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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.

Josh Lanier's Contributions

Business

Wegmans Says Goodbye To Plastic Bags At Virginia Stores Customers will soon no longer be able to get single-use plastic bags at Wegmans stores in Virginia, the company announced this week. The grocery chain said stores in Leesburg, Dulles, Potomac, Lake Manassas, Virginia Beach, and Charlottesville would stop using the bags beginning on July 1. Wegmans in Fairfax and Richmond counties have already phased out single-use plastic bags. Customers can purchase paper bags for 5 cents each or bring reusable bags for their groceries. The company said it would donate any money generated from the sale of paper bags to local food banks, the com…

by Josh Lanier

06/15/2022

Police & Fire

Body Found In James River Is Missing Virginia Woman: Police Medical officials say the body found in the James River last week is that of the missing 28-year-old woman who was one of two people who disappeared after going over a dam on Memorial Day. The Virginia medical examiner announced Tuesday, June 14, that the body found on June 6 belongs to Sarah Erway, WRIC reported. The Chesterfield County woman was with a group of 12 friends who were swept over Bosher's Dam in Richmond while paddleboarding during the holiday weekend. Ten people were rescued, but Erway and Lauren Winstead did not resurface after going over the 12-foot-high dam.…

by Josh Lanier

06/15/2022

Police & Fire

Kidnapped Fairfax County 3-Year-Old Found Safe in West Virginia: Police Fairfax County police said that the 3-year-old girl who was kidnapped Tuesday, June 14, has been found safe and her alleged abductor is in custody. Authorities issued a statewide AMBER alert after Catherine Agnes Kraus took Amelia Marianna Kraus around 4:30 p.m. from the Tauxemont Road area in Alexandria, the alert said. Police issued an update on Wednesday morning that police located them in West Virginia, and they had arrested Catherine Agnes Kraus. Charges are pending, according to the update. UPDATE: Amelia has been found in West Virginia and is safe. Catherine Kraus is in custo…

by Josh Lanier

06/14/2022

Police & Fire

Man, Woman Attacked Woodbridge Store Clerk During Robbery: Police Police released a mug shot this week of a woman they say helped rob a WaWa convenience store earlier. They're asking the public's help to find her and her accomplice. Khadijah Campbell, 34, and a man walked into the 2051 Daniel Stuart Square store in Woodbridge just after 6 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, Prince William County police said. She picked out several items and placed them on the counter like normal. But as the cashier was ringing up the purchase, the man tried to walk behind the counter, which started a shouting match with the cashier. As they yelled at one another, Ca…

by Josh Lanier

06/14/2022

Police & Fire

Man Robbed Near Walking Path In Woodbridge: Police A man taking in the scenery in a wooded area of Prince William Country said he was robbed on Monday, June 13. The 33-year-old told officers he was standing near a walking trail in the 4300 block of Dale Boulevard of Woodbridge around 7:30 p.m. when someone pressed something against the back of his head, the Prince William County police said. The man didn't say if it felt like a gun, but he didn't turn around to find out. The suspect demanded cash and ran away once he'd robbed the man. He sprinted toward the Minnieville Road area, police said, but a search helicopter and a K-9 un…

by Josh Lanier

06/14/2022

Police & Fire

Speed, Alcohol May Have Contributed To Fatal Arlington Wreck: Police Police say that speed and alcohol could have caused a fatal crash on Interstate-395 last week. Virginia State troopers responded to the single-vehicle wreck early Friday morning, June 10, just before 1:30 in Arlington County, State Police officials said. A Chevrolet Camaro had skidded off the left side of the ramp, hit a curb, and tumbled. First responders rushed the driver, Jose T. Villanueva, 31, of Alexandria, to George Washington Hospital, where he later died, officials said. He wasn't wearing a seat belt, and the force of the crash ejected him from the car. State pol…

by Josh Lanier

06/14/2022

Police & Fire

Man Secretly Filmed Woman In Shower at Leesburg Rec Center: Police Authorities say a 20-year-old man secretly recorded a woman last week as she showered at a recreation center in Loudoun County. Police arrested Lester Galves Reyes after a woman complained he had stuck a camera beneath a shower partition at the Ida Lee Recreation Center at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, Leesburg police said. Officers arrested Reyes at the center without incident. Officials charged Reyes with attempted unlawful creation of an image of another and disorderly conduct, police said. He was released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center after…

by Josh Lanier

06/14/2022

Police & Fire

Missing Dumfries Teen Found Safe Prince William County said they found a missing 14-year-old who went missing on Monday afternoon, June 13. Derrick Dane Jones Jr. left his home on Sheffield Drive in Dumfries around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 13. He got into an argument with a family member and made some "concerning statements" after leaving, police said. Authorities worried he could be in danger. Authorities sent out an alert just after 11 p.m. to say that Jones was found safe.

by Josh Lanier

06/13/2022

Police & Fire

Three People Injured In Loudoun County Shooting Authorities say three people were wounded in a shooting this weekend in Loudoun County, deputies said. Reports of shots fired came into the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office around 7:30 on Saturday, July 11, in the area of N. Fillmore Avenue and Fletcher Road in Sterling. Deputies found a woman on the ground with a bullet wound and took her to a hospital for treatment, officials said. Deputies expect her to recover. As investigators were canvassing the area, two people approached them to say they'd also been shot in the same incident, deputies said. Responders treated them for minor inj…

by Josh Lanier

06/13/2022

Police & Fire

Manassas Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child Family Member Over 6 Years: Police A 39-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a family member who was between the ages of 6 and 12 years old over a six-year period, authorities said. Ronald Eduardo Palencia Garcia of Manassas turned himself over to police last week following a months-long investigation, Prince William County police said. The family member came forward in March and alleged that Palencia Garcia had abused them beginning in December 2015 multiple times while they lived in the same home, police said. Officials charged Palencia Garcia with three counts of aggravated sexual battery, …

by Josh Lanier

06/13/2022

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