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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

Shop Owners Beaten, Woman Hospitalized: Suspect Charged In Boston Attack A 26-year-old Sandwich man was charged Monday, March 13, with the beating of two shop owners in Boston last year that sent one woman to the hospital after he allegedly kicked her in the head, authorities said. Dempsey Allen is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge issued a $1,000 bail. Though, Allen will not be getting out. The prosecutor noted Allen is being held at the Barnstable House of Correction on an open drug case. Boston police were called to a Hanover Stree…

03/13/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Slashed Teen's Face In Unprovoked Attack At Boston Bus Station: DA A 35-year-old woman accused of slashing a 13-year-old boy's face open with a jagged soda can is being held on a $15,000 bail, authorities announced on Monday, March 13. Monica Velez-Caraballo, of Mattapan, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and disorderly conduct on a public conveyance in the unprovoked attack on Thursday, March 9, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Monday. The judge revoked her bail on an outstanding assault case. Witnesses told police that Velez-Caraballo was wandering around the Andrew …

03/13/2023

Weather

School Closings: List Grows As Nor'Easter To Bring Heavy Snows, High Winds The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Central and Western Massachusetts on Monday, March 15, through Wednesday as a nor'easter will blanket the area with heavy snows and high winds. Several schools have announced they will be closed on Tuesday. The Berkshires Adams-Cheshire Regional School District Berkshire Hills Regional School District Central Berkshire Regional School District Farmington River Regional School District Gabriel Abbott Memorial School Hancock Regional School District Lee Public Schools Mount Greylock Regional School District North Ad…

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03/13/2023

Police & Fire

3D-Printed Gun, 1,600 Pills, Meth: Suspected Western Mass Drug Traffickers Nabbed After Raid An investigation into illegal firearms led to much more when police in Hampden County raided a home on Friday, March 10, authorities said. Julias Cruz, age 20, and Robin Liberte, 45, both of Springfield, face more than two dozen charges combined after officers executed a search warrant for a home on Wilbraham Road, Springfield police announced on Monday. Police began watching Cruz weeks ago on a suspected illegal guns investigation, authorities said. Liberte was also known to investigators. He was out on parole for a previous drug conviction, officials said. Some of the guns and dru…

03/13/2023

Police & Fire

Central Mass Drug Ring: 17 People Convicted In Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Trafficking Case: Feds Seventeen people have now admitted or been convicted for their roles in a wide-ranging drug ring that smuggled in heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and crack to Central Massachusetts, federal authorities said. Ivan Torres, 32, of Fitchburg, and Abel Rodriguez Rivera, 35, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (commonly known as crack cocaine), and 500 grams or more of cocaine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge is set to sentence the duo on Sept. 7. Tor…

03/10/2023

Police & Fire

Randolph Woman Hid $3.2M In Payroll To Avoid Nearly $1M In Taxes: Feds A Norfolk County woman was arrested and indicted on Friday, March 10, in a yearslong scheme to withhold millions in profits and hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, federal authorities said. Lilian Giang, 53, of Randolph, is charged with mail fraud and failure to collect and pay over taxes, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge released her with conditions following her appearance in court Friday. Investigators said that from 2015 through 2019, Giang owned Able Temp Agency, a temporary employment agency in Quincy that served businesses across Massachusetts. …

03/10/2023

Police & Fire

Car Shot Multiple Times: Police In Western Mass Looking For Answers Massachusetts State Troopers are asking for the public's help to find out who shot up an SUV full of people on Interstate 290 earlier this week in Worcester. The shooting happened on Wednesday, March 8, between 8:10 and 8:20 p.m. in the westbound lanes near Exit 16 for Route 146, police said. The Blue Toyota Rav4 had multiple bullet holes in it. Luckily, the 20-year-old female driver and her two 18-year-old passengers were not injured in the shooting, police said. They escaped the highway at exit 13, where they met police moments later. Troopers believe the bullets c…

03/10/2023

Police & Fire

Another Ghost Gun Found In Western Mass; 40th Illegal Weapon Seized This Year The Springfield Police Department is championing the efforts of its firearms investigation unit after the squad recently found its 13th ghost gun and its 40th illegal weapon this year, officials said. David Rivera, a 21-year-old Hampden County resident, had the misfortune of claiming the dubious distinction with his arrest earlier this week, Springfield police said. Police pulled his car over following a report that he had an illegal firearm inside his vehicle. The tip was fruitful as officers found a loaded untraceable ghost gun with 11 rounds of ammo stuffed inside the car's a…

03/10/2023

Police & Fire

Central Mass Car Fire Could Cause Issues For Drivers A car fire in Leicester could cause delays for driver's Friday commute as firefighters are asking commuters to avoid the area. First due for a car fire on Stafford Street in Leicester this afternoon. @LeicesterMAFire @ctfirephoto @mikesacconetv #breakingnews #carfire #leicester pic.twitter.com/unc91bkwrg — Paul (@pauls612) March 10, 2023 The fire started in the 700 block of Stafford Street after 3 p.m. It's unclear if the fire is out, but firefighters have asked people to avoid the area until otherwise instructed.

03/10/2023

Police & Fire

Western Mass Man Gets 9-10 Years For Girlfriend's 2014 KIlling: DA Frederick Pinney, the Springfield man whose case has been tied up in legal limbo for nearly a decade, found out his fate on Friday, March 10: nine to 10 years behind bars. A jury convicted Pinney of manslaughter on Monday. The prosecution asked for the harshest penalty possible — 18 to 20 years – but the judge handed down half that, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. Pinney was accused of killing his girlfriend, TayClair Moore, in his bedroom on March 23, 2014. He called police and said he found her body, but a coroner ruled that she'd been strangled, the p…

03/10/2023

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