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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

'Ted Bundy' Busted Sending Nudes, Sexual Videos To 13-Year-Old Central Mass Teen: Police A Worcester County mom took away their 13-year-old's cell phone so they would focus more on their school work, but a glance through the teen's messages sent her running to the authorities. The mom met with Sutton Police on March 20 after she said she found several messages from an adult man that featured photos and videos of him naked, in sexually suggestive poses, and sometimes dressed as a woman, officials said. The child had saved the man's name in their phone as "Ted Bundy," Sutton police said. Along with the obscene photos and videos, "Bundy" repeatedly asked the tee…

04/04/2023

Police & Fire

Gun, Drugs, Cash: April Fools Bust Started As Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass A routine traffic stop in Hampden County over the weekend led police to discover a loaded pistol, hundreds of bags of heroin, and thousands of dollars in cash, officials said. Two men now face potentially decades in prison after a bust that began over an expired license plate. Luis Cordero, 24, and Devon Sutherland, 38, both of Springfield, were arrested in the early morning hours on Saturday, April 1, at the intersection of Worthington Street and Sterns Square in Springfield, police said. Cordero was behind the wheel, and Sutherland was one of three passengers in the car. Officers had t…

04/03/2023

Police & Fire

Elderly Woman Killed In 2-Alarm House Fire In Central Mass: Fire Officials A woman died Monday, April 3, in a two-alarm blaze in Worcester County, fire officials said. Westborough firefighters found the woman dead inside the home when they arrived at the 55 Belknap Street blaze, Fire Chief Patrick Purcell told Daily Voice. Investigators believe the woman was older than 65 and lived there, but officials haven't released her identity. Purcell said the woman's daughter called 911 around 1:45 p.m. when she saw smoke coming from the house. Firefighters found the woman's body in the living room, and Purcell said the fire likely started in that room. Though, officials…

04/03/2023

Police & Fire

Driver Charged With Killing 2 In Western Mass Crash Pleads Not Guilty: DA A 64-year-old Hampshire County man accused of killing a man and woman as they crossed the street in Easthampton last year pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday, April 3, authorities said. Stuart Larkin, of South Hadley, faces up to five years in prison if convicted on two counts of negligent motor vehicle homicide and one count of speeding in connection with the August 2022 crash along Route 10, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. The charges are misdemeanors. Larkin is accused of crashing into Edward O. Hanlon Jr., 81, and Ilona L. Murray, 60, as they c…

04/03/2023

Police & Fire

Oil Truck Crash In Holden Causes Road Closure; Police Ask Drivers To Avoid Area Police in Worcester County are asking drivers to avoid a portion of Main Street in Holden on Monday morning, April 3, because of a crash involving an oil tanker. The town's Department of Public Works tweeted that the wreck happened around 11:30 a.m. between Bailey Road and Salisbury Street. Police have closed that portion of Route 122A as officials clear and clean the area. They did not provide an estimated timeline of when it might reopen. Main St (Rte 122A) is currently closed between Bailey Rd and Salisbury St due to a vehicle crash involving an oil delivery truck. Seek alt routes.…

04/03/2023

Police & Fire

Do You Know This Bank Robber? Police In Central Mass Want To Speak To You Police in Worcester County are asking for the public's help to track down a man who robbed a Charlton bank on Friday afternoon, March 31, authorities said. The man walked into the Country Bank for Savings at 37 Worcester Road just before 3 p.m. He told the teller that he had a weapon and demanded cash, Charlton police said. They did as he asked, and the robber sprinted away with the money. No one was injured. The teller never saw a gun, but the bank's security cameras and witnesses got a clear look at him. Witnesses described him as a 6-foot-tall heavy-set middle-aged white man…

04/02/2023

Police & Fire

Driver Critically Injured In Rollover Weston Wreck; Troopers Investigating A car tumbled down an embankment after skidding off of Route 128 in the early morning hours on Sunday, April 2, in Weston, authorities said. Weston firefighters responded to the single-vehicle crash on the ramp from Route 30 just before 5 a.m. and saw the car had rolled down the embankment and came to a rest on its roof, officials said in a Facebook post. Crews climbed down and cut the driver from the vehicle in under 10 minutes before carrying them to a waiting ambulance. Paramedics rushed the driver to an area hospital with critical injuries. Officials did not releas…

04/02/2023

Police & Fire

Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: Middlesex DA It's been 22 years since a man broke into a 13-year-old girl's Cambridge bedroom in the middle of the night and raped her. But after years of searching, police say they arrested the attacker thanks to new advancements in DNA testing. Roger W. Reddick Jr., 41, of Cambridge, was charged with three counts of rape of a child with force, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced on Thursday, March 30. The arrest is the work of the Cold Case Unit, which has targeted clearing a backlog of violent crimes using new technologies and procedures. “This case is every parent’s nightmare – a…

04/02/2023

News

Conan O'Brien Finds Some Friends In Central Mass; Redeems Himself At Pizzeria Comedian and former late-night television host Conan O'Brien recently surprised students and staff at Worcester Polytechnic Institute when he visited the university earlier this week. A lucky fan took a photo with the host of the popular "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend" podcast and shared it on social media. Conan sighting at WPI yestetday pic.twitter.com/hTGh1Ukb1h — Worcester Airport (@FlyOrh) March 29, 2023 The photo is undated, but Worcester School Committee member Jermoh Kamara tweeted that O'Brien was at WPI on Tuesday, March 28, and happily took pictures with a few students as h…

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Suspected Fentanyl Trafficker Has Bad Day In Western Mass: Police A suspected drug trafficker had a bad trip last week when police stopped his car and seized pounds worth of fentanyl in Hampden County, authorities said. Jose Rosado, 34, of Florence, was arrested on March 24, after police found the synthetic opioid during the stop along Route 91 in Holyoke, Massachusetts State Police said on Friday, March 31. Officers seized 150 half-packages of fentanyl. Rosado is charged with trafficking an amount of heroin/fentanyl between 100-200 grams. For context, the DEA says a fatal dose of fentanyl can be as little as two milligrams.…

03/31/2023

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