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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

Active Shooter Threat At Central Mass High School A Hoax: Police Police in Northborough said they a call of an active shooter on Tuesday, March 28, at Algonquin Regional High School was a hoax. Police treated the situation seriously, but after a sweep of the building, officers found nothing. School activities returned to normal. This morning a call was received by police indicating an active threat in progress at the high school. Our response protocol was activated. A sweep of the building confirmed that the call was a hoax — Northborough Police (@NorthboroughPD) March 28, 2023 The hoax call comes a day after a mass shooting in Tennessee killed th…

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Nearly 2 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Western Mass Bust Following Gunshot: Police A gunshot Monday night, March 27, led police to two people carrying almost a kilo of cocaine, authorities said. Kelly McCarthy, 36, of Hampden, and Lennox Neath, 45, of Springfield, face several charges following their arrest, Springfield police said. Officers received a ShotSpotter alert around 10 p.m. that led them to the area of Grand and Revere streets. Police searched the area and found McCarthy driving nearby. They pulled his car over and found a loaded gun and a large bag of cocaine stuffed between the driver and the passenger Neath. Kelly McCarthy was charged with…

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say A US Post Office employee from Worcester County faces up to 10 years in prison after federal authorities charged him with embezzling more than $50,000 in government funds, authorities said. Anthony Fernandes, 37, of Douglas, is charged with one count of theft of government money, the US Attorney General for Massachusetts said. Fernandes was a supervisor at the USPS in Buzzards Bay and allegedly filed fraudulent reimbursement requests from April through November 2022, the prosecutor said. In total, he was reportedly paid $52,987 for bogus travel receipts. Along with a decade behind ba…

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Accused In 2022 Randolph Killing After Busting Second Suspect Authorities have renewed their calls for help to find a Worcester man accused of a 2022 killing in Randolph after police arrested another suspect in the slaying. Shawn Johnson, age 29, of Worcester, was arrested and charged last week in the July 4 killing of Ivanildo Cabral, 29, outside of the Mojito Country Club on Mazzeo Dr. around 8 p.m., the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said on Monday, March 27. He is charged with murder, assault with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, armed assault with intent to murder, mayhem, and carrying a firearm, the prosecutor…

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Officials ID Man Killed After Car Crashed Into Front Porch Of Boston Home Police identified the 60-year-old man killed over the weekend when a car crashed into the front porch of a triple-decker home in Boston. Egdio Dantuony was believed to be sitting in front of his home at 3968 Washington Street in Roslindale just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 when the car slammed into the building, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Monday. A 62-year-old man was rushed to the hospital, but authorities have not released his name or condition. Neither man was behind the wheel of the car, authorities said. Police have not released the drive…

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Fanny Pack Full Of Drugs, Gun, Cash: Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass Leads To Bust A routine traffic stop netted police drugs, cash, a gun, and several rounds of ammunition after a man tried to hide his fanny pack from officers, sparking their interest, authorities say. Police pulled over the car around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, March 24, near the intersection of Sumner Avenue and Greenleaf Street, Springfield police said. There were four people inside. After officers realized the driver, Chadwayne Allen, didn't have a license, they asked everyone to get out, police said. One of the passengers in the backseat was wearing a fanny pack, but when he stepped out of the car, he'…

03/27/2023

Schools

Threatening School Shooting: Western Mass Man Held Without Bail After Causing Lockdown, DA Says A 46-year-old Northfield man is being held without bail after he allegedly threatened a school shooting on Friday, March 24, authorities said. The threat caused administrators at Northfield Elementary School to lock down the building and order students and teachers to shelter in place. Theodore R. Sweeney Jr. is charged with threatening to commit a school shooting, two counts of threatening to commit a crime, and disturbing the peace, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Sweeney pleaded not guilty to the charges. Officials did not say how the threat w…

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Crash: Teen Killed After Being Runover In Remote Western Mass Cornfield, DA Says Police in Hampshire County are looking for the pickup truck driver who ran over a Florence teenager in a cornfield in Hatfield Friday, March 24, and left the man to die of his injuries, authorities said. Jesse Johansmeyer, 19, of Burts Pit Road, died the next morning at Baystate Medical Center after doctors couldn't save his life, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Johansmeyer was run over around 11:30 p.m. on Friday while attending a bonfire in a remote area called the Hatfield Meadows off Great Neponset Road and South Street near the Connecticut River,…

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Burglar Caught Red-Handed Trying To Pry Open Western Mass Door: Police Most burglars work alone, but a 43-year-old man who tried to break into a house in Worcester had a crowd of cops to watch his performance. Devondre Cooper, of Worcester, faces a slew of charges stemming from the Friday, March 24, daytime break-in at a home on Everard Street, Worcester police said. Officers were called to the home around 5:30 p.m. after a neighbor noticed a man trying to pry the home's backdoor open with a crowbar. Police rushed to the scene and found Cooper hard to work trying to steal the fruits of someone else's hard work, police said. Cooper bolted when he s…

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Home Invasion Murder: 3 Indicted In Killing Of 28-Year-Old Western Mass Man A Worcester County grand jury indicted two men in the killing of 28-year-old Andrew Barley after forcing their way into his home to rob him, authorities said. A third is accused of helping them after the shooting. Kelvin Verde, 23, and Berny Calderon, 25, are charged with murder, home invasion, and armed robbery in the October 2022 attack on Barley, the Worcester County District Attorney said. They are being held without bail. Police said Calderon and Verde forced their way into Barley's home at 480 Burncoat Street in Worcester, where they found him on the second floor. Inv…

03/24/2023

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