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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

Standoff In Dudley: Man Led Police On Chase, Fired Gun Into Air, Officers Say A man in Dudley led police on a chase before firing a gun into the air when cornered by officers on Thursday, Feb. 9. Dudley police were called to Chase Avenue just before noon after someone called police to say the man, whose name was not released, had left the area with a "training gun," officials said. Officers spotted him near Village Street and tried to pull him over, but he sped away. The chase was short-lived as the man got out of the car and fired several blanks into the air. Police pulled back and called for backup. Officers from Webster, Oxford, Douglas, and State Troo…

02/09/2023

Schools

CT School Superintendent's DUI Reduced To Misdemeanor In Florida: Records Michael Yamin, the Connecticut Region 16 superintendent, pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Florida last month after prosecutors reduced his DUI charge, court documents show. Police in Volusia County, Florida, pulled over Yamin, age 54, of Cheshire, last summer after they spotted him weaving in and out of his lane, records show. Officers said he slurred his words and stumbled as he got out of his 2018 Lincoln. Yamin refused a field sobriety test but agreed to a breathalyzer. However, he could not follow the instructions and both attempts to test his blood alcohol levels …

02/09/2023

Police & Fire

Child Porn Case: Ex-Foxborough High Special Ed Teacher Pleads Guilty, Feds Say A former teacher at Foxborough High School admitted this week to receiving child pornography that featured children under 12, federal authorities said. Thomas Davis, 42, of Mansfield, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to one count of receiving child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He faces a minimum of five years behind bars and up to two decades. Police searched Davis' home on Aug. 26, 2021, and found a laptop with 40 images of child porn, the prosecutor said. The images were of prepubescent minors — some as young as 4 to 6 years old. A forensic inspection of …

02/09/2023

Police & Fire

Amherst Man Guilty Of Indecent Assault On 2 Children Under 12: DA A Northampton jury convicted a 41-year-old Amherst man this week on multiple counts of indecent assault on a child, officials said. Jorge Castillo was convicted on Wednesday, Feb. 8, of five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and one count of intimidating a witness following a five-day trial, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. A judge is set to sentence him on Monday. The jury deliberated for three days, but they were unable to return verdicts of two counts of aggravated rape and abuse of a child and one count of open and gross lewdness, of…

02/09/2023

News

Asbestos Removal Violations At Former Springfield YMCA Leads To $43K Fines The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said it fined a Quincy company more than $43,000 for violations while removing asbestos from the former Springfield YMCA location. Inspectors made multiple unannounced visits to the 275 Chestnut Street job site last year and observed Karma Environmental Services workers commit multiple violations, MassDEP said in a news release. Those violations included Applying water in amounts, which caused run-off and leakage outdoors and indoors Breeches in the outermost boundary of the work area Failure of the…

02/08/2023

Police & Fire

$1.5M Embezzlement Case: Fairfield Woman Who Served As CFO Sentenced The former chief executive officer for a Fairfield County company will serve the next two years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $1.5 million, federal authorities said. She used the money on vacations, luxury cars, jewelry, and a time-share condominium, the prosecutor said. Carolina Guerreno, age 50, of the Town of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud last year and has agreed to reimburse her former company, the US Attorney General for Connecticut said. She has repaid $400,000 so far, officials said. Guerreno worked at a financial services company in…

02/08/2023

Police & Fire

Hot Mess: Man, 71, Tried To Burn His Way Into Boston Apt, DA Says A Brockton man wouldn't take no for an answer and instead tried to burn his way into a woman's apartment earlier this week, prosecutors say. Stanley Williams, 71, charged with arson of a dwelling and malicious destruction of property over $1,200, was released on his own recognizance and told to return to court on Feb. 24, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Last month, a woman called police to her Seaver Street apartment to report that a man she knew, later identified as Williams, was banging on her door trying to get inside, the prosecu…

02/08/2023

Police & Fire

Missing Chicopee Teen Known To Frequent Springfield, Agawam: Police Chicopee police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 16-year-old who left her home early Wednesday morning, Feb. 8. Kristafina Tanner walked away from her home just after 3 p.m. Police are asking the public to contact them if they see her as her family is worried. She is known to frequent Springfield and Agawam, police said. Police released a photo of what she was wearing when she disappeared. Police ask anyone with information to contact Chicopee detectives at 413-594-1740.

02/08/2023

Police & Fire

Hunter Finds Man's Remains In Westfield Park 3 Years After He Vanished: Police A hunter looking for game in a Westfield park found more than he wanted when he unearthed the remains of a man who disappeared three years ago, authorities said. Timothy Kolendo went missing in November 2019. He had a history of mental illness, and his friends said he may have been paranoid and wanted to get "off the grid" when he disappeared, Westfield police said. He left behind his cell phone and keys and vanished. He was 53 when he went missing. Police said there was no sign of foul play at his home, but they did not rule out that something could have happened to him elsewh…

02/08/2023

Lifestyle

These Massachusetts Fundraisers Support Victims Of Deadly Earthquake In Turkey The extent of the devastation of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that shook parts of Turkey and Syria is still being uncovered, sparking donations and support from Boston-area organizations. The quake occurred on Monday, Feb. 7, killing almost 8,000 people, as of AP News's current death tolls. The natural disaster only adds to current dangers in Syria, which is suffering from a decade-long civil war and refugee crisis. Drone footage shows the sheer scale of destruction in Turkey’s Hatay province, a day after a huge earthquake hit the country and neighboring Syria, killing more than 5,00…

by Josh Lanier & Morgan Gonzales

02/08/2023

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