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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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Capital Region Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Young Child Capital Region Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Young Child
Capital Region Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Young Child A Capital Region man is facing prison time after being convicted of sexually abusing a young child. Albany County resident Thomas Bessette, age 40, of Altamont, was found guilty by a jury Thursday, Sept. 29, on one count of sexual conduct with a child. Prosecutors said between January 2020 and March 2021, Bessette engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13 in the Town of Guilderland. He now faces up to seven years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 29. 

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Police & Fire
Amityville Woman, Massapequa Resident Charged With Animal Abandonment Amityville Woman, Massapequa Resident Charged With Animal Abandonment
Amityville Woman, Massapequa Resident Charged With Animal Abandonment Two women are facing charges after allegedly abandoning several cats at a Long Island park. The Suffolk County SPCA said Crystal Cahill, age 39, of Amityville, and Catherine Gropper, age 32, of Massapequa, in Nassau County, trapped cats in East Islip under the pretense of neutering and returning the cats, but instead left three adult cats in Tanner Park in Copiague. The pair was charged with three counts each of animal abandonment and once count of conspiracy to commit a crime, both misdemeanors. Cahill and Gropper are scheduled to appear in First District Court in Central Islip on Thursd…

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CT Man Admits Placing Video-Recording Device In High School Locker Room, Other Places CT Man Admits Placing Video-Recording Device In High School Locker Room, Other Places
CT Man Admits Placing Video-Recording Device In High School Locker Room, Other Places A Connecticut man could spend decades in federal prison after admitting that he secretly recorded dozens of teens and adults inside bathrooms, including in a high school locker room. Hartford County resident Kyle Fasold, age 52, of Plainville, pleaded guilty to child exploitation offenses Thursday, Sept. 29, in federal court in Hartford. Fasold was arrested in March 2020 after investigators determined he had uploaded images of child pornography to the dark web, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Connecticut. Not long after, agents from Homeland Security Investigations, along with l…

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Video: Wildlife Officers Remove Bear That Broke Into Vehicle In Hudson Valley Video: Wildlife Officers Remove Bear That Broke Into Vehicle In Hudson Valley
Video: Wildlife Officers Remove Bear That Broke Into Vehicle In Hudson Valley A bear in New York can add property damage to his rap sheet after (allegedly) breaking into and damaging a vehicle in the Hudson Valley. The hairy situation unfolded Friday, Sept. 23, in Ulster County, in the town of Hurley. Officers with the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) responded to a 911 call about a bear that had broken into a vehicle. The call prompted New York State Police to shut down a portion of Route 28 while wildlife officers positioned their vehicles to create a funnel in a safe direction, the DEC said. On September 23rd, Environmental Conservatio…

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Georgia Men Accused Of Trafficking Dozens Of Handguns Into NY, Feds Say Georgia Men Accused Of Trafficking Dozens Of Handguns Into NY, Feds Say
Georgia Men Accused Of Trafficking Dozens Of Handguns Into NY, Feds Say Two Georgia men are facing federal charges for allegedly transporting dozens of handguns into New York, authorities said. Patrick Polidore, age 32, was arraigned in federal court on Long Island Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Central Islip on an 11-count indictment alleging that he and co-defendant Dennis Wolfolk, age 29, illegally brought 27 handguns into the state. Wolfolk is in federal custody in Georgia and will be brought to the Eastern District of New York for arraignment at a later date, according to the US Attorney's Office. Federal prosecutors said between October 2020 and January 2021,…

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Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Robbery At Long Island Store Suspect Nabbed In Robbery At Long Island Store
Suspect Nabbed In Robbery At Long Island Store Months after allegedly robbing a Long Island smoke shop and terrorizing an employee, a suspect is finally behind bars. Anthony Yates, age 54, of Queens Village, Queens, was arrested in Manhattan in connection to a Nassau County robbery that occurred early Saturday, Feb. 5, in Bellerose Terrace. Police were called at around 6:15 a.m. that day with reports that three suspects had robbed Its Lit Smoke Shop, located on Jamaica Avenue. The 36-year-old employee told police the suspects had forced him into a back room before stealing money and merchandise. While in the back room…

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Neighbors
'You're On Live Television': Today Show Surprises NY Man On National Good Neighbor Day 'You're On Live Television': Today Show Surprises NY Man On National Good Neighbor Day
'You're On Live Television': Today Show Surprises NY Man On National Good Neighbor Day An upstate New York man got the surprise of a lifetime when he answered a knock at the door and found himself on live, national television. Rensselaer County resident Ernie Mann, age 75, opened the door to his City of Rensselaer home Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, and was shocked to find a camera crew from the Today show accompanied by two dozen cheering neighbors. Moments before the big surprise, Today correspondent Donna Farizan explained to viewers that Mann’s longtime friend, Amy Mooney, had nominated him for National Good Neighbor Day. Farizan then proceeded to knock on Mann’s front do…

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Long Island Man Admits To Beating Nephews So Severely That Victim's Leg Was Amputated Long Island Man Admits To Beating Nephews So Severely That Victim's Leg Was Amputated
Long Island Man Admits To Beating Nephews So Severely That Victim's Leg Was Amputated A Long Island man has admitted to beating his nephews so severely that one victim’s leg had to be amputated. Carlos Ortega, age 42, of Central Islip, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in Suffolk County court Monday, Sept. 26. His plea came more than four years after the violent attack occurred in August 2018, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said. That’s when the two victims went to Ortega’s Central Islip home to pick up their grandparents, Ortega’s parents, who were visiting from Guatemala, to take them out to dinner. After arriving home and seeing his nephews, Ortega r…

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Police & Fire
Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say
Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Years after he allegedly sexually assaulted an underage minor, a man from the region is behind bars facing criminal charges. Jason Storms, age 44, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 27, following a joint investigation by New York State Police and the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. After executing a search warrant on his home, NYSP’s Computer Crime Unit identified a victim under the age of 15 who Storms allegedly raped years prior in Colonie in Albany County, according to police. Storms was arrested on suspicion of second-degree rape and criminal sexual act, b…

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Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers
Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers An inmate at a Capital Region jail is facing new charges after allegedly throwing feces at corrections officers. The incident happened Monday, Sept. 26, at the Albany County jail, according to the sheriff’s office. Ian Neely, age 27, was charged with felony aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate after the alleged attack. At the time of the incident, Neely was being held on a weapons possession charge. He was arraigned at the Town of Colonie Criminal Court before being taken back to the Albany County jail. If convicted on the new charge, Neely could face an additional one t…

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