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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.

Josh Lanier's Contributions

Police & Fire

Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds A 33-year-old East Boston man pleaded guilty this week to selling two kilograms of cocaine to a police informant, federal authorities said. The man's mother, who police accused of helping him sell cocaine and heroin, pleaded guilty to a similar charge last year, reports said. Carlos Acosta Estrella, a Mexican national, could face life in prison after he admitted to charges of intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute 100 grams of heroin provides, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office an…

09/08/2022

Police & Fire

Update: Missing 74-Year-Old Hamilton Man Found Dead A search for a missing 74-year-old man from Hamilton ended in tragedy after more than 24 hours, authorities said. The body of Philip Sear was found on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 9, Hamilton Police said on Facebook. Sear was originally reported missing in the area of Gardner and Moulton streets on Thursday. Police are searching for Philip Sears, a 74-year-old man who is missing and may be suffering from a medical condition or... Posted by Town of Hamilton on Thursday, September 8, 2022 Authorities say he could be suffering from a medical issue and having a crisis. Officials ask peop…

09/08/2022

Police & Fire

Maine Man Admits He Drove To Georgetown To Have Sex With Child: Feds A 30-year-old Maine man who man pleaded guilty last week to driving to Massachusetts to have sex with a 13-year-old girl could spend the rest of his life in prison, federal authorities said. Patrick Plummer of Parsonsfield confessed to attempted enticement of a minor, intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a person under 18, and transportation of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said on Thursday, Sept. 8. Plummer began speaking with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in 2020 through various social media apps, federal authorities sa…

09/08/2022

Police & Fire

Man Who Damaged Women's Cars In Worcester, Hampshire As Part Of A Fetish Ordered To Get Therapy A judge ordered a 38-year-old Winchendon man who confessed to disabling cars in several cities in Hampton and Worcester counties as part of a fetish to undergo counseling, authorities said. Judge Richard Cary sentenced Alexander K. Yee to three years probation after he pleaded guilty to four counts of malicious damage to a motor vehicle late last month, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. He must also wear a GPS monitor and attend therapy. “This disturbing behavior went on despite Yee knowing that all eyes were on him," Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Erin Aiello s…

09/07/2022

Police & Fire

Man Locked Himself In Car For Hours In Norfolk During Mental-Health Crisis: Police Police in Norfolk were called in to help talk down a man who had barricaded himself in his car this week during a mental-health crisis, authorities said. Specially trained Norfolk police officers and a negotiator were requested after the man in distress locked himself in his vehicle on Rockwood Road just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, police said. Officers cordoned off the area near Cleveland Street in downtown Norfolk as a precautionary measure. Officers and negotiators spoke with the man for three hours before he agreed to turn himself in and go to a mental health…

09/07/2022

Police & Fire

Feds To Deport Lawrence Man Again After 10-Year Prison Term For Drug Charge A Lawrence man who federal authorities deported once before will be sent back to the Dominican Republic following a 10-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to drug charges – again, officials said. Jefri Paulino, 26, confessed to possession with intent to sell 400 grams or more of fentanyl and cocaine and unlawful reentry of a deported alien, the US Attorney's Office said this week. It's his second drug conviction in five years, authorities noted. Federal agents arrested Paulino in 2020 after he agreed to sell an undercover informant a kilogram of fentanyl and 50 grams of…

09/07/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Man With Gang Ties Who Trafficked 13 Kilos Of Cocaine Leaving Jail: Feds A Boston man who was convicted of trafficking more than 13 kilograms of cocaine was sentenced to five years in prison earlier this month, but he will be back on the streets soon, authorities said. Anthony Coplin, 57, of Dorchester, was one of 52 defendants with ties to the Columbia Point Dawgs that federal agents targeted with five indictments in 2015 for alleged drug trafficking, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday, Sept. 6. He's the last of those defendants to be sentenced in the case. The FBI said Coplin sold large quantities of cocaine through his Roxbury shop on Dudley Street…

09/07/2022

Lifestyle

Boston Ranks As One Of Nation's 'Rudest' Cities: Survey They don't call them Massholes for nothing. A recent survey ranked Boston as one of the rudest communities in the country, with Beantown scoring in the top 5 behind some famously surly cities. The language e-learning site Preply questioned more than 1,500 people across the country to determine what city would earn the crankiest crown. Surveyors asked participants to rate cities based on a series of behaviors that most would consider rude, such as having your eyes glued to your phone, being noisy in a shared space, and refusing to let other drivers merge into traffic. Ph…

09/07/2022

Police & Fire

Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds A 43-year-old Worcester post office manager pleaded guilty last month in federal court to stealing packages at least eight times that contained cocaine so he could sell the drugs, the Department of Justice announced. Kevin Dombroski of Worcester admitted to one count of mail theft by a US Postal Service employee on Aug. 30, the US Attorney's Office said. A federal judge will sentence him in January. Dombroski said he stole packages between eight to 10 times that were mailed from Puerto Rico to Worcester that he thought had drugs inside. He would take the parcels into a private ro…

09/06/2022

News

Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation A Philadelphia man hoping to enjoy a week on Martha's Vineyard wound up in jail because of a nearly 10-year-old typo, CBS Boston reports. Angus McCoubrey, 37, and his wife were involved in a minor fender bender at the start of their weeklong stay on the island last month and thought little of it when they called police to report the incident, the outlet said. But a few minutes after the couple made the call, McCoubrey said he noticed an Edgartown patrol car racing to catch up with them. The officer ordered him out of the car and put McCoubrey in handcuffs, CBS said. The charge? …

09/06/2022

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