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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 Police Responding to Another Bomb Threat At Children's Hospital: Report The Boston Children's Hospital has received another bomb threat — the second one in two weeks. NECN reported that someone called in the threat on just after 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9. Police were at the Longwood Avenue hospital investigating the report. Officials have not released any further details about the threat. Someone phoned in a bomb threat on Aug. 30, which forced police to lockdown the facility as bomb-sniffing dogs and explosive technicians scoured the building. It was a hoax. Boston Children's Hospital has been under attack recently because of an online m…

09/09/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Man Who Fired At Police During Armed Robbery Escape Gets 16 Years: Feds A 31-year-old Boston man who pleaded guilty to taking part in a violent Brockton armed robbery in 2019 was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison, the US Attorney's Office said. Stephan Rosser-Stewart was part of a four-man group that robbed a T-Mobile store and fired several shots while trying to make their getaway from police, authorities said. Federal prosecutors charged Rosser-Stewart, Darius Carter, and Diovanni Carter in the robbery. State authorities also charged Dennis Martin in the case. The men walked into the Belmont Street store and shoved a gun to the man…

09/09/2022

Police & Fire

Transit Police In Boston Searching For Men Who Savagely Beat 56-Year-Old For No Reason The MBTA Transit Police are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating two male suspects behind a vicious attack at a Boston train station on Labor Day. The duo reportedly attacked a 56-year-old man at Andrew Square in South Boston around 9 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, police said. The victim told police he was targeted for "no apparent reason," punched in the face and knocked to the ground. The impact resulted in the victim hitting his head on the platform and being rendered unconscious for a short time, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. TPD D…

09/09/2022

Police & Fire

East Boston Man Punched Woman, Bit Her Child During Revere Attack: DA A 32-year-old Boston man punched a woman in the face and then bit her child during an attack earlier this month in Revere, authorities said. Anthony Scarcella is charged with assault, assault and battery, and assault and battery on a child causing injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him to stay away from the alleged victims in the case and wear a GPS monitor. Scarcella was on bail for another charge, though officials did not say what it was. A woman called Revere Police to a house on Highland Street on Sept. 3 after she said Scarcella …

09/08/2022

News

Not Boston Store Owner's Lucky Day After State Pulls Lottery Over Bribery Plea A Dorchester convenience store lost the ability to sell lottery tickets after the owner tried to bribe a state official to collect disallowed lottery winnings, authorities said. Tuan Tquan, who also goes by Tommy Tran, pleaded guilty to illegal gratuity to a public employee in a Dorchester court this week, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office said. The 59-year-old owns the Smoke Shop and More at 218 Adams Street. State authorities said Tquan offered a state official $500 if they would pay him $5,600 in lottery winnings that the state had rejected. Tquan's son …

09/08/2022

Police & Fire

Former Everett Man Admits To Lying To Get Thousands In Covid-19 Relief Money: Feds A 28-year-old former Everett man pleaded guilty this week to identity theft and wire fraud charges as part of multiple schemes to illegally get federal pandemic-relief money, the Department of Justice said. Tedje Menard admitted in court to lying on an application for the Paycheck Protection Plan by inflating his business's income and hiding his criminal history to get a $20,833 loan, the US Attorney's Office said. He also admitted to stealing another person's identity to rent an apartment in East Boston, the prosecutor said. Menard also applied for a $40,000 Economic Injury Dis…

09/08/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds A 33-year-old East Boston man pleaded guilty this week to selling two kilograms of cocaine to a police informant, federal authorities said. The man's mother, who police accused of helping him sell cocaine and heroin, pleaded guilty to a similar charge last year, reports said. Carlos Acosta Estrella, a Mexican national, could face life in prison after he admitted to charges of intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute 100 grams of heroin provides, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office an…

09/08/2022

Police & Fire

Update: Missing 74-Year-Old Hamilton Man Found Dead A search for a missing 74-year-old man from Hamilton ended in tragedy after more than 24 hours, authorities said. The body of Philip Sear was found on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 9, Hamilton Police said on Facebook. Sear was originally reported missing in the area of Gardner and Moulton streets on Thursday. Police are searching for Philip Sears, a 74-year-old man who is missing and may be suffering from a medical condition or... Posted by Town of Hamilton on Thursday, September 8, 2022 Authorities say he could be suffering from a medical issue and having a crisis. Officials ask peop…

09/08/2022

Police & Fire

Maine Man Admits He Drove To Georgetown To Have Sex With Child: Feds A 30-year-old Maine man who man pleaded guilty last week to driving to Massachusetts to have sex with a 13-year-old girl could spend the rest of his life in prison, federal authorities said. Patrick Plummer of Parsonsfield confessed to attempted enticement of a minor, intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a person under 18, and transportation of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said on Thursday, Sept. 8. Plummer began speaking with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in 2020 through various social media apps, federal authorities sa…

09/08/2022

Police & Fire

Man Who Damaged Women's Cars In Worcester, Hampshire As Part Of A Fetish Ordered To Get Therapy A judge ordered a 38-year-old Winchendon man who confessed to disabling cars in several cities in Hampton and Worcester counties as part of a fetish to undergo counseling, authorities said. Judge Richard Cary sentenced Alexander K. Yee to three years probation after he pleaded guilty to four counts of malicious damage to a motor vehicle late last month, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. He must also wear a GPS monitor and attend therapy. “This disturbing behavior went on despite Yee knowing that all eyes were on him," Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Erin Aiello s…

09/07/2022

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