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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

Car Jacking With Dog Inside: Woman Charged With Attacking Man To Steal His SUV In Central Mass Police arrested a couple and charged them with attacking and carjacking an elderly man in Worcester last week and stealing his dog, officials said. Tiffany Flynn, 39, of Brookfield, is charged with carjacking, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a person over 60, and cruelty to animals, Worcester police said. Kyle Bailey, of Worcester, is charged with receiving stolen property worth more than $1,200. A 67-year-old man was sitting in his Toyota SUV with his dog in the backseat on Saturday, March 18, when a woman, later identified as F…

03/20/2023

Police & Fire

Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Selling Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin In Central Mass A 33-year-old man who admitted to trafficking cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl is the final person convicted in a massive drug ring run out of Worcester County. Pedro Villot-Santiago, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 280 grams or more of crack, and 500 grams or more of cocaine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A fatal fentanyl overdose in September 2018 sparked a police investigation that unraveled a massive conspiracy to bring …

03/20/2023

Police & Fire

Newborn Abandoned: Central Mass Police Searching For Mom Police in Hamden County are asking the public to help them find the mother of a newborn baby who was found abandoned in the middle of the night at a Springfield home Friday, March 17. The baby was found just after 12:30 p.m. wrapped in blankets and sitting in a car seat at a house on Entrybrook Drive, Springfield police said on Monday. Authorities took it to Baystate Medical Center for evaluation. It's unclear how old it was. The Massachusetts Baby Safe Haven statute allows a mother to legally surrender a child under seven days old to a hospital, police, or fire station w…

03/20/2023

News

Winning Lottery Tickets Bought In Central Mass Will Expire Soon You could be $50,000 richer and not realize it. Three winning Powerball lottery tickets sold in Massachusetts last year are set to expire next month, and officials are urging the winners to come forward. Massachusetts State Lottery officials released the dates and where the tickets were purchased to spur the winners to come forward. They are — M&M Market, 169 Lincoln St., Worcester on April 2 (Winning numbers are: 06-28-47-58-59, 18) Honey Farms, 87 Main St., Rutland, April 16 (Winning numbers are: 15-21-32-62-65, 26) Cumberland Farms, 581 Kelly Blvd., April 30 (Winner …

03/20/2023

Police & Fire

Stabbing: Police Bust 3rd Suspect After Multi-Town Chase In Western Mass Police in Franklin County arrested a third man in an overnight attack that sent a man to the hospital with a stab wound and had police chasing suspects for hours, authorities said. Juan Rodriguez, age 31, and Alex Santana, 31, both of Southbridge, were arrested and charged in the overnight attack near the intersection of North Main Street and Oxbow Road early Monday morning, Orange police said. Massachusetts State troopers just before noon arrested a 22-year-old from Longmeadow in the assault, though they haven't released his name yet. Orange officers received a 911 call around …

03/20/2023

Police & Fire

Child, 3 Adults Hospitalized After Weekend Crash In Western Mass: Police Four people were sent to the hospital on Sunday, March 19, following a head-on collision in Springfield, including a child, officials said. The crash happened just after 12:30 p.m. when two cars collided near 194 Island Pond Road, the Springfield Fire Department said in a tweet. The driver of one vehicle and the driver, a female passenger, and a child in the backseat were all taken to the Bay State Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Police did not release their names. The female passenger had to be cut from the car. Springfield police are…

03/20/2023

Police & Fire

Child Porn: Mass Man Who Filmed Himself Preying On 2 Toddlers Gets 20 Years A 22-year-old Massachusetts man who admitted to sexually exploiting multiple children and filming each assault was sentenced to two decades in prison on Thursday, March 16. Atticus J. Bernard, of Barnstable, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography in November, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He will also spend the rest of his life on supervised release. Investigators accused Bernard of assaulting two girls younger than 5 years old multiple times from November 2019 until October 2020, the prosec…

03/17/2023

Police & Fire

Man Tried To Throw Disabled Wife Into Boston Channel Because He Thought She Was 'Imposter': DA A Suffolk County judge on Friday, March 17, ordered a man accused of trying to throw his wife into a Boston waterway because he thought she was an "imposter" to undergo a mental health evaluation, authorities said. Jonathan Pinney, 38, of Boston, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with assault and battery on a family or household member and assault and battery on a disabled person, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Several police called 911 just before 3 p.m. after they reportedly saw Pinney lift his wife from her wheelchair and try to throw h…

03/17/2023

Police & Fire

Man Tried To Get Kids In His Car At Shrewsbury Bus Stop; Police Investigating Students waiting at a bus stop in Worcester County were smart enough not to fall for a man's trick to get them in his car, but police are asking for the public's help to find him before he tries it again. The man approached several kids in the Shrewsbury Commons Wednesday morning, March 15, and said their parents had called an Uber to take them to school, the Shrewsbury Police Department said. None of the children got in the car, and the man drove away moments later. They reported the incident to a school resource officer later that day. The kids described the suspect as a …

03/17/2023

News

Officer In ICU: Donation Fund Created For Chicopee Cop Who Suffered 'Serious Medical Event' Officials in Western Massachusetts have created a donation fund for a police officer who was hospitalized on Sunday, March 13, after he collapsed following an annual charity hockey game in Hampden County. Chicopee Police Officer Mark Wilkes played in the Battle of the Badges against the Chicopee Fire Department, but he didn't get much time to celebrate his department's victory. A few hours after the game, Wilkes suffered a "serious medical event" and needed CPR to save his life from the same firefighters he'd competed against earlier that day. He was still in intensive care days later, off…

03/17/2023

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