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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

Body Found In Western Mass Park ID'd By Police Nearly Month Later Police in Berkshire County say they have identified the man found dead in a Pittsfield park early last month, but they still don't know what killed him. Luis Lopez-Lopez, 43, of most recently Pittsfield and Greenfield, was found by a city employee cutting brush at Wahconah Park on Oct. 10 around 10:45 a.m. The location where the body was found is not part of the Wahconah Park baseball field, police said on Friday, Nov. 3. Related: Decomposing Body Found Near Pittsfield Baseball Field: Police The Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s Office took on the case and was able to…

11/03/2023

Police & Fire

2 Busted On Murder Charge In Slaying Of Princess Charles In Boston: Police Two men who were wanted in the fatal shooting death of a 29-year-old Boston woman on Sept. 9 have been caught in multiple raids, including one in Rhode Island, authorities said. Kevin Facey, 28, of Randolph, and Tevin Herman, 31, of Nantucket, were arrested this week and charged with the fatal shooting of Princess Charles and the attempted killing of another person, Boston police said. Both men are charged with murder, armed assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a firearm without an FID card, police said. Facey, who was captured in Pro…

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

(Updated) Accused Worcester State Shooter Busted In New York: Police Update: Kevin Rodriguez, 18, who is accused of a shooting at Worcester State University that killed one and injured another, will soon return to Massachusetts to face charges, authorities said Friday, Nov. 3. Rodriguez was captured in New York on Thursday and signed a waiver of extradition, meaning he will not fight Bay State officials in bringing him back. Original: The 18-year-old man police say pulled the trigger and shot two people at Worcester State University on Saturday, Oct. 28, has been arrested in New York City, police announced Thursday. Kevin Rodriquez, of Lawrence, is cha…

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Busted In Vicious Stabbing Attack In Westen Mass: Police Police in Hampden County have arrested a 31-year-old woman in connection with a back alley stabbing in Worcester last week, authorities said. Francheska Vazquez, of Holyoke, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon with serious bodily injury, assault to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon (firearm), and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), Holyoke police said. A Good Samaritan flagged down officers patrolling Sargeant Street around 10 p.m. on Oct. 26 to let them know a woman had been stabbed in an alley nearby. Police rushed to the area to …

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Busted In Fatal Shooting Of Salem State Basketball Player: DA Police in Essex County have arrested an 18-year-old man and charged him with fatally shooting Carl-Hens Beliard in a car early Wednesday morning, Nov. 1, authorities said. Missael Pena Canela, of Salem, is charged with murder following the shooting near 22 Forest Avenue, the Essex County District Attorney said. Related: Ex-North High Basketball Star Killed In Halloween Night Shooting: DA Police were called to the area just before 1:30 a.m. and found Beliard bleeding from a bullet wound. Paramedics rushed him to Salem Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead, the prosecutor said. …

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

Pittsfield Man, 42, Discussed Sexually Assaulting Child He Met Online: DA A Pittsfield man who struck up a sexual conversation with a 14-year-old on Facebook found out that the girl he wanted to assault was a police officer, authorities said. James Wojtkowski was arrested and charged last week with dissemination of matter harmful to minors, the Berkshire County District Attorney said on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Related: Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' Investigators said Wojtkowski contacted a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl living in North Adams on April 29. He probed the girl for information like where she went …

11/01/2023

News

$1M Lottery Jackpot: West Springfield Winner Eyes New Car With His Payday A West Springfield man said he plans to replace his 2005 car with something new after he won $1 million in the Powerball lottery. David Goncalves won the seven-figure sum after he matched the first five numbers on his Quic Pic ticket in the Oct. 7 drawing. Those numbers were 47, 54, 57, 60, 65, and the Powerball was 19. Had he matched the Powerball, he would have won the $1.4 billion jackpot. Goncalves picked up his $1 million prize (before taxes) on Oct. 20. He bought the ticket at Stop & Shop at Riverdale Road in Springfield. The store will get a $10,000 …

11/01/2023

Police & Fire

'I'm Gonna Kill You': Accused Boston Gunman Denied Bail — Again: DA A 54-year-old Boston man accused of shooting out the window of a bakery while trying to kill his rival will remain in jail until at least May 1, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Patrick Mendoza faces seven charges felony charges from the alleged shooting on July 12, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. He's been held without bail since his arrest in the summer. Police said Mendoza was riding his bicycle down a busy Hanover Street when he saw a man he had a long-simmering beef with that dates back 20 years, officials have said. He screamed “I’m gonna get you,”…

11/01/2023

Police & Fire

Salem State Student Killed In Halloween Night Shooting Near Campus: DA An 18-year-old Salem State University student was shot and killed in a car near the Essex County college Wednesday morning, Nov. 1, authorities said. Police received a 911 call just before 1:30 a.m. about a shooting near 22 Forest Avenue. When they arrived, officers found Carl-Hens Beliard bleeding from a bullet wound, the Essex County District Attorney said. Related: Teen Busted In Fatal Shooting Of Salem State Basketball Player: DA Paramedics rushed Beliard to the hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. An initial investigation suggests this was not a random act, …

11/01/2023

Police & Fire

Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' On Facebook: DA A 49-year-old Plainfield man who thought he was preying on a 14-year-old girl on Facebook was, in truth, talking to an undercover officer in Berkshire County. Jamie Wooldridge was arrested earlier this month and charged with dissemination of matter harmful to a minor and enticing a child under 16, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. He had been in contact with a North Adams police officer posing as a child for more than a year before his bust. Related: Pittsfield Man Sent Nudes To What He Thought Was 14-Year-Old Girl Police say Woolridge contacted the undercover a…

11/01/2023

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