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Josh Lanier

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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
Boston Man Accused Of Killing Man in 1984 Picks Up 2nd Murder Charge Boston Man Accused Of Killing Man in 1984 Picks Up 2nd Murder Charge
Boston Man Accused Of Killing Man in 1984 Picks Up 2nd Murder Charge A South Boston man with a history of ties to violent gangs, including notorious mobster Whitey Bulger, picked up his second murder charge on Tuesday, March 28, authorities said. Both killings are more than 30 years old.   Michael Lewis, 62, who is being held on a 1984 murder charge, was indicted in the killing of a Boston Housing Authority supervisor in South Boston in April 1993, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Lewis is accused of beating, stabbing, and shooting William Villani, 46, in Villani’s office at Two Sterling Square in South Boston.  Lewis…

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Death By Antifreeze: Salisbury Woman Accused Of Poisoning Boyfriend Denied Bail Death By Antifreeze: Salisbury Woman Accused Of Poisoning Boyfriend Denied Bail
Death By Antifreeze: Salisbury Woman Accused Of Poisoning Boyfriend Denied Bail A 64-year-old Salisbury woman was ordered held without bail on Tuesday, March 28, in the poisoning death of her boyfriend, authorities said.  Judy Church is charged with first-degree murder after she allegedly slipped a lethal dose of ethylene glycol into his Powerade bottle belonging to her boyfriend, Leroy Fowler, 55, in November, the Essex County District Attorney said. Ethylene glycol is found in antifreeze.  Prosecutors argued that Church was a flight risk and needed to be held behind bars while awaiting her trial, and the judge agreed.  Related: Judy Church Charg…

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Police & Fire
Active Shooter Threat At Central Mass High School A Hoax: Police Active Shooter Threat At Central Mass High School A Hoax: Police
Active Shooter Threat At Central Mass High School A Hoax: Police Police in Northborough said they a call of an active shooter on Tuesday, March 28, at Algonquin Regional High School was a hoax.  Police treated the situation seriously, but after a sweep of the building, officers found nothing. School activities returned to normal.  This morning a call was received by police indicating an active threat in progress at the high school. Our response protocol was activated. A sweep of the building confirmed that the call was a hoax — Northborough Police (@NorthboroughPD) March 28, 2023 The hoax call comes a day after a mass shooting in Tennessee killed th…

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Police & Fire
Nearly 2 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Western Mass Bust Following Gunshot: Police Nearly 2 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Western Mass Bust Following Gunshot: Police
Nearly 2 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Western Mass Bust Following Gunshot: Police A gunshot Monday night, March 27, led police to two people carrying almost a kilo of cocaine, authorities said.  Kelly McCarthy, 36, of Hampden, and Lennox Neath, 45, of Springfield, face several charges following their arrest, Springfield police said.  Officers received a ShotSpotter alert around 10 p.m. that led them to the area of Grand and Revere streets. Police searched the area and found McCarthy driving nearby. They pulled his car over and found a loaded gun and a large bag of cocaine stuffed between the driver and the passenger Neath.  Kelly McCarthy was charged with…

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Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say
Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say A US Post Office employee from Worcester County faces up to 10 years in prison after federal authorities charged him with embezzling more than $50,000 in government funds, authorities said. Anthony Fernandes, 37, of Douglas, is charged with one count of theft of government money, the US Attorney General for Massachusetts said.  Fernandes was a supervisor at the USPS in Buzzards Bay and allegedly filed fraudulent reimbursement requests from April through November 2022, the prosecutor said. In total, he was reportedly paid $52,987 for bogus travel receipts. Along with a decade behind ba…

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Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Accused In 2022 Randolph Killing After Busting Second Suspect Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Accused In 2022 Randolph Killing After Busting Second Suspect
Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Accused In 2022 Randolph Killing After Busting Second Suspect Authorities have renewed their calls for help to find a Worcester man accused of a 2022 killing in Randolph after police arrested another suspect in the slaying.  Shawn Johnson, age 29, of Worcester, was arrested and charged last week in the July 4 killing of Ivanildo Cabral, 29, outside of the Mojito Country Club on Mazzeo Dr. around 8 p.m., the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said on Monday, March 27. He is charged with murder, assault with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, armed assault with intent to murder, mayhem, and carrying a firearm, the prosecutor…

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Officials ID Man Killed After Car Crashed Into Front Porch Of Boston Home Officials ID Man Killed After Car Crashed Into Front Porch Of Boston Home
Officials ID Man Killed After Car Crashed Into Front Porch Of Boston Home Police identified the 60-year-old man killed over the weekend when a car crashed into the front porch of a triple-decker home in Boston.  Egdio Dantuony was believed to be sitting in front of his home at 3968 Washington Street in Roslindale just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 when the car slammed into the building, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Monday. A 62-year-old man was rushed to the hospital, but authorities have not released his name or condition.  Neither man was behind the wheel of the car, authorities said. Police have not released the drive…

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Fanny Pack Full Of Drugs, Gun, Cash: Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass Leads To Bust Fanny Pack Full Of Drugs, Gun, Cash: Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass Leads To Bust
Fanny Pack Full Of Drugs, Gun, Cash: Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass Leads To Bust A routine traffic stop netted police drugs, cash, a gun, and several rounds of ammunition after a man tried to hide his fanny pack from officers, sparking their interest, authorities say.  Police pulled over the car around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, March 24, near the intersection of Sumner Avenue and Greenleaf Street, Springfield police said. There were four people inside.  After officers realized the driver, Chadwayne Allen, didn't have a license, they asked everyone to get out, police said. One of the passengers in the backseat was wearing a fanny pack, but when he stepped out of the car, he'…

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Schools
Threatening School Shooting: Western Mass Man Held Without Bail After Causing Lockdown, DA Says Threatening School Shooting: Western Mass Man Held Without Bail After Causing Lockdown, DA Says
Threatening School Shooting: Western Mass Man Held Without Bail After Causing Lockdown, DA Says A 46-year-old Northfield man is being held without bail after he allegedly threatened a school shooting on Friday, March 24, authorities said. The threat caused administrators at Northfield Elementary School to lock down the building and order students and teachers to shelter in place.  Theodore R. Sweeney Jr. is charged with threatening to commit a school shooting, two counts of threatening to commit a crime, and disturbing the peace, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Sweeney pleaded not guilty to the charges.  Officials did not say how the threat w…

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Hit-Run Crash: Teen Killed After Being Runover In Remote Western Mass Cornfield, DA Says Hit-Run Crash: Teen Killed After Being Runover In Remote Western Mass Cornfield, DA Says
Hit-Run Crash: Teen Killed After Being Runover In Remote Western Mass Cornfield, DA Says Police in Hampshire County are looking for the pickup truck driver who ran over a Florence teenager in a cornfield in Hatfield Friday, March 24, and left the man to die of his injuries, authorities said.  Jesse Johansmeyer, 19, of Burts Pit Road, died the next morning at Baystate Medical Center after doctors couldn't save his life, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Johansmeyer was run over around 11:30 p.m. on Friday while attending a bonfire in a remote area called the Hatfield Meadows off Great Neponset Road and South Street near the Connecticut River,…

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