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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

Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report Administrators at Boston Children's Hospital received a bomb threat Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, the third such hoax made to the facility in less than four months. Police swept the buildings but found nothing, Boston 25 reported. “We will continue to work closely with law enforcement and hospital security teams, and we are grateful for their immediate response,” a spokesperson for Boston Children’s Hospital told Boston 25. “We are committed to ensuring the hospital is a safe and secure place for all who work here and come here.” This harassment is an ongoing concern for the hosp…

11/16/2022

Police & Fire

No One Injured In Bellingham Home Fire, But 4 Dogs Missing: Reports Four dogs are missing following a house fire in Bellingham late Tuesday night, Nov. 15, news reports said. The blaze on Stone Street started around 11:30 p.m. while the owners were away, NBC Boston said. When fire crews arrived on the scene, the home was entirely engulfed in flames. "Our daughter lives here, and she was at work, and her boyfriend went to get her because he had her car, so he picked her up," Ann Odabashian told WCVB. "When they came back into the driveway, the house was on fire." Firefighters were eventually able to put out the blaze, but the home is a total los…

11/16/2022

Police & Fire

Worcester Man Accused Of Breaking Into Cars Adds Several Gun Charges: DA A 38-year-old Worchester man faces a laundry list of charges after police say they caught him breaking into cars in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston earlier this month. Antoine Robinson is charged with breaking and entering, carrying a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm, carrying a gun without a license, receiving stolen property, possession of an illegal firearm having committed a prior violent offense, and defacing a firearm serial number, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Witnesses told police on Nov. 9 that they saw a man breaking into c…

11/15/2022

News

Video: Mama Bear, Cubs Search For Something Tastier Than Porridge At Chicopee Home A security camera at a Chicopee home captured a mama bear and her two cubs going for a late-night snack earlier this week. The bears wandered around the cars and sniffed at some areas on Monday, Nov. 14, before lumbering off for more fertile feeding grounds. Click here to watch the minute-long video. Bear sightings in Massachusetts aren't uncommon. State wildlife officials estimate there are more than 4,500 black bears in the Bay State, with most of them living in Worcester County, northern Middlesex County, and west to the Berkshires. Last week, the Sunderland Police Department put …

11/15/2022

Police & Fire

Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force The Department of Justice has opened a civil investigation into the Worcester Police Department to determine if the agency uses excessive force or engages in racial or gender bias. The US Attorney's Office didn't say what sparked the investigation but said the probe would be comprehensive. Analysts will scrutinize Worcester's training, policies, procedures, evidence handling, interactions with the public, accountability systems, how superiors handle complaints, and disciplinary procedures. "The purpose of this civil investigation is to determine – through objective and thorough …

11/15/2022

Police & Fire

3 Charged With Trafficking Drugs After Traffic Stop For Tag Goes Awry: Police Three people face drug trafficking charges after Massachusetts State Troopers noticed them acting strangely during a traffic stop on I-91 in Bernardston last week, authorities said. The troopers first noticed their white Subaru after it passed the patrol cruiser around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, with an unreadable temporary tag. Troopers tried to look up the vehicle with what little information they could discern on the plate, but they found nothing, state police in a press release. The troopers turned on their lights to pull over the Subaru, but the car continued for a quarte…

11/15/2022

Police & Fire

Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston A group of teenagers is accused of beating a transit police officer at the Forest Hills station Monday, Nov. 14, authorities said. The 10-year transit police veteran was assigned to the Jamaica Plain station for the public school break. Transit police said some 40 to 50 teenagers were loitering at the station just before 4 p.m. When the officer told them to "utilize the transportation services available to them" or leave, a group of teens "violently set upon the officer," transit police said in a statement. They punched and kicked him until he fell to the ground, where they stom…

11/15/2022

Business

Beat Brew Hall In Cambridge Has Closed — Again The Cambridge restaurant and music spot Beat Brew Hall is no more. Despite reopening earlier this year with a new vision, the 13A Brattle Street spot says that it's closed. The restaurant announced in March that it would rebrand and reopen after two years, this time focusing on "tequila, bourbon & beer-focused, taco, rib & burger-slinging honky-tonk in the heart of Harvard Square," according to Hidden Boston. But apparently, that didn't catch on. The restaurant didn't announce the closure or explain why, but they quietly updated the Facebook page to say permanently closed. When a…

11/14/2022

Police & Fire

Worcester DA Honors Lunenburg Police Officer Who Saved Man From Pitbull Attack The Lunenburg police officer who saved a 75-year-old man from certain death after a dog attacked him for no reason earlier this year was honored for his bravery and quick thinking. Wayne Comeau was at the Lunenburg Animal Control office when one of the dogs attacked him. Comeau's wife is the town's animal control officer. The pit bull would have likely killed Comeau if not for Officer Gage Russell, who arrived moments before it was too late. Russell shot and killed the animal, which allowed medical staff to reach Wayne Comeau and airlift him to a hospital for several hours …

11/14/2022

Police & Fire

55-Year-Old Turners Falls Man Guilty Of Child Rape Gets Up To 14 Years In Prison: DA Jeffrey Fleury of Turners Falls, who was found guilty of raping a child for years, will spend at least 12 years in prison, authorities said. A judge ruled this week that Fleury will serve between 12 to 14 years behind bars after the jury returned its guilty verdict last month, Franklin County court records show. Though, that was much less than what the prosecutor had requested. According to the Greenfield Recorder, the district attorney's office asked for a sentence of 18 to 24 years. Testimony during the trial revealed Fleury allegedly abused the girl for two years wh…

11/14/2022

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