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Josh Lanier

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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 Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA
Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA A 59-year-old Western Massachusetts man admitted to leaving a woman's body on the side of a Westford road in 2019 after she overdosed in his car, authorities announced on Monday, May 8. He will spend the next seven to eight years behind bars.  Daniel Perras, of Easthampton, pled guilty to destruction of evidence and improper disposal of a body after he left Melissa Mestre in Westford and got rid of her things to avoid being any link to her death, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Perras picked up Mestre on Jan. 31, 2019, from her home in Springfield and dro…

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Cambridge 'Jeopardy!' Legend Returns To Show For 'Masters' Tourney Cambridge 'Jeopardy!' Legend Returns To Show For 'Masters' Tourney
Cambridge 'Jeopardy!' Legend Returns To Show For 'Masters' Tourney Matt Amodio, one of the greatest "Jeopardy!" champions ever, will return to the show on Monday, May 8, to face down some of the gameshow's other legends as part of the "Jeopardy! Masters" tournament.  Amodio, a postdoctoral researcher in Cambridge, won 38 games and more than $1.5 million in cash during his run on "Jeopardy!" in 2021.  The "Master's Tournament" will pit six of the show's most prolific winners against one another for a $250,000 purse. Joining Amodio in the three-week series are James Holzhauer, Sam Buttrey, Andrew He, Mattea Roach, and Amy Schneider.  Amodio is putting his …

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Police & Fire
Burglar Caught Red-Handed When Worcester Homeowner Spoils Heist: Police Burglar Caught Red-Handed When Worcester Homeowner Spoils Heist: Police
Burglar Caught Red-Handed When Worcester Homeowner Spoils Heist: Police An accused Worcester burglar didn't make it far with his loot after the homeowner surprised him in the act over the weekend, authorities said.  Joseph Hayes, 50, of North Brookfield, was charged with breaking and entering during the daytime with intent to commit a felony, larceny from a building, and willful and malicious destruction of property, Worcester police said.  Hayes is accused of breaking into a West Boylston Street home around 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, authorities said. Unfortunately for him, the homeowner showed up during the burglary and immediately called police aft…

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Woman Killed In Western Mass Wreck Was Thrown From Car, Hit Multiple Times: Police Woman Killed In Western Mass Wreck Was Thrown From Car, Hit Multiple Times: Police
Woman Killed In Western Mass Wreck Was Thrown From Car, Hit Multiple Times: Police A Springfield woman killed in a Sunday crash, May 7, crash in Hampden County was thrown from her car on I-91 before being hit by multiple vehicles, authorities said.  Massachusetts State Police have not released the name of the woman believed to be in her early 20s who was killed in the early morning crash in Longmeadow.  Investigators said a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit crashed into the back of a 2019 Dodge Ram truck just before 3 a.m., which caused the car to tumble along the northbound lane of the interstate. The female passenger was thrown from the vehicle near mile marker 0.2, wher…

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Police & Fire
Do You Know This Man? Holyoke Police Want To Speak With You Do You Know This Man? Holyoke Police Want To Speak With You
Do You Know This Man? Holyoke Police Want To Speak With You The Holyoke Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify an alleged jewel thief.  Authorities released the photo of a man they said made off with jewelry from a store inside the Holyoke Mall over the weekend.  The Holyoke Police Department is looking to identify the person in this photo who made off with some jewelry at the... Posted by Holyoke Police Department on Sunday, May 7, 2023 Investigators ask anyone who recognizes the man in the photo to contact them at 413-322-6900. 

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Police & Fire
Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police
Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police Police in Hampden County said they found a gun stolen out of North Carolina and drugs when a routine traffic stop took a sharp turn over the weekend.  Chicopee police spotted the car on Chicopee Street Sunday, May 7, and noticed it didn't have a front license plate or working driver-side brake light, authorities said. They pulled the vehicle over on Grattan Street a few minutes later.  Officers said the driver — a 35-year-old Easthampton man — didn't have a license, and the two passengers weren't wearing their seatbelts. Police arrested the three men and searched the car, where th…

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Mail Theft: CT Postal Carrier Charged With Stealing Packages, Distributing Cocaine Mail Theft: CT Postal Carrier Charged With Stealing Packages, Distributing Cocaine
Mail Theft: CT Postal Carrier Charged With Stealing Packages, Distributing Cocaine A US Postal Service mail carrier in Connecticut faces potentially decades in prison after federal agents say he stole mail and distributed cocaine.  New Haven County resident Shawn R. Fuller, age 36, of Hamden, is charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and three counts of theft of mail by a postal employee, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. Fuller was released on a $100,000 bond, the prosecutor said. Fuller, who worked at a post office in Meriden, was under investigation for stealing mail when investigators said they saw him open two packages on April 1…

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Police & Fire
(UPDATE) Two 11-Year-Old Missing Westhampton Girls Found Safe (UPDATE) Two 11-Year-Old Missing Westhampton Girls Found Safe
(Update) Two 11-Year-Old Missing Westhampton Girls Found Safe UPDATE: Both girls were found uninjured and have been reunited with their families, state police said. They were playing and lost track of time. A Westhampton town employee found them and helped bring them home.  –—————— State police are asking for the public's help to find two 11-year-old girls who did not return home from school on Friday, April 28, in Westhampton.  The girls were last seen walking toward the area of a gravel pit near Perry Hill Road.  State troopers, K9 teams, detectives, and helicopters are assisting in the search. Anyone who may have seen the girls or …

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Police & Fire
Fatal Fire: Person Died Trying To Get Personal Items Out Of Flames In Cummington Fatal Fire: Person Died Trying To Get Personal Items Out Of Flames In Cummington
Fatal Fire: Person Died Trying To Get Personal Items Out Of Flames In Cummington One person was killed and another seriously injured in an early morning fire on Friday, April 28, in Hampshire County, authorities said.  Cummington firefighters received a 911 call just after 5:30 a.m. to 9 Thayer Corner Road, where they found a two-story home completely engulfed in flames, the state fire marshal said.   A preliminary investigation showed that the two occupants escaped the fire, but one went back inside to retrieve personal items and did not make it back out, officials said.  The second victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Officials …

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Officials ID VA Man Killed In Massachusetts Car Crash Officials ID VA Man Killed In Massachusetts Car Crash
Officials ID VA Man Killed In Massachusetts Car Crash Authorities released the identity of the 21-year-old Virginia man killed in a single-vehicle car crash Thursday, April 27, when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree.  Kenny Rivera-Lopez, of Martinsville, was a passenger in a Honda Civic that crossed the center line along River Lodge Road around 8 a.m., the Northwestern District Attorney in Massachusetts said.  The driver, a 19-year-old Chicopee, Massachusetts man, remained at Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries.  Related: One Dead, One Seriously Injured In South Hadley Crash The driver pulled himself out o…

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