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Michael Mashburn

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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 radio reporter covering local news and traffic for ABC News Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle.

Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in May 2014. 

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl From Massapequa Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl From Massapequa
Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl From Massapequa Authorities on Long Island are trying to locate a missing teenager. Crisaury Almonte-Estevez, age 15, was last seen in Massapequa at around 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, according to Nassau County Police. She was reported missing three hours later. Almonte-Estevez is 5-foot-6 and 213 pounds, with brown eyes, medium length black, curly hair, and a stocky build. She was last seen wearing jeans and a dark colored sweatshirt. Police said the teen may be traveling by bicycle. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nassau County Police Department at 516-573-7347 or call 911. Share this…

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News
Shirley Man Admits Forcing Homeless Teen Into Prostitution In Exchange For Food, Shelter Shirley Man Admits Forcing Homeless Teen Into Prostitution In Exchange For Food, Shelter
Shirley Man Admits Forcing Homeless Teen Into Prostitution In Exchange For Food, Shelter A Long Island man confessed to forcing a homeless teenager into prostitution in exchange for providing her with food and shelter. Javesh Persaud, age 34, of Shirley, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Oct. 25. Prosecutors said Persaud met the 18-year-old victim in July 2023 on the now defunct website Omegle, which randomly paired strangers for virtual chats. The teen told him she was homeless and sleeping in New York City subways in Manhattan. Persaud told the girl he helped people who were without homes and offered the teen clean clot…

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Trio Sought After Smash-Grab Burglary At Levittown Business Trio Sought After Smash-Grab Burglary At Levittown Business
Trio Sought After Smash-Grab Burglary At Levittown Business The search is on for three suspects who broke into a Long Island game store and stole merchandise. It happened in Levittown, at the Collectors Emporium on Hempstead Turnpike, at around midnight Tuesday, Oct. 29. Nassau County Police said three people entered the business by breaking a rear door. They then stole an unknown amount of merchandise before fleeing the scene. No suspects had been publicly identified or arrested as of Tuesday evening. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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Daughter 'Beyond Devastated' After Nurse Mom's Headstone Stolen From Bethel Cemetery Daughter 'Beyond Devastated' After Nurse Mom's Headstone Stolen From Bethel Cemetery
Daughter 'Beyond Devastated' After Nurse Mom's Headstone Stolen From Bethel Cemetery Tara Morgan is praying for a miracle. The 45-year-old Connecticut resident, of Waterbury in New Haven County, has done everything she can think of after thieves stole her late mother’s granite headstone from Fairfield County’s St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bethel over the summer. “It happened sometime between Mother’s Day and, I’d say, the end of June,” Morgan told Daily Voice. Following several attempts to reach St. Mary Parish, which oversees the cemetery, she was finally assured by church leadership that the Diocese of Bridgeport’s insurance carrier had been notified “and everything would be h…

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Lifestyle
Cha-Ching! $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Purchased At Westbury Business Cha-Ching! $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Purchased At Westbury Business
Cha-Ching! $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Purchased At Westbury Business Someone’s in for a hefty Halloween treat. A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was purchased at a Long Island business, New York Lottery announced. The third prize-winning Powerball ticket was sold in Westbury, at the BJ’s Wholesale on Brush Hollow Road, for the drawing held on Monday, Oct. 28. Monday’s winning Powerball numbers were 21-27-32-48-67 and the Powerball is 17. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.

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Police & Fire
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Selden Girl Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Selden Girl
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Selden Girl Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Anastasia McKain, age 15, of Selden, was last seen on Monday, Oct. 28, according to the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse. McKain was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, black leggings, and black Crocs. Police believe she is in the local area. 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. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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News
New Update: ID Released For Woman Murdered At Resort In Water Mill New Update: ID Released For Woman Murdered At Resort In Water Mill
New Update: ID Released For Woman Murdered At Resort In Water Mill A woman’s death at a Long Island wellness center has turned into a murder investigation. Southampton Town Police responded to the hamlet of Water Mill’s Shou Sugi Ban House on Montauk Highway after a staff member found a guest dead in her room at around 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. At the time, the agency said the death appeared to be an isolated incident and that there was no immediate danger to the public. Earlier Report: Suspicious Death Probed At Water Mill's Shou Sugi Ban House In an update Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, Suffolk County Police identified the woman as 33-year-old Sab…

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Politics
Election 2024: Here’s Closer Look At NY’s ‘Equal Rights Amendment' Prop 1 Election 2024: Here’s Closer Look At NY’s ‘Equal Rights Amendment' Prop 1
Election 2024: Here’s Closer Look At NY’s ‘Equal Rights Amendment' Prop 1 New York voters will decide on a whole lot more than just the next president and vice president this Election Day. Earlier Report: Here's When Early Voting Starts In NY, How To Find Polling Places Among the statewide issues being decided is Proposal 1, known as the “Equal Rights Amendment.” If approved, it would amend the New York State Constitution to protect against unequal treatment based on the following: Ethnicity, national origin, age or disability Sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression Pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes Reproductive healthcare and auton…

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Politics
NY Commentator Kicked Off CNN Mid-Show After Suggesting Muslim Journalist Is Terrorist NY Commentator Kicked Off CNN Mid-Show After Suggesting Muslim Journalist Is Terrorist
NY Commentator Kicked Off CNN Mid-Show After Suggesting Muslim Journalist Is Terrorist A political commentator from New York was pulled off a CNN panel mid-show and banned from the network after suggesting that a Muslim journalist was a terrorist. The stunning attack unfolded on the network’s “News Night with Abby Phillip” on Monday night, Oct. 28, during a heated roundtable discussion of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden the day before. Scroll down to watch video of the incident. As the panelists discussed inflammatory and racist remarks that were made by rally speakers, progressive commentator Mehdi Hasan, who is of Indian descent and Muslim, a…

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Politics
Election 2024: Can NYers Snap Pic Of Completed Ballot? Here's What To Know Election 2024: Can NYers Snap Pic Of Completed Ballot? Here's What To Know
Election 2024: Can NYers Snap Pic Of Completed Ballot? Here's What To Know Think twice before snapping that Election Day selfie. While New Yorkers may be tempted to commemorate their participation in this year’s highly consequential election by taking a photo of their ballot, doing so is actually a crime. Under state law, it is a misdemeanor offense for a voter to snap a picture with their completed ballot. “Any person who shows his ballot after it is prepared for voting, to any person so as to reveal the contents, or solicits a voter to show the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor,” reads the text from New York State election law. According to the New York State B…

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