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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

Body Found In Boston Park; Police Investigating Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a man's body was found unattended in a park in Boston. Troopers were called to Richardson Park at 735 Columbia Road around 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3. Authorities have not released much information about the discovery but said investigators would examine the remains to determine the circumstances leading to his death. This is a developing story. Check back with the Daily Voice for updates.

08/03/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Embezzled $1.3M From Eastern Mass Business: Police A 36-year-old Norfolk County woman was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 2, and charged with stealing $1.3 million from her former employer, authorities said. Ashley Sumner, of Weymouth, is charged with larceny over $1,200, two counts of improper use of a credit card over $1,200, four counts of identity fraud, and one count of money laundering, Holbrook police said. She was being held on a $100,000 bond. Detectives began investigating Sumner in March after her former employer, Allstate Glass, reported her for allegedly stealing $50,000 while handling the business's finances, police said.&nb…

08/02/2023

Police & Fire

Offensive Facebook Post On Police Page Is Hacker Hoax, Central Mass Chief Says An incendiary post on a Worcester County police department's Facebook page about trans people was not written by an officer, the chief promised on Wednesday, Aug. 2. They were hacked. The post appeared on the Hopedale Police Department's page on Tuesday night, claiming that an officer had shot a trans woman after she showed him her genitals. Chief Mark Giovanella released a statement saying that someone had gotten into their account and made the post without their knowledge. He added that his department is investigating the matter. “Unauthorized access was gained to our soc…

08/02/2023

Police & Fire

Guilty: Quincy Woman Stabbed Man To Death In Parking Lot, Jury Finds Alyssa Dellamano was found guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 2, of first-degree murder of a Quincy man in 2020, authorities announced. The ruling comes after a four-day trial where prosecutors laid out how she had planned the fatal attack on Cameron Nohmy in the parking lot of Supreme Liquors on Quincy’s Hancock Street on Sept. 12, 2020, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said. Nohmy died shortly after being stabbed twice. He was 24 years old. “While the defense argued that Dellamano acted in self-defense, Assistant District Attorney Carolyn Hely made a convincing a…

08/02/2023

News

Injured Hiker, Lost Partner Rescued From Woods In Western Mass A couple who were injured and lost in a heavily forested area of Berkshire County had to be rescued when they couldn't find their way out, authorities said. The ordeal began Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1, in Goshen. A hiker left their home for a walk through the forest but hurt themselves. Their significant other went looking for them when they didn't return home after several hours. The hiker needed to be carried out, and their partner wasn't sure which path would lead them to salvation, Goshen firefighter said. They called rescue workers just before 9 p.m. Responders hiked …

08/02/2023

News

'I Was Willing To Get Arrested': Dax Shepard Talks Getting Kicked Out Of Logan Airport Actor Dax Shepard said he lost his temper after TSA agents kicked him and his family out of Boston Logan Airport last week. The A-list star addressed the snub on the Wednesday, Aug. 2, episode of his podcast "Armchair Expert." Shepard and his wife, actress Kristen Bell, and the couple's two children were returning from a trip to Martha's Vineyard on July 26 when their flight was delayed. Then it was delayed again and again and again because of mechanical issues, which left them stranded at Boston Logan overnight. With no hotels available within 50 miles of the a…

08/02/2023

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Left Biker Bleeding On Roadside After Hit-Run Crash In Dudley: Police Police in Worcester County said a man with two previous OUIs crashed into a motorcyclist last week, causing a serious injury before speeding away. Edward Mahoney faces charges of OUI-3rd offense, failure to yield at an intersection, negligent operation of motor vehicle, and leaving the scene of personal injury, Dudley police said. Officers were called to West Main Street and Lyons Road in Dudley around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 28. They found a motorcyclist lying on the ground with a severe cut just above his knee, authorities said. He told officers a car had smashed into him an…

08/02/2023

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Who Crashed In Central Mass Had Loaded 'Machine Gun' In Car: Police A man accused of crashing his car while driving drunk kept an illegally modified loaded pistol in his car, despite not having his license, police said. Miguel Cruz-Ramos, 23, of Worcester, is facing 10 charges following his arrest in the early morning of July 24, Massachusetts State Police said. A trooper happened upon Cruz-Ramos' car on West Main Street in Spencer around 1:30 a.m. It was damaged, and Cruz-Ramos seemed intoxicated, police said. He failed a series of sobriety tests. As police searched his car, they found a 10mm pistol modified to fire fully automatic, auth…

08/01/2023

Police & Fire

Police Chase Ends With Crash in Western Mass, Drug Charges For Wanted Holyoke Man A routine traffic stop in Hampden County became a lot more for a wanted Holyoke man on Tuesday, Aug. 1, after he tried to run from police. Christopher Caballero, 30, of Holyoke, faces a slew of charges following the chase in Chicopee, authorities said. Officers first tried to pull over Cabellero's car just before 2:30 p.m. on Front St. when they noticed he didn't have a front license plate, Chicopee police said. But instead of stopping, Caballero floored it. Caballero led police into Springfield, where he crashed in the parking lot of Liberty Street Plaza. He w…

08/01/2023

Police & Fire

Do You Know Her? Police Looking For Woman Who Stole Car In Pittsfield Police in Berkshire County are asking for the public's help tracking down a woman they say stole a car recently. Pittsfield police say they have video of her committing the crime. The car is a grey 2014 Holda Civic. The last three digits on the Massachusetts license plate are Y66. Anyone who knows this woman or has information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Pittsfield police at 413-448-9700.

08/01/2023

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