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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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Lifestyle
Lindenhurst 'Warrior In Tiara' Finds Swelling Of Support Amid Aggressive Cancer Battle Lindenhurst 'Warrior In Tiara' Finds Swelling Of Support Amid Aggressive Cancer Battle
Lindenhurst 'Warrior In Tiara' Finds Swelling Of Support Amid Aggressive Cancer Battle A Long Island family is finding a surge of support as their 6-year-old daughter faces the fight of her life. Éowyn Toscano, a joyful and courageous little girl from Lindenhurst, was recently diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor, turning her family’s world upside down. Known for her bright smile, infectious laughter, and love of swimming, dancing, and playing with her little brother Jace, Éowyn is described by her parents as a “real-life warrior in a tiara.” “She loves partying with friends and family, dressing up like the princess-warrior she truly is,” her dad…

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Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules
Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules A heartbreaking case in Queens has taken a stunning turn after the city’s medical examiner determined that a 1-month-old baby girl was not killed by her family’s dog, as initially believed. Little Kiyanna Winfield was found unresponsive just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, inside her family’s Long Island City apartment on 12th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Her parents told officers they had fallen asleep with Kiyanna between them. The child’s mother said she awoke to find the family’s 6-month-old German Shepherd–pit bull mix gna…

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Seaford Man Beat Lyft Driver With Bat In Late-Night Attack, Police Say Seaford Man Beat Lyft Driver With Bat In Late-Night Attack, Police Say
Seaford Man Beat Lyft Driver With Bat In Late-Night Attack, Police Say A Long Island man is facing serious charges after allegedly attacking a Lyft driver with a bat during a violent late-night argument, police said. Emergency crews were called about an assault on Sidney Court in Seaford at around 3:45 a.m. Friday, May 30, Nassau County Police said. A 41-year-old man told officers he was operating as a Lyft driver when he got into an argument with 46-year-old James Turchi, of Seaford. The dispute escalated when Turchi knocked the victim’s phone out of his hand, damaging it, and then struck the victim multiple times in the head and knee with a bat, police said.…

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Woman Shot While Sitting In Parked Car In Albany Woman Shot While Sitting In Parked Car In Albany
Woman Shot While Sitting In Parked Car In Albany A 22-year-old woman is recovering after being shot while sitting in a parked car in Albany. Officers responded to the area of Church Street and Fourth Avenue for reports of a gunshot victim at around 11:20 p.m. Thursday, May 29.  When they arrived, they found the woman inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, Albany Police said. She was treated at the scene and rushed to Albany Medical Center with what police said are non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators later determined the shooting actually took place at Madison Avenue and Trinity Place, several blo…

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Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netting $500K Lands Dealer Major Prison Time Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netting $500K Lands Dealer Major Prison Time
Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netting $500K Lands Dealer Major Prison Time A Brooklyn man who ran a “sophisticated” cocaine delivery service from the city to the Hamptons will spend the next decade behind bars. Michael Khodorkovskiy, 45, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 29, after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine into East Hampton and Montauk during the busy tourist season. “[This] operation was not only expansive, it was sophisticated and targeted,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. “Our communities deserve to be safe from the violence, addiction, and destruction that follow in the wake of drug…

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DOT Worker Airlifted After Being Struck On Pittstown Highway DOT Worker Airlifted After Being Struck On Pittstown Highway
DOT Worker Airlifted After Being Struck On Pittstown Highway A New York State Department of Transportation worker was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in the Capital Region. The Rensselaer County incident happened on State Route 7 in Pittstown, near Campbell Lane, at around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, May 29. A preliminary investigation found the DOT worker was hit by a westbound vehicle while on the roadside, according to New York State police. The victim suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center for emergency treatment. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police…

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Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges
Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges A former New York State Police trooper claims she was unjustly fired after a botched drug test — and targeted in part for being a woman. Jamie Kasper, a decorated Army combat veteran and eight-year State Police officer based in the Hudson Valley, says she was punished for a positive drug test caused by a contaminated dietary supplement — even after two follow-up tests came back negative. In a lawsuit filed in Albany County Supreme Court on Thursday, May 22, Kasper alleges the New York State Police “manipulated due process and disregarded their own internal policies” by relying on an unautho…

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Mayor’s Bodyguard Tied To Crypto Torture Case? NYPD Officers Subject Of Internal Investigation Mayor’s Bodyguard Tied To Crypto Torture Case? NYPD Officers Subject Of Internal Investigation
Mayor’s Bodyguard Tied To Crypto Torture Case? Nypd Officers Subject Of Internal Investigation The bizarre Bitcoin torture saga playing out in a luxury Manhattan townhouse has now reached City Hall. Two members of the NYPD, including an officer assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail, have been placed on modified duty amid an internal investigation into whether they had any involvement in the kidnapping and torture of an Italian crypto trader, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The detective assigned to Adams’ security detail provided security at the Prince Street townhouse in Nolita where John Woeltz and William Duplessie allegedly tortured the victim for 17 days, …

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Bay Shore Man's Nose Bitten Off In Vicious Attack—Then Rebuilt Using 3D-Assisted Surgery Bay Shore Man's Nose Bitten Off In Vicious Attack—Then Rebuilt Using 3D-Assisted Surgery
Bay Shore Man's Nose Bitten Off In Vicious Attack—Then Rebuilt Using 3D-Assisted Surgery A Long Island man is getting his life back after a brutal attack left him without a nose—and it’s all thanks to a renowned surgeon. Tyson Carter, 41, of Bay Shore, was waiting at a Brentwood bus stop on Monday, Jan. 27, when he was attacked while defending a young woman from harassment. Two men reportedly assaulted him, and during the fight, one bit off his nose. “It was two-on-one and they stomped on my head and chest,” Carter said in a release from Northwell Health. “But I wasn’t going down. I guess he got frustrated. I knew he bit my nose—my jacket was bloody. I didn’t realize how bad it…

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Cohoes Child Rapist Drugged, Choked Victim, Police Say Cohoes Child Rapist Drugged, Choked Victim, Police Say
Cohoes Child Rapist Drugged, Choked Victim, Police Say A 21-year-old Capital Region man is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a minor, police said. Albany County resident Robert Halikias, of Cohoes, was arrested on multiple counts of child rape and related charges on Monday, May 19, according to New York State Police. The arrest was publicized on Thursday, May 29. Troopers were first contacted in April about an alleged inappropriate sexual relationship between an adult man and a child. An investigation found that Halikias gave alcohol and marijuana to a child under the age of 17 and then had sexual intercourse with the victim on num…

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