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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

(Updated) Police ID Man Killed In While Walking In Plainville Police in Norfolk County are investigating a fatal car crash Wednesday evening, March 1, involving a pedestrian. William Murray, 46, of Plainville, was hit as he walked along Taunton Street near the intersection of Shepherd Street around 7 p.m. in the town of Plainville, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said. Responders gave Murray first aid until paramedics could rush him to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Unfortunately, his injuries were too severe, and doctors could not save his life. The driver of the Honda Accord called 911 after the crash and remained on the sce…

03/02/2023

Police & Fire

Donations Pour In For Westborough Family Who Lost Home To Fire A GoFundMe for a Westborough family who lost their home in a fire last week has surpassed its goal of $25,000 in just a few days. Matthew Travis created the fundraiser after his parent's home at 65 Adams St. was destroyed in a February 24 fire. The fire marshal estimated the damage to the house at $500,000. It's unclear what sparked the blaze, but officials say it started in the living room. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Related: Westborough Firefighters Close Intersection To Battle House Fire Matthew wrote that his father, Paul Travis, wasn't home, but his quick-thinking…

03/01/2023

Police & Fire

Hartford County Trio Missing For 3 Weeks; Police Asks For Public's Help Police are asking the public to help them locate three Connecticut residents who have been missing for three weeks. Ashley Knight, age 33, Mark Spring, age 42, and Shannon Wright, age 33, were last seen at their Hartford County home in Enfield weeks ago. Police do not know where they are or what may have happened to them. Investigators ask anyone with information on their disappearance to contact the Enfield Police Department at 860-763-8911. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

03/01/2023

Police & Fire

Children Busted With Guns, Drugs In Chicopee Raid: Police A 15 and two 13-year-olds were arrested earlier this week after police raided an apartment they were in that had an illegal gun and other firearms, heroin, and cocaine inside, officials said. Springfield police had been watching the 15-year-old for months on a potential illegal gun investigation but decided to arrest him on Tuesday, Feb. 28, when they learned he had a weapon, authorities said. Investigators raided two apartments in the 200 block of E. Main Street in Chicopee and found a ghost gun, a loaded firearm, two high-capacity magazines, bullets, 3.5 grams of cocaine, and 310 bags…

03/01/2023

Police & Fire

Deported Twice Before: Convicted Worcester Drug Trafficker Kicked Out Of US Again, Feds Say Maybe the third time's the charm. A Jamaican man who's been deported twice before was sentenced this week to federal deportation for a third time, authorities said. Arik Hugh Halliman, 40, was arrested for illegal reentry into the country in July 2022 and pleaded guilty, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge sentenced him on Monday, Feb. 27, to time served (seven months) and a third deportation order. Police in Worcester County first arrested Halliman in 2008 on cocaine trafficking charges. He was convicted in 2011 and sentenced to five years in prison, the prosecutor …

02/28/2023

Police & Fire

Drunken Fatal Crash: Boston Driver Gets 6-10 Years For Killing 20-Year-Old RI Woman, DA Says The 26-year-old man convicted of a 2019 drunken crash in east Boston that killed a 19-year-old college student and seriously injured another person will spend up to a decade in prison, a judge ruled on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Dylan Etheridge was sentenced to six to 10 years in prison for operating under the influence ending in manslaughter, and three years of probation when he is released, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. He also received two-and-a-half years behind bars for driving under the influence leading to serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of an accid…

02/28/2023

Neighbors

Siblings Reunite Sweet Pittsfield Pooch With Original Owner After 2 Years Shannen Viveiros isn't the type of person to sit back and hope for the best. She's a woman of action — it runs in her family. But her compassion isn't just for her friends and loved ones. The Westport woman will help strangers, even if that means spending nearly $2,000 of her own money and weeks of hassle to reunite a woman and her lost dog. It started in January when Viveiros happened across a Facebook post from Tammy Proctor — a woman from Pittsfield she'd never met. Proctor had been part of a guardianship program with a New York dog breeder and was taking care of a puppy named Radar.…

02/28/2023

Police & Fire

(Update) Dump Truck Vs. Moped: Police ID Teen Killed In Dedham Crash A 17-year-old was killed Tuesday morning, Feb. 28, in a crash involving his moped and a commercial dump truck near the West Roxbury Line in Dedham. Rakeem Akile Austin, of Dorchester, was driving the motorbike around 11:15 a.m. near 21 Washington Street when the dump truck collided with the moped. Paramedics rushed the teen to Faulkner Hospital, but doctors could not save his life, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said. The passenger on the moped was also taken to the hospital, but the prosecutor's office did not release any information on their injuries. The driver …

02/28/2023

Police & Fire

Quick-Thinking Tow Truck Driver Jumps To Aid Officers After Traffic Stop Turns Violent: Cops Northampton officers have a tow truck driver to thank after he threw himself into a dangerous situation when he saw a suspect attacking cops earlier this week, authorities said. Police pulled over a car on King Street just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, because the vehicle's registration was revoked for having no insurance, Northampton police said. But the routine traffic stop quickly escalated when officers found a large amount of suspected heroin and cocaine inside the car. Police didn't release the driver or passenger's names. Officers arrested the 53-year-old passenger …

02/28/2023

Police & Fire

Springfield Man Killed In Maine Home With Teen; Officers Bust Suspect: Police Police arrested a man who they say killed a 21-year-old Springfield man and a Maine teenager inside a small home in Poland, Maine, last week. Shoeb Mohamed Adan, of Springfield, and Mohamed Aden, 16, of Lewiston, Maine, were found dead at the 205 Tripp Lake Road home on Feb. 22, the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Department said. Deputies were responding to a welfare call when they found the bodies inside. Officials did not say how they died. Investigators arrested 46-year-old Aaron Aldrich of Auburn, Maine, over the weekend and charged him with the kil…

02/28/2023

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