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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

Drugs Through Mail: CT Man Who Admitted To Mailing Cocaine To Mom's House Gets 10 Years A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to shipping cocaine through the mail from Puerto Rico to his mother's house and several other residences will spend a decade in prison, federal authorities announced. New Haven resident Jean Mangual-Castro, age 35, of West Haven, admitted in September to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, according to the United States Attorney for Connecticut. A judge last week sentenced him to 10 years in prison followed by five years of probation. Earlier report: West Haven…

by Josh Lanier

05/21/2023

Police & Fire

2 Boats Collide On Mascuppic Lake In Tyngsborough, 1 Person Seriously Injured A boater was seriously injured after two crafts collided Friday afternoon, May 19, on Mascuppic Lake in Tynsborough. Tyngsborough police and firefighters were called to the lake just before 5 p.m. after the collision. Both boaters were able to make it to shore. Authorities did not release their names. One of the boaters was seriously injured, and paramedics rushed them to an area hospital with serious injuries. The other did not need medical attention, Tyngsborough police said. Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

by Josh Lanier

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Western Mass, Police Searching For Shooter A man was injured Thursday night in Springfield, and police are on the hunt for the shooter. Police responded to the 900 block of Worthington Street after receiving a Shotspotter activation and found a man on the ground with a bullet wound, Springfield authorities said. Responders rushed him to Baystate Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Springfield detectives are investigating the shooting.

by Josh Lanier

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

Suspected Drug Trafficker Busted With Crack In Central Mass Police Sting: Cops A 36-year-old Worcester man was the target of a police sting that ended with his arrest after officers found large amounts of crack, drug-selling paraphernalia, and a gun in his apartment. Adelmi Villa is charged with trafficking in a Class B substance (37-99 grams) and possession of ammunition without an FID card, Worcester police said. Worcester police were surveilling Villa on Tuesday, May 16, when they watched him leave his Vernon Terrace apartment and get into one of his cars, authorities said. Officers followed and pulled him over near the intersection of Main an…

by Josh Lanier

05/19/2023

News

Mass Gov. Offers Taylor Swift Citation (Maura's Version) Ahead Of Concert Series It's been three years since Taylor Swift toured in Massachusetts, and now that she's returning for a three-night stint at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass Gov. Maura Healey is welcoming her back with a special citation — (Maura's Version) Healey tweeted out a photo of the citation on Friday, May 19, that's chock-full of Swift lyrics and references for Swiftie's to pick up on. Massachusetts…are you ready for it? #FoxboroughTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/odowWALhw2 — Maura Healey (@MassGovernor) May 19, 2023 “Taylor Alison Swift — On behalf of the citizens of the Commo…

by Josh Lanier

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

High School Prank Sparks Gun Fears In Central Mass An annual tradition for high school seniors in Mendon ended with police being called and local residents worried about a potential gunman in their neighborhood. Police were called to a neighborhood on Thursday night, May 18, after someone said they saw a teenager running around with a pistol. Officers investigated and found that the "gunman" was playing a game of Senior Assassin, where high school upperclassmen and women "assassinate" freshmen with water guns, Mendon police said. Officers were able to quickly determine this was just a game and the gun was a toy, but they offered…

by Josh Lanier

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

Swampscott Man Hid Past As Violent Guard At Notorious Bosnian Prison Camp: Feds A 50-year-old Swampscott man who fled to the United States as a refugee to become a citizen may be a violent former Bosnian prison guard that oversaw the torture, rape, and abuse of hundreds of Serbian prisoners, authorities said. Kemal Mrndzic was charged with falsifying, concealing, and covering up a material fact from the US government by trick, scheme, or device, using a fraudulently obtained US passport and possessing and using a fraudulently obtained naturalization certificate and fraudulently obtained Social Security card, the US Attorney for Massachusett said. He was released a…

by Josh Lanier

05/18/2023

Police & Fire

Man Mistakenly Shoots Himself, Woman During Sexual Assault: Springfield PD A Springfield man taken to the hospital last month with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was arrested on weapon and sexual assault charges. Louis Olmo, 22, was arrested in an apartment on Birch Park Circle in West Springfield on Thursday, May 11, authorities said. Investigators responded to the 100 block of Belmont Avenue on April 12 after they received reports of two gunshot victims, police said. They found an adult woman with a non-life-threatening bullet wound, and paramedics took her to Baystate Medical Center. Olmo was also taken to Baystate with serious injuries. Poli…

by Josh Lanier

05/18/2023

Police & Fire

NH Man Charged With Raping Missing Auburn Teenager: Police A missing 15-year-old Auburn girl said she was raped by a 58-year-old New Hampshire man on Monday, May 15. Mark Goumas was tracked down on Tuesday and charged with aggravated statutory rape greater than a 10-year age difference and indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 years of age, Auburn police said. He was ordered held on a $10,400 bond, but a judge later reduced it to $1,000 bail, police said. The teenager told police that a man picked her up just before 9:30 a.m. and assaulted her. She didn't know his name, but she gave a detailed description of her alleged …

by Josh Lanier

05/18/2023

Lifestyle

WooSox Attempt To Woo Taylor Swift To A Game While She's In Town The Worcester Red Sox hope Taylor Swift thinks of them when she's in town this weekend for her three-night stint at Foxborough's Gillette Stadium. The Triple-A team recently put out a video hoping they could be Romeo to Swift's Juliet while getting an invitation to one of their games to watch the UniBank Fireworks show. The WooSo even took the time to make friendship bracelets in the form of an invitation video where the players picked their favorite T-Swift jams. Her hits "22," "Our Song," and "Love Story" topped the list. Players were even brave enough to belt out a few bars in the h…

by Josh Lanier

05/18/2023

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