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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

Attack Broke Victim's Facial Bones: 3 Boston Women Arrested In Assault, DA Says Prosecutors charged three Boston women with an attack last month that left the victim with a broken facial bone and ruptured blood vessels in her neck, authorities said. Jalisa Banks, age 31, of Jamacia Plains, and Candace Phillips, 37, of Dorchester, were arraigned Monday, March 6, on charges of assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot) causing serious bodily injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Despite the prosecutor asking for bails of $2,500 and $7,500 for the women — respectively, the judge released them on personal reco…

03/07/2023

Police & Fire

Police Say She Swindled Nearly $3K From West Mass Bank; Do You Know Her? Police in Hamden County are asking for the public's help to find a woman they say stole $2,800 from a West Springfield Bank last month. The woman used a fake ID to withdraw cash from the bank on Feb. 17 fraudulently. Police did not name the bank. These types of scams are becoming more popular and cost customers and banks hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Related: Woman Tried To Withdraw Cash From Fairfield County Bank Using Fake ID West Springfield detectives ask anyone who recognizes this woman to contact them at 413-263-3210 ext. 229. You can also text…

03/07/2023

Police & Fire

One Person Injured In Shooting, Springfield Police Investigating Detectives in Hampden County are investigating a Monday night, March 6, shooting in Springfield, authorities said. Officers were called to Hebron Street just after 8:30 p.m. for a report of a gunshot victim, authorities said. Police found the man, and responders rushed him to Baystate Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Police did not release the man's name or an update on his condition Tuesday morning. Springfield police detectives are investigating the shooting.

03/07/2023

Police & Fire

Terror After Takeoff: Massachusetts Man Tried To Open Door, Stab Flight Attendant, Feds Say UPDATE: Police Release Mug Shot Of Suspected Airline Saboteur Flight attendants aboard a United Airlines flight said a Massachusetts man tried to stab one of them with a metal spoon after he tried to unlock and open one of the doors while in flight. Worcester County resident Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, is charged with interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapon, which could carry a life sentence in prison, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Torres was aboard a Sunday, March 5, flight from Lo…

03/06/2023

Police & Fire

Explosives Found Inside Home Of Revere Man Charged In Federal Gun Case: Feds A Suffolk County made facing federal gun charges over an alleged strawman purchase is now facing state charges after officials found explosive material in his home, officials said. Cory John Daigle, 28, of Revere, was charged with possession of an incendiary device on Monday, March 6, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. He was released on his own recognizance with stipulations that he stays away from incendiary material and firearms while awaiting trial. ATF agents and Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad techs raided his home on Proctor Avenue and found explos…

03/06/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Fire: Man Succumbs To Injuries In Western Mass Blaze A man severely injured in a Saturday, March 4, fire in Hampden County has died of his injuries, the state Fire Marshal's Office announced on Monday. The fire was reported around 6 a.m. at a detached shed at 901 Main St. in Agawam, officials said. Firefighters were quick to the scene and got the blaze under control soon after. Unfortunately, one man was critically injured, and another was less seriously hurt. Authorities did not release their names. The man who was critically injured died Sunday. Related: Two People Injured In Agawam Shed Fire A man injured in a Saturday …

03/06/2023

Obituaries

Former Central Mass Asst Principal, Harvard Grad Dies From Medical Emergency While On Vacation A 74-year-old former Worcester Public Schools teacher and administrator died last week after suffering a medical emergency while on vacation in Mexico, a fundraiser said. John McFadden, of Paxton, died Friday, March 3, after being airlifted from Cancun to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, his family wrote in a GoFundMe. They wrote McFadden suffered a stroke and took a hard fall, causing a traumatic brain injury. He underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. They wrote he died surrounded by his family after returning to the United States. The …

03/06/2023

Police & Fire

Cold Case: Police ID CT Woman 45 Years After Body Was Found For nearly 45 years, police in Massachusetts only knew the body of a woman found shot in a wooded area in the Hampshire County town of Granby simply as the "Granby Girl." They now know the Connecticut resident's name, but who killed the 28-year-old and left her out there remains a mystery. Patricia Ann Tucker was identified as the "Granby Girl" at a press conference on Monday, March 6. Northwestern Massachusetts First Assistant District Attorney Steven E. Gagne announced the findings with some of Tucker's family in attendance. Gagne said investigators IDed the 28-year-old…

03/06/2023

Police & Fire

Human Smuggling Ring: Mexican Nationals Extorted Workers They Smuggled Into CT, Feds Say Two Mexican citizens smuggled several people to Connecticut for tens of thousands of dollars, and once they reached the state, the victims were extorted and forced to work off an impossible debt, federal authorities said. Maria Del Carmen Sanchez, age 69, and Apolinar Francisco Paredes Espinoza (aka "Pancho"), age 56, helped illegally bring 10 people from Mexico to Hartford beginning in September, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. Federal investigators arrested them on Wednesday, March 1. Sanchez and Paredes charged each person between $15,000 and $20,000, a debt they would …

03/05/2023

Police & Fire

One Person Injured In Western Mass Car Crash: Firefighters One person was sent to the hospital following a car crash in Hampden County earlier this week, authorities said. The wreck was reported around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, near the intersection of Hampshire and Maple streets in Holyoke, firefighters said. The vehicle rolled onto its roof and needed to be stabilized before crews could remove the injured to get them help. One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. It's unclear if anyone else was inside the car when it crashed. The Holyoke Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.

03/04/2023

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