound pickup truck veered off the road and slammed directly into the building, Chief James Bonislawski told Daily Voice. As flames erupted from the wrecked vehicle, members of the fire department — who were already at the station for a meeting — sprang into action. They pu…

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Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd Following 2-Car Collision In Hoosick Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd Following 2-Car Collision In Hoosick
Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd Following 2-Car Collision In Hoosick A Massachusetts woman was killed and two others injured following a two-car crash in upstate New York. The Rensselaer County wreck happened at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, in the town of Hoosick at the intersection of state routes 7 and 22. A preliminary investigation found that an 82-year-old Massachusetts woman was driving northbound on SR 22 when she attempted to make a left turn on SR 7 and collided with another car being driven by a 25-year-old Petersburgh woman, New York State Police said. The front passenger in the northbound vehicle, 84-year-old Claire Boyer, of Wiliamstown…

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