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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

Unprovoked Attack: Kids Jump Woman At Boston MBTA Station, Send Her to Hospital Paramedics took a woman to the hospital Thursday afternoon, April 27, after five kids jumped her at a Red Line station, causing severe wounds to her face, police said. The woman told officers she was carrying her groceries at the MBTA Broadway Station around 4 p.m. when the youths knocked the food out of her hands and attacked her with it, transit police tweeted. She received injuries to her head that required attention from doctors. 4/27 4PM #MBTA Broadway Sta a woman w/bag of groceries was set upon,unprovoked,by 5 juveniles. Juveniles dumped her groceries out&began throwing item…

04/28/2023

Sports

NFL Draft: Mass Native Will Levis Expected To Have Big Night University of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has been the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft from analysts and armchair general managers for months. But over the last week, Kentuck's Will Levis — a Newton, Massachusetts native who played high school football in Middletown, Connecticut — has been climbing draft boards to become one of football's hottest prospects. The Carolina Panthers are still expected to take Young with the first pick on Thursday night, April 27, according to Vegas oddsmakers. Though, Levis' draft stock has been on the rise. He went from a 40-to-1 …

04/27/2023

Police & Fire

Armed Robberies: Bridgeport Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Multiple Heists A judge sentenced a 33-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to two 2019 armed robberies to more than nine years in federal prison on Monday, April 24, authorities said. Fairfield County resident Latrell S. Moore, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the case in March 2022, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. His 118-month sentence is in addition to the 43 months he's already spent behind bars awaiting his trial, the judge ruled. Investigators said Moore stole $400 in an armed robbery of a Dunkin Donuts on Lordship Boulevard in Stratford in Fairfield …

04/27/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Crash: 1 Dead, Another Seriously Hurt After Car Slams Into Tree In Western Mass A 21-year-old man was killed Thursday morning, April 27, in Hampshire County when the car he was riding in crashed into a tree, authorities said. The 19-year-old driver was seriously injured in the wreck. Officials said the car crossed the center line and slammed into the tree at 20 River Lodge Road in South Hadley just before 8 a.m., the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. It's unclear what caused the car to veer off the road. A Good Samaritan pulled the driver out of the wreckage, but South Hadley firefighters had to cut the 21-year-old passenger out of the car,…

04/27/2023

Police & Fire

Nursing Home Rape: Man Gets 10-12 Years For West Springfield Attack, Faces Deportation A 37-year-old West Springfield man found guilty of a 2013 rape at a Hampden County nursing home will spend at least the next decade behind bars, authorities said. But his punishment won't end there. Mihail Lujan, a Moldovan national, will be handed over to federal officials for deportation following his 10-to-12-year prison sentence, the Hampden District Attorney said in a news release. Lujan was arrested in 2013 after a nurse found him inappropriately touching an elderly patient after they'd been put to bed. Doctors at Baystate Medical Center told police the patient showed sign…

04/27/2023

Police & Fire

OK, Boomer! Police Dog Finds Stolen Gun In Auburn; Arrest Made A Worcester police dog helped police track down an allegedly stolen pistol only a few minutes after a man called to report his gun missing in Auburn. The man called officers on Monday, April 24, after he picked up his car from being serviced when he noticed his firearm was missing, and he believed someone at the station had taken it, Auburn police said. Unable to find the firearm, Auburn police called Worcester K9 Boomer, who's been trained to sniff out firearms and explosives. The alleged thief had no chance. Boomer found the gun hidden on the property within a few…

04/26/2023

Police & Fire

Students, Staff Taken To Hospital, Milford Middle School Evacuated Following Mace Incident Seven students and staff members of Stacy Middle School in Milford were taken to a hospital Wednesday after someone sprayed mace in the lobby of the building, officials said. Police evacuated the school as a precaution. Officers in hazmat suits were on the scene to help reunite students and parents through an organized dismissal, per the police department's Facebook page. **UPDATE TO PREVIOUS POST** School provided transportation students are beginning to be bussed... Posted by Police Department of Milford, Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Milford Schools Superintendent K…

04/26/2023

Police & Fire

Toddler Sex Assault: Man Who Filmed Himself Abusing Child Gets 25 Years In Jail A 25-year-old Taunton man who admitted to sexually abusing an 18-month-old in his care and filming the assault will spend the next 25 years in federal prison, authorities said. Cody Mercure pleaded guilty in January to one count of sexual exploitation of children and one count of distribution of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge sentenced him on Tuesday, April 25. He'll spend 15 years on probation following his release, officials said. “It is challenging to find the words that capture just how abhorrent and destructive this conduct was," said Uni…

04/26/2023

Police & Fire

Holden Fire Truck Sank Into Road As Gas Main Break Caused Sinkhole A Holden fire truck got stuck after a sinkhole opened up beneath it as fire crews were on the scene of a gas leak on Tuesday, April 26, authorities said. State Department of Transportation workers struck the underground gas line at 1063 Man St. just after 12:30 p.m., which caused the leak, Holden firefighters said. Fire crews were called to the large natural gas leak to help clear the scene and keep the fuel from exploding, but while they were there, one of the Holden fire trucks sank into the asphalt as the leak caused a sinkhole underground some 300 feet away from the rup…

04/26/2023

Police & Fire

Alleged Robber Busted Walking Near Worcester 7-Eleven: Police An alleged Worcester robber didn't make it far with the smokes and cash he stole from a convenience store late Tuesday night, April 25, authorities said. William Cryer, 40, was charged with unarmed robbery following the alleged hold-up of a Worcester 7-Eleven, police said. Worcester police responded to the 409 Park Ave. store around 11 a.m. after the clerk pressed the hold-up alarm. Witnesses said a man walked behind the counter, stole cigarettes, and demanded cash before shoving the clerk and running away. Police put out a description of the suspect, and officers spotted…

04/26/2023

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