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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

26-Year-Old Homeless Man Attacked 2 Fairfax Store Clerks During Robberies: Police Police in Fairfax County say a 26-year-old homeless man attacked two store clerks over the weekend in separate robberies. Harley Pratt faces several charges related to the incidents at two Fairfax convenience stores, Fairfax City police said. The first robbery happened at 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, at a 7-Eleven store on Fairfax Boulevard. Pratt walked into the store, wrapped his arms around the cashier's neck, and demanded cash, police said. The employee obliged, and Pratt escaped with a fistful of money, officers added. That money didn't last him long as police say Pr…

07/12/2022

News

Massachusetts Man, 71, Survives 50-Foot Fall During New Hampshire Hike A 71-year-old Massachusetts man from the North Shore was seriously injured over the weekend after he fell 50 feet while hiking on a mountain in New Hampshire. Harvey Weener of Newburyport and a friend finished rock climbing at Mount Major on Saturday, July 9, around 4 p.m. As they were hiking their way out along the Precipice Trail, Weener slipped and fell 50 feet into a ravine about a mile from the trailhead, New Hampshire Fish and Wildlife officials said. He was too hurt to get out, and the rocky terrain made rescuing him difficult. Rescue workers had to use ropes …

07/11/2022

Police & Fire

Man Arrested In Loudoun County On DUI Had Four Kids In His Car: Police Police arrested a 37-year-old man in Loudoun County last week after they found him driving under the influence with four children in the car, authorities said. Jose L. Vallejos Cruz, of Maryland, was pulled over on Friday, July 9, when he ran a red light at the intersection of Harry Byrd Boulevard and Cascades Parkway in Sterling just after 11 p.m., the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. The deputy determined he was intoxicated after speaking with Cruz, authorities said. There were four children and another adult inside the car. Deputies aren't releasing any information …

07/11/2022

Police & Fire

Woodbridge Teen Kicked Officers, Spat On Them, Damaged Patrol Car: Police A Prince William County teenager attacked officers during his arrest, damaged a patrol car, and spat on police last week, authorities said. Officers arrived at a home in the 3100 block of Tulip Tree Place in Dumfries around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, to serve an outstanding warrant, Prince William County police said. Two of the teenagers at the house ran away before officers could figure out who was inside. Police eventually tracked them down to Stagecoach Road, but the teens ran to a nearby business to hide, an incident report said. Officers found them on the property …

07/11/2022

Police & Fire

Man Exposed Himself At A Woodbridge Store: Police Prince William County police are searching for a man they say exposed himself at a store on Friday, July 11, authorities said. Customers in a Lowe's at 13720 Smoketown Road in Woodbridge said the man exposed himself and made inappropriate gestures, an incident report said. The man ran out of the store when other shoppers entered the aisle with him, police added. Witnesses said the man was between 50 and 60 years old with brown hair and brown eyes. He was about 5-feet-9-inches tall and weighed 180 pounds, police said. He wore a red shirt and khaki-colored pants.

07/11/2022

Police & Fire

Stafford Deputy Nurses Sick 3-Week-Old Kitten Back To Health A Stafford County Sheriff's deputy saved the life of a 3-week-old kitten she found near-death on a sidewalk last week. Deputy K.L. Busch spotted the fuzzy feline as it struggled to walk across the scorching-hot concrete on a 95-degree day, Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The kitten was dehydrated, underweight, and lethargic. The cat's mother was nowhere in sight, so Busch scooped her up and took it to get help. The animal was so sick that the deputy feared it wouldn't survive through the night. But Busch wouldn't give up on the cat, whom she named Grem…

07/11/2022

News

Grand Jury Will Figure Out If Loudoun County Schools Mishandled Sexual Assaults Investigation A special grand jury's hearing on Monday, July 11, over how Loudoun County Schools handled an investigation of a 15-year-old who sexually assaulted two people at different Ashburn high schools will be closed to the public, a report said. FOX 5 said the state's attorney general has serious questions about how the school system reacted to reports of the teenager attacking a student in a bathroom at Stone Bridge High School in May 2021. The school board allowed him to enroll at Broad Run High School while he awaited his trial, but the teenager groped another student there months later, th…

07/11/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Wanted Woman Who Crashed Into Loudoun County Patrol Car During Chase The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office released the name of the woman they say tried to run from deputies and smashed into several cars and a patrol cruiser Friday afternoon. Nicole Robinson, 28, of Leesburg, was wanted on a parole violation and floored it when a deputy tried to pull her over on Clubhouse Drive in Leesburg, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. She crashed into three cars and a deputy's cruiser as she tried to get away, authorities said. Deputies chased Robinson down Route 15, where she crashed into another car, the Sheriff's Office said. Her vehicle died short…

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Man Killed By Fairfax Officers Who Threw Tribal Mask, Swung Bottle: Authorities Police identified the 26-year-old Virginia man who they said was shot and killed by officers after throwing a tribal mask at them and then charging at them with a bottle Thursday, July 7. Jasper Aaron Lynch's family friend called police saying he was throwing objects and pacing around a home on the 6900 block of Arbor Lane in McLean around 7:10 p.m. Fairfax County police said. A Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) and a clinician from the Sharon Bulova Center for Community Health responded, but Lynch had left the home by the time they arrived at 7:25 p.m., police said. The team checked the…

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Alexandria Shooting Leaves Man In Critical Condition: Police Alexandria police are investigating a shooting on Thursday evening, July 7, that left one man seriously injured. Investigators are asking for the public's help to figure out what happened. Shots rang out just after 9 p.m. in the 800 block of North Patrick Street, police said. One man was shot in the leg, and responders rushed him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Officials are not sure what started the altercation. Police ask anyone with information to contact the Alexandria police Detective Stephen Riley at 703-746-6225 or at Stephen.Riley@alexandriava.gov. Anonym…

07/08/2022

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