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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

Dumb Smartphone Scheme Could Send Acton Man To Prison For Decades: Feds An Acton man this week admitted using several stolen identities to steal nearly half a million dollars in COVID-19 relief money and laundered the cash by buying and reselling iPhones, federal authorities said. Edwin Acevedo, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Both charges carry a potential 20-year prison sentence, the prosecutor noted. Federal investigators said Acevedo and a partner, Hector Garcia, 49, of Manchester, NH, concocted a scheme that netted them $452,000 in&…

by Josh Lanier

01/06/2023

Police & Fire

New Hampshire Man Busted For New Year's Days Robbery In Winchendon: Police A 35-year-old New Hampshire man was arrested this week and charged with the robbery of a Winchendon convenience store on New Year's Day, authorities said. Christopher Boisvert, of Winchester, NH, was arrested at his home on charges of armed robbery while masked and assault with a dangerous weapon, Winchendon police said. Investigators said he robbed the Mike Mart on Spring Street on Jan. 1. Police began to look into Boisvert after they received a tip about his alleged involvement in the robbery. Winchendon police are working with investigators in Ashby as Boisvert is…

by Josh Lanier

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

Boston Woman Brings Gun To Court For Boyfriend's Firearms Trial: DA It's not exactly a love story for the ages. A 22-year-old woman tried to bring a loaded pistol into a Boston courthouse this week as she went to support her boyfriend, who was being arraigned on firearms charges, authorities said. Octavia Kelly, of Boston, faces charges of possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a license, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, and illegal possession of a loaded firearm, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. She is being held without bail, pending a dangerousness hearing ne…

by Josh Lanier

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

Family Of Cambridge Man Killed By Cops Demand Action; Video Shows His Final Moments: Report Friends and family of Sayed Faisal, the 20-year-old man killed by police on Wednesday, Jan. 4, gathered at Cambridge City Hall Thursday to demand answers. The Bangladesh Association of New England (BANE), who organized the protest, allowed community members to express their frustrations with how police handled the situation and to ask for accountability. "We want justice," the dozens of protesters shouted on the steps of the building. "We want justice for Sayed. Stop killing civilians." Dear community members, Salam and greetings, It’s so heartbreaking to hear about the sad news. …

by Josh Lanier

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

Driver Who Killed Milton Father Of 2, Injured Son In Head-On Car In March Charged: DA Police arrested a 41-year-old Boston man who they say caused a head-on collision in March in Milton that killed a father of two and injured his son, authorities announced on Thursday, Jan. 5. Manuel Afonseca is expected to be arraigned today, but the Norfolk District Attorney's Office has not released the charges he is expected to face. Authorities said the arrest comes after months of investigation. Afonseca is accused of crashing into Michael McGrath, 56, on Blue Hill Avenue on March 8, according to the Patriot Ledger. McGrath was taking his 15-year-old son to hockey prac…

by Josh Lanier

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting The Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said her office would conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, that left a man dead. Sayed Faisal, 20, of Cambridge, was identified as the man killed in the shooting after he approached police with a large knife that he had used to harm himself, Ryan said during a late-evening press conference to discuss the investigation. Cambridge police and paramedics first saw Faisal a little after 1 p.m. when they found him bleeding in an alley on Sidney Street, Ryan said. …

by Josh Lanier

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police A 25-year-old man who repeatedly cut himself with a machete was shot and killed by a Cambridge police officer on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, authorities said. The shirtless man, whose name was not released, appeared to be suffering emotional distress when he took the blade and slit his wrists, according to the police radio call released by Live Boston. He then started to stab himself with the machete after police arrived. Units are in the area of Chestnut and Sidney Street following a response to a male who was reportedly armed with a machete in apparent distress. The male has been t…

by Josh Lanier

01/04/2023

News

'Varsity Blues' Head, Who Helped Wealthy Kids Cheat Into Elite Schools, Gets 3 1/2 Years: Feds Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the scheme to help wealthy parents and celebrities cheat their way into elite and Ivy League universities, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, Jan. 4, the Department of Justice announced. Singer was convicted on bribery charges after a court determined he accepted large cash payments to help cheat standardized tests and bribe coaches who could offer scholarships to kids at some of the nation's top schools. #BREAKING Rick Singer, orchestrator of the college admissions scam - a nationwide conspiracy that facilitated cheating…

by Josh Lanier

01/04/2023

Police & Fire

Greenfield Man, 28, Dies After Suffering 'Medical Event' In Police Custody: DA A 28-year-old Greenfield man arrested earlier this week has died after suffering a "medical event" while in police custody, authorities said. Police arrested the man early Tuesday morning in Greenfield after officers found what they believed was cocaine in his car during a traffic stop on Route 2A just before 3 a.m., the Northwestern District Attorney Office said. They did not release the man's name. While at the Shelburne Falls State Police barracks, the man suffered a medical incident, and responders rushed him to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he di…

by Josh Lanier

01/04/2023

Police & Fire

Springfield Man Can’t Use His Nearly $200K In Movie Money For Bail On Drug Charges: DA Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni this week laid out a literal table full of evidence he said police seized from a 51-year-old Springfield man. It included more than 30 pounds of cocaine, nearly 14,000 fentanyl pills, a pound of raw fentanyl, and almost $200,000 in fake money. Alonzo Williams faces charges of possession of a firearm without a license, trafficking in fentanyl over 200 grams, trafficking in cocaine over 200 grams, trafficking in cocaine 18-36 grams, and possession to distribute a class A drug, Gulluni's office announced. Springfield police detectives …

by Josh Lanier

01/04/2023

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