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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

30 Stab Wounds: Man Indicted With Killing Stoughton Woman Last Year: DA A grand jury in Norfolk County indicted a man on Wednesday, Feb. 22, accused of stabbing a Stoughton mom to death in December. Victor Carter, 40, has been held without bail since his arrest in January, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. He is accused of killing 40-year-old Amber Buckner. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, the prosecutor said. Related: Family, Friends Mourn Death Of Slain Stoughton Woman Police found her body in the yard of a home at 743 Park Street on Dec. 13. The Boston Globe reported she had been stabbed more than two dozen times…

02/22/2023

Police & Fire

Worcester County Firefighter Dies Preparing To Answer Service Call: Fire Department Fire officials announced on Wednesday, Feb. 22, that one of their own had died while preparing to respond to a service call the day before. In Worcester County, Paul Cloutier, age 52, joined the Webster Fire Department in March 2021. He also served as a volunteer firefighter at the Muddy Brook Fire Department and as lieutenant and president of the Woodstock volunteer station in Windham County. The Muddy Brook Fire Department regrets to announce the unexpected passing of Firefighter Paul Cloutier. Paul has served... Posted by Muddy Brook Fire Department on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 …

02/22/2023

Police & Fire

Suspected Drug Trafficker, Felon Modified Pistol To Make It Machine Gun: Springfield Police Two men busted in Springfield on gun and drug charges allegedly altered a pistol to make it fire like a fully-automatic weapon, authorities said. Carlos Dejesus, 31, of Holyoke, and Jamian Velez-Berrios, 19, of Chicopee, face several charges after they were arrested in a traffic stop last week, Springfield police said. Firearms detectives had monitored Velez-Berrios for months on an alleged gun change and were tipped off that he would be armed at a house on Andrew Street Saturday, Feb. 18, authorities said. Police got a warrant and were prepared to raid the home, but…

02/22/2023

Police & Fire

Murder Conviction: Man Gets Life For 2018 Fatal Central Mass Shooting: DA A man found guilty of killing a 42-year-old in Worcester will spend the next 25 years behind bars before he can apply for parole, authorities said. Kennie Mota-Cruz, 29, of Worcester, was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Jose Ortiz in 2018 after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder last week after a four-day trial, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Mota-Cruz was accused of shooting Ortiz in the head in the Bell Hill neighborhood on Aug. 24, 2018. Police arrived at 15 Everard St. home just before 7:45 p.m. and found Ortiz in a third-story apart…

02/22/2023

Police & Fire

Man Robbed Peabody Postal Worker At Gunpoint; Number Of USPS Robberies Rising In Mass: Feds A 20-year-old Boston man is accused of robbing a postal worker at gunpoint in Peabody last month, authorities said. Inspectors say this is part of a worrying trend of mail carriers being mugged in broad daylight in Massachusetts as they work their routes. Related: Melrose Teens Say TikTok Led Them To Rob USPS Worker Anthony Diaz is charged with forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, and interfering with a United States Postal employee using a firearm and one count of assaulting a person having lawful charge, custody, and control of United Stat…

02/22/2023

Police & Fire

Officials ID 31-Year-Old Man Killed In Central Mass Car Crash Officials in Milford have identified the 31-year-old man killed in an early morning crash on Sunday, Feb. 19. Luis Saeteros Guallpa of Milford died just after 4 a.m. when a car crashed into him as he walked near the back entrance of Wendy's near the intersection of Dilla and Cedar street, authorities said. A woman who identified herself as his cousin on Facebook said the family plans to send Guallpa's body back to his native Ecuador for burial. Buenas tardes mis amigas /os / Familiares Mi Primo tuvo un accidente grande este domingo 19 y no resistió ya que fue... Posted by Meri S…

02/22/2023

Obituaries

'Most Loving Person': Friends Shocked, Angry Over Death Of Woman Killed In CT Crash Friends and family of a 20-year-old Massachusetts woman who died in a hit-and-run crash in Connecticut were stunned and horrified as news of the weekend wreck spread through social media. But there was a common thread amongst most of the posts: they want justice. Hampden County resident Yaseri Cortes, of Springfield, was killed just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, in Enfield. Connecticut State Police said she was standing in the center southbound lane of I-91 when she was hit. The driver sped away after the crash. No one has been arrested as of Tuesday afternoon. Related: Police Id…

02/21/2023

Police & Fire

Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape A 28-year-old Lunenburg man was arrested last week on charges he raped a woman at knifepoint at an Acton MBTA train station in 2013, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb 21. The Middlesex District Attorney said she hopes the arrest sends the message to perpetrators who haven't been caught yet and the people they've victimized: "We do not abandon these cases," she said. Christopher Aldridge was charged Tuesday with aggravated rape at the Concord District Court, prosecutor Marian Ryan said during an afternoon press conference. A judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerous hearing,…

02/21/2023

Neighbors

'Jeopardy!' Showdown: Two Women From Mass To Compete In High School Reunion Tourney Two Massachusetts college students who previously appeared on Jeopardy! in 2019 will return to the show this week as part of a new twist on the series' College Championship. Shriya Yarlagadda, a sophomore at Harvard University, and Teagan O'Sullivan, who is from Watertown, will face off Thursday, Feb. 23. They previously appeared on the series as part of the Teen Tournament. Jeopardy! producers asked 27 former teen contestants to compete in the High School Reunion Tournament. “Now, those bright young minds are older, wiser, and ready to return to the stage for …

02/21/2023

Police & Fire

Stealing From Critical Ill Patient: Pittsfield Nurse Who Took Fentanyl Going To Jail, Feds Say A 37-year-old Pittsfield nurse who admitted she stole fentanyl from a critically ill patient's IV using a syringe will spend the next three months in federal prison, authorities said. Jessica Lotto pleaded guilty in May to one count of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deceit, or subterfuge, the US Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced her to three months behind bars on Friday, Feb. 17. Investigators said Lotto was caring for a critically ill patient at Berkshire Medical Center in 2019 when she siphoned off some of the powerful painkiller. The patient was sedat…

02/21/2023

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