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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

Violent Robberies: Man Gets 10 Years For CT, Western Mass Heists A 23-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to his role in several violent armed robberies of AT&T stores will spend the next decade behind bars, a judge ruled on Tuesday, May 23. Alex Josephs, of the city of Hartford, must also repay $298,073.86 to three Connecticut and Western Massachusetts stores he and his team of burglars robbed over the course of several months in 2021, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. Josephs, along with Shaquille Raymond, Ronaldo Smith, and Deshawn Baugh, used violence to overpower employees at AT&T stores during their robbery spree…

05/23/2023

Police & Fire

44 Pounds Of Cocaine: 2 Indicted In Largest Drug Bust In Littleton History A Mexican national and a man from Texas were arrested following a routine traffic stop in Littleton with more than 40 pounds of cocaine inside their car, federal authorities said. Cornelio Hernandez, 51, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Erasmo Lira-Mendez, 38, of Mexico, were indicted in a Worcester court Monday, May 22, on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts announced. The two were arrested on March 29. A Littleton …

05/23/2023

News

Viral Video Shows Twin Saving Choking Brother At Central Mass Middle School A video of a 12-year-old Worcester County girl using the Heimlich maneuver on her choking twin brother has made the two viral stars. Amelia Loverme said she didn't think about what to do and just acted when she saw her brother Charlie choking on a piece of cheese in the lunchroom of Leicester Middle School earlier this month. The 12-year-old wrapped her arms around Charlie, and with a few quick, sharp blows, she dislodged the immobile mozzarella. Within seconds, the story changed from horror to hero. "It was just instinct," Amelia Loverme told CBS News. "I didn't really know what to do…

05/23/2023

Police & Fire

'There Will Be Death!': Middleton Ex-Naval Officer Sentenced For Threatening Ex-Wife, Her Mom A former US Navy police officer who admitted to making several threats of violence to his ex-wife and her mother was sentenced to 18 months in prison, federal authorities said. Luis De Leon, 30, of Middleton, pleaded guilty to three counts of making threats in interstate commerce in March, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge sentenced him on Thursday, May 18, to prison and three years of parole. De Leon was stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire in April 2022 when he called his ex-wife in Iowa and made several violent threats, the prosecutor…

05/23/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Shooting Arrest: 15-Year-Old Charged In Western Mass Attack Police in Hampden County have charged a 15-year-old boy with shooting an 18-year-old and putting him in the hospital with critical injuries on Monday, May 22. Springfield police responded to a Shotspotter activation near the intersection of Acorn and Sycamore streets just before 3:30 p.m. Officers did not find a victim, but they noted three cars and two homes had bullet holes in them. Soon after, an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound was dropped off at Mercy Medical Center, where he was later taken to Baystate Medical Center for trauma treatment, authorities said. Doctors list…

05/23/2023

Police & Fire

Holyoke Mall Shooting: Accused Shooter Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge A 23-year-old Springfield man accused of shooting and killing a man at a mall in Holyoke in January was indicted on a first-degree murder charge on Monday, May 22, authorities announced. Kenneth Rodriguez-Santana is accused of killing 33-year-old Trung Tran on Jan. 28 at the Holyoke Mall, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. Police received several 911 calls around 7 p.m. when the shooting began. Investigators have previously said that Rodriguez-Santana was getting a pedicure with his girlfriend at A Touch of Beauty, where Tran worked. A man …

05/22/2023

News

'Humble' Worcester Deputy, Father Finding Support Following Cancer Diagnosis Ben Campbell is the type of friend everyone hopes to have, according to his loved ones. At a moment's notice, at any time of day or night, he will be there for you, they said. But now, he's the one in need, and his friends are lining up to repay the favors. Campbell, a 39-year-old Worcester County Sheriff's Deputy and firearms instructor, was recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to his liver. His sister, Mikayla Campbell, set up a GoFundMe to help cover the cost of his treatments at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and to provide…

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

Child Porn Bust: Level-3 Sex Offender Caught With Hundreds Of Photos, Videos, Feds Say A 35-year-old level-3 registered sex offender who has two previous convictions for sexual behavior or contact with a child was arrested for having child porn, authorities said. He is already facing charges stemming from an alleged 2020 home invasion. Jonathan Fleischmann, 35, of Harwich, faces one count of possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Fleischman was previously convicted of open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years of age, according to the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry…

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

Multi-Car Crash: Woman Expected To Survive Violent Springfield Wreck, Police Say Massachusetts State Police had to go to extreme measures to free a woman trapped in her car following a multi-vehicle crash on I-91 Monday morning, May 22, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. near Exit 8. The impact pushed a 29-year-old Westfield woman's car on top of a guardrail, which made freeing her from the wreck dicey. State troopers used a police cruiser as a brace to keep the car from sliding so rescue workers could get her out, authorities said. The woman was taken to Baystate Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Massachusetts Stat…

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Crash: Police ID Fitchburg Man, 76, Killed While Crossing Street Authorities have released the name of the 76-year-old man killed on Friday night, May 19, who was killed after a car crashed into him as he crossed a Fitchburg street. Mario Bratkon, of Fitchburg, was struck in the crosswalk of Water Street around 8:45 p.m., the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Paramedics airlifted him to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where doctors pronounced him dead. The driver of the Toyota Corolla that crashed into him remained at the scene and spoke with police. Prosecutors have not filed any charges in the case, and authoriti…

05/22/2023

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