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Michael Mashburn

Reporter

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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News

4 Members Of ‘South American Theft Group’ Break Into LI Home Near College Campus, Police Say Five suspected members of an organized crime ring are behind bars after four of them allegedly broke into a home mere yards from a Long Island college campus. Nassau County Police said the department’s burglary pattern team was conducting an investigation near the LIU Post campus in Brookville at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, when officers saw a vehicle with Florida registration enter the campus parking lot. Detectives then watched as four people got out of the car and walked through a wooded area toward Horse Hill Road, police said. A fifth person stayed in the vehicle. Not long aft…

by Michael Mashburn

12/09/2022

News

Former Town Supervisor In Region Avoids Prison After Misusing Hurricane Irene Funds A former town supervisor in the region will avoid prison after admitting to fraudulently obtaining public funds meant to help those impacted by Hurricane Irene. Greene County resident Kory O’Hara, age 45, formerly the town supervisor of Prattsville, was sentenced to one year of probation in federal court in Albany on Thursday, Dec. 8. Earlier Report: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Admits To Fraud It followed his July 2022 guilty plea to a single charge of wire fraud stemming from various grant agreements O’Hara entered into that were meant to help Prattsville recover from the sig…

by Michael Mashburn

12/08/2022

News

Police ID Elderly Woman Killed In Long Island House Fire That Also Burned Chief Authorities have identified an elderly woman who died in a Long Island house fire that also sent a fire chief to the hospital. Gloria Monk, age 80, of Seaford, was killed when flames broke out at her Riverside Avenue home at around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, Nassau County Police said. Earlier Report: Woman Dies After Seaford Home Becomes Engulfed By Flames By the time members of the Wantagh Fire Department arrived, they found the home’s second floor engulfed in flames, said Nassau County Assistant Chief Fire Marshal James Hickman. Monk was pronounced dead at the scene. Crews rescued…

by Michael Mashburn

12/08/2022

News

‘Hug Your Kids A Little Tighter’: Support Rising For Long Island 7-Month-Old Battling Leukemia Support is pouring in for the family of a “bashful, happy” 7-month-old boy from Long Island battling leukemia. Manorville’s Carmine Gary Martino was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer, in early December 2022, according to a GoFundMe campaign created by his grandmother, Colleen Martino. She said the diagnosis came after the boy spent two weeks in and out of the hospital with a high fever, low blood counts, transfusions, and biopsies. “His parents, Carmine and Christina, and our entire family are devastated by this diagnosis,” Martino said. She went on to descr…

by Michael Mashburn

12/08/2022

Police & Fire

Duo Busted With Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say A traffic stop on Long Island ended with a man and woman in handcuffs for weapons charges, authorities said. Officers stopped the suspects’ Mercedes C320 just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Uniondale after observing a traffic infraction on Smith Street, Nassau County Police said. While searching the vehicle, police reportedly found a loaded 9mm handgun inside. The car’s registration and insurance had been suspended, police said. Officers arrested 21-year-old Kyle Matthews and 20-year-old Crystal Caraballo, both of Far Rockaway, Queens, for criminal possession of a firearm and crimi…

by Michael Mashburn

12/08/2022

News

Nursing Home Employees In Capital Region Stole Drugs, Falsified Records, Police Say Two employees at a nursing home in the region are facing charges after allegedly stealing drugs from the facility and then falsifying business records to cover their tracks, authorities said. The thefts occurred in Columbia County at the Livingston Hills Nursing Home in Livingston, according to State Police. Investigators determined that 39-year-old Lauren Emery, of Hudson, and 47-year-old Alison Steedle, of Clinton in Oneida County, falsified and forged business records in an attempt to conceal their theft of narcotics, police said. Both women were arrested Thursday, Dec. 8, on multiple c…

by Michael Mashburn

12/08/2022

Politics

'It’s Time For Fresh Blood': Zeldin Not Running For RNC Chair, Calls For McDaniel's Ouster New York Congressman and former candidate for governor Lee Zeldin will not run for chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), but says it’s clear the party needs new leadership. In a statement Wednesday, Dec. 7, Zeldin said “I won’t be running for RNC chair at this time with (current Chair Ronna) McDaniel’s reelection pre-baked by design, but that doesn’t mean she should even be running again.” Zeldin, who represents New York’s 1st Congressional District covering eastern Long Island, said he is grateful for all the messages he’s received encouraging him to run for the position. He …

by Michael Mashburn

12/08/2022

Schools

Student Stabbed During Fight At Capital Region High School A high school student from the region is recovering after being stabbed by another student during an altercation on campus. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 6, at Schenectady High School, a district spokesperson told Daily Voice. During an altercation between two students inside a campus bathroom, a male student pulled a kitchen knife out of his pocket and cut the other student before fleeing the school, according to a district message sent to parents. The injured student required “minor” medical treatment and went home with a parent, officials said. Immediately following the…

by Michael Mashburn

12/07/2022

News

Repeat Burglar Nabbed At Long Island Business Under Construction, Police Say A suspected repeat burglar is behind bars after allegedly breaking into a Long Island business currently under construction, authorities said. Elidieu Cadet, age 38, of Uniondale, was arrested by Nassau County Police at around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, following a break-in at a Westbury business on Post Avenue. The building’s 44-year-old owner told investigators he had gone inside after noticing a side window was broken and found Cadet holding a saw blade, police said. The owner then left and called the police. When officers arrived, they found Cadet still inside and arrested him…

by Michael Mashburn

12/07/2022

Police & Fire

Police Seeking Tips After Burglary At Long Island Business Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man caught on surveillance footage breaking into a Long Island business before fleeing with a wad of cash. The burglary happened at around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Massapequa, at the Carmill Cleaners on Carmans Road, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said the man broke into the storefront and grabbed approximately $230 in cash from the register. There were no reports of injuries stemming from the incident. Police described the suspect as a Black man wearing gray sweatpants, gray jeans, a black beanie, and black s…

by Michael Mashburn

12/07/2022

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