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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

jlanier@dailyvoice.com

Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.

Josh Lanier's Contributions

Police & Fire

Woman, 80, Ran Over By Her Own Car, Killed In North Reading Driveway: DA An 80-year-old North Reading woman was killed last week after she was involved in a bizarre motor vehicle accident at her home, authorities said. The woman, whose name was not released, died when she became trapped beneath a Buick Regal sedan in her driveway just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Emergency crews responded to the home near the corner of Fieldcrest and Hollywood terraces and were able to lift the car from the woman using airbags and take her to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead, officials sa…

12/04/2023

News

Quincy Man's Body Dumped From Car Into Alley In Washington, DC: Reports The body of a Quincy man was found in a Washington, DC, alley last week, and police are searching for answers, reports said. Alan Chi Chen, 41, was found early Thursday morning, Nov. 30, in the 100 block of W St., Fox 5 DC reported. The report said Chen's body was dumped out of a Porsche just after 11:15 p.m. the night before. The scene was captured on a nearby surveillance video. The family of the man whose body was dumped in a DC alley tells @fox5dc that police told them he was pushed from his own car. The family sent us a photo of the Porsche that Alan Chen was driv…

12/04/2023

Police & Fire

Police Informant Robbed, Beaten By Western Mass Man: Feds A 38-year-old Hampden County man is accused of robbing an informant working with police at gunpoint, federal authorities said. Hector Laureano, of Chicopee, was indicted on one count of assaulting with a dangerous weapon a person assisting an officer or employee of the United States in the performance of official duties; one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence; and one count of robbery of money of the United States, the US Attorney General for Massachusetts said on Monday, Dec. 4. Authorities said Laureano on May 4 attacked the confidential informant, …

12/04/2023

Police & Fire

'Gifted, Talented' Teacher Killed In Wrong-Way Crash In Central Mass Along With Second Driver Two people were killed in a violent head-on collision when a wrong-way driver crashed into oncoming traffic in Massachusetts on I-395, authorities said. A GMC Sierra truck got onto the highway driving north in the southbound lane in Worcester County just after 10:15 p.m. in the town of Webster and slammed into a Honda CRV in the left lane, Massachusetts State Police said. Related: Funeral Set For 'Beloved' Teacher, Worcester Native Killed In Webster Wrong-Way Wreck Jordan Pimentel, age 31, of Auburn, who was behind the wheel of the truck, died at the scene, police said.&…

12/04/2023

Police & Fire

Father Of 2 Killed In Freak Accident With Knife Outside Saugus Family Restaurant Police have identified the person who was found stabbed outside of Kowloon Restuarant in Saugus on Saturday night, Dec. 2, as a 42-year-old Milton man. Patrick Kenney Jr. was found with a knife wound outside of the 948 Broadway restaurant just after 9 p.m., the Essex District Attorney's Office said. Paramedics rushed him to Mass General Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Related: Charges Filed In Saugus Brawl In Viral Fight At Kowloon Restuarant The man who died outside of #Kowloon last night was 42-year-old Patrick Kenney, Jr. His father tells me he leav…

12/03/2023

Business

Mass Company Issues Recall On 30K Blankets, Throws Over Burn, Fire Concerns The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on nearly 30,000 Berkshire Blanket & Home Company heated throws and blankets over issues with overheating that pose fire or burn risks. The Ware-based company's blankets were sold under its name and the L.L. Bean brand, where they are sold in stores. The CPSC said in its recall notice that they were also sold at Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Amazon.com, Target.com, Macys.com, and QVC.com. The company has received nine reports of the blankets and throws burning, melting, or overheating. No injur…

12/02/2023

Lifestyle

$25M Lottery Payday: Boston Woman Claims Her 2nd Lottery Jackpot A Boston woman who had previously won $1 million in the Massachusetts Lottery in 2006 claimed a $25 million grand prize this week. Desiree Fortini-Craft, of Hyde Park, was the eight-figure payday playing the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” $50 scratch-off game. Fortini-Craft opted to take the lump sum payment of $16,250,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. Fortini-Craft said she wants to use the money to enjoy life. She plans to spend Christmas in Aruba with her fiance, Jason Perkins, and looks to pay off her three daughters' student loans, buy a new car, a…

12/01/2023

Police & Fire

New Update: Man Raped Child He Knew At His Belmont Home Multiple Times: DA Update: A judge on Monday, Dec. 4, ordered Rick Powell held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing set for Friday. Original: A 59-year-old Belmont has been arrested and charged with raping a child he knew, taking photos of the girl, and distributing them online, authorities said. He was arrested in the midst of a suicide attempt while trying to evade capture, reports said. Rickland Powell was charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, distributing obscene matter to a minor, four counts of aggravated rape of a child, four counts of rap…

12/01/2023

Police & Fire

West Springfield Man Found Shot To Death In Springfield Apartment ID'd Police have identified a man who was shot and killed inside a Springfield apartment on Nov. 7. Anthony Edwards, 30, of West Springfield, was found dead inside an apartment in the 100 block of Fort Pleasant Avenue, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. Springfield police are searching for the shooter. Investigators ask anyone with information on the killing to contact Springfield detectives at 413-787-6355.

12/01/2023

Obituaries

'He Was The Best': US Airman From Berkshire County Killed In Military Aircraft Crash In Japan A US Airman from Berkshire County was one of eight servicemembers who died this week when an Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan during a routine training exercise, the Pittsfield Police Department confirmed on Friday, Dec. 1. Jacob "Jake" Galliher, a 24-year-old father of two from Pittsfield, was aboard the aircraft that went down near the island of Yakushima on Wednesday. The bodies of the seven other crew members who were killed have not been found, the US Air Force said Friday. It's unclear what caused the Osprey to crash, but a witness told investigators the…

12/01/2023

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