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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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National Guard Soldier Caught Smuggling Drugs, Phones Into NY Prison, Police Say National Guard Soldier Caught Smuggling Drugs, Phones Into NY Prison, Police Say
National Guard Soldier Caught Smuggling Drugs, Phones Into NY Prison, Police Say A New York Army National Guard member is facing felony charges after being caught smuggling marijuana and cell phones into a state prison, police said. Troopers responded to Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County on Friday, Aug. 1, after the state prison system’s Office of Special Investigations (OSI) requested assistance, according to New York State Police. Savian Maxwell, 30, of Brooklyn, was taken into custody after a DOCCS K9 detected contraband on both himself and his vehicle during a security check, police said. Investigators recovered approximately 176 grams of marijuana and f…

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Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Boy From Troy Has Been Missing 4 Days 17-Year-Old Boy From Troy Has Been Missing 4 Days
17-Year-Old Boy From Troy Has Been Missing 4 Days Authorities are asking for help in locating a Capital Region teenager who has been missing for several days. Nolan Johnson, 17, of Troy, was last seen on Thursday, July 31, according to the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse. Johnson was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and white sneakers. He may have taken public transportation to Minnesota, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New York state Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below.

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Feds Join Police In Probe Of NY EMT's Swastika-Stickered Cadillac: Officials Feds Join Police In Probe Of NY EMT's Swastika-Stickered Cadillac: Officials
Feds Join Police In Probe Of NY EMT's Swastika-Stickered Cadillac: Officials A swastika displayed on a Cadillac parked on a North Jersey street has prompted a multi-agency investigation and swift public condemnation from local and state officials. The gray or black Cadillac, bearing New York EMT plates and the URL “Isreal.com” across the trunk, was seen on Lockwood Street in Closter (Bergen County) with a swastika beside it, according to a post shared Sunday, August 3, by the nonprofit StopAntisemitism on X (formerly Twitter). That same day, a blog post published on the listed website claimed responsibility for the decal and described a police visit to the author’s …

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Robert Brooks Death: Ex-Corrections Officer Gets 15 Years For Beating Of NY Inmate Robert Brooks Death: Ex-Corrections Officer Gets 15 Years For Beating Of NY Inmate
Robert Brooks Death: Ex-Corrections Officer Gets 15 Years For Beating Of NY Inmate A former New York state corrections officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the brutal beating death of inmate Robert Brooks. Christopher Walrath, a former officer at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, learned his fate Monday, Aug. 4, after pleading guilty in May to first-degree manslaughter. Brooks, 43, had been transferred to Marcy on Dec. 9, 2024. He was attacked by a group of officers shortly after arriving, according to prosecutors. He died the next morning from what an autopsy later determined was homicide, caused by “compression of the neck and multiple…

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9-Year-Old's Death Under Investigation In Watervliet 9-Year-Old's Death Under Investigation In Watervliet
9-Year-Old's Death Under Investigation In Watervliet Authorities are investigating the death of a child in Albany County. Officers from the Watervliet Police Department and New York State Police responded to a Watervliet residence on 2nd Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 2, for a report of an unresponsive 9-year-old. The child was pronounced dead at Samaritan Hospital, according to State Police. There is no perceived threat to the public, the agency added. Watervliet Police transferred the investigation to the New York State Police. The child’s cause and manner of death will be determined by the medical examiner’s office.

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Former Firefighter Critically Injured In Hudson Vally Blaze That Destroyed His Home Former Firefighter Critically Injured In Hudson Vally Blaze That Destroyed His Home
Former Firefighter Critically Injured In Hudson Vally Blaze That Destroyed His Home A former New York firefighter is fighting for his life after being pulled unconscious from a burning home. The fire broke out around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, July 27, at a residence on Summit Street in the Village of Nyack, as Daily Voice previously reported. Responding officers found flames engulfing the home and heard voices coming from inside. A man and an elderly woman were rescued from the first floor. But a third resident—later identified as Richard Apostle, a former firefighter for the Village of Nyack—was still trapped upstairs, Orangetown Police said. Two officers crawled through heavy …

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NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids
NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids An Albany man formally confessed to gaining his friends’ trust in order to sexually abuse their children for more than a year. Denzell Ritzie pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and related charges in Albany County Court on Friday, Aug. 1. Ritzie admitted to sexually abusing three children whose parents he had occasionally lived with for more than a year, from August 2022 to March 2024, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office. One of the victims was 9 years old at the time and two older victims were 13. Prosecutors painted a picture of a man who relied on his relations…

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NY Man Who Murdered Mom, Stepdad On 4th Of July Sentenced To Life Without Parole NY Man Who Murdered Mom, Stepdad On 4th Of July Sentenced To Life Without Parole
NY Man Who Murdered Mom, Stepdad On 4th Of July Sentenced To Life Without Parole A New York man who stabbed his mother and stepfather to death on Independence Day 2023 will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Anthony Lewis Jr., 33, of Rotterdam, was sentenced Wednesday, July 30, in Schenectady County Court to life without parole, followed by an additional 3½ to 7 years for related charges. A jury convicted Lewis in May of murdering his mother, Cathy Ayala-Guillaume, and his stepfather, Robert Guillaume, at their Fern Avenue home in Rotterdam on July 4, 2023. He then lingered in the house for more than a day before fleeing in his stepfather’s car, prosecutors said. …

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Man's Body Found Behind Market 32 In Saratoga Springs; ID Released Hours Later Man's Body Found Behind Market 32 In Saratoga Springs; ID Released Hours Later
Man's Body Found Behind Market 32 In Saratoga Springs; ID Released Hours Later Police are investigating the death of a 45-year-old man whose body was discovered in a wooded area behind a Saratoga Springs shopping plaza. The body of Michael Friday, of Gansevoort, was found around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, in a wooded area behind the Market 32 plaza on Ballston Avenue, according to the Saratoga Springs Police Department. An individual alerted police after coming across the body near the rear of the shopping center. Friday was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause and manner of death remain under investigation pending autopsy results from the Coroner’s Office, pol…

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Westchester Man Steals $50K From Church, Police Say Westchester Man Steals $50K From Church, Police Say
Westchester Man Steals $50K From Church, Police Say A Westchester man is facing felony charges after stealing more than $50,000 from a Dutchess County church, police said. Fatjon Sulaj, 35, of Yonkers, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, following a month-long grand larceny investigation, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. Sulaj was hired to create artwork for a church in the Town of Hyde Park but failed to complete any work after receiving a large payment, police said. The church reported the incident to the Sheriff’s Detective Bureau, launching an inquiry that led to Sulaj’s arrest. He is now charged with second-degree grand…

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