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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

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

Police & Fire

Police ID 24-Year-Old Man Hit By Several Cars And Killed In Franconia Police released the name of the 24-year-old man who was hit by several cars and killed early Friday morning in Fairfax County. Keith Thomas was walking along Richmond Highway near the on-ramp for Interstate 95 in Franconia just before 1:30 a.m. when a 2005 GMC Sierra crashed into him, the Fairfax County police said. The impact threw him into the road, where several other cars ran over him. The truck driver stayed and called for help. Thomas died at the scene, police said. Investigators do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. Thomas is the 12…

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Wanted Woman Crashes Into Cars, Police Cruiser During Leesburg Chase: Police A woman wanted on a probation violation crashed into several cars during a chase with Loudoun County sheriff's deputies Friday afternoon, police said. Police tried to pull the woman over on Clubhouse Drive in Leesburg, but she hit the gas pedal and sped away, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. She crashed into three cars and a Sheriff's deputy's cruiser before her car died, officials said. Deputies took her to a local hospital for observation. Authorities have not released her name, and charges are pending until doctors release her, Sheriff's Office spokesman Kraig Troxell said.…

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Homeless Man, Teenager Pistol-Whipped Man During Manassas Robbery: Police A 22-year-old homeless man and a 17-year-old teenager pistol-whipped a man during an armed robbery this week in Prince William County, police said. Moses Davon Childs and the unnamed approached the 29-year-old man in the parking lot of a Manassas Days Inn hotel parking lot just before 4 a.m. on July 7, Prince William County police said. They had a gun and demanded his things, police said. The man refused, so they smacked him with the pistol, pushed him to the ground, and took things from him, an incident report said. Then they ran away. Officers found the Childs…

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Prince William Police Searching For Jewelry Store Thief Do you know this man or this car? If so, the Prince William County police want to speak with you. Police said this man walked into Elite Jewelers in the Manassas Mall on June 12, asked to try on two rings, and bolted with them. He ran out of the building and jumped into a white BMW. Prince William County police ask anyone who knows this man to contact them at 703-792-6500. SEEK TO IDENTIFY: #JewelryLarceny - Elite Jewelers | #Manassas: Detectives seek to identify the man below who asked to see 2 rings & then took both from the store & fled in a white BMW sedan on June 12. Ca…

07/08/2022

Politics

Trump DOJ Lawyer Forced To Stand Outside In Boxers During Humiliating Raid: CNN Police forced a former Department of Justice lawyer for President Donald Trump to stand outside in his underwear while they raided his home last month, video obtained by CNN shows. Wearing his underwear and a button down shirt, Jeffrey Clark asked agents at the door of his Fairfax County home if he could call his lawyer, put on pants or stand in his garage, the footage shows. “We’re gonna clear the house, and as soon as we clear the house, we’ll get you talking to your lawyer and we’ll get some pants on, okay?" one of the agents told him in the video. They did allow Clark to stand b…

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Man Killed By Fairfax Police Charged At Officers With 'Object' In His Hand: Chief The Fairfax County police chief said the man who police killed Thursday night, July 7, had charged at officers with an "object" in his hand. In a late-night press conference, chief Kevin Davis discussed his department's second fatal officer-involved shooting in two weeks. Officers were called to a home in the 6900 block of Arbor Lane in McLean arounm. Thursday night for reports of a man in crisis, but he ran away before police arrived. Nearly two hours later, a second call came in, Davis said. This time, the caller warned that the man had returned and was throwing things, NBC4 r…

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

56-Year-Old Woman Dies In Alexandria Hit-And-Run Crash: Police A hit-and-run driver killed a 56-year-old Alexandria woman as she crossed a street in Fairfax County on Wednesday night, July 6, authorities said. Doris Anita McPhail was hit as she walked in the 5600 block of Richmond Highway near Huntington Avenue around 10:30 p.m., Fairfax County police said. Paramedics rushed her to a hospital, but she died of her injuries early Thursday morning. Investigators said McPhail was crossing the road outside a crosswalk in a poorly lit area when a 2007 Toyota Camry slammed into her and sped away. The driver called 911 to report the crash, but…

07/07/2022

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