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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 Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin Laced With Fentanyl Capital District Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin Laced With Fentanyl
Capital District Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin Laced With Fentanyl A man will spend the next six years in federal prison for selling heroin that was laced with fentanyl. Schenectady resident and former Long Islander Ralph St. Croix, age 39, was sentenced to 70 months behind bars Thursday, July 21, in federal court in Albany. As part of his guilty plea, St. Croix - who also goes by the name “Stretch” - admitted to selling the fentanyl-laced drugs to another person on three occasions at his apartment on Eastern Avenue in Schenectady in December 2020. Schenectady Felon Sentenced to 70 Months for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Heroin and for Possessing Firea…

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Police & Fire
Know Him? Police Search For Suspect After Larcenies From Vehicles In Northern Westchester Know Him? Police Search For Suspect After Larcenies From Vehicles In Northern Westchester
Know Him? Police Search For Suspect After Larcenies From Vehicles In Northern Westchester Police in the Hudson Valley are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused in a series of car break-ins in Northern Westchester. Multiple vehicles were broken into early on Friday, July 15, in Yorktown, in the Shrub Oak and Mohegan Lake areas, according to Yorktown Police. Investigators released surveillance footage showing the suspect wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and an orange and red face mask. Police said they were increasing patrols in the area and would have extra officers out as a result of the break-ins. In the early hours of July 15th there were multip…

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Health Officials Report First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade Health Officials Report First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade
Health Officials Report First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade State health officials have confirmed a case of polio in New York, the first time the disease has been seen in the United States in nearly a decade. The case was confirmed in Rockland County, the New York State Department of Health announced Thursday, July 21. State and county health officials said they were advising medical practitioners and healthcare providers to be on the lookout for additional cases. Today NYSDOH notified NYers of a case of polio in Rockland County, identified through sequencing at Wadsworth, confirmed by @CDCgov. Working with @rockhealth & @nychealthy, we wil…

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First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade Reported In Hudson Valley First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade Reported In Hudson Valley
First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade Reported In Hudson Valley State health officials have confirmed a case of polio in New York, the first time the disease has been seen in the United States in nearly a decade. The case was confirmed in Rockland County, the New York State Department of Health announced Thursday, July 21. State and county health officials said they were advising medical practitioners and healthcare providers to be on the lookout for additional cases. Today NYSDOH notified NYers of a case of polio in Rockland County, identified through sequencing at Wadsworth, confirmed by @CDCgov. Working with @rockhealth & @nychealthy, we wil…

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Police & Fire
Four Apprehended After Attack Leaves Woman Unconscious In Capital District Four Apprehended After Attack Leaves Woman Unconscious In Capital District
Four Apprehended After Attack Leaves Woman Unconscious In Capital District Four suspects are behind bars after police said they beat a woman unconscious in the Capital District. Firefighters in Albany found the 43-year-old victim at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, lying unresponsive on a sidewalk on Lexington Avenue near Orange Street. Albany Police learned that the woman had gotten into an altercation with a group of people who kicked and punched her several times in the body and face. The attack left her with several injuries and she eventually lost consciousness, police said. Medics treated the woman at the scene before she was rushed to Albany Medical Cen…

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$34.2M Recovered For Thousands Of Service Members Defrauded By NY Jeweler $34.2M Recovered For Thousands Of Service Members Defrauded By NY Jeweler
$34.2M Recovered For Thousands Of Service Members Defrauded By NY Jeweler A New York-based jewelry chain will pay $34.2 million as part of a settlement with 18 states for “deceiving and defrauding” more than 46,000 service members and veterans, according to the New York Attorney General’s Office. Long Island-based Harris Jewelry, headquartered in Hauppauge, had been accused of using deceptive marketing tactics to lure active-duty service members to their financing program and of falsely claiming that investing in the program would improve customers’ credit scores. The company also made customers believe that protection plans were required to purchase jewelry and…

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Obituaries
21-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth' 21-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth'
21-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth' A 21-year-old who was killed in a fiery crash in Westchester County is being remembered as a hard worker who loved his family and friends. Paul Fitzpatrick, of Yonkers, died Sunday morning, July 17, following the wreck on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh, according to New York State Police. Earlier report: 21-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Greenburgh Crash Investigators said Fitzpatrick was heading northbound in a 2017 Jeep Wrangler when he veered from his lane and sideswiped a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The impact caused his vehicle to roll several times before it struck a tree and caught fire…

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Power Outages Hit Capital District For Third Day This Week Power Outages Hit Capital District For Third Day This Week
Power Outages Hit Capital District For Third Day This Week For the third time this week, some homes and businesses in the Capital District have found themselves without electricity. In Rensselaer County, reports of power outages began popping up on social media at around 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 20. Around 4,000 customers lost power in the North Greenbush and Rensselaer areas due to an equipment failure, according to National Grid spokesperson Patrick Stella. Service was being restored as of 2:20 p.m. Stella said the piece of equipment that failed is not the same one that failed Tuesday, July 19, at the Greenbush substation. Due to intermitte…

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Capital District Man Admits To Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl, Cocaine Capital District Man Admits To Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl, Cocaine
Capital District Man Admits To Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl, Cocaine Two federal convicts, including one from the Capital District, have again found themselves in hot water for allegedly conspiring to sell fentanyl and cocaine in the region. Albany resident Ramion Burt, age 45, and Marion Frampton, age 43, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty to drug-related charges Monday, July 18, in federal court in Albany. New York State Police stopped the men on I-87 in Catskill in February 2021 as they drove from New York City to Albany. Inside their car, troopers found 31 grams of fentanyl in a plastic bag in Frampton’s boot, along with an additional 53 grams of fentanyl and…

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Police & Fire
Capital District Man Accused Of Menacing Troopers With Hammer Capital District Man Accused Of Menacing Troopers With Hammer
Capital District Man Accused Of Menacing Troopers With Hammer A man from the Capital District is facing charges after he allegedly threatened New York State Police troopers with a hammer. Troopers in Saratoga County first encountered the man at around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, while attempting to stop his vehicle for speeding on State Route 146A in the town of Clifton Park. The driver, identified as 37-year-old Schenectady County resident Panayiotis Menagias, of Glenville, refused to stop and troopers initiated a pursuit, police said. During the chase, Menagias stopped several times, got out of his car, and threatened troopers with a hammer, accor…

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