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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

Boston Woman Goes Full Carrie Underwood On Cheating Boyfriend: DA A Boston man will likely think twice before he cheats again after police say his girlfriend ran him over with her car and then stabbed him after she found out he was unfaithful, authorities said. Lashonda Warner, 27, faces two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon — car and knife — and leaving the scene of an accident after causing personal injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered her held on a $5,000 bond, and she's required to have no contained with the victim, which probably won't be very hard for her. Police said they were ca…

by Josh Lanier

12/28/2022

Police & Fire

Amherst Father Who Killed Infant Son With Sleeping Pill Sentenced To 5 To 7 Years In Jail: DA A judge this week sentenced a 35-year-old Amherst dad who admitted to killing his son with sleeping pills to serve five and seven years behind bars, authorities said. Isaac Villalobos, who also goes by Angel M. Carattini-Rivera, pleaded guilty to felony assault and battery on a child causing substantial injury, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday, Dec. 28. "This was a horrific tragedy," Assistant District Attorney Andrew C. Covington said. "In this case, the Commonwealth wanted to provide a measure of closure for&nbs…

by Josh Lanier

12/28/2022

Police & Fire

Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA A 60-year-old Lowell man killed his wife and then himself on Christmas, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Jose Santiago, 60, is believed to have shot his wife, Rosa Santiago, 55, at their home on Beacon Street just after 1:30 p.m., the Middlesex District Attorney said. The Chief Medical Examiner performed autopsies on both bodies and determined how and the order in which they died. Lowell police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating the case.

by Josh Lanier

12/27/2022

Police & Fire

Bail Revoked For Suspected Boston Crack Dealer As Prosecutor Focuses On Mass And Cass Area: DA A Boston man arrested earlier this week for allegedly selling crack in the 'Mass and Cass' area had his bail revoked from a previous case, authorities said. Robert Smith, 56, is charged with distribution of a Class B substance (crack cocaine), second offense, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Smith has a pending Roxbury drug case, and a judge revoked his bail on that charge and imposed a $2,501 bail on the more recent count, the prosecutor said. Smith, who has a criminal record 20 pages long that stretches back to the 1980s, was ordered to stay away from t…

by Josh Lanier

12/27/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Grabs Cop's Gun After Springfield Robbery, Shoots Himself In Finger: Police A suspect grabbed a Springfield officer's gun during a violent fight on Tuesday afternoon and fired off a round, but things could have gone a lot worse if not for a good Samaritan who jumped in to help. Joseph Gonzalez, 41, of Springfield, is accused of robbing the Metro PCS on Armory Street just before 12:30 p.m., the Springfield Police Department said. He pulled a knife on a cashier, stole a fistful of cash, then sprinted away, authorities allege. An officer spotted him in the Chapin Terrace area, but Gonzalez refused to give up without a fight, authorities said. He and the of…

by Josh Lanier

12/27/2022

Police & Fire

Famed Painter's Son In Central Mass Guilty Of Ramming Cops With Shield In Jan. 6 Attack: Feds A Washington, DC, jury found a 61-year-old Athol man who testified he thought the Jan. 6 riots on the US Capitol was "fun and enjoyable" guilty of taking part in the violent uprising, federal authorities said. Vincent Gillespie was convicted earlier this month of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; civil disorder; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and acts of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, the US Attorney's Office said. A judge will sentence him in March. NBC News reporter Ryan J. Reilly tweeted that in November Gillespie …

by Josh Lanier

12/27/2022

News

Hero For The Holidays: Saugus Student Awarded For Saving Woman's Life A Northeast Regional Vocational High student just wanted something to eat when he walked into a Saugus Wendy's, but he left a hero. He recently got the citation to prove it. Sebastian Cadavid, who's in the Northeast's Dental Assisting Program, went to the restaurant with friends after the Agganis All-Star football game in Lynn on June 29. While waiting on their food, Cadavid heard someone scream out for help as a woman was unconscious on the bathroom floor, the school said. While others gawked about what to do, Cadavid, who'd recently been CPR certified as part of his …

by Josh Lanier

12/27/2022

Police & Fire

Friends Of Randolph Driver Busted For Boston Hit-Run Challenge Cops To Fight: DA A 25-year-old Boston woman was seriously injured early Friday morning, Dec. 23, after a car crashed into her and drove over her head and shoulders before speeding off, authorities said. The driver returned to the scene after a witness chased him down and confronted him. Jakob Civil, 23, of Randolph, faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident causing injury and several driving violations, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. He was ordered held on a $1,500 bail. His two passengers picked up their own charges after they challenged police to a fight hours later, the pros…

by Josh Lanier

12/23/2022

Police & Fire

Retired State Police Captain In Western Mass Indicted On Child Porn Charges: AG A retired Massachusetts State Police detective captain was indicted this week on multiple child pornography charges, authorities announced. Francis "Frank" Hart, 62, of Amherst, faces seven counts of possession of child porn and one count of disseminating the offending material, the Massachusetts Attorney General announced on Thursday, Dec. 22. Police began investigating Hart in January 2021 after they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an email registered to him had uploaded a file containing numerous images of suspected child p…

by Josh Lanier

12/23/2022

Police & Fire

Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ Federal agents celebrated this week after the man they said led a violent gang that helped flood southeastern Massachusetts drugs was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison. Djuna Goncalves, 36, who pleaded guilty last year to a laundry list of drug and weapons charges, learned his fate this week, the US Attorney's Office said. DEA agents alleged that Goncalves ran a gang out of Brockton that moved in fentanyl, cocaine, crack, heroin, oxycodone, and violence. Goncalves ran the group with his two brothers — Cody and Tony Goncalves, authorities said. Federal agen…

by Josh Lanier

12/23/2022

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