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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

News

Mspca Putting In The Hard Work For 4,000 Beagles Rescued From Virginia Research Lab Authorities rescued 4,000 beagles from a Virginia breeding facility, Envigo, last week over reports of horrible living conditions. The pups lived in cramped spaces with unsanitary conditions and many were mistreated and abused, reports said. But thanks to the hard work of legislators and animal activists, these dogs have a new 'leash' on life. Now the hard work of finding them new healthy homes begins. While this won't be an easy task, the MSPCA-Angell and Northeast Animal Shelter are stepping up to do their part. 4,000 beagles were rescued from Envigo, an inhumane breeding facili…

07/18/2022

Business

GoFundMe Created For Hyde Park Family Saved By Off-Duty Boston Firefighter A family in Hyde Park could have lost their lives in house fire on Sunday, July 17, if it weren't for an off-duty firefighter who lived nearby to rescue them. Now they're asking the public to help them rebuild all they lost. The blaze broke out at 22 Norton Street just after 7 a.m. and quickly spread throughout the house. It was all so sudden that Luzmar Centeno had no choice but to drop her 1-year-old daughter from a second-story window into the arms of an off-duty fireman below. Centeno, her daughter Sophia, son Fernanda, and husband Tito Esteban escaped the conflagration with minor in…

07/18/2022

Business

Popular Cambridge Book Store Opening Second Location In Downtown Boston The Harvard Book Store announced on Monday, July 18, that it plans to open a second location five times larger than its store in Cambridge. Leaders of the iconic bookstore said it would open a 30,000-square-foot space in the Prudential Center in Boston next spring. The extra floor space will provide space for things for things they can't at the Cambridge location. That includes a large section dedicated to children's literature and an event space where the store can showcase art, host speakers, and teach classes, a press release said. Owners will release more information …

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

Somerville Man Threatens To Hit Bus Driver With Chock Block For 'Driving Too Slowly' A 22-year-old Somerville man must have been late to an important meeting because he berated an MBTA bus driver for not going fast enough and threatened them with a heavy wooden block, authorities said. Wakell Steele hopped on the bus at Davis Square around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 15, but pressed the request stop button moments later, Transit Police said. When the driver pulled over, Steele began shouting at them for "f**king driving too slowly" and demanded his money back, authorities continued. Steele grabbed a chock block, a five-pound hunk of wood drivers put behind t…

07/18/2022

News

Loudoun County High Basketball Star, 18, Recent Grad Killed In Car Crash: Police An 18-year-old star basketball player who recently graduated from Loudoun County High School died overnight in a car crash involving a tractor-trailer, authorities said. George Mwesigwa was rushed to the hospital after a 3 a.m. crash on Leesburg bypass near Edwards Ferry Road in Leesburg, where he later died of his wounds, Leesburg police said. Investigators are still piecing together what happened. Police said when they arrived at the crash site, Mwesigwa's SUV and a tractor-trailer that was also involved in the wreck were on the side of the road near the Tractor Supply. Officers haven't…

07/16/2022

Police & Fire

Fredericksburg Police Ask Public To Help Find Violent Attacker The Fredericksburg police are asking for the public's help to find a man wanted for a violent attack. Tyrese Lorenzo Washington is wanted for aggravated malicious wounding, felonious assault, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Fredericksburg police said. Washington is known to visit Wellington Lakes Apartments and the Mayfield Subdivision often. Anyone with information on Washington's whereabouts is asking to contact the Fredericksburg Police Department at 540-373-3122.

07/15/2022

Police & Fire

Prince William Inmate Attacked Guard With Homemade Shiv: Police A 44-year-old inmate who'd been arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman reportedly tried to continue that trend when he attacked a guard at a Prince William jail with a shiv, authorities said. Salomon Alberto Nazar of Manassas is an inmate at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center at 9320 Lee Avenue in Manassas. Investigators said that Nazar approached a guard with a hand-made object that was sharpened into a knife and tried to stab the officer multiple times, Prince William police said. They struggled for control over the weapon before the officer wren…

07/15/2022

Police & Fire

Man Pulls Knife On Fairfax Store Employee When Caught Shoplifting: Police A 59-year-old homeless whose been accused of robbery in the past added to his rap sheet after he pulled a knife on a store employee while trying to shoplift, police said. Eugene Ewing was spotted by store security at a Fairfax Home Depot at 3201 Old Leee Highway trying to steal items from a shelf just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, Fairfax city police said. When the security guard approached him, Ewing pulled out a knife, an incident report noted. After an altercation, Ewing broke free and ran out of the store. Fairfax city officers spotted him nearby a few minutes later, but he…

07/15/2022

Police & Fire

Washington D.C. Police Officer Sexually Abused Underage Girl For Months: Police An officer with the Metropolitan Police Department was arrested Thursday, July 14, on charges of sexual abuse of a child, authorities said. Charles Johnson II, 28, is accused of meeting a known underage girl on multiple occasions in Washington, D.C., between January 2020 and September 2021, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Johnson has been an officer with the MPD since 2019 in the agency's first district. Officials charged Johnson with two counts of first-degree child sex abuse, authorities said. The department stripped him of his policing powers and placed h…

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

Alexandria Man Arrested In Fairfax Shooting Had Ghost Gun, Drugs In Car: Police Fairfax County police say they've arrested the man responsible for a June 26 shooting that sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries. Isaiah Johnson, 27, of Alexandria, was arrested Wednesday, July 13, during a traffic stop and faces many charges related to the shooting and having a ghost gun, Fairfax County Police said. Investigators believe Johnson and another man confronted two people in an apartment on Lockheed Boulevard in Groveton just before midnight, police said. During the altercation, Johnson and the other man drew guns and opened fire. Only one of the targeted m…

07/14/2022

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