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Michael Mashburn

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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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Police & Fire
Contractor Steals $80K Worth Of Designer Watches From Long Island Homes, Police Say Contractor Steals $80K Worth Of Designer Watches From Long Island Homes, Police Say
Contractor Steals $80K Worth Of Designer Watches From Long Island Homes, Police Say A Long Island contractor is facing charges after allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of designer watches from customers’ homes. Javier Velez-Gomes, age 43, of Massapequa, was arrested Friday, Jan. 13, following an investigation by Nassau County Police. Investigators said he was hired to install wallpaper at three homes in Garden City and one in Old Westbury between April and December 2022. While inside the homes, he allegedly stole numerous designer watches totaling approximately $80,000, police said. Valez-Gomes is charged with four counts of third-degree grand larceny…

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Duo Nabbed In Harrison Break-Ins Part Of 'South American Theft Group,' Police Say Duo Nabbed In Harrison Break-Ins Part Of 'South American Theft Group,' Police Say
Duo Nabbed In Harrison Break-Ins Part Of 'South American Theft Group,' Police Say Two members of an organized crime ring are behind bars in connection with numerous home break-ins across the country, including in Westchester County and on Long Island, authorities said. Jorge Luis Araneda Pogge, age 39, and Ingrid Johana Gomez, age 33, were both arrested in Queens Thursday, Jan. 12, following a multijurisdictional investigation that began in 2020, according to Harrison Police. The pair is accused of taking part in multiple residential burglaries and other theft-related crimes throughout the country, including the Town of Harrison and Nassau County. Pogge and Gomez are b…

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Lifestyle
This NY Locale Among Best For First-Time Homebuyers, Report Says This NY Locale Among Best For First-Time Homebuyers, Report Says
This NY Locale Among Best For First-Time Homebuyers, Report Says New homebuyers would do well to check out this New York locale before signing that first mortgage, according to a new ranking. Watervliet, located in Albany County, ranks number eight on the top ten best markets for first-time homebuyers in 2023, according to Realtor.com. The real estate website said it ranked 659 cities and towns with populations of more than 5,000 that are located within the 100 largest metro areas. It then used a variety of criteria to rank them, including the share of 25 to 34-year-olds in a given area, availability of homes for sale, and housing affordability. The …

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Police & Fire
Man Breaks Employee's Jaw In Attack At Long Island Home Depot, Police Say Man Breaks Employee's Jaw In Attack At Long Island Home Depot, Police Say
Man Breaks Employee's Jaw In Attack At Long Island Home Depot, Police Say Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of attacking an employee at a Home Depot on Long Island. The incident happened in June 2022 at the Home Depot in Syosset, located on Jericho Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said at around 12:30 p.m., on Saturday, June 4, the suspect approached a 41-year-old man who worked at the store and struck him multiple times. The victim suffered a broken jaw in the attack. It was not immediately clear if the two had interacted before the incident. No other customers or employees were injured. Police describ…

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Police & Fire
Crews Battling Massive Fire At Business In Capital Region (Developing) Crews Battling Massive Fire At Business In Capital Region (Developing)
Crews Battling Massive Fire At Business In Capital Region (Developing) Multiple agencies responded to a large fire at a business in the region Friday evening, Jan. 20. Firefighters in Albany County were called at around 3 p.m. with reports of a large commercial fire burning in Colonie on Kings Road. The address given is for BBL Construction. Pictures shared by the Midway Fire Department showed heavy fire through the building’s roof with a large plume of black smoke that was visible for miles. Portion of King’s Road in Colonie closed due to a major fire at BBL Construction . I would say I walked just under a mile to get to the scene . Blaze has been knoc…

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Plea Deal In Beating Of Jewish Long Island Man Decried As 'Dangerous Precedent' Plea Deal In Beating Of Jewish Long Island Man Decried As 'Dangerous Precedent'
Plea Deal In Beating Of Jewish Long Island Man Decried As 'Dangerous Precedent' Leaders on Long Island are blasting plans to offer a plea deal to a man accused of brutally beating a Jewish man in an antisemitic attack that was caught on video. Joseph Borgen, age 29, of Nassau County, was attacked by several people in Midtown Manhattan in May 2021, according to police. Video posted on Twitter shows several people kicking and throwing things at him. He was also struck repeatedly with crutches and pepper-sprayed. Borgen later told the Times of Israel he was attacked for wearing a yarmulke while walking to a pro-Israel rally. “I was literally just in a fetal position, tr…

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Student Hospitalized After School Bus Overturns On Icy Road In Capital Region Student Hospitalized After School Bus Overturns On Icy Road In Capital Region
Student Hospitalized After School Bus Overturns On Icy Road In Capital Region One student was hospitalized after a school bus overturned on an icy road in the region Friday morning, Jan. 20. Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were called at around 7:15 a.m. with reports that a bus had slid off the roadway and rolled onto its side in Pittstown, near County Route 111 and Baum Road, according to Pittstown Fire and Rescue. The bus was carrying nine students from the Hoosic Valley Central School District at the time, the district confirmed in a statement.  One student was hospitalized after a school bus overturned on County Route 111 in Pittstown Friday morning, J…

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Woman Admits Stealing $1M Lottery Winnings From Ticket Bought At Long Island Store Woman Admits Stealing $1M Lottery Winnings From Ticket Bought At Long Island Store
Woman Admits Stealing $1M Lottery Winnings From Ticket Bought At Long Island Store A 34-year-old woman is facing years in prison after admitting that she stole her cousin’s $1 million winning lottery ticket purchased on Long Island and tried keeping the bulk of the winnings for herself. Iris Argueta, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree grand larceny in Nassau County Court on Friday, Jan. 20. Prosecutors said the victim bought the winning $5 Hold ‘Em Poker scratch-off ticket at a 7-Eleven store in Glen Cove in October 2020. When he scratched the ticket, it revealed a $1 million jackpot prize. Wanting to remain anonymous, the victim contacted A…

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Two Dead In Plane Crash Near Westchester Airport Two Dead In Plane Crash Near Westchester Airport
Two Dead In Plane Crash Near Westchester Airport The identities have been released of two people who were killed after a small plane crashed near Westchester County Airport. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 near the airport in White Plains. The wreckage of the single-engine Beechcraft A36 was found just west of the airport near Rye Lake (marked in red in the image above). The two were en route from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens to a small regional airport in Richmond Heights, Ohio, near Cleveland, reportedly to attend a funeral. The men have been identified as Cleveland residents Baruch Taub and Be…

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Police & Fire
Paterson Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Would-Be Victim, Police Say Paterson Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Would-Be Victim, Police Say
Paterson Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Would-Be Victim, Police Say A quick-thinking Long Island man helped police nab a would-be elder scammer from Paterson who tried conning him out of thousands of dollars, authorities said. Larry Urtarte, 28, allegedly called an 88-year-old man pretending he was his grandson on Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Long Beach, according to Nassau County Police. Urtarte said he'd been in an accident and needed money, detectives said. The caller told the man to place $5,500 in cash into a package labeled “M2125” and that a person named Richard wearing a brown hat would come to pick it up. Fortunately, the would-be victim contact…

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