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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
Boston Man With Gang Ties Who Trafficked 13 Kilos Of Cocaine Leaving Jail: Feds Boston Man With Gang Ties Who Trafficked 13 Kilos Of Cocaine Leaving Jail: Feds
Boston Man With Gang Ties Who Trafficked 13 Kilos Of Cocaine Leaving Jail: Feds A Boston man who was convicted of trafficking more than 13 kilograms of cocaine was sentenced to five years in prison earlier this month, but he will be back on the streets soon, authorities said. Anthony Coplin, 57, of Dorchester, was one of 52 defendants with ties to the Columbia Point Dawgs that federal agents targeted with five indictments in 2015 for alleged drug trafficking, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday, Sept. 6. He's the last of those defendants to be sentenced in the case.  The FBI said Coplin sold large quantities of cocaine through his Roxbury shop on Dudley Street…

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Lifestyle
Boston Ranks As One Of Nation's 'Rudest' Cities: Survey Boston Ranks As One Of Nation's 'Rudest' Cities: Survey
Boston Ranks As One Of Nation's 'Rudest' Cities: Survey They don't call them Massholes for nothing. A recent survey ranked Boston as one of the rudest communities in the country, with Beantown scoring in the top 5 behind some famously surly cities. The language e-learning site Preply questioned more than 1,500 people across the country to determine what city would earn the crankiest crown. Surveyors asked participants to rate cities based on a series of behaviors that most would consider rude, such as having your eyes glued to your phone, being noisy in a shared space, and refusing to let other drivers merge into traffic.  Ph…

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Police & Fire
Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds
Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds A 43-year-old Worcester post office manager pleaded guilty last month in federal court to stealing packages at least eight times that contained cocaine so he could sell the drugs, the Department of Justice announced.  Kevin Dombroski of Worcester admitted to one count of mail theft by a US Postal Service employee on Aug. 30, the US Attorney's Office said. A federal judge will sentence him in January. Dombroski said he stole packages between eight to 10 times that were mailed from Puerto Rico to Worcester that he thought had drugs inside. He would take the parcels into a private ro…

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News
Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation
Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation A Philadelphia man hoping to enjoy a week on Martha's Vineyard wound up in jail because of a nearly 10-year-old typo, CBS Boston reports.  Angus McCoubrey, 37, and his wife were involved in a minor fender bender at the start of their weeklong stay on the island last month and thought little of it when they called police to report the incident, the outlet said. But a few minutes after the couple made the call, McCoubrey said he noticed an Edgartown patrol car racing to catch up with them.  The officer ordered him out of the car and put McCoubrey in handcuffs, CBS said. The charge? …

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Typo Sends Philadelphia Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation Typo Sends Philadelphia Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation
Typo Sends Philadelphia Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation A Philadelphia man hoping to enjoy a week on Martha's Vineyard wound up in jail because of a nearly 10-year-old typo, CBS Boston reports.  Angus McCoubrey, 37, and his wife were involved in a minor fender bender at the start of their weeklong stay on the island last month and thought little of it when they called police to report the incident, the outlet said. But a few minutes after the couple made the call, McCoubrey said he noticed an Edgartown patrol car racing to catch up with them.  The officer ordered him out of the car and put McCoubrey in handcuffs, CBS said. The charge? …

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Typo Sends Man To Jail During Martha's Vineyard Vacation On Brookline Charge Typo Sends Man To Jail During Martha's Vineyard Vacation On Brookline Charge
Typo Sends Man To Jail During Martha's Vineyard Vacation On Brookline Charge A Philadelphia man hoping to enjoy a week on Martha's Vineyard wound up in jail because of a nearly 10-year-old typo, CBS Boston reports.  Angus McCoubrey, 37, and his wife were involved in a minor fender bender at the start of their weeklong stay on the island last month and thought little of it when they called police to report the incident, the outlet said. But a few minutes after the couple made the call, McCoubrey said he noticed an Edgartown patrol car racing to catch up with them.  The officer ordered him out of the car and put McCoubrey in handcuffs, CBS said. The charge? …

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Police & Fire
Worcester Officers Pull Unconcious Man From Burning Car Wreck: Police Worcester Officers Pull Unconcious Man From Burning Car Wreck: Police
Worcester Officers Pull Unconcious Man From Burning Car Wreck: Police Two Worcester police officers and a civilian are being called heroes after they risked their lives to save a 22-year-old man from a burning car earlier this week.  A Toyota Prius caught fire around 1 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, after it slid off of Southwest Cutoff, crashed into a boulder, and flipped onto its roof, the Worcester Police Department said. The driver was knocked unconscious in the wreck.  Officer Marisa Gaspar spotted debris from the crash as she patrolled a nearby area and followed it to the wreck site, the Telegram & Gazette reported.  Gaspar rushed ove…

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Police & Fire
Scammer Steals Thousands Of Dollars From Scared Boston Grandparent: Police Scammer Steals Thousands Of Dollars From Scared Boston Grandparent: Police
Scammer Steals Thousands Of Dollars From Scared Boston Grandparent: Police A Boston granddad is out thousands of dollars after a scammer preyed on his love for his grandson.  Last month an 83-year-old man got a phone call from a "public defender" who claimed the man's grandson was in a lot of trouble after police arrested him on a reckless endangerment charge, Boston police said. The fake lawyer said the octogenarian would need to fork over thousands of dollars to bail the young man out of jail.  He sent the money, but none of it was real.  Boston police said the call came in from the 151 Tremont St. area. A surveillance video captured the person o…

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Police & Fire
Lynn Police Investigating Children For Burning Dog To Death: Report Lynn Police Investigating Children For Burning Dog To Death: Report
Lynn Police Investigating Children For Burning Dog To Death: Report Young children may have been behind the death of a dog found burned on the side of the road in Lynn over the weekend, news reports said.  Authorities called Lynnfield Animal Control after a dog was reportedly set on fire on Curwin Circle on Saturday, Sept. 4, CBS Boston reported. Neighbors found the animal on fire in a wooded area around 12:30 p.m.  The dog's owner lived at a nearby housing complex, CBS reported. The animal was dead by the time help arrived.  Police told the news station they were investigating children between 9 and 11 years old. Kids younger than 12 canno…

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Orange Line Repairs Halfway Complete, Project On Schedule MBTA Boasts Orange Line Repairs Halfway Complete, Project On Schedule MBTA Boasts
Orange Line Repairs Halfway Complete, Project On Schedule MBTA Boasts The MBTA announced recently that construction crews are halfway through repairs on the Orange Line, which puts the transit authority on schedule to reopen the second-busiest line later this month.  The MBTA closed the Orange Line on Aug. 19 to the dismay of hundreds of thousands of people who ride that arm of the commuter rail every day. Boston and state leaders and federal regulators called for the repairs following several high-profile mistakes and accidents that happened over the summer because of aging infrastructure.  The transit system released a breakdown earlier this month of what …

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