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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

Quincy Man Made Thousands Of Fake $100 Bills Using Mr. Clean Magic Erasers: Feds A man in Quincy, who federal agents said is behind thousands of fake $100 bills that were used across the country, pleaded guilty to counterfeiting currency this week. Victor Cardona, 34, faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 after admitting to the scheme on Monday, Oct. 3, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said. A judge will sentence him in January. US Secret Service agents began investigating Cardona in 2019 after stores around Boston reported finding "bleached" $100, court documents show. Agents said they used cell phone data to map out who was p…

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Man Accused Of Beating Up Family Member Busted On Weapons Charges: DA Police arrested a 26-year-old Boston man on weapons charges after he reportedly attacked a family member, authorities said. Joseph Dozier of Dorchester faces several charges after police found a laser-sighted 9mm pistol with a high-capacity magazine incident at his home on Greenwood Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A woman called for help on Monday, Oct. 3, after she said Dozier hit her in the head during a dispute and pointed to a gun he had tucked into his waistband, authorities said. When police arrived to arrest him, they found a black-and-whi…

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

Insurance Adjuster Pocketed $28K Belonging To Merrimack Gas Explosion Victims: AG A Mississippi insurance adjuster is accused of stealing nearly $29,000 and the identities of four victims of the 2018 Merrimack gas explosion, authorities said. Lashaunda Studaway faces four charges of identity theft and two counts of theft over $1,200, the Massachusetts Attorney General said. Studaway worked as an insurance adjuster for Columbia Gas and was responsible for handling financial claims for the people affected in the September 2018 natural gas explosion in Merrimack Valley, authorities said. As many as 40 homes were destroyed and more were damaged in the blast and 8…

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID 69-Year-Old Woman Killed By Gardner DPS Truck Authorities have identified the 69-year-old grandmother who was hit and killed by a Department of Public Works truck on Monday morning. Paula MacKenzie, of Gardner, was hit as she walked along Coleman Street at 8:30 a.m., the Worcester District Attorney's Office said. State police are working with Worcester County officials in Gardner to investigate the cause of the crash. No charges have been filed. MacKenzie was a mother of a son and daughter and a grandmother of twin granddaughters, Facebook posts said. She is also survived by her husband of 32 years.

10/04/2022

News

Watch: Northborough Teen Wows 'The Voice' Judges With Soulful Take On Rock Hit A 19-year-old Northborough man continued the Worcester County dominance on "The Voice" this week with his powerful rendition of a Kings of Leon hit. Zach Newbould appeared on Monday's episode, Oct. 3, of the popular NBC singing competition and had two of the judges fighting for him to join their team. Newbould elected to sing "Use Somebody" to show off his raspy, soulful pipes, which got Gwen Stefani and Camila Cabello to spin in their chairs less than a minute into his slowed-down version. The Voice When Newbould finished, the two female judges scolded Blake Shelton and John Legend f…

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

(Updated) Agents Arrest 2 After Raiding Woburn Restaurants In Human Trafficking Probe: Feds Homeland Security investigators arrested a father and son and charged them with running a human trafficking ring at two downtown Woburn restaurants. Jesse Moraes, 64, and Hugo Moraes, 42, who ran the Dog House Bar and Grill and Tudo Na Brazil on Main Street, are accused of bringing people into the country and forcing them to work at their restaurants, the US Attorney General for Massachusetts said. They face several immigration violations. Investigators said Chelbe Moraes, who lives in Brazil, would smuggle people to the United States for a fee of $18,000 to $22,000 a person. They were s…

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

Wayland Officer Fatally Shoots Dog That Attacked Him On 911 Call: Police A Wayland police officer shot and killed a dog that attacked him while he was at a house for a 911 call on Monday, Oct. 3. Dispatchers fielded a hang-up call around 11 a.m. and traced it to a home on Concord Road, the Wayland Police Department said in a release. The officer went there to make sure everything was OK, but while he spoke to the homeowner, their pit bull mix dog darted out of the house and attacked the officer. The animal bit him several times, authorities said. The officer ran toward his car to get away, but the dog gave chase. The police department said the officer felt…

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Lynn Man Told Woman To 'Repent' Before Sexually Assaulting Her In Boston: DA A 36-year-old Lynn man who police arrested last week was in court on Monday, Oct. 3, for his first hearing, and prosecutors gave new details on the alleged attack. Felix Palmer faces rape, indecent assault, and assault and battery charges from the reported Sept. 23 attack at D and West Third streets in South Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing he set for Thursday. Prosecutors accused Palmer of approaching the woman around 5:30 a.m. and telling her to "run" and "repent" before he punched…

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Police ID 26-Year-old Killed In Roxbury Shooting Police have identified the 26-year-old man shot and killed last week in a Boston shooting just behind Jim Rice Field at Ramsay Park. Hanser Abraham Moreta-Gonzalez was shot on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 625 Shawmut Avenue in Roxbury just after 6 p.m., Boston police said. Doctors pronounced him dead after responders rushed him to an area hospital. Several people posted condolences to Moreta on social media. A friend of the Madison High School graduate wrote that Moreta was "always just trying to have a good time and make everyone around him laugh." Police are still invest…

10/03/2022

Police & Fire

Somerville Man, 23, Dies From Wounds In Car Crash That Seriously Injured 5 Others: Police A 23-year-old Somerville man died from his injuries after the car he was riding in crashed over the weekend and seriously injured several of his friends, authorities said. Henry Augustin was a passenger in a 2009 Ford Expedition that rolled over multiple times just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday on I-95 near the Route 140 exit in Foxborough, Massachusetts State Police said. They were coming home from a nightclub when the driver lost control of the SUV, authorities said. Investigators hope to piece together what caused him to wreck. All six men inside were thrown from the SUV…

10/03/2022

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