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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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Boston Children's Hospital Warns Of Increased Threats To Doctors After 'False' Viral Video Boston Children's Hospital Warns Of Increased Threats To Doctors After 'False' Viral Video
Boston Children's Hospital Warns Of Increased Threats To Doctors After 'False' Viral Video Boston Children's Hospital is telling its staff to take precautions after the world-renowned hospital was deluged with threats following a misleading viral video that incorrectly claims the facility is providing sex-change operations on young children.  The hospital said it has reached out to law enforcement agencies about the threats.  “In response to commentary last week critical of our Gender Multispecialty Service (GeMS) Program, Boston Children’s Hospital has been the target of a large volume of hostile internet activity, phone calls, and harassing emails, including threats of violenc…

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Police & Fire
Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA
Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA A 41-year-old Boston man with a long history of sexual assaults was convicted on Wednesday, Aug. 17, of raping a woman in a Dorchester McDonald's bathroom in 2018, authorities said.  Shawn McClinton faces the possibility of life without parole after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping, aggravated rape, and three accounts of assault and battery, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge will sentence him on Aug. 31.  The attack happened on Feb. 19, 2018, when McClinton and two other men spent the day traveling around the city with the victim. But after the other…

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Police & Fire
Brothers Who Jumped From 'Jaws' Bridge 'Destined For Great Things': GoFundMe Brothers Who Jumped From 'Jaws' Bridge 'Destined For Great Things': GoFundMe
Brothers Who Jumped From 'Jaws' Bridge 'Destined For Great Things': GoFundMe A GoFundMe created to raise money for the two Jamaican brothers who jumped from the American Legion Memorial Bridge on Martha's Vineyard earlier this week said they were "destined to make an impact in every community they served." Tavaughn Bulgin, 21, and Tavaris Bulgin, 26, jumped from the bridge made famous in the movie "Jaws" on Sunday night, Aug. 14, with two friends. The brothers never resurfaced. Searchers found the body of Tavaris on Monday, but they have been unable to locate Tavaughn.  The Bulgin brothers are from Jamacia and were seasonal workers at a restaurant on Martha's Viney…

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Police & Fire
No Jail Time For Ex-TSA Union Leader From Lynn Who Stole Dues For Personal Use: Feds No Jail Time For Ex-TSA Union Leader From Lynn Who Stole Dues For Personal Use: Feds
No Jail Time For Ex-tsa Union Leader From Lynn Who Stole Dues For Personal Use: Feds Authorities announced this week that the former local union leader for the men and women who handle airport security would not face prison time for using the group's money for personal expenses.  Marie LeClair, 59, of Lynn, was sentenced to three years probation and six months of home arrest, and she must repay the nearly $30,000 she took from the union, the U.S. Attorney's Office said this week. LeClair pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in June.  LeClair was president of the Boston-based American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2617. But beginning in M…

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Police & Fire
Kilo Of Cocaine, AR-15, Bullet Proof Vest Found In Chelsea Home After Fight Kilo Of Cocaine, AR-15, Bullet Proof Vest Found In Chelsea Home After Fight
Kilo Of Cocaine, AR-15, Bullet Proof Vest Found In Chelsea Home After Fight A fight at a Chelsea apartment complex led police to a trove of guns and drugs earlier this week, authorities said.  David Ellis, 48, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 16, just after 11:30 p.m., after a neighbor called police to report what sounded like a domestic assault. They also heard gunshots, and one bullet went through an adjoining wall and stuck in a picture frame, Chelsea police said.  When officers arrived, they beat on the door for several minutes before anyone answered. When Ellis did open the door, police noticed an empty gun holster and bullets nearby. Officers also saw …

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Police & Fire
Drunk Driver, 29, Kills 1 In Wrong-Way Wreck On I-495 in Hopkinton: Police Drunk Driver, 29, Kills 1 In Wrong-Way Wreck On I-495 in Hopkinton: Police
Drunk Driver, 29, Kills 1 In Wrong-Way Wreck On I-495 in Hopkinton: Police Police said a 29-year-old drunk driver killed one man and caused another crash when he drove in the wrong direction on I-495 early Wednesday morning, Aug. 17, police said.  Devin Arroyo entered the northbound lanes driving south just after midnight in Hopkinton, Massachusetts State Police said. Troopers said he was intoxicated when he made this deadly error. Moments later, his 2018 Ford Transit van collided head-on with a man driving an Infiniti. A tractor-trailer couldn't stop in time and slammed into the back of the crashed car, police said.  Responders rushed the Infiniti to UM…

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Obituaries
Police ID Worcester State Hoops Star, Father As Pedestrian Killed on I-290, GoFundMe Created Police ID Worcester State Hoops Star, Father As Pedestrian Killed on I-290, GoFundMe Created
Police ID Worcester State Hoops Star, Father As Pedestrian Killed on I-290, GoFundMe Created Worcester police said identified the man who died in a hit-and-run crash along I-290 late Saturday night, Aug. 13, as a former star basketball star and father of a 4-year-old boy.  Jamal Mustapha, 27, was a standout player on the court at Doherty High School, where he graduated in 2013, reports said. Nicknamed Lucky Lefty, Mustapha played at UMass-Dartmouth for a season before he transferred to Worcester State University, where he played two seasons. His son Kyrie was born around this time.  Mustapha was killed at about 11:30 p.m. as he walked near exit 20 on 290. State …

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Police & Fire
No Sign Of 21-Year-Old Who Jumped From 'Jaws' Bridge After Second Day Of Searching No Sign Of 21-Year-Old Who Jumped From 'Jaws' Bridge After Second Day Of Searching
No Sign Of 21-Year-Old Who Jumped From 'Jaws' Bridge After Second Day Of Searching Bad weather forced Massachusetts State Police divers to end their second day of searches Tuesday afternoon for a 21-year-old man who jumped from the famed American Legion Memorial Bridge on Martha's Vineyard with his brother on Sunday night, Aug. 14, and never resurfaced.  Tavaughn Bulgin, 21, his 26-year-old brother Tavaris Bulgin, and two friends dived from the bridge that connects Edgartown and Oak Bluffs just before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, but only two resurfaced, officials said. Jumping from the bridge is a popular pastime on Martha's Vineyard.  The Bulgin brothers are Jamaican…

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Police & Fire
Ipswich Man, 70, Killed After Intentionally Stepping In Front Of Train: MBTA Ipswich Man, 70, Killed After Intentionally Stepping In Front Of Train: MBTA
Ipswich Man, 70, Killed After Intentionally Stepping In Front Of Train: MBTA A 70-year-old Ipswich died Tuesday morning, Aug. 16, after authorities said he intentionally stepped in front of an oncoming train.  The man was walking along MBTA property off of Linebrook Road around 9 a.m. when he stepped onto the tracks and stood in the way of the train, MBTA officials said in an email to Salem News.  He was still alive when officers arrived, and they provided what medical aid they could until paramedics rushed him to Beverly Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead when he arrived, Ipswich police said.  They did not release the man's name. 

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Police & Fire
Chelsea Man Goes On Stabbing Spree After Someone Dings His Truck: Police Chelsea Man Goes On Stabbing Spree After Someone Dings His Truck: Police
Chelsea Man Goes On Stabbing Spree After Someone Dings His Truck: Police It's frustrating when someone bangs their car door into the side of your vehicle, but police said one Chelsea man took his revenge to a near murderous level when he went on a stabbing spree over it.   Juan Hernandez, 29, was upset when someone opened their car door into his truck on Sunday, Aug. 14, at a DCR parking lot at Shannon Beach in Winchester, Massachusetts State Police said. Shouts turned into a brawl between several people.  Hernandez decided to get the upper hand in the melee, so he grabbed a knife out of his paint-scratched truck and started stabbing people, state police said. …

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