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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 Body Of Woman Found Dead With 'Significant Injuries' In Stoughton: DA (Updated) The body of a 40-year-old woman found in an outbuilding in Stoughton is being treated as a homicide, the North County District Attorney announced. Stoughton officers found the body of Amber Buckner, a Stoughton resident, at an outbuilding at 743 Park Street near 5th Street Tuesday morning, Dec. 13, authorities said. Buckner had "significant injuries," prosecutor Michael Morrissey said during a press conference. He didn't go into any details about them. Stoughton authorities said they do not believe there is an active threat to the community despite no one being arrested in this case. …

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

USPS Offering $50,000 Reward To Find Out Who Robbed Mail Carrier In Melrose The United States Postal Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information that helps lead to the arrest of the people responsible for an armed robbery of a mail carrier over the weekend. Details of the robbery are scarce, but the USPS released a reward poster that said the two suspects approached the carrier with a gun drawn around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Orchard Lane area. A home surveillance photo shows two people dressed in all black walking in the area at the time of the robbery. The USPS released this reward poster to generate tips about the armed robbery of a m…

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Man Convicted With 'Breaking Bad' Quality Meth Gets Nearly 10 Years: Feds A 33-year-old Boston man who police arrested with pounds of fentanyl and methamphetamines in a hotel room was sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars, federal authorities said. Daniel Lennon pleaded guilty over the summer to one count of distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine and two counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge gave him 118 months in prison on Monday, Dec. 12. The DEA became aware of Lennon after someone arrested on charges of buying drugs approached agents in an attempt to get leni…

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

20-Year-Old From Babylon Injured, 4 Killed In Fiery Maine Crash Hundreds of students of Maine Maritime Academy gathered over the weekend to honor four of their classmates who were killed in an early morning crash in eastern Maine on Saturday, Dec. 10, that left a Long Island resident seriously injured, reports said. Paramedics rushed the driver, Joshua Goncalves-Radding, age 20, of Babylon, along with passengers Noelle Tavares of North Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Dominick Gecoya of Middleton, Massachusetts, also both 20 years old, to the hospital to treat their injuries from the wreck, ABC6 said. Police did not give an update on their conditions. Ma…

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

2 Mass College Students Among 4 Dead In Fiery Maine Crash; Others Injured: Report Hundreds of students of Maine Maritime Academy gathered over the weekend to honor four of their classmates who were killed in an early morning crash on Saturday, Dec. 10, including two young men from Massachusetts, reports said. Maine police identified Luke Simpson, 22, of Rockport, and Riley Ignacio-Cameron, 20, of Aquinnah, Brian Kenealy, 20, and Chase Fossett, 21, both of Maine, as those who died in the Saturday, Dec. 10 crash in Castine, Maine, ABC6 reported. Investigators told reporters that a 2013 Range Rover loaded with seven students of the Maritime Academy slammed into a tree on…

12/12/2022

Police & Fire

Judge Rejects Guilty Plea From Amherst Dad Accused Of Killing Infant Son: Report Isaac Villalobos admitted on Monday, Dec. 12, to killing his 4-month-old son in 2019, but a judge rejected his plea, saying the prosecution hadn't presented enough evidence to make a manslaughter charge stick, reports said. Villalobos, who also goes by the name Angel M. Carattini-Rivera, is accused of using an infant syringe to give his baby boy a lethal dose of adult sleeping medication, the Northwestern District Attorney said. The former Amherst resident pleaded not guilty in July to charges of manslaughter, assault and battery on a child causing substantial injury, reckles…

12/12/2022

News

Water Main Break In Shrewsbury Means Outages, Possible Discolored Water Authorities in Shrewsbury are warning residents of possibly discolored water and outages after a water main burst on Straw Hollow Lane on Monday, Dec. 12. The town's Water & Sewer Division is working to repair the break, but workers will need to shut off the water in that area for six to eight hours. Residents may notice discolored water out of their faucets during the repairs. The Water & Sewer Division is currently responding to a water main break on Straw Hollow Lane. Crews are working to isolate the section of main to make repairs. Water is expected to be off on Straw Holl…

12/12/2022

Police & Fire

Peeing Man Pulls Knife On Cambridge Mom, Child After She Threatens To Call Cops: Police A Cambridge mom got the scare of her life when she said a wanted man pulled a knife on her after she asked him to stop urinating in front of her child, authorities said. Marcus Pixley, 62, of Boston, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 11, after the woman identified him as the man who threatened her with the weapon, Cambridge police said. The woman told officers she was leaving her apartment just before noon with her child when she was confronted with Pixley's penis as he was urinating in public. She tried to prevent the kid from seeing what was happening and asked him to put it away. …

12/12/2022

Police & Fire

Do You Know Me? Cambridge Police Want To Talk To Anyone Who Does Cambridge police are asking for the public's help to find the person who broke into Paddy's pub early Friday morning, Dec. 9, and robbed the bar. Surveillance video from inside the Walden Street pub shows a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a mask over his face as he skulks through the place just before 3:30 a.m. The video is clear, but most of the person's face is hidden beside the eyes. Investigators hope it's enough to generate leads to find the suspect. Cambridge police ask anyone with information on the man's identity or about the burglary to contact officers at&nb…

12/11/2022

Police & Fire

88-Year-Old Woman Killed In Foxborough Crash: Norfolk County DA An 88-year-old woman was killed Saturday afternoon in a car crash in Foxborough that forced police to shut down Route 140 for hours, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. Olga Perry, of Foxborough, was driving north on Route 140 near Lakeview Road when her Toyota Corolla crossed the center line and collided with an oncoming Hyundai Santa Fe, authorities said. Paramedics rushed Perry, who was not wearing a seatbelt, to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where she later succumbed to her wounds, the DA's office said. Police are trying to determine what caused her to cross the centerline. The d…

12/11/2022

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