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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

Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown Leaves Kanye West's Donda Sports Agency Over Controversial Comments Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown reversed his decision to stay with Kanye West's agency Donda Sports following the rap star's recent offensive comments. Brown said on Monday, Oct. 24, that while he disagreed with West's remarks, he would keep his deal with his agency. On Tuesday, he released a statement saying he wanted to clarify his position and had decided to end his relationship with the company. “In the past 24 hours, I’ve been able to reflect and better understand how my previous statements lack clarity in expressing my stance against recent insensitive public remarks and actions,”…

10/26/2022

Police & Fire

Great Barrington Man Received Child Porn, Featuring Kids Under 12, Feds Say A grand jury this week indicted a 54-year-old Great Barrington on charges of allegedly receiving child porn featuring children younger than 12, authorities said. James J. Keough is charged with one count of receipt of child porn and one count of possession of the offending material after police arrested him earlier this month, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Investigators said Keough knowingly received child pornography between Dec. 5, 2021, and March 16, 2022, and he had that material featuring pre-pubescent children on March 18. Keough faces as much as 40 years …

10/26/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Man Wanted For Indecent Assault Done In By Poster: Transit Cops A 35-year-old Boston man wanted for indecent assault was caught thanks to a wanted poster created from information from two teenage girls, authorities said. Edgar Alonzo, 35, of Dorchester was arrested this week on assault charges that allegedly happened outside of Broadway Station earlier this month, transit police said. Two teenage girls — 15 and 18 — say Alonzo indecently assaulted them on Oct. 15 around 7:30 p.m. outside of the Dorchester station, police said. They reported the alleged incident to transit officers, and they created a wanted poster for the suspect's arrest.&n…

10/26/2022

Police & Fire

Judge Hands Down $30K Bail For Leominster Man Accused Of Shooting Into Boston Homes: DA A Boston judge gave a Leominster man accused of firing a gun and hitting homes in Dorchester a $30,000 bail on Tuesday, Oct. 25, authorities said. Yulial Cuello-Reynoso, 31, is charged with one count of illegal possession of ammunition from the shooting on Monday where bullets hit homes and vehicles on Quincy Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Police received a ShotSpotter call just before 2:30 p.m. near Quincy Street, where bullets broke windows at two homes. A witness told investigators that they saw a white truck driving away after the shooting and gave…

10/25/2022

Traffic

2 Seriously Injured In Webster Car Wreck, Police Ask Drivers To Stay Away (Developing) Police and firefighters were on the scene of a crash in Webster Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 25, where two people were seriously injured. Webster police tweeted that the wreck happened along Cudworth Road, and responders took two people to the hospital. Police ask drivers to avoid Cudworth Road for the time being as they clean up and investigate the scene. Police Fire and EMS are on scene at Cudworth Road investigating a serious motor vehicle accident. Two people were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Please avoid the area as Police investigate. pic.twitter.com/hNzIflz4Jh …

10/25/2022

Police & Fire

Melrose Man Ran Illegal Gambling Operation With His Parents: Attorney General A 59-year-old Melrose man pleaded guilty last week to helping run an illegal sportsbook and trying to extort a state trooper who was investigating him, the state's attorney general said. Lonnie HIllson will spend a year in prison following his guilty plea on promoting gambling, registration of bets, use of a phone for gambling, conspiracy to register bets, and attempted extortion charges, Maura Healey's office announced. Authorities charged 10 others in the scheme, including his mother and father. An undercover Massachusetts State Police trooper infiltrated the HIllsons' operati…

10/25/2022

News

Beloved Worcester Restaurant Launches 'Big Kitchen On Wheels' George's Coney Island announced this week that they started a food truck after years of being asked about catering and pop-up events. The popular eatery Southbridge Street eatery announced on Facebook recently that they had launched the truck and would put it to the test at last weekend's Applefest. Chief Operating Officer of George's Coney Island Solon Kelleher gave fans a virtual tour of the new food truck through their Facebook page and explained what to expect from it going forward. "We got countless questions about weddings and parties and sporting events and all these catering th…

10/25/2022

Police & Fire

Salisbury Woman Who Sexually Exploited Friend's Baby Gets 17 Years: Feds A 26-year-old Salisbury woman who admitted to sexually exploiting a baby she was taking care of and sharing the photos online will spend the next 17 years in prison, authorities said. Desiree Daigle was arrested by the FBI in 2018 after agents found she shared naked photos of the young girl in a chatroom, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Agents later learned she took the child to a hotel for the sexual gratification of a man, the prosecutor said. She pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation in June. The infant's parents asked the judge for the harshest sentence possible…

10/25/2022

Police & Fire

'I Don't Have To Pay For These': Boston Man Pulls Off Brazen Knifepoint Robbery At Shoe Store A Boston man is charged with armed robbery after police said he pulled a knife on a store manager over a pair of shoes. Jason Johnson is accused of robbing the Downtown Crossing DSW in Boston on Sept. 29, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Police arrested him last week. Employees of the store said Johnson triggered the alarm when he walked into the Washington Street store around 7:30 p.m., which indicated he had stolen merchandise from another store on him, police said. Johnson put on a pair of black Adidas shoes and left the box behind. When a store manager app…

10/24/2022

Police & Fire

Massachusetts Man Exposes Himself To NJ Hotel Worker: Police Police in New Jersey arrested a 38-year-old Massachusetts man after a hotel worker accused him of exposing his genitals and "performing a lewd act," authorities said. Daniel Cater, of Brockton, sneaked into the employee's area of a Candlewood Suites hotel at 279 Secaucus Road on Oct. 17 just after 6:30 a.m. and performed the stunt, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police arrested him without incident and charged him with lewdness, Miller said.

10/24/2022

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