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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

2 Women Charged With Embezzling $130K From Chelsea Credit Union: Prosecutor Authorities accused two women of stealing $130,000 from their former employer — Metro Credit Union — in Chelsea, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Morelia Juma, age 25, of Lynn, and Erna Sejdinvovic, age 26, of Malden, were indicted on theft and embezzlement charges on Thursday, July 21, the office said. Bank employees noticed in February that Sejdinvovic funneled fraudulent rebates from the credit union's general ledger into Juma's account, prosecutors said. Juma wasn't working at the bank at this point. Sejdinvovic also raised the amount of money…

by Josh Lanier

07/21/2022

News

The Royals Are Coming! Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Boston Step aside, Paul Revere. This British invasion comes with its own press release. Prince William and his wife Prince Kate Middleton will hold the awards ceremony for the Earthshot Prize in Boston later this year. The Earthshot Prize goes to the people and projects who are working to "repair and regenerate the planet," a press release about the awards said. In December, the Royals will choose five winners out of 15 finalists to win a £1 million prize (about $1.2 million) to help fund their initiatives. Introducing #EarthshotBoston2022 🇺🇸This December, we're heading to the @CityofBo…

by Josh Lanier

07/21/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Slammed Into Pedestrian And Sped Away In Wilmington: Police Police arrested a 52-year-old woman that they say seriously injured a pedestrian after hitting her Wednesday morning, July 20, in a suburb outside of Boston, and drove away. Karen Haught of Billerica faces several charges from the hit-and-run that happened just after 7 a.m. on Nichols street near the border of Billerica and Tewksbury, Wilmington police said. Responders rushed the pedestrian to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, but police did not release any updates on her condition. Haught became a suspect after several people recognized her 2014 Hyundai Elantra in a security vi…

by Josh Lanier

07/21/2022

Police & Fire

Wanted Boston Woman Poured Beer On Bus Driver, Tried To Make Meal Out Of Officer A 24-year-old woman decided to share her beer with a bus driver by pouring it over his head before she bolted late Tuesday night, July 20, Transit Police said. When police tried to arrest her later, she spat on them and tried to bite one of the officers, a report noted. Shatia Butler hopped on an MBTA bus with a friend around 10 p.m., but near the intersection of Columbia Road and Washington Street, she attacked then dumped the drink of the driver, police said. Her 16-year-old friend kicked the door and cracked the glass window as well. Police searched the area and found …

by Josh Lanier

07/20/2022

News

Boston Food Truck Owner Charged With Stealing $1.5M In COVID Funds: Feds A 55-year-old Boston food truck owner faces up to 20 years in prison after he has was charged him with lying to get $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday, July 20. Loc Vo, who owns Smart Gourmet, is accused of fraudulently filing loan applications from April 2020 until July 2021 for programs under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the U.S. Attorney in Boston said. The programs were to help businesses stay afloat during the uncertainty of the COVID pandemic. But federal authorities said Vo used the money to invest…

by Josh Lanier

07/20/2022

Business

Support Grows For Firefighter Who Rescued Neighbor's Baby As His Boston Home Burned The headline was memorable: Off-duty firefighter catches baby thrown from a second-story window as a Hyde Park home burned on Sunday, July 17. But the untold story was that off-duty firefighter lived in the same building with his wife and infant son. They lost everything as the fire crept from the rear of the multi-family home and through their downstairs duplex. Firefighter Danny Loring was "just doing what firefighters do," says a GoFundMe set up to help him and his wife Rachel replace what they lost in the blaze. Now the fundraiser's founder, Jamie Hayhurst, hopes the community will h…

by Josh Lanier

07/20/2022

Sports

Former Steelers, Eagles Player Charles Johnson Dead At 50 Charles Johnson, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles, died earlier this week, reports said. He was 50. His family did not release the cause of his death. Johnson was a 1994 first-round pick out of Colorado by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for five seasons. He played two seasons in Philadelphia before joining the Patriots in 2001, the same year Tom Brady became the starting quarterback and led the Patriots to a Super Bowl win. He finished his career in Buffalo in 2002, with a career-total of 354 receptions, 4,606 yards, and 24 touchdown downs across 13…

by Josh Lanier

07/20/2022

News

Neiman Marcus Sues Boston Mall Owners For $50 Million Over Contract Breach Neiman Marcus said it lost millions of dollars after it agreed to shrink the size of its store to allow for the construction of a skyscraper in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. Those plans fell through, and now the retailer is suing the developer for $50 million to recoup the money Neiman Marcus says it lost because of the project. Neiman Marcus filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, July 19, in Suffolk Superior Court against Simon Property Group, the owners of Copley Place mall. Simon Property had planned to build a 52-story residential high-rise above the retail store at 5 Copley Pl…

by Josh Lanier

07/20/2022

Sports

Super Bowl-Winning Former Patriots Receiver Dead At 50 Charles Johnson, who won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots, died earlier this week, reports said. He was 50. His family did not release the cause of his death. Johnson was a 1994 first-round pick out of Colorado by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for five seasons. He played two seasons in Philadelphia before joining the Patriots in 2001, the same year Tom Brady became the starting quarterback and led the Patriots to a Super Bowl win. He finished his career in Buffalo in 2002. He finished his career with 354 receptions, 4,606 yards, and 24 touchdown downs across 133 gam…

by Josh Lanier

07/20/2022

Politics

Ayanna Pressley, Katherine Clark Arrested Protesting For Abortion Rights In DC Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Katherine Clark were among 17 Democrats arrested in front of the Supreme Court during a protest over the recent ruling which overturned Roe v. Wade. The two Massachusetts members of Congress joined dozens of people on Tuesday, July 19, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar. Some of the members of Congress arrested: @RepSpeier @CarolynBMaloney @AOC @RashidaTlaib @Ilhan @AyannaPressley @RepAndyLevin @SaraJacobsCA @RepKClark @ReElectNydia @RepBarbaraLee @RepCori @janschakowsky @RepDean pic.twitter.com/NMSV9BQP4W — Edward-Isaac Dovere (…

by Josh Lanier

07/19/2022

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