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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

Man Guilty In 'Gut Wrenching' Child Sex Trafficking Case In Canton Involving Girl, 15: Feds A 24-year-old Canton man accused of forcing a 15-year-old girl into sexual servitude was found guilty and now faces a minimum of a decade in federal prison and could be there for life, authorities said. Keion Rowell was convicted of sex trafficking of a child on Thursday, Sept. 14, following a four-day trial, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Rowell met the girl in January 2021. She was a runaway, and he preyed on her vulnerability, the prosecutor said. Rowell turned her into a prostitute and posted multiple ads online — some included nude photos of the child — offering se…

09/15/2023

Police & Fire

27-Year-Old Stabbed Man To Death In Pittsfield: Police Police in Berkshire County have arrested a 27-year-old and charged him with the stabbing death of a man on a Pittsfield street earlier this week. Police said it was a targeted attack. Josiah Helmer, of Pittsfield, was charged with murder in the fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Sept. 12, Pittsfield police said. Police were called to the area near the intersection of Melville and First Streets around 10:45 p.m., where they found a 42-year-old man bleeding and barely alive, Pittsfield police said. Paramedics rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center, where he later died of his wou…

09/15/2023

Police & Fire

(Video) Suspect Who Dragged Trooper During Traffic Stop Caught In Eastern Mass: Police Caught! After a nearly daylong manhunt, Massachusetts State Police captured the man they say dragged an officer with his car as he tried to escape arrest. Derek Lobo, 31, of Brockton, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 13, Massachusetts State Police said. The Massachusetts State Police are seeking the driver of a car that dragged a Trooper on a traffic stop in Brockton last... Posted by Massachusetts State Police on Thursday, September 14, 2023 He is charged with: Assault and battery on a police officer Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Trafficking in Fentanyl, more than 10…

09/14/2023

Police & Fire

14-Year-Old Gunned Down Teenage Woman In Lawrence: DA A 14-year-old Lawrence boy was arrested and charged with shooting and killing a Lawrence woman on the street, authorities said. Jobe Santiago is charged with murder following the Sept. 6 killing of Angie Aristy near 300 Howard St., the Essex County District Attorney. He is being tried as an adult. A second teenager was charged with assault with an attempt to rob in the killing, the prosecutor said. Related: Loved Ones Starts GoFundMe For Murdered 19-Year-Old Lawrence Aristy's friends and family posted several memorials to the woman on social media following her killing. Many wrote s…

09/14/2023

Police & Fire

Student Had Loaded Gun In Lowell School, Threatened To 'Shoot Up The Block': DA A 16-year-old student brought a loaded revolver to a Lowell charter school on Tuesday, Sept. 12, and attacked a police officer who tried to take it from him, authorities said. A student at Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School told faculty that multiple students might have brought weapons to school, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. The informant said they planned to "shoot up the block." Lowell police were dispatched to the school around 12:45 p.m. Officers spotted a 16-year-old carrying an over-the-shoulder bag as he left the Middle Street school. Wh…

09/13/2023

News

You Could Be $100K Richer And Not Know It, But Time's Running Out To Claim It Like a fairy tale in reverse, a winning lottery ticket will soon turn back into a worthless piece if its owner doesn't hand it over before the end of the month. The Massachusetts State Lottery announced that a Mass Cash ticket purchased at Joe’s Kwik Mart, 287 Prospect St. in Cambridge, on Sept. 30, 2022, will expire on Sept. 29. The winner numbers are 07-11-16-27-29. Whoever has the ticket must turn it in at one of the Lottery claim centers in Braintree, Dorchester, Lawrence, New Bedford, West Springfield, and Worcester before the expiration date.

09/13/2023

Police & Fire

(Update) Gunman On Loose: Police Urge Lynn Residents To Shelter In Place A man accused of a shooting in Lynn just after 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, is on the loose, and police are asking residents to stay indoors until he is caught. Related: Police Arrest Man Wanted In Shooting Near Lynn Vocational Tech The shooting happened in the area of Commercial and Neptune Streets near Lynn Vocational Technical Institute. The gunman ran away before Lynn police could arrest him. Investigators ask anyone who sees the man, knows who he is, or sees anything suspicious to call 911 immediately.

09/13/2023

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed On Street In Western Mass Dies In Hospital: Police Police in Berkshire County said a man was stabbed on a Pittsfield street Tuesday night, Sept. 12, in what investigators believe was a targeted attack, officials said. Officers were called to the area near the intersection of Melville and First Streets around 10:45 p.m., where they found the man bleeding and barely alive, Pittsfield police said. Related: 27-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Pittsfield Stabbing Paramedics treated him as they rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center, where he later died of his wounds. The man's name is not being released as police make th…

09/13/2023

News

Support Soars For Lynn Teacher T-Boned By Stolen Car In Police Chase Amber Fournier played by the rules and worked hard, her friends and family said. She raises two teenage daughters, works as a teacher at Ingalls Elementary School, and has two part-time jobs to make ends meet and provide for her children. But that didn't help her on Sept. 5, when two people speeding through the streets of Lynn in a stolen car, police said, literally turned her life upside down when they ran the red light at the intersection of Chestnut and Essex Streets and T-boned her SUV. Now, the family and friends of the 42-year-old Malden woman are attempting to put back to right wh…

09/13/2023

News

$1M Lottery Winner Claims Prize 2 Days Before It Expired In Lowell A New Hampshire man going through a pile of Massachusetts lottery tickets happened upon a $1 million winner. Thankfully, he didn't wait any longer because the winning ticket he purchased in Lowell expired two days later. Justo Rivera of Hudson, NH, was scanning tickets he'd purchased and put away in his basement using the Massachusetts Lottery app when he came across the seven-digit-winning ticket as part of the "10,000,000 Gold" scratch-off lottery game. He claimed the ticket on Sept. 6. The last day to claim the prize was Sept. 8, the Massachusetts Lottery said. And, li…

09/13/2023

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