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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
Malden Man, 49, ID'd As Pedestrian Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center Malden Man, 49, ID'd As Pedestrian Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center
Malden Man, 49, ID'd As Pedestrian Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center State Police have identified the man killed while he crossed I-93 on foot Saturday night near the South Bay Shopping Center in Boston.  Mark McAuliffe, 49, of Malden died just after 9:30 p.m. when a Toyota Highlander hit him as he moved across the northbound lanes of the highway, the Massachusetts State Police said. He'd already crossed the southbound lanes and the median when he was hit, police said.  McAuliffe didn't have an ID or any identifying documents on him when he died, which delayed investigators figuring out who he was.  The 53-year-old driver stopped and called 9…

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FBI Divers Searching For Evidence In Billerica River: Report FBI Divers Searching For Evidence In Billerica River: Report
FBI Divers Searching For Evidence In Billerica River: Report A team of FBI divers will search the Concord River this week in Billerica to search for evidence in a case, NBC Boston reported.  The FBI didn't specify what the team is searching for or what case it's connected with. However, officials with the bureau said it was not human remains, and there is no threat to the community, the report continued.  The FBI will close one lane of the River Street Bridge as they search each day they are searching, which will begin around 9 a.m. 

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'Unfathomable Loss': 44-Year-Old Tech CEO, Father of 2 Killed Crossing Street In Acton 'Unfathomable Loss': 44-Year-Old Tech CEO, Father of 2 Killed Crossing Street In Acton
'Unfathomable Loss': 44-Year-Old Tech CEO, Father of 2 Killed Crossing Street In Acton The 44-year-old CEO of a software company in Burlington was the man killed crossing the street one morning earlier this month in Acton, his company announced this week.  Kevin Shaw of Sudsbury died just after 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 14 after a teenager behind the wheel of a Subaru crashed into him on Great Road near Brook Street, police said. Responders took Shaw to the Lahey Clinic, where he later died of his injuries. The 17-year-old driver remained at the scene, and officers are still investigating the crash. Shaw was the CEO of VMS Software. The Tufts University graduate left b…

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NH Man Killed After SUV Knocked Off I-495, Hits Tree In Chelmsford: Police NH Man Killed After SUV Knocked Off I-495, Hits Tree In Chelmsford: Police
NH Man Killed After SUV Knocked Off I-495, Hits Tree In Chelmsford: Police A 59-year-old New Hampshire man was killed after he was ejected from his SUV during a crash late Saturday night, Oct. 22, authorities said.  Investigators said a 2018 Toyota C-HR made contact with a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer on I-495 around 11:45 p.m., Massachusetts State Police said. Troopers are investigating what caused them to crash.  The impact caused the Toyota to slide off onto the south shoulder of the road and hit a highway sign support. The driver wasn't injured, police said.  Darren Chinn of Derry, NH, was killed when his Trailblazer went off the interstate, hit …

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Man Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center As He Crossed I-93 On Foot: Police Man Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center As He Crossed I-93 On Foot: Police
Man Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center As He Crossed I-93 On Foot: Police A pedestrian trying to cross I-93 Saturday night, Oct. 22, was killed after an SUV hit him near the South Bay Shopping Center, authorities said.  The man crossed the southbound lanes of the highway and was trying to cross the northbound lanes near exit 15 just after 9:30 p.m. when a 2019 Toyota Highlander hit him in the left lane, Massachusetts State Police said. The man didn't have any identification, and police had not identified him as of Sunday.  The 53-year-old driver called 911 immediately, and he helped troopers as they investigated the scene, police said.  Authoritie…

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GoFundMe Roundup: Help Your Neighbors Change The World GoFundMe Roundup: Help Your Neighbors Change The World
GoFundMe Roundup: Help Your Neighbors Change The World Your neighbors are out to change the world in big and small ways. Here is a list of local charities and local groups working with larger charities to make a difference.  International Medical Corps Work in Ukraine  Matthew Choumenkovitch is raising money for International Medical Corps (Brookline):  Looking back at my family’s history, my grandfather and his family experienced what it was like for their country, formerly known as Yugoslavia, to be taken away by an authoritarian regime. When Yugoslavia became communist, they were forced to flee their country and lost ever…

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Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds
Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds For hours, Tufts University police in Medford scrambled from building to building in search of a man who repeatedly called and taunted them by saying he was hiding beneath a bed in a dorm room with a Taser and pistols. And he planned to use them on the student who found his hiding spot.  None of it was true.  Sammy Sultan, 49, of Hayward, Calif., plans to plead guilty to one count of making threats in interstate commerce related to calls he made in May 2021, the US Attorney for Massachusetts announced this week. Police arrested him in March.  Investigators said Sultan m…

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Massachusetts Children's Magician Busted On Child Porn Charge: Feds Massachusetts Children's Magician Busted On Child Porn Charge: Feds
Massachusetts Children's Magician Busted On Child Porn Charge: Feds A Massachusetts magician with 20 years of experience performing for children could face up to 20 years in prison after being arrested on a possession of child porn charge, federal authorities said.  Scott Jameson, 45, of Sutton, was set to make his first appearance in a Boston courtroom on Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports.  While Jameson made a name for himself performing at area schools, libraries, parks, and events, he also spent a great deal of time in other countries.  A Cambodian child-protection group contacted US federal investigators in …

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Canton Man Charged With Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Curtis Ashford Jr. In Boston Canton Man Charged With Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Curtis Ashford Jr. In Boston
Canton Man Charged With Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Curtis Ashford Jr. In Boston A 19-year-old man is being held without bail after being charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Boston earlier this year, authorities said. Zontre Mack, of Canton, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm without a license in connection with the death of Curtis Ashford Jr. the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Ashford was fatally shot outside his home on Ellington Street in Dorchester on the night of Wednesday, July 27, 2022, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  “I told him to make sure be home by 8 before the lights come on and he texted m…

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Ex-Woburn Cop Was Member Of White Supremacist Group, Investigation Finds Ex-Woburn Cop Was Member Of White Supremacist Group, Investigation Finds
Ex-Woburn Cop Was Member Of White Supremacist Group, Investigation Finds John Donnelly, the former Woburn police officer, was a member of a now-disbanded white supremacist group, used racist and antisemitic language, and helped plan and attended a race rally in 2017, an investigation found.  The Woburn police chief announced the results of an internal affairs investigation on Friday, Oct. 21, following recently unearthed accusations that Donnelly was involved in the Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. Video from the event shows him guarding Richard Spencer, the white nationalist as he greets fans. Donnelly resigned from the police department on Monday.…

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