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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

Lawrence Firefighters Rally To Replace Brothers' Stolen Equipment Patrick Sweeney lost more than a car when thieves stole his beloved Dodge Charger Hellcat earlier this year, reports said. The Lawrence firefighter's gear was inside, and more importantly, personal mementos from his late grandfather were tucked inside the helmet that was stolen along with the sports car, fellow firefighters said, WBZ reported. As word of the theft traveled from firehouse to firehouse, firefighters did what firefighters do: they helped out. A group of them from across New England raised hundreds of dollars and partnered with Metro Adze Firefighting Tool…

12/30/2022

Sports

Boston Teen Charged With Attacking Referee During Cohasset High Basketball Game: Police Police arrested a 16-year-old Boston high school student accused of attacking a referee during a basketball game against Cohasset High earlier this week, authorities announced. The teenager, whose name was not released because of his age, faces a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery, Cohasset police said. Related: High School Hoopster Attacks Referee During Cohasset Basketball Game The alleged attack happened on Wednesday night, Dec. 28, during a game between the Skippers and Excel High School from South Boston. Cohasset police said they have video of the assault, but they have not…

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Eye In The Sky: State Police Go High Tech To Nab Tree-Dwelling Worcester Burglar, Cops Say A man accused of breaking into a Worcester business early Friday morning, Dec. 30, might have thought he could use the pre-dawn darkness to help him escape, but it was of no help thanks to some high-tech tools state police have at their disposal. Yorbis Peguero, 24, of Boston, is accused of breaking into a Worcester business with several other men, police said, but his capture was far more dramatic than his alleged co-conspirators. Worcester officers called to the Shoe Supply Store at 1114 Pleasant St. around 2 a.m. after someone threw a rock through a window to steal items inside, autho…

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Wanted Brazilian Murderer Found Hiding In Worcester: ICE A 50-year-old Brazilian man who'd been convicted in his home country of murder was arrested this week hiding in Worcester, federal authorities said. Jaconias Rosa Pereira faces 15 years in prison once he's returned to Brazil, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said. A court convicted him in August 2022, immigration officials said. Federal authorities are unclear when or how Pereira entered the United States, but Enforcement and Removal Operations agents tracked him down to a home in Worcester. They arrested him on Wednesday, Dec. 28. “Thanks to the wo…

12/30/2022

Obituaries

GoFundMe Created For Holyoke Father of 2 Who Died From Brain Aneurysm On Christmas Eve Jeff Dulude had a quick errand he needed to run on Christmas Eve before he could settle in with his partner, Kat, and two young children —Evan, 7, and Ella, 3 — for the holiday they'd planned together, friends said. Jeff told Kat he wasn't feeling well, but he needed to finish this last thing. He collapsed before he could leave. Moments later, he was unconscious in the back of an ambulance racing to Baystate Medical Center, where doctors said he'd suffered a brain aneurysm, friends said. They did what they could, but the damage was extensive and irreparable. Jeff Dulu…

12/30/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Dad Busted Trying To Board Flight At Logan Airport With Loaded Gun: DA Police arrested a 36-year-old Boston man this week after he tried to board a flight at Logan International Airport with a loaded pistol, authorities said. His young child was with him when he was handcuffed. Lorenzo Beechman faces charges of carrying a loaded firearm without a license (third offense), airport security violations, illegal possession of a firearm without a license with a prior violent offense, and illegal possession of ammunition, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Police are holding Beechman without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, the prosecu…

12/29/2022

Police & Fire

Woman In ICU Following Chicopee Crash; Fifth Person Hit By Vehicle There Since October A woman remains in critical condition following a hit-and-run crash in Chicopee on Wednesday, Dec. 28, authorities announced. Reports like this have become all too common in recent months as this marks the fifth person hit by a vehicle in the city in the past three months, reports said. The woman hit this week was struck just before 6 p.m. in the area near Broadway and Grove streets, Chicopee police said. The driver sped off, but a witness remembered the car's license plate. Officers tracked down the vehicle and the 41-year-old driver, who is now cooperating with the investigation, authori…

12/29/2022

Police & Fire

Conman Busted With Bad Checks, Skimming Device, Drugs In Westborough: Police A Charlestown man who tried to buy car parts from a Westborough car dealership this week with fake checks would have been better off just paying cash, authorities said. Aquiles Bernabe faces charges of forging a check, uttering a false check, identity fraud, possession of a skimming device, forged RRMV document, and possession of Class A and a Class B drug, Westborough police said. Police said Bernabe tried to buy the parts from Herb Chambers Honda using a bad check from a Rhode Island business. During their investigation, officers learned Bernabe was driving an unregistere…

12/29/2022

News

Distracted Driver Slams Into Tractor Trailer On Route 20 In Central Mass: Police A distracted driver somehow walked away from a crash Wednesday night, Dec. 20, after they smashed into the back of a disabled tractor-trailer truck on Route 20, Auburn police tweeted. The truck was broken down on the side of the road near St. Mark Street and waiting for a tow, authorities said. Thankfully the airbags deployed and prevented any serious injuries for the driver of the 2006 Toyota, police said. MassLive reported the driver had pulled out of a nearby driveway and drove over a road warning triangle before colliding with the 53-foot truck. Route 20 at St. Mark’s St. Air b…

12/29/2022

Sports

High School Hoopster Punched Referee In Face During Game Against Cohasset: Police Police say a 17-year-old Boston basketball player punched a referee in the face during a game at Cohasset High School Wednesday night, Dec. 28. Cohasset High was facing off against South Boston's Excel High School when one of the Excel players attacked the ref around 6:45 p.m., Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley said in a news release. He did not say what sparked the alleged assault. School officials immediately canceled the game and cleared the gym. The referee did not require medical attention, Quigley said. The player's name was not released. No Cohasset players were involved, of…

12/29/2022

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