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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

Ana Walshe Case: Husband Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge, Norfolk DA Says A Norfolk grand jury has indicted Brian Walshe in the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, who was last seen on Jan. 1, and whose story has become a national obsession. Brian Walshe, 48, was indicted Thursday, March 30, on charges of first-degree murder, misleading police/obstructing justice, and improper conveyance of a human body, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. Brian Walshe has pleaded not guilty to the charges, the prosecutor said. “This is only a step in a long process, during whic…

03/30/2023

Police & Fire

Drugs, Gold Bars, $100K Cash: Western Mass Police Boast Major Bust Police in Hampden County showed off a massive haul of cash, drugs, weapons, and gold and silver bars following a bust early Thursday morning, March 30. Hector Cabrera, 28, of Springfield, is facing potentially decades in prison following his arrest at his Lucerne Road home, authorities said. Detectives had been monitoring Cabrera long enough to secure a search warrant for his home. On Thursday morning, officers watched as he left his house around 4:45 and then pulled his car over on Wrentham Road, Springfield police said. They showed him the warrant and drove hi…

03/30/2023

Police & Fire

Baby On Board: Man Busted With Drugs, 3-Year-Old Child In Car In Western Mass, Police Said A wanted 22-year-old Hampden County man was arrested last week after police found drugs in his car along with a 3-year-old child, authorities said. David Vaddy, of Springfield, is charged with one count each of possession with intent to distribute heroin, crack, and cocaine following his arrest on Saturday, March 25, Ludlow police said. Officers pulled over Vaddy's car just before 1 a.m. for a routine traffic stop on Center Street, but things escalated when police realized Vaddy had a warrant for his arrest, authorities said. Officers searched the car and found two bundles…

03/30/2023

News

Jan. 6: Ex-Boston Officer Attacked Police During Assault On US Capitol, FBI Says The FBI arrested a retired Boston police officer on Thursday, March 30, and charged him with taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, including assaulting a police officer with a chair during the melee, authorities said. Joseph Fisher, 52, is charged with felony counts of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, among other charges, according to court documents released by NBC News. Video taken during the riot shows Fisher allegedly shoving a chair into a police officer who was chasing someone who had sprayed …

03/30/2023

Police & Fire

Helmet Attack: Western Mass Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death A Hampden County man convicted of beating a driver so severely that he ended up in the hospital in critical condition will spend at least five years behind bars, authorities announced on Thursday, March 30. Juan Rodriguez-Menier, of Holyoke, was found guilty on two counts of armed assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury last month in the July 2021 attack, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. A judge on Wednesday sentenced Rodriguez-Menier to five to six-and-a-half years in prison. Rodriguez-Menier was accused of attacking a mot…

03/30/2023

Police & Fire

(Update) Standoff: Police Release Details On Incident Near Central Mass School Police said a standoff near Cushing Academy in Ashburnham Thursday morning, March 30, ended peacefully after a suspect who led officers on a chase locked himself in his truck near the Worcester County school and refused to come, Massachusetts State Police said. The driver's name was not released. The chase began in Winchendon after the driver assaulted an officer and sped away, authorities said. He led officers on a prolonged chase that ended in Ashburnham after he made a series of poor choices and ended up trapped in a woodline near the college prep academy on Route 101. Ashburnham pol…

03/30/2023

Police & Fire

Teens Crash Stolen SUV Into Bicyclist In Western Mass: Police Two teens took a joyride in a stolen SUV in Hampden County on Wednesday, March 29, and crashed into a man on a bicycle before running away from the scene on foot, authorities said. Though, they probably should have stayed in the car because they didn't get very far before Springfield police caught up to them. The crash happened around 6:45 a.m. after they drove the stolen SUV down Carew Street and then onto Newbury Street, Springfield police said. A bicyclist was making his way through the crosswalk at the same time when the car crashed into him. The cyclist suffered minor injur…

03/29/2023

Police & Fire

First-Degree Murder: Lawrence Man Accused In Fatal Shooting A 26-year-old man is accused of gunning down another in Lawrence last week, authorities said. Hector Raul Aybar-Soto, 26, of Lawrence, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 24-year-old Christopher Garcia on March 17, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators allege Aybar-Soto gunned down Garcia near 216 Walnut Street just before midnight, authorities said. Aybar-Soto was expected to be arraigned on Thursday in Lawrence District Court.

03/29/2023

Police & Fire

Man Who Threatened To Shoot School in Western Mass Denied Bail: DA A 46-year-old man who threatened to shoot everyone at a Franklin County elementary school will remain in jail following a dangerousness hearing on Wednesday, March 29. Theodore R. Sweeney Jr., of Northfield, is charged with threatening to commit a school shooting, two counts of threatening to commit a crime, and disturbing the peace in connection stemming from an incident on Friday, the Northwestern District Attorney said. Sweeney is accused of calling Northfield Elementary School and telling two employees, "I will come there and shoot every one of you,” the prose…

03/29/2023

Obituaries

Found Dead After Two Years: Western Mass Man Disappeared in 2021 A 63-year-old man who disappeared in Hampden County two years ago was found dead last week. Gary Belder, of Springfield, was found on Memorial Drive in Chicopee on March 23, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. Police do not believe he met with foul play. Belder told friends he planned to go to Smiley's on Boston Road in Springfield on July 5, 2021, but never returned. Police have fielded dozens of calls about the potential whereabouts since then, but none panned out until someone stumbled across remains. Officials did not release his cause of death, but the…

03/29/2023

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