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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

Woman, 70, Presumed Missing In Newburyport After Car Found Abandoned: Police Massachusetts State Police are asking for the public's help to find a potentially missing 70-year-old woman whose car was found abandoned in Newburyport on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, authorities tweeted. Troopers found the car empty on Route 95 South near the Whittier Bridge. Police have dogs, helicopters, and boat teams assisting in the search. Search underway by MSP assets, local police, and @USCGNortheast for potential missing woman, 70, whose car was found abandoned on Rt 95 south just south of the Whittier Bridge, in Newburyport. Patrols, Air Wing, K9 responding along w/marine asse…

11/29/2022

Police & Fire

7,000 Pills: Boston Man Busted Selling Fentanyl, Synthetic Analogue: Feds Federal authorities arrested a Boston man and charged him with selling thousands of fentanyl pills and the fentanyl analogue known as para-fluorofentanyl, officials said. Melvin Cordero, 40, faces charges of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and p-fluorofentanyl, the DEA announced on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Agents said that Cordero sold thousands of pills to an undercover agent in March and tried to sell the officer a pill press. Police seized the machine during his arrest. If convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl a…

11/29/2022

Police & Fire

Dominican Man Faces 20 Years In Prison After Sneaking Back Into US After Deportation: Feds A 35-year-old Dominican man who recently finished a federal sentence on drug and weapons charges now faces 20 years in prison for violating a deportation order, federal authorities said. Jonathan Alcequiez-Sanchez was convicted of drug distribution and weapons charges in December 2021 in Lawrence District Court and served a sentence in prison until earlier this month, the US Attorney's Office said. But Alcequiez-Sanchez is not supposed to be in the United States. The foreign-born man was deported from the US in 2018 after police in New York arrested him for unlawful entry, …

11/29/2022

Police & Fire

Cycling Legend, 64, Dies From Wounds Following Acton Crash Last Month; Police Investigating The Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Nov. 29, that police are investigating a fatal Oct. 31 wreck between a car and motorcycle in Acton. Philip Keyes, 64 of Acton, died weeks following the crash. Keyes was riding his motorcycle along Great Road when he crashed into an 82-year-old Chelmsford woman in a Subaru driving in the opposite direction around noon, authorities said. Responded airlifted Keyes tto Boston Medical Center where he died of his wounds on Nov. 16. The Subaru driver remained on the scene and cooperated with police, the prosecutor's office …

11/29/2022

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Unprovoked Attack On Woman In Boston Allowed Back On Street Before Trial: DA Police arrested a 61-year-old Boston man with a long criminal history after they said he attacked a woman on the street without provocation and broke her phone. Albert Williams is charged with unarmed robbery, assault and battery, and vandalizing property from the alleged Oct. 15 attack on Boylston Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor asked for a $1,000 bail and a revocation of his bail from another assault and battery case, but the judge released Williams on personal recognizance as long as Williams completes a treatment program and stay…

11/28/2022

Police & Fire

Pittsfield School Employees Union President Charged With Drunkenly Shoving Florida Cop: Police Police in Florida arrested the president of the Pittsfield Federation of School Employees union earlier this month after she allegedly shoved a sheriff's deputy while drunk at a concert, authorities said. Sandra Amburn, 73, of Pittsfield, is charged with battery on a law enforcement officer — a felony — stemming from the alleged Nov. 18 altercation at The Villages in Sumter County, Florida, a police report said. Amburn was on vacation visiting a family member who lives in the popular retirement community, reports said. A sheriff's deputy said someone called him to a concert…

11/28/2022

Police & Fire

Second Man Busted In Masked Armed Robbery Of Martha's Vineyard Bank: DA Police made another arrest in connection with a daring morning robbery on Martha's Vineyard where a three-person team of burglars forced their way inside a bank and tied up the staff, authorities said. Omar Johnson, 39, of Canterbury, NH, faces charges of masked armed robbery with a firearm and conspiracy to commit armed robbery with a gun, the Cape and Island District Attorney's Office said in a news release. Police and the FBI arrested Johnson following a traffic stop in New Haven on Friday night, Nov. 25. Posted by Tisbury Police Department on Saturday, November 26, 2022 Investigat…

11/28/2022

Police & Fire

Police Seize 100 Pounds Of Fentanyl Worth $2.25M In Boston Raid; 3 Charged: DA Authorities uncovered a major fentanyl operation recently when they unearthed 100 pounds of the drug, several pill presses, and stacks of priority mail envelopes meant to transport the dangerous synthetic opioid anywhere in the country, police said. Rahelin Reynoso, 33, and Quenty Ogando, 44, face charges of trafficking more than 200 grams of fentanyl, and a judge set their bail at $100,000, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Erika Prado, 31, received a $50,000 bail, authorities added. Postal Inspectors, Homeland security agents, Massachusetts State Troopers, and…

11/28/2022

Police & Fire

Police Nab Man Accused Of Killing 26-Year-Old Over Traffic Beef Lowell police arrested a 21-year-old man they said shot and killed someone over a traffic dispute following a tense 10-day manhunt through the city and Fall River areas, authorities said. Rafael Garcia-Rey faces a murder charge and will be held without bail, a judge ruled on Friday, Nov. 25, reports said. Investigators said Garcia-Rey shot Louis Odogwu Ganobi in the chest on Nov. 15 at the corner of Maitland Avenue and Chelmsford Street in Lowell. Ganobi asked the driver of a car that Garcia-Rey was riding in to move, which sparked an argument that ended with his killi…

11/25/2022

News

Mayor Wu Will Light Christmas Tree At Boston Commons Next Week Grab the boughs of holly, Boston it's time to deck the halls with the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Boston Commons, the unofficial kick-off for the holiday season. Mayor Michelle Wu will flip the switch for the 7,000 lights at the 81st-annual "Make the Common Glow for the Holidays" on Dec. 1. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. near the Visitor's Center at 139 Tremont St. “I am delighted to be able to celebrate this holiday tradition with our community, friends, and family at Boston Common,” Wu said in a news release. “The City is grateful to our friends in Nova Scotia, wh…

11/23/2022

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