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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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Pistol Loaded With 21 Rounds Found During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say Pistol Loaded With 21 Rounds Found During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say
Pistol Loaded With 21 Rounds Found During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say A traffic stop on Long Island turned up a pistol loaded with nearly two dozen rounds of ammunition, authorities said. Nassau County Police stopped Derrick Seidler, age 34, of Greensboro, North Carolina, at around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, as he drove through Westbury. Officers allege that he changed lanes without signaling on Corporate Drive. During their conversation, Seidler began acting suspiciously, according to police, and officers ordered him and a 38-year-old female passenger out of the vehicle. Inside, they allegedly found a 9mm pistol loaded with 21 rounds of ammunition. Derri…

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Friend Stabs Long Island Man To Death, Slashes Victim's Wife When She Tries To Help, DA Says Friend Stabs Long Island Man To Death, Slashes Victim's Wife When She Tries To Help, DA Says
Friend Stabs Long Island Man To Death, Slashes Victim's Wife When She Tries To Help, DA Says A man stabbed his longtime friend to death and then slashed the victim’s wife when she tried saving her husband in a vicious attack on Long Island, authorities said. Emergency crews in Huntington Station were called Thursday, Feb. 16, with reports of an altercation outside a home near Oakwood Road, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. By the time officers arrived, they found 58-year-old Roque Cisneros and his wife suffering from multiple stab wounds outside their home. Investigators said prior to the stabbings, Cisneros' wife had witnessed her husband in an altercat…

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Owner, Clerk Busted Selling Drugs At Long Island Business, Police Say Owner, Clerk Busted Selling Drugs At Long Island Business, Police Say
Owner, Clerk Busted Selling Drugs At Long Island Business, Police Say The owner of a Long Island smoke shop and an employee are facing criminal charges after they were allegedly busted selling drugs. Members of the Nassau County Police Department’s Narcotics/Vice Unit visited Smoke Depot, located in West Hempstead at 177 Hempstead Avenue, on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 14. Detectives found that the business was selling numerous products containing psilocybin and marijuana, including chocolate bars and gummies. They also reported finding vape cartridges containing THC, along with cash. The 33-year-old store clerk, Syed Haider, of Bellmore, was arrested on the fol…

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‘Drug Dealer In White Coat’: NY Pharmacist Admits Illegally Distributing Opioids ‘Drug Dealer In White Coat’: NY Pharmacist Admits Illegally Distributing Opioids
‘Drug Dealer In White Coat’: NY Pharmacist Admits Illegally Distributing Opioids A New York pharmacist is facing decades in federal prison after admitting that he made hundreds of thousands of dollars by illegally distributing opioid medications. Long Island resident Daniel Russo, age 44, of the village of Cedarhurst in Nassau County, pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including conspiring to distribute and possess oxycodone, in federal court in Brooklyn on Friday, Feb. 17. Federal prosecutors said Russo, who owned and operated Russo’s Pharmacy in Far Rockaway, Queens, conspired with other medical professionals and employees to fill fraudulent prescriptions for oxycod…

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'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment 'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment
'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment This story has been updated. Environmental officials in New York are investigating multiple reports of strange odors in the air, sparking concerns they may be tied to the chemical train derailment in eastern Ohio, about 40 miles north of Pittsburgh, and its subsequent fire. In a statement to Daily Voice on Friday, Feb. 17, the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said it is responding to reports in the Hudson Valley of an “unusual odor in the air.” “DEC has not received any reports from regulated emissions sources about releases that could contribute to the odors describe…

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Lifestyle
NY LOTTO Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At King Kullen On Long Island NY LOTTO Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At King Kullen On Long Island
NY Lotto Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At King Kullen On Long Island A second-prize winning New York LOTTO ticket was sold at a Long Island grocery store. The ticket for the Wednesday, Feb. 15, drawing - worth $14,098 - was sold in Center Moriches at the King Kullen store on Main Street, New York Lottery announced. Wednesday’s winning numbers are 2-22-24-27-29-32 and Bonus Number 50. The winning ticket matched five numbers plus the bonus number. New York LOTTO drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 8:15 p.m.

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Drunk Driver Who Killed Author From Capital Region In Hit-Run Crash Pleads Guilty Drunk Driver Who Killed Author From Capital Region In Hit-Run Crash Pleads Guilty
Drunk Driver Who Killed Author From Capital Region In Hit-Run Crash Pleads Guilty An admitted drunk driver accused of striking an up-and-coming New York author with his car and then leaving her to die in the roadway is facing years in prison. Albany County resident Nsikak Okure, age 34, of Altamont, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Albany County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the death of Tanisha Brathwaite. Earlier Report: Drunk Driver Who Killed Albany Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says It came more than five months after the 31-year-old Brathwaite, of Albany, was struck on Clinton Avenue in Albany while walking home from…

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Reward Offered After Woman's Death Outside Long Island Store Ruled As Homicide Reward Offered After Woman's Death Outside Long Island Store Ruled As Homicide
Reward Offered After Woman's Death Outside Long Island Store Ruled As Homicide Police are hoping a cash reward will lead to an arrest in the killing of a woman who was found dead outside a Long Island business on Valentine’s Day. Officers in South Hempstead responded to a call about a woman lying on the ground next to a dumpster behind an Advanced Auto Parts, located at Grand Avenue and May Street, at around 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The woman, who Nassau County Police identified Thursday afternoon as 39-year-old Rebecca Carlson, of Hempstead, was pronounced dead at the scene. Following an examination by the medical examiner’s office, police classified her deat…

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Watch: Knife-Wielding Robber At Long Island Motel Seen On Surveillance Video Watch: Knife-Wielding Robber At Long Island Motel Seen On Surveillance Video
Watch: Knife-Wielding Robber At Long Island Motel Seen On Surveillance Video A security camera was rolling when a man armed with a knife robbed a Long Island motel worker. The incident happened at around 4:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Best Western Bar Harbor Motel, located in Massapequa on Sunrise Highway, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said the suspect approached a woman working at the front desk and demanded money while holding a knife. Video of the incident can be viewed here. Surveillance footage shows the man jump over a counter and through a plexiglass barrier as the female employee puts her hands up. According to police, the employee t…

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21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty 21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty
21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty A 21-year-old woman accused of setting fire to an occupied home near a college in the region is formally denying any wrongdoing. Allexus Pecoraro, of Erieville in Madison County, pleaded not guilty to an eight-count arson indictment in Albany County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Firefighters in Albany were called at around 7:30 a.m. on May 8, 2022 with reports that a home was on fire near the College of Saint Rose, on Hudson Avenue near Ontario Street, according to Albany Police. The fire destroyed one home and damaged two others, along with three vehicles that were parked nearby. One per…

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