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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.

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Police & Fire

Wanted Kidnapper Busted After Caught Speeding In Western Mass: Police If you're a wanted man, it pays to obey the speed limit. At least, that's what a convicted kidnapper wanted for a parole violation in Berkshire County found out this week. Arthur Jones III was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 6, following a routine traffic stop in Hinsdale, Hinsdale police said. The officer pulled Jones over for speeding just after 4 p.m. and realized he had an active warrant for his arrest, authorities said. The vehicle was also unregistered and had incorrect registration plates. Jones was convicted in 2014 of kidnapping, assaulting, and robbing his boss at the&n…

08/08/2023

Police & Fire

Victims Hid As Man Broke Into Springfield Home, Pointed Gun At Them: Police A 47-year-old Springfield man didn't make it very far with the item police say he stole during a home invasion over the weekend. Edwin Rolon is accused of breaking into a Fremont Street apartment on Saturday morning, Aug. 5, and pointing a gun at the people inside, Springfield police said. The victims said they hid in a closet as he went through their house stealing cash and riding away on a bike. A few hours later around noon, police spotted a man who matched Rolon's description on city cameras in the 600 block of Main Street, where officers arrested him, authorities said…

08/08/2023

News

$1M Central Mass Lottery Winner On Her Way To Car Dealership A Worcester County woman who won $1 million in a scratch-off lottery said she knows exactly what she will buy with some of her winnings. Michelle McGrath, of Millbury, won the seven-figure sum in the “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” in the Massachusetts State Lottery. Related: Mechanic Returns To Work After Claiming $1 Million Lottery Prize McGrath, who claimed the prize at the Dorchester lottery offices with her husband Patrick, said she plans to buy two new cars with the money. McGrath opted to take the one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes, which should buy …

08/08/2023

Police & Fire

Mom of 2, Girlfriend Of Suspect ID'd As Victim In Salem Murder Case: DA A 33-year-old Pablo Vicente man is charged with killing the mother of his two children and dumping her body, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 8. Nayeli Nieves, 20, of Salem, was reported missing on Monday from the home where she lived with Vicente and their 3-year-old and 18-month-old children, investigators said. They are being cared for by the Department of Children and Families. Salem police said officers received a tip that Vincente had harmed Nieves and began investigating him. Related: Salem Man Charged In Missing Woman's Murder While Vincente was arraigned on a murder charg…

08/08/2023

Police & Fire

Lynn High Girls Soccer Coach Groped Player, Tried To Sleep With Student, Sent Her Nudes: DA A 38-year-old Lynn high school soccer coach sent unsolicited nude photos of himself to an 18-year-old former play that he also tried to sleep with and groped an underage girl on his team, officials said. Oscar Juarez, of Saugus, is a junior varsity coach at Lynn Classical High School. The alleged incidents happened in 2022, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. He was arrested and charged on Monday, Aug. 7, with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 and distributing pornographic material – both felonies — and reckless endangerment of a child, a misdem…

08/08/2023

Police & Fire

Salem Man Murdered Missing Woman; Police Searching For Her Body: DA A 33-year-old Salem man is expected to be arraigned Tuesday morning, Aug. 8, in a woman's disappearance and killing, authorities said. Her body is still missing. Pablo Vicente is accused of killing the woman, the Essex County District Attorney said. Salem police received a tip that Vicente had harmed her and opened an investigation. They discovered evidence of foul play and arrested Vicente. Police were searching for her body Tuesday morning. The DA's office is not releasing the woman's name until they speak with her family. This is a developing story. Check back with Da…

08/08/2023

Police & Fire

Boston Man Paid For Girl's Birthday Party After Family Member Made Porn Of Her: Feds A 39-year-old Boston man has admitted to a laundry list of disturbing allegations featuring children as young as 9 and 14 years old, federal authorities said. The most heinous of which is he told a teenager that he would help pay for a little girl's birthday party if they produced pornographic material featuring the child. Robinson Alberto Baez-Nova, of Jamaica Plain, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of children, one count of distribution of child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Federal age…

08/07/2023

Police & Fire

Kayaker Finds Body On Riverbank Near Western Mass Bridge: Firefighters Holyoke firefighters and police were called to Muller Bridge Sunday morning after a kayaker body on the bank of a river. Crews responded just before noon to Long Pond Road after receiving reports of the corpse washed up on the bank, the Holyoke Fire Department said. Police closed a section of the road for several hours as they investigated and cleared the scene. Police are investigating the cause of death. Detectives have not released the identification of the body or any information on how they could have ended up in the water.

08/07/2023

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed At Chicopee Gas Station Dies At Hospital: Police A man stabbed at a Chicopee gas station Sunday afternoon, Aug. 6, has died, Chicopee police said. The attack happened at the Shell station at 95 West St. around 3 p.m., police said. Paramedics rushed the man to a nearby hospital, where he died of his wounds. Investigators did not release the man's name. Chicopee police detectives closed the gas station for several hours Sunday night while they investigated the scene. Detectives ask anyone with information to contact police at 413-592-6341.

08/07/2023

Police & Fire

Man Shot, Killed On Western Mass Street; Police Ask For Information A man who was shot over the weekend in Springfield has died of his wound, authorities announced. Now, police are asking for the public's help to find who pulled the trigger. Officers responded to reports of gunfire near the intersection of Hancock and Union Streets around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6. Police found a man bleeding out from a bullet wound on Hancock Street. Paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, where he later died of his wounds, Springfield police said. Officials did not release the man's name or any information about him. Springfield police…

08/07/2023

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