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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

Child Porn: Amesbury Man Made Plans To Rape Child, Feds Say A 30-year-old man admitted to trading child sexual abuse material and speaking with a woman he met online about meeting up to have sex with a child she was babysitting, authorities said. And after he sued to earn bail after his arrest, police caught him trading sexual images of kids again. Thomas Cross, of Amesbury, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 18, to one count each of distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said on Monday. Police arrested Cross in 2018 after they searched his home a…

08/22/2023

Police & Fire

License Plate Leads To 2 Teens In Cuffs On Drug Charges In Springfield: Police A routine traffic stop in Springfield nearly turned ugly on Sunday, Aug. 20, when a teenager refused to remove his hand from inside a bag with a loaded gun, police said. Officers pulled over a car on Armory Street just before 7:30 p.m. after they noticed the vehicle didn't have a front license plate. When they approached, they could smell marijuana and saw several burnt roaches, scales, cash, and more than the legal amount of pot inside, Springfield police said. Zaddiel Aponte-Perez, 18, of Springfield, was placed under arrest, authorities said. His 17-year-old passenger …

08/21/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Killed In Crash That Sent Car's Engine Through Western Mass Home During Police Chase: Cops A 19-year-old trying to escape police in Hampshire County lost control of his car, left the road, and went airborne, causing his vehicle to come apart, authorities said. The chase began around 8:45 p.m. when a Massachusetts State Trooper spotted a 2011 Nissan Altima and attempted to pull it over on Route 202 South in Belchertown. The driver stepped on the gas, police said. He was going too fast to manage a curve in the road and skidded off the highway. The car smashed into a mulch bed, which sent the Nissan flying. It bounced off a rock wall and a light post before crashing…

08/21/2023

News

Mercer County Engineer, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Massachusetts Crash A 25-year-old engineer from Mercer County was killed this week by a wrong-way driver in Massachusetts, where she lived and worked, police said. Geetika Guruprasad, of West Windsor, died just after 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, in Littleton, a suburb of Boston. Guruprasad was driving her Mazda CX-5 on Route 2 when an SUV traveling on the wrong side of the road collided with her, Massachusetts State Police said. Paramedics rushed her to Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, where doctors pronounced her dead. The 22-year-old driver of the Chevrolet SUV was also se…

08/19/2023

News

Wrong-Way Driver Kills Woman, 25, In Littleton Head-On Crash A driver going the wrong way on a Middlesex County highway led to a head-on collision earlier this week that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Somerville woman will face charges in the fatal crash, police said. The head-on crash happened just before 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, on Route 2 in Littleton. A 22-year-old Leominster woman drove her Dodge SUV west in the eastbound lane, Massachusetts State Police said. She collided with a Mazda CX-5 near mile marker 114. Geetika Guruprasad, who was driving the Mazda, was rushed to Emerson Hospital in Concord, where doctors…

08/19/2023

News

More Rabid Raccoons Found In Boston A fifth raccoon has tested positive in Boston for rabies, Boston Animal Care and Control announced on Facebook Friday, Aug. 18. This one was found near Hillside Avenue in Mission Hill. Three others were found in Jamaica Plain, and another was picked up in Roslindale. Rabies is transmitted through scratches and bites from infected animals. Animals infected with the virus are aggressive and may attack. So far, no humans have contracted the virus. Rabies is treatable if you seek medical attention promptly. If not, it is nearly 100 percent fatal, according to the Wo…

08/18/2023

News

2 Charged With Animal Abuse After Dog Found Starved With Broken Bones In Western Mass A dog in Franklin County named Conrad was rescued from horrid conditions that left him emaciated, with several broken bones that had healed without being treated, and 20 small rocks in his stomach, the MSPCA said. But despite the abuse, Conrad's story may still have a happy ending. Yarras P. Fletcher and Aliah K. Rivera, both of Greenfield, were charged with two counts each of felony animal cruelty on Friday, Aug. 18, according to the MSPCA’s Law Enforcement Division. The duo were the owners of Conrad, a 5-year-old pit bull mix. Greenfield police reached out to MSPCA investigators in Jul…

08/18/2023

Police & Fire

Murder Conviction: Gold Chain Helps Land 'Career Criminal' In Prison For Life: DA A 34-year-old Middlesex County man convicted this summer of gunning down a man in a parking lot in 2017 was given a life sentence this week, authorities said. Tony Dyshaun Harris, of Everett, was found guilty of murder, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a license, and carrying a loaded firearm without a license on June 6, the Middlesex District Attorney said on Thursday, Aug. 17. A judge found him guilty of being a career armed criminal in July because of his previous conviction for a violent assault. Harris shot and killed 20-year-old&n…

08/18/2023

Police & Fire

Update: Police Suspend Search For Missing Kayaker In Central Mass Update: Police and rescue crews have called off the search for a man they feared missing in a Worcester County reservoir on Friday, Aug. 18. A man was seen fishing from a kayak Thursday morning, but the kayak was found capsized hours later without the angler. A new surveillance video uncovered Friday shows the man launching the kayak at the Whitins Reservoir in Douglas Thursday morning. However, the video shows him leaving without the kayak at 2 p.m., meaning it was most likely left in the water, police said. Original Story: Rescue crews resumed their search for a possibl…

08/18/2023

Police & Fire

Girl, 10, Shot In Springfield Murder-Suicide Has Died, Her Mother Says The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was shot in Springfield earlier this week in a murder-suicide has died in the hospital, her mother announced on Facebook. Aubrianna Lynn was shot on Monday, Aug. 14, along with her 12-year-old sister and grandmother, Kim Fairbanks, at their home at 174 Berkshire Ave., Springfield police said. Their upstairs neighbor Victor Nieves, who knew the family well, pulled the trigger before killing himself, police said. Stephanie Croteau, the girl's mother, posted on Facebook that the 10-year-old was in heaven dancing with her grandmother, who was also killed…

08/17/2023

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