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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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News

Typo Sends Man To Jail During Martha's Vineyard Vacation On Brookline Charge A Philadelphia man hoping to enjoy a week on Martha's Vineyard wound up in jail because of a nearly 10-year-old typo, CBS Boston reports. Angus McCoubrey, 37, and his wife were involved in a minor fender bender at the start of their weeklong stay on the island last month and thought little of it when they called police to report the incident, the outlet said. But a few minutes after the couple made the call, McCoubrey said he noticed an Edgartown patrol car racing to catch up with them. The officer ordered him out of the car and put McCoubrey in handcuffs, CBS said. The charge? …

09/06/2022

Police & Fire

Worcester Officers Pull Unconcious Man From Burning Car Wreck: Police Two Worcester police officers and a civilian are being called heroes after they risked their lives to save a 22-year-old man from a burning car earlier this week. A Toyota Prius caught fire around 1 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, after it slid off of Southwest Cutoff, crashed into a boulder, and flipped onto its roof, the Worcester Police Department said. The driver was knocked unconscious in the wreck. Officer Marisa Gaspar spotted debris from the crash as she patrolled a nearby area and followed it to the wreck site, the Telegram & Gazette reported. Gaspar rushed ove…

09/06/2022

Police & Fire

Scammer Steals Thousands Of Dollars From Scared Boston Grandparent: Police A Boston granddad is out thousands of dollars after a scammer preyed on his love for his grandson. Last month an 83-year-old man got a phone call from a "public defender" who claimed the man's grandson was in a lot of trouble after police arrested him on a reckless endangerment charge, Boston police said. The fake lawyer said the octogenarian would need to fork over thousands of dollars to bail the young man out of jail. He sent the money, but none of it was real. Boston police said the call came in from the 151 Tremont St. area. A surveillance video captured the person o…

09/06/2022

Police & Fire

Lynn Police Investigating Children For Burning Dog To Death: Report Young children may have been behind the death of a dog found burned on the side of the road in Lynn over the weekend, news reports said. Authorities called Lynnfield Animal Control after a dog was reportedly set on fire on Curwin Circle on Saturday, Sept. 4, CBS Boston reported. Neighbors found the animal on fire in a wooded area around 12:30 p.m. The dog's owner lived at a nearby housing complex, CBS reported. The animal was dead by the time help arrived. Police told the news station they were investigating children between 9 and 11 years old. Kids younger than 12 canno…

09/06/2022

News

Orange Line Repairs Halfway Complete, Project On Schedule MBTA Boasts The MBTA announced recently that construction crews are halfway through repairs on the Orange Line, which puts the transit authority on schedule to reopen the second-busiest line later this month. The MBTA closed the Orange Line on Aug. 19 to the dismay of hundreds of thousands of people who ride that arm of the commuter rail every day. Boston and state leaders and federal regulators called for the repairs following several high-profile mistakes and accidents that happened over the summer because of aging infrastructure. The transit system released a breakdown earlier this month of what …

09/06/2022

Police & Fire

2 Acton Police Officers Accused Of Inappropriate Conduct Resign From Department Two Acton police officers who were on leave for inappropriate conduct turned in their badges and resigned this week, city officials said. Tyler Russell and Michael Eracleo had been on leave since March when a former Acton-Boxborough Regional High School student approached police leaders about separate incidents they had when the men worked as student resource officers there, said Town Manager John Mangiaratti and Police Chief Richard Burrows. Though neither were charged in this incident, the investigation that followed led to other reported infractions and disciplinary action…

09/02/2022

Police & Fire

Teenager Charged In Gang Beating Of MBTA Bus Driver In Boston: Police Police arrested a 15-year-old and charged him with taking part in a gang beating of an Orange Line Shuttle Bus driver earlier this week, authorities said. The teenager was part of a group of about nine people on a bus Thursday, Sept. 1, that the driver kicked off for being unruly, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The group got off the shuttle near Jackson Square, but as they left, the teenager assaulted the driver, the prosecutor said. When the driver followed them off, the group jumped him, officials said. When he fell to the ground, they kicked, punched, and…

09/02/2022

Police & Fire

Beloved Boston Community Organizer ID'd As Man Killed By Driver Near Jackson Square A community in Boston is reeling after one of its most prominent and beloved residents was killed when a 54-year-old man "knowingly" ran over him outside of an MBTA station early Thursday morning, authorities said. Thomas Ruffen had just left his Jackson Square home around 4:30 a.m. when security video showed he had trouble walking and fell several times onto Columbus Avenue near the intersection with Ritchie Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said. It's unclear why he fell or if he was conscious on the pavement. Maximo Mazanett stopped his 2011 Ford Explorer in front o…

09/02/2022

Police & Fire

29-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed Walking Through Cambridge Parking Lot: Police A box truck hit and killed a 29-year-old pedestrian as he crossed through a parking lot in Cambridge earlier this week, authorities said. Matthew Barker was in a lot off State Street near Massachusetts Avenue Thursday night, Sept. 1, around 8:30 when a box truck for a local restaurant crashed into him, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced on Friday. It's unclear what caused the wreck. Responders rushed Barker to an area hospital for treatment, but doctors couldn't save his life. The truck driver, a man in his 20s, remained at the scene, authorities said. The prosecutor did n…

09/02/2022

Police & Fire

How You Can Help Massachusetts Teachers, Students As They Return To School The start of the school year is an exciting time for students and teachers, but it's also one that highlights the needs of many. Below are a round-up of some of the still active GoFundMe campaigns across Massachusetts that promise to help kids, parents, and teachers close that gap. If you have a GoFundMe you'd like listed, email jlanier@dailyvoice.com with the information. Help Feed Mrs. Stein's First Grade Class From Jeruza Stein, a Boston public school first-grade teacher: "My school services a high-needs population, where the majority of the students receive free or red…

09/02/2022

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