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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.

Michael Mashburn's Contributions

Police & Fire

Traffic Stop In Capital District Turns Up Stolen Car, Gun, Drugs Three people are facing charges after state troopers recovered a stolen car and gun in the Capital District. Troopers in Columbia County stopped the Hyundai Santa Fe just before 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14, on State Route 9 near Stickles Road in Livingston. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Livingston the previous Friday, July 8, according to New York State Police. Inside the car troopers found three suspects, along with small amounts of crack-cocaine and heroin, police said. They also recovered a stolen Ruger 17 HMR rifle. Police identified the suspects as Carlyle Gill, age 35, of L…

by Michael Mashburn

07/18/2022

News

Bring Your Alibis: NYers Charged With Trying To Sell Stolen Handwritten Eagles Lyrics Much like Hotel California, two New York men could soon find themselves somewhere you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave, at least not until your prison sentence is complete. Glenn Horowitz, age 66, and Craig Inciardi, age 58, both of New York City, were indicted Tuesday, July 12, on conspiracy and stolen property charges in State Supreme Court in Manhattan. A 59-year-old New Jersey man, Edward Kosinski, was also charged. The charges stem from an alleged plot to sell around 100 pages of handwritten lyrics and notes for the Eagles’ “Hotel California” album, according …

by Michael Mashburn

07/17/2022

News

Stratford Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Possession A Fairfield County man who admitted to selling dangerous fentanyl pills disguised as pain medication will spend two and a half years in prison. Stratford resident Luis Colon, age 51, was sentenced to 32 months behind bars Tuesday, July 12, in federal court in Hartford. It followed his March 2021 guilty pleas to charges of conspiring to possess and distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Federal prosecutors said Colon, who is also known as “Big Lou” and “Hitman,” sold approximately 300 fentanyl pills that were disguised as oxycodone to a co-conspirator. Fentanyl is a …

by Michael Mashburn

07/16/2022

News

Danbury Man Sentenced For Engaging In, Filming Illicit Sexual Acts With Child A Connecticut man will spend decades in prison after admitting that he drove hundreds of miles to pick up a 14-year-old girl for sex and then recorded the abuse. Fairfield County resident Wayne Marcell, age 36, of Danbury, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday, July 12, in US District Court in Bridgeport. Earlier report: Danbury Man Admits To Child Exploitation Offense It came three months after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child. Federal prosecutors said Marcell drove from Connecticut to Illinois in June 2021 after paying another person $2,000 to bring the …

by Michael Mashburn

07/16/2022

News

'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Telemarketing Fraud Scheme That Targeted Some NYers “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah has admitted to running a decade-long telemarketing scheme that tricked thousands of victims, including some New Yorkers, into bogus investment opportunities. Shah, age 48, of Utah, appeared in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Monday, July 11, where she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing. Federal prosecutors said between 2012 and March 2021, Shah trafficked “lead lists” of potential victims that her co-conspirators used to convince victims to pay thousands of dollars for “…

by Michael Mashburn

07/16/2022

News

Police Warn Of Man Attempting To Lure Kids In 'Foul' Smelling Truck In Capital District Parents in the Capital District are being warned about a man who allegedly attempted to lure kids into his vehicle near a school. In Schenectady County, the Scotia Police Department issued an alert saying they were investigating multiple incidents of attempted child luring involving a man driving a white pickup truck. The latest incident was reported at around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14, when a girl told police the man had approached her as she walked toward a school and asked if she wanted a ride. Police said the girl made it safely to school and later reported the incident to authori…

by Michael Mashburn

07/16/2022

Business

'Heavy Heart': Popular Capital District Restaurant Closing After 26 Years In Business After nearly three decades in business, a popular Capital District restaurant is closing its doors for good. Colonie eatery TJ’s Cafe made the announcement Friday, July 15, in a Facebook post that had garnered hundreds of comments and reactions just hours later. “To our valued customers, dear friends, family, and customers who have become friends and family... it is with a heavy heart that I must announce the closing of TJ's Café after almost 26 years in business,” owner Todd Leach wrote. The 55-year-old owner and chef cited “economic forces” for the closing, saying the cost of goods, sup…

by Michael Mashburn

07/15/2022

Police & Fire

Shooting Outside Capital District Bar Leaves Two Hospitalized Police are asking for the public’s help after a shooting outside of a Capital District bar sent two people to the hospital. Police were called just after 2 a.m. Friday, July 15, with reports of shots fired in Schenectady at the Saw Mill Tavern on South Avenue. When Schenectady PD officers arrived, they found a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds. The man had been shot in the leg and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The woman was shot in her foot and also had injuries that were considered non-life-threatening. Police are still working to determine …

by Michael Mashburn

07/15/2022

Police & Fire

Trapped Elderly Woman Rescued After Tree Falls On Home During Severe Storm In Capital District An elderly woman from the Capital District has a whole host of public agencies to thank for rescuing her after a downed tree trapped her inside her home during a storm. Washington County resident Penelope Perry, age 75, was at her Fort Edward home on North River Road at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, when severe winds sent a large tree crashing through her roof. The fallen tree left Perry pinned down on the home’s second floor, covered in roof debris, according to the Washington County Department of Public Safety. First on the scene were New York State Police, the Fort Edward Fire Dep…

by Michael Mashburn

07/15/2022

News

CT Doctor Admits To Getting Kickbacks In Exchange For Ordering Unnecessary Procedures A Connecticut eye doctor was paid handsomely from a five-year fraudulent medical billing scheme that netted millions of dollars. Hartford County resident Donald Salzberg, age 67, of Avon, pleaded guilty Thursday, July 14, to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to receive kickbacks in federal court in Boston. Prosecutors said that between 2014 and 2019 Salzberg, who owned and operated an ophthalmology practice in West Hartford, conspired with a principal for a medical diagnostics company to order hundreds of unnecessary brain scans. Salzburg and h…

by Michael Mashburn

07/15/2022

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