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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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News

Knock, Then Gunshots: Renewed Call For Tips In Father's Killing At Long Island Home Months after a husband and father of two young girls was shot to death in the doorway of his Long Island home, police are hoping a renewed call for tips will help solve his murder. Roquez Villalta-Jimenez, age 32, was shot on Aug. 27, 2022, after answering a knock at the front door of his Huntington Station home, located on East 12th Street, according to Suffolk County Police. Video of the Suffolk County Police Department press conference can be viewed here. Investigators said he had a brief conversation in Spanish with the person at the door before they fired two shots at around 11:30 p.…

by Michael Mashburn

04/25/2023

Lifestyle

'Relentless' Volunteer EMTs Lose Home, Dogs Injured In Long Island Fire Stephen and Missie Hesler are usually the ones helping others when disaster strikes, but now the community is rallying to help them after a “horrific” fire destroyed their Long Island home and injured their two dogs. The couple “lost everything” when flames tore through their Sag Harbor home on Monday morning, April 24, according to a GoFundMe campaign created by their sister-in-law, Michele Hesler. Earlier Report: 2 Dogs Rescued From House Fire In Sag Harbor Firefighters were called shortly before 8 a.m. with reports of a residential structure fire on Carlise Lane, according to the S…

by Michael Mashburn

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

Duo Burglarizes House, Knocks Homeowner To Ground While Fleeing In Capital Region, Police Say Two accused burglars are facing charges after allegedly breaking into a home in the region and stealing property before knocking the homeowner to the ground with their car while fleeing the scene, authorities said. Troopers in Saratoga County were called at around 5:45 p.m. Monday, April 24, with reports of a burglary in progress at a home in Moreau, located on Hilton Drive, according to State Police. As they were heading to the scene, troopers learned that the suspects had fled the home in a car. With assistance from the South Glens Falls Police Department and Saratoga County Sheriff’s Of…

by Michael Mashburn

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

Driver With 65 License Suspensions Busted Speeding On Sunrise Highway, Police Say A 23-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after she was allegedly busted speeding on a Long Island highway despite having her driver’s license suspended dozens of times, authorities said. Officers spotted Janelda Camille, of Medford, at around 2 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, as she drove eastbound on Sunrise Highway near 52 in Patchogue, according to Suffolk County Police. At the time, she was reportedly speeding in a Honda Civic. Officers eventually determined that Camille’s license had been suspended 65 times on 12 different occasions. She was arrested for first-degree aggravated unlicen…

by Michael Mashburn

04/25/2023

Lifestyle

New Waterfront Restaurant In Capital Region Praised For 'Awesome Service, Great Food' After years of renovation and development work, a new tavern overlooking the Hudson River has finally opened its doors, serving up colorful cocktails, wood-fired pizza, and “elevated” pub food. Greene County eatery Patrick Henry’s, located in Coxsackie at 48 South River Street, welcomed its first diners on Friday, April 7. The restaurant occupies a historic, 1908 building that began as a mercantile exchange before later incarnations as Tom’s Cabin, Costello’s, and then the original Patrick Henry’s from 1970 until the 2010’s, owner Dominick Purnomo said on Facebook. “After an incredible a…

by Michael Mashburn

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

Duo's 'Grandparent Scam' Nearly Costs Capital Region Victim $19K, Police Say A would-be phone scam victim is being credited with helping to catch two suspects accused of trying to swindle them out of nearly $20,000. In Albany County, police were called at around 10 a.m. Friday, April 21, with reports of a possible scam in progress in Loudonville, according to the Colonie Police Department. The victim told police that they had received a phone call from a man pretending to be their grandson who said he was in jail and needed bail money to be released. A second suspect then got on the phone and pretended to be the grandsons’ attorney, according to police. They told t…

by Michael Mashburn

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

2 Dogs Rescued From House Fire On Long Island There are no injuries after an early-morning fire broke out at a home on Long Island. Firefighters in Sag Harbor were called at around 7:50 a.m. Monday, April 24, with reports of a residential structure fire on Carlisle Lane, according to the Southampton Police Department. Several agencies responded to the scene, including the Sag Harbor and East Hampton fire departments. Crews determined that nobody was home at the time, although two dogs were inside when the fire broke out, according to police. Both animals were rescued and evaluated at a veterinary clinic, where they were found t…

by Michael Mashburn

04/25/2023

News

After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees A New York jury has convicted a former bar bouncer of brutally beating a 32-year-old customer who died 11 days later in the hospital. Long Island’s David Cruz, age 32, of Medford, was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 24, in the death of Jake Scott. Earlier Report: Holbrook Bar Bouncer Covered Camera Before Fatally Beating 32-Year-Old Customer, DA Says Cruz was working as a bouncer at Tailgaters Bar in Holbrook on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, when he got into an argument with Scott shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Suffolk County DA’s O…

by Michael Mashburn

04/24/2023

Lifestyle

Take 5 Top-Prize Tickets Sold In Commack, Queens Two lucky players have each won nearly $20,000 after snagging top-prize winning lottery tickets. A Take 5 ticket worth $19,115 was purchased at the Commack South Stationery in Commack, located at 22 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, for the Saturday, April 22 evening drawing, New York Lottery announced. A second Take 5 ticket worth $19,115 was purchased at the Aakar Convenience store in Sunnyside, Queens, located at 44-22 Greenpoint Ave., for the same drawing, lottery officials said. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m…

by Michael Mashburn

04/24/2023

News

Nine Trey Bloods: 21 Charged In 'Violent' Drug, Gun Trafficking Probe On Long Island After a year-long police investigation into a “violent” drug and gun trafficking ring on Long Island, nearly two dozen gang members are facing charges, including a man accused of selling fentanyl to a 25-year-old mother who later died from an overdose, authorities said. Among the 21 defendants named in the 197-count indictment announced on Monday, April 24, are several members of the Nine Trey Bloods street gang, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said several agencies - including the Suffolk County DA’s Fentanyl Task Force, Suffolk County Police Departm…

by Michael Mashburn

04/24/2023

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