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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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Capital District Courthouse Evacuated After Protester Releases Cockroaches Capital District Courthouse Evacuated After Protester Releases Cockroaches
Capital District Courthouse Evacuated After Protester Releases Cockroaches Proceedings at a New York courthouse came grinding to a halt after a protester released scores of cockroaches inside a courtroom. It happened Tuesday morning, June 7, at Albany City Court. During an arraignment of four people who were previously arrested at the Capitol, a protester released hundreds of cockroaches that had been brought in plastic containers, according to Lucian Chalfen, a spokesperson for the state Office of Court Administration. Chalfen provided a photo to Daily Voice showing several of the insects on the ground next to a bed of lettuce and dirt. The incident forced an e…

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Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass
Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass A woman is facing criminal charges following an alleged drug bust in Western Massachusetts. In Hampshire County, Lori Larzazs-Supczak was stopped by Ware Police at around 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, while driving on Webb Court. During the stop, officers discovered that she had an active warrant, police said. A search of the car turned up heroin and cocaine, according to police. Larzazs-Supczak was arrested on multiple charges, including possessing to distribute a Class A substance. She was held on $5,000 bail awaiting arraignment at the Eastern Hampshire District Court Tuesday, June 7.

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Woman's Death At Capital District Apartment Ruled Homicide Woman's Death At Capital District Apartment Ruled Homicide
Woman's Death At Capital District Apartment Ruled Homicide A woman’s death inside a Capital District apartment is now being investigated as a homicide. Ahsid Hemingway-Powell, age 30, was found dead just after 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, inside her home at the Loudon Arms Apartments, located on Old Hickory Drive in Albany, according to Albany Police. Officers had been called to do a welfare check on the tenant, police said. Investigators had said the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death were considered suspicious, and officially deemed the case a homicide in a statement Tuesday, June 7. So far police have not revealed how the woman died or nam…

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Food Bank In Capital District Needs Food, Hygiene Products Food Bank In Capital District Needs Food, Hygiene Products
Food Bank In Capital District Needs Food, Hygiene Products An emergency food pantry in the Capital District is reaching out to the community for donations. In Saratoga County, Karl’s Kupboard in Halfmoon said the need for food and hygiene products in the community is great this time of year, when donations typically wind down after the holidays. As a result, the New York School Nutrition Association (NYSNA) is hosting a food and hygiene product donation drive all week on the pantry’s behalf, with the goal of collecting “10,000 by the tenth.” By that, they mean 10,000 pounds of food and $10,000 in donations. Online contributions are best, because …

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Teen Charged In Shooting Death Of 15-Year-Old At CT Park Teen Charged In Shooting Death Of 15-Year-Old At CT Park
Teen Charged In Shooting Death Of 15-Year-Old At CT Park A teen suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Connecticut high school student killed while walking home from school. New Haven County resident Jenigh Ward, age 18, of Hamden, was arrested Monday, June 6 on multiple charges relating to the homicide of 15-year-old Elijah Gomez, according to Hamden Police.  Ward was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and carrying a pistol without a permit. He is being held on $1 million bond ahead of his next court date on Monday, June 13. Jenigh Ward was arrested Monday, June 6, in connection to the fatal shooti…

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Man Shot To Death In Capital District Man Shot To Death In Capital District
Man Shot To Death In Capital District Police are working to determine what led up to a fatal shooting in the Capital District over the weekend. Patrol officers with the Albany Police Department heard several gunshots ring out at around 11 p.m. Saturday, June 4, near Central Avenue and Manning Boulevard in the city’s West Hill neighborhood, police said. Shortly after, they found a 33-year-old man in a nearby parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso, according to police. Medics treated him at the scene and took him to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. So far police have not identified …

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Long Island Woman Admits To Defrauding Elderly Of More Than $1.5M Long Island Woman Admits To Defrauding Elderly Of More Than $1.5M
Long Island Woman Admits To Defrauding Elderly Of More Than $1.5M A New York woman has admitted to leading a fraud scheme that bilked more than $1.5 million from elderly victims. Long Island resident Mara Ficarra, of Southampton, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, June 6, to conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and bank fraud, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District. Federal prosecutors said Ficarra owned and led several companies, including three that published reference publications featuring biographical information of people across the country. Between 2013 and 2018, Ficarra mailed letters and pamphlets to victims, most of them…

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Girl Gets Sick After Buying Pot At Capital District Smoke Shop, Police Say Girl Gets Sick After Buying Pot At Capital District Smoke Shop, Police Say
Girl Gets Sick After Buying Pot At Capital District Smoke Shop, Police Say Image Credit: Weed Review The owner of a Capital District smoke shop and one of his employees are facing charges after two teenagers reportedly bought marijuana at the store. In Albany County, New York State Police began investigating Piff N Puff Smoke Shop in the village of Ravena in February after a 15-year-old girl got sick after a smoking a marijuana cigarette. She told investigators she and another teen had purchased it from the Ravena store, police said. Police determined that Albany resident Dawood Almawri, age 33, had sold the marijuana cigarette to the teens while working as a cl…

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Capital District Woman Charged With Criminal Sexual Act Capital District Woman Charged With Criminal Sexual Act
Capital District Woman Charged With Criminal Sexual Act A Capital District woman is facing charges after allegedly having sexual contact with a minor. Rensselaer County resident Jessica Muller, age 39, of East Greenbush, was arrested Tuesday, May 31, following an investigation by New York State Police. It came one day after investigators began looking into a complaint that Muller had had sexual contact with a victim who was under the age of 15 at her East Greenbush home, police said. She is also accused of providing the victim with alcohol, according to police. Muller was charged with criminal sexual act, a felony, and unlawful dealing with a …

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Gov. Hochul Signs Laws Raising Age To Buy Semiautomatic Guns, Banning Body Armor Sales Gov. Hochul Signs Laws Raising Age To Buy Semiautomatic Guns, Banning Body Armor Sales
Gov. Hochul Signs Laws Raising Age To Buy Semiautomatic Guns, Banning Body Armor Sales Anyone buying a semi-automatic firearm in New York will now have to be 21 or older after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new gun control legislation aimed at reducing mass shootings. The age increase on semiautomatic weapons sales was just one of several gun-related bills Hochul signed into law Monday, June 6. They included a ban on body armor sales, except to those working in select professions, and a requirement that new semi-automatic guns be microstamped in an effort to better help police solve gun-related crimes. The new legislation also strengthens New York’s so-called red flag law, which …

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