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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

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

Police & Fire

Springfield Community Applauds Good Samaritan Who Saved Officers' Lives Pedro Perez said he didn't think about what could happen to him when he jumped into a fight to help two police officers who were being attacked by a suspect. He just saw someone in trouble, and he felt compelled to help out. Now, the Springfield community is paying him back for his quick-thinking and heroic actions. It all happened on Tuesday, Dec. 27, just before 12:30 p.m. when police said Joseph Gonzalez, 41, of Springfield, robbed the Metro PCS on Armory Street at knifepoint before running away. Two responding officers spotted him in the Chapin Terrace area …

12/28/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Police Investigating Death In Roslindale (Developing) Boston police were investigating a death in the Roslindale neighborhood on Wednesday evening, Dec. 28. Police said they were called to an address near Lee Hill Road and Washington Street just after 2 p.m. Officers were still on the scene after 6 p.m. Few details were available on Wednesday evening, but the incident was listed only as a "death investigation," police said. Check back for further details as they become available.

12/28/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA People at a Boston home heard a rumbling in their kitchen late in the evening on Christmas Eve, but it wasn't a hungry Saint Nick making all that racket, authorities said. It was a man police said had stolen a car, cash, and several other items and was searching for more. Oliver Sampeur, 25, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with unarmed burglary, larceny from a building, larceny over $1,200, theft of a motor vehicle, and receiving stolen property, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Sampeur has no criminal record and was released on his own recognizance, the prose…

12/28/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Woman Goes Full Carrie Underwood On Cheating Boyfriend: DA A Boston man will likely think twice before he cheats again after police say his girlfriend ran him over with her car and then stabbed him after she found out he was unfaithful, authorities said. Lashonda Warner, 27, faces two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon — car and knife — and leaving the scene of an accident after causing personal injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered her held on a $5,000 bond, and she's required to have no contained with the victim, which probably won't be very hard for her. Police said they were ca…

12/28/2022

Police & Fire

Amherst Father Who Killed Infant Son With Sleeping Pill Sentenced To 5 To 7 Years In Jail: DA A judge this week sentenced a 35-year-old Amherst dad who admitted to killing his son with sleeping pills to serve five and seven years behind bars, authorities said. Isaac Villalobos, who also goes by Angel M. Carattini-Rivera, pleaded guilty to felony assault and battery on a child causing substantial injury, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday, Dec. 28. "This was a horrific tragedy," Assistant District Attorney Andrew C. Covington said. "In this case, the Commonwealth wanted to provide a measure of closure for&nbs…

12/28/2022

Police & Fire

Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA A 60-year-old Lowell man killed his wife and then himself on Christmas, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Jose Santiago, 60, is believed to have shot his wife, Rosa Santiago, 55, at their home on Beacon Street just after 1:30 p.m., the Middlesex District Attorney said. The Chief Medical Examiner performed autopsies on both bodies and determined how and the order in which they died. Lowell police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating the case.

12/27/2022

Police & Fire

Bail Revoked For Suspected Boston Crack Dealer As Prosecutor Focuses On Mass And Cass Area: DA A Boston man arrested earlier this week for allegedly selling crack in the 'Mass and Cass' area had his bail revoked from a previous case, authorities said. Robert Smith, 56, is charged with distribution of a Class B substance (crack cocaine), second offense, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Smith has a pending Roxbury drug case, and a judge revoked his bail on that charge and imposed a $2,501 bail on the more recent count, the prosecutor said. Smith, who has a criminal record 20 pages long that stretches back to the 1980s, was ordered to stay away from t…

12/27/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Grabs Cop's Gun After Springfield Robbery, Shoots Himself In Finger: Police A suspect grabbed a Springfield officer's gun during a violent fight on Tuesday afternoon and fired off a round, but things could have gone a lot worse if not for a good Samaritan who jumped in to help. Joseph Gonzalez, 41, of Springfield, is accused of robbing the Metro PCS on Armory Street just before 12:30 p.m., the Springfield Police Department said. He pulled a knife on a cashier, stole a fistful of cash, then sprinted away, authorities allege. An officer spotted him in the Chapin Terrace area, but Gonzalez refused to give up without a fight, authorities said. He and the of…

12/27/2022

Police & Fire

Famed Painter's Son In Central Mass Guilty Of Ramming Cops With Shield In Jan. 6 Attack: Feds A Washington, DC, jury found a 61-year-old Athol man who testified he thought the Jan. 6 riots on the US Capitol was "fun and enjoyable" guilty of taking part in the violent uprising, federal authorities said. Vincent Gillespie was convicted earlier this month of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; civil disorder; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and acts of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, the US Attorney's Office said. A judge will sentence him in March. NBC News reporter Ryan J. Reilly tweeted that in November Gillespie …

12/27/2022

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