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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

Teens Busted Breaking Into Multiple Cars In Springfield: Police Three teenagers were arrested early Sunday morning, May 21, after authorities said they broke into multiple cars over the weekend in Hampden County. Springfield police were called to the 100 block of Prospect Street to reports of four people breaking into vehicles a little after 2 a.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived, three of the thieves sprinted away. A 17-year-old who stayed put was arrested with tools used for car break-ins, cash, a wallet, and 12 credit cards that belonged to other people, authorities said. A little more than an hour later, police responded to the 300 blo…

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

Murder Arrest: Fitchburg Man Charged In 2021 Leominster Slaying Of Teenager Police didn't need to look far to find the man they say shot and killed a teen in Leominster in 2021. He was already in jail on an unrelated charge. Wilbert I. Nieves, 25, of Fitchburg, was arrested and charged with murder in the 2021 killing of a 19-year-old, the Worcester County District Attorney announced Monday, May 22. The body of Franklin Mane was found in an overgrown area near a parking lot at 46 Industrial Road. He had been shot multiple times. Mane had been missing for more than two months when police found his body. Though, investigators did not say …

05/22/2023

Police & Fire

Drugs Through Mail: CT Man Who Admitted To Mailing Cocaine To Mom's House Gets 10 Years A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to shipping cocaine through the mail from Puerto Rico to his mother's house and several other residences will spend a decade in prison, federal authorities announced. New Haven resident Jean Mangual-Castro, age 35, of West Haven, admitted in September to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, according to the United States Attorney for Connecticut. A judge last week sentenced him to 10 years in prison followed by five years of probation. Earlier report: West Haven…

05/21/2023

Police & Fire

2 Boats Collide On Mascuppic Lake In Tyngsborough, 1 Person Seriously Injured A boater was seriously injured after two crafts collided Friday afternoon, May 19, on Mascuppic Lake in Tynsborough. Tyngsborough police and firefighters were called to the lake just before 5 p.m. after the collision. Both boaters were able to make it to shore. Authorities did not release their names. One of the boaters was seriously injured, and paramedics rushed them to an area hospital with serious injuries. The other did not need medical attention, Tyngsborough police said. Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Western Mass, Police Searching For Shooter A man was injured Thursday night in Springfield, and police are on the hunt for the shooter. Police responded to the 900 block of Worthington Street after receiving a Shotspotter activation and found a man on the ground with a bullet wound, Springfield authorities said. Responders rushed him to Baystate Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Springfield detectives are investigating the shooting.

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

Suspected Drug Trafficker Busted With Crack In Central Mass Police Sting: Cops A 36-year-old Worcester man was the target of a police sting that ended with his arrest after officers found large amounts of crack, drug-selling paraphernalia, and a gun in his apartment. Adelmi Villa is charged with trafficking in a Class B substance (37-99 grams) and possession of ammunition without an FID card, Worcester police said. Worcester police were surveilling Villa on Tuesday, May 16, when they watched him leave his Vernon Terrace apartment and get into one of his cars, authorities said. Officers followed and pulled him over near the intersection of Main an…

05/19/2023

News

Mass Gov. Offers Taylor Swift Citation (Maura's Version) Ahead Of Concert Series It's been three years since Taylor Swift toured in Massachusetts, and now that she's returning for a three-night stint at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass Gov. Maura Healey is welcoming her back with a special citation — (Maura's Version) Healey tweeted out a photo of the citation on Friday, May 19, that's chock-full of Swift lyrics and references for Swiftie's to pick up on. Massachusetts…are you ready for it? #FoxboroughTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/odowWALhw2 — Maura Healey (@MassGovernor) May 19, 2023 “Taylor Alison Swift — On behalf of the citizens of the Commo…

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

High School Prank Sparks Gun Fears In Central Mass An annual tradition for high school seniors in Mendon ended with police being called and local residents worried about a potential gunman in their neighborhood. Police were called to a neighborhood on Thursday night, May 18, after someone said they saw a teenager running around with a pistol. Officers investigated and found that the "gunman" was playing a game of Senior Assassin, where high school upperclassmen and women "assassinate" freshmen with water guns, Mendon police said. Officers were able to quickly determine this was just a game and the gun was a toy, but they offered…

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

Swampscott Man Hid Past As Violent Guard At Notorious Bosnian Prison Camp: Feds A 50-year-old Swampscott man who fled to the United States as a refugee to become a citizen may be a violent former Bosnian prison guard that oversaw the torture, rape, and abuse of hundreds of Serbian prisoners, authorities said. Kemal Mrndzic was charged with falsifying, concealing, and covering up a material fact from the US government by trick, scheme, or device, using a fraudulently obtained US passport and possessing and using a fraudulently obtained naturalization certificate and fraudulently obtained Social Security card, the US Attorney for Massachusett said. He was released a…

05/18/2023

Police & Fire

Man Mistakenly Shoots Himself, Woman During Sexual Assault: Springfield PD A Springfield man taken to the hospital last month with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was arrested on weapon and sexual assault charges. Louis Olmo, 22, was arrested in an apartment on Birch Park Circle in West Springfield on Thursday, May 11, authorities said. Investigators responded to the 100 block of Belmont Avenue on April 12 after they received reports of two gunshot victims, police said. They found an adult woman with a non-life-threatening bullet wound, and paramedics took her to Baystate Medical Center. Olmo was also taken to Baystate with serious injuries. Poli…

05/18/2023

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