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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.

Josh Lanier's Contributions

Police & Fire

Fake Adderalls: Central Mass Couple Charged With Running Drug Ring, Feds Say A Leominster man and woman were arrested and charged Tuesday, May 9, with running a massive fake Adderall pill scheme, authorities said. Chanhda Onesyvieng, 48, and Bonnie Bounkong Namsaly, 45, were charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. According to the charging documents, police said they were tipped off to the alleged fake pill scheme in April. Officers found nearly two kilograms —more than four pounds — of pressed methamphetamine pills made to look like Adderalls. Police said they fou…

05/09/2023

Obituaries

Police ID Woman Hit, Killed Walking On North Andover Sidewalk Authorities released the name of the 47-year-old woman who was killed when she was hit by a car while walking on a North Andover sidewalk on Sunday, May 7. Angela Desmond of North Andover was struck while walking along Massachusetts Avenue near Route 125 by a Honda Civic around 1:30 p.m., the Essex County District Attorney said Tuesday. Authorities rushed her to Lawrence General Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. Police have not released the driver's name because they have not been charged with anything at this time.

05/09/2023

Police & Fire

Ex-Nurse Avoids Jailtime For Stealing Boston Patients' Opioids: Feds A former nurse who admitted to stealing opioids from her patients and a locked medicine cabinet at two Boston-area hospitals will not serve any jail time, federal authorities announced. Lisa Tarr, 33, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was sentenced to five years of probation, with the first year being spent in home detention, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Tarr pleaded guilty last year to four counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception, and subterfuge. Tarr was a student nurse at a Boston-area hospital in August 2018, where she told investigators she…

05/09/2023

Police & Fire

Western Mass Officer Suspended After Assault Charges Announced: Post The agency responsible for state police standards announced it had suspended a Springfield officer after he was charged with assault, authorities said. Jeffrey Alicea was among four officers suspended on Thursday, May 4, by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. That brings the total of Massachusetts officers removed from duty to 28. Alicea was accused last month of assaulting a family member while off duty but wearing his police uniform, according to court records and police officials. Alicea is the second Springfield police officer to be suspended by …

05/09/2023

Police & Fire

Road Rage: Man Pulled Gun During Central Mass Traffic Dispute, Police Say A traffic dispute turned ugly in Worcester County when police said a man pulled a gun and pointed it at his rival on Friday, May 5, authorities said. Ronald Wing of Marlborough was charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon following the alleged incident in Southborough, police said. Investigators said Wing pulled out a Sig Sauer .177 Air Pistol and pointed it at a man after they got into an argument on Route 9 around 8 p.m. The driver called Southborough police immediately, and officers tracked down Wing later, authorities said.

05/09/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Brought Loaded Gun Into Western Mass Court: Police A 20-year-old woman was arrested on Friday, May 5, after police said she tried to bring a loaded pistol into the Hampden County Hall of Justice. Cristal Matos of Wilbraham was arrested after court officers noticed the gun during an X-ray scan of her bag around 11:30 a.m., Springfield police said. It's unclear why she was at the court. Matos is charged with carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded weapon without a license, and possession of a high-capacity magazine, police said.

05/08/2023

Police & Fire

Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA A 59-year-old Western Massachusetts man admitted to leaving a woman's body on the side of a Westford road in 2019 after she overdosed in his car, authorities announced on Monday, May 8. He will spend the next seven to eight years behind bars. Daniel Perras, of Easthampton, pled guilty to destruction of evidence and improper disposal of a body after he left Melissa Mestre in Westford and got rid of her things to avoid being any link to her death, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Perras picked up Mestre on Jan. 31, 2019, from her home in Springfield and dro…

05/08/2023

News

Cambridge 'Jeopardy!' Legend Returns To Show For 'Masters' Tourney Matt Amodio, one of the greatest "Jeopardy!" champions ever, will return to the show on Monday, May 8, to face down some of the gameshow's other legends as part of the "Jeopardy! Masters" tournament. Amodio, a postdoctoral researcher in Cambridge, won 38 games and more than $1.5 million in cash during his run on "Jeopardy!" in 2021. The "Master's Tournament" will pit six of the show's most prolific winners against one another for a $250,000 purse. Joining Amodio in the three-week series are James Holzhauer, Sam Buttrey, Andrew He, Mattea Roach, and Amy Schneider. Amodio is putting his …

05/08/2023

Police & Fire

Burglar Caught Red-Handed When Worcester Homeowner Spoils Heist: Police An accused Worcester burglar didn't make it far with his loot after the homeowner surprised him in the act over the weekend, authorities said. Joseph Hayes, 50, of North Brookfield, was charged with breaking and entering during the daytime with intent to commit a felony, larceny from a building, and willful and malicious destruction of property, Worcester police said. Hayes is accused of breaking into a West Boylston Street home around 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, authorities said. Unfortunately for him, the homeowner showed up during the burglary and immediately called police aft…

05/08/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Killed In Western Mass Wreck Was Thrown From Car, Hit Multiple Times: Police A Springfield woman killed in a Sunday crash, May 7, crash in Hampden County was thrown from her car on I-91 before being hit by multiple vehicles, authorities said. Massachusetts State Police have not released the name of the woman believed to be in her early 20s who was killed in the early morning crash in Longmeadow. Investigators said a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit crashed into the back of a 2019 Dodge Ram truck just before 3 a.m., which caused the car to tumble along the northbound lane of the interstate. The female passenger was thrown from the vehicle near mile marker 0.2, wher…

05/08/2023

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