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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

Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police The man who firefighters rescued from a tree Friday morning, June 3, after he was electrocuted has died, authorities said. The man was trimming tree branches in the 4600 block of Luxberry Drive, in Fairfax near the Nova Medical Group, around 8:30 a.m when he was electrocuted, Fairfax County Police said on Twitter. Officers on scene of a death investigation in 4600 blk of Luxberry Dr. Prelim, a man was trimming tree branches & was electrocuted. He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Detectives are responding to investigate. For updates, https://t.co/sjnCBzqCEn…

06/03/2022

Police & Fire

Driver Pulled From Car, Hospitalized In Nasty Arlington Crash: Fire Officials Police shut down northbound lanes of the George Washington Parkway Thursday evening, June 2, as authorities investigate a serious crash. Rescue crews rushed one woman to the hospital. The wreck happened at 5:30 p.m. just north of N. Glebe Road on the parkway, the Arlington County Fire Department tweeted. Firefighters cut a woman out of her car, but her condition is unclear. Police haven't released details of the crash, but officers remained on the scene hours after as they investigated the incident. Traffic on the parkway was backed up for miles as officials diverted all northbound traffi…

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

NJ 'Werewolf' Killer To Be Released From VA Mental Institution A New Jersey man who thought he was killing a werewolf when he attacked an Alexandria store manager is set to be released from a mental institution soon, a report says. Pankaj Bhasin, 37, killed Bradford Jackson, a stranger to him, in 2018. A year later, a Virginia court determined that Bhasin was legally insane at the time of the killing, the Washington Post reported at the time. Doctors at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute now say he's well enough to leave the facility after two years of treatment, and a judge has agreed to allow him a conditional release, NBC…

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Police Identify Man Whose Body Was Found In Fairfax Woods Police have identified the man whose body was found in a wooded area in Fairfax County earlier this week. They've also determined that someone killed him. Rene Alberto Pineda Sanchez, 27, of Reston, was found on Tuesday, May 31, by a woman walking her dog behind the Springs Apartments at 4 a.m., Fairfax County police said. Sanchez had a trauma to his upper body, but police didn't detail the wounds. A medical examiner completed an autopsy on Wednesday, June 1, and ruled his death a homicide. Investigators believe he was likely killed overnight. Fairfa…

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Richmond Building Fire: What We Know So Far Firefighters were battling a three-alarm blaze that was threatening to engulf a 12-story building. Plumes of black smoke hung heavy over downtown Richmond on Thursday, June 2, after the conflagration began to eat away at the building just after 2 p.m., videos shows. Fire crews were battling the blaze that had reached the roof, but they struggled to beat back the flames because the building's standpipes were not working, reports said. Construction crews had been working at the 901 E. Main St. building earlier in the day, but firefighters have evacuated them. All are safe and accounted for,…

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Woodbridge Parents Charged After Toddler Found Playing Alone In The Road: Police Police arrested two parents this week after officers found their 3-year-old son playing alone in the street and their 4-year-old home alone, authorities said. Richetta Veronique Hammonds, 36, and Isaiah James Hammonds, 30, both of Woodbridge, were charged with child neglect on Wednesday, June 1, Prince William County police said. A neighbor called the police around 10:30 a.m. after they noticed the toddler alone in the middle of the road. They took the boy to the sidewalk, and he pointed to a nearby house. When police arrived, they found a 4-year-old who'd been alone in th…

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

One Man Hospitalized After Train Hits Truck In Fairfax County Firefighters in Fairfax County said a train hit an 18-wheeler truck on Thursday afternoon, June 2. The truck was traveling along Iron Place and Industrial Drive in Springfield when the train struck it around 1 p.m., according to a tweet from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. Rescue workers took the truck driver to the hospital with minor injuries. No one on the train was injured. Both were traveling at slow speeds. It's unclear what caused the crash. #BREAKING ⁦@ffxfirerescue⁩ on scene of a train v truck crash Industrial Drive at Iron Pl., Springfield ⁦@nbcwashington⁩ ⁦@Chopper4…

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Falls Church Man Admits To Stealing Millions In Covid-relief Money: Feds A 36-year-old Falls Church man faces up to five years in prison after he admitted this week to taking part in a conspiracy that stole millions in federal money earmarked for COVID relief, the Department of Justice said. Fouzi Darakhshan pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 31, to lying on applications to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans and other federal programs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Darakhshan, his brother, and several friends took part in a scheme that siphoned more than $3 million from those funds, federal authorities contend. The U.S. Attorney's O…

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Dumfries Man Pulls Gun On McDonald's Drive-Thru Employee: Police A 54-year-old Dumfries man pulled a gun on a McDonald's employee while sitting in the drive-thru earlier this week, police said. Allyn Anthony Shaw and the employee got into a shouting match just before 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 28, after he refused to turn down the music blaring from his car's stereo, Prince William police said. The disagreement escalated until the fast-food employee said Shaw pulled out a gun, an incident report notes. When police arrived at the 17340 Dumfries Road McDonald's, they arrested Shaw without incident. No shots were fired, and no one was injured.…

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Loudoun County Student Charged With Sending Bomb Threat To School: Police Authorities say they arrested a Loudoun County teenager and charged him with sending a bomb threat to his school on Wednesday, June 1, that triggered an evacuation order. Administrators at Potomac Falls High School in Sterling received an email this afternoon that claimed a bomb was hidden somewhere on campus. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced late Wednesday that they had traced who sent the email and issued a warrant for his arrest. Deputies do not release the names of juvenile suspects, but they said officials charged him with three counts of threats to bomb. It's unclear w…

06/01/2022

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