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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
Florida Man Threatens To Bomb Dumfries Motel During Dispute: Police Florida Man Threatens To Bomb Dumfries Motel During Dispute: Police
Florida Man Threatens To Bomb Dumfries Motel During Dispute: Police A Florida man brought a new approach to customer complaints when he had a problem with an employee at a motel in northern Virginia this week. He threatened to blow up the place, police said.  Alexander McCadden III, 27, was staying at the Econo Lodge on Dumfries Road in Dumfries on Tuesday night, June 7, the Prince William County police said. McCadden was at the bar just before 3 a.m. when he and an employee got into an argument. It escalated until McCadden threatened to bomb the building and take the employee down too, authorities said.  The employee called the police before anyo…

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Selfie Stunt In Stafford Leads To Man's Arrest Selfie Stunt In Stafford Leads To Man's Arrest
Selfie Stunt In Stafford Leads To Man's Arrest A 31-year-old Stafford man trying to impress his friends with the best selfie wound up in jail last week, authorities said.  The selfie soiree was in full swing around 2 a.m. on Friday, June 3, at a Super 8 motel in Stafford. Staff at the motel called the Stafford County Sheriff's Office after a guest reported hearing a gunshot come from one of the balconies.  Deputies scoured security videos to find out what happened.  Thye found a clip of a group of men on a balcony posing for photos while holding a gun, the Sheriff's Office said. But after one of the men grabbed the pisto…

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Police Searching For Woodbridge Bank Robber Police Searching For Woodbridge Bank Robber
Police Searching For Woodbridge Bank Robber The Prince Wiliam County police say they're on the scene of a bank robbery in Woodbridge.  The department tweeted just before noon on Wednesday, June 8, that a man walked into the Apple Federal Credit Union on Potomac Mills Road with a gun and demanded cash. He then ran away. Police have swarmed that area and are looking for the suspect.  *INCIDENT: Bank #Robbery | #Woodbridge;#PWCPD is investigating a bank robbery at the Apple FCU on Potomac Mills Rd. Suspect brandished firearm & took money. No injuries. Suspect described as black male, 5'10", thin with red hat & red hooded swe…

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Manassas Man Guilty Of Selling Fake Pills, Owning 'Ghost Guns:' Feds Manassas Man Guilty Of Selling Fake Pills, Owning 'Ghost Guns:' Feds
Manassas Man Guilty Of Selling Fake Pills, Owning 'Ghost Guns:' Feds A 26-year-old Manassas man faces at least 15 years in prison after federal authorities said he flooded northern Virginia with fentanyl over 18 months.  Justice Edward Ansah pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges on Tuesday, June 7, the Department of Justice said. According to federal officials, Ansah pressed and sold hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills from May 2020 until December 2021 at the time of his arrest.  Police found 6,700 grams of fentanyl, 1450 grams of cocaine, and tens of thousands of grams of marijuana when they searched his two homes in Manassas, …

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Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike Lands In Jail: Police Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike Lands In Jail: Police
Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike Lands In Jail: Police A 22-year-old motorcyclist faces a mountain of charges in Stafford after someone crashed into his bike last week, authorities said.  Austin Reeder, of Fredericksburg, was riding along U.S. 1 when a Lexus SUV pulled onto the highway from Coachman Circle and into his path just before 10 a.m. on Friday, June 3, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Reeder was seriously injured in the crash, deputies said.  But when deputies arrived, Reeder began acting nervous, the Sheriff's Office said. That's likely because deputies found what they believed were fentanyl pills in his book…

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7 Shot, 2 Dead In Baltimore Shootings Less Than Hour Apart 7 Shot, 2 Dead In Baltimore Shootings Less Than Hour Apart
7 Shot, 2 Dead In Baltimore Shootings Less Than Hour Apart Police responded to a quadruple shooting in a sleepy neighborhood in northeast Baltimore Tuesday evening, June 7. Less than an hour later, authorities received reports of a triple shooting just a few miles away.  The first shooting happened in the 5500 block of Plainview Avenue around 6:30 p.m. when a gunman approached a group of four men sitting outside a house and opened fire, Baltimore Police Major Steve Hohman told news cameras. A 22-year-old man died at the scene, and first responders rushed an 18-year-old man to John Hopkins Hospital where he died later that evening, WMAR reported. Pol…

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Three People Found Dead Locked Inside Fairfax Apartment: Police Three People Found Dead Locked Inside Fairfax Apartment: Police
Three People Found Dead Locked Inside Fairfax Apartment: Police A man and two women were found dead and barricaded inside an apartment in Fairfax County on Tuesday morning, June 7. They all appeared to be shot to death, authorities said. A parent of one of the victims called police on Tuesday morning to request a welfare check at the Camden Fair Lakes apartments on Mazarin Place in Fairfax. When officers arrived, a roommate let them inside, but they couldn't get inside the back bedroom, said Fairfax County Police Executive Deputy Chief Brian Reilly.  Police called the Fairfax County fire department who used a ladder truck to look inside a window. That'…

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Two Teens Killed, Third Hospitalized In Fairfax County Wreck (DEVELOPING) Two Teens Killed, Third Hospitalized In Fairfax County Wreck (DEVELOPING)
Two Teens Killed, Third Hospitalized In Fairfax County Wreck (Developing) Two teen girls have died, and a third is in critical condition following a two-car crash that involved pedestrians on Tuesday, June 7, in Fairfax County. Paramedics took six people to the hospital for treatment following the wreck.  The crash happened just before noon at the intersection of Blake Lane and Five Oaks Road in Oakton.Maj. Eli Cory told WTOP that a BMW traveling south at a high rate of speed on Blake slammed into a Toyota 4Runner waiting to turn onto Five Oaks. The impact sent the BMW careening onto the sidewalk where three female students from Oakton High School were walking. …

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Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police
Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police A convicted felon who authorities say shot multiple times into a northern Virginia apartment last month was arrested by US Marshals agents in New Jersey. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office last week asked the public to help them locate Angad S. Siviam, 30, of Leesburg. He had been missing since May 31.  Sivia had visited an apartment complex in Ashburn on Omeara Terrace early that morning when he got into an argument with some of the residents, deputies said. That ended when he fired several bullets into the building and ran away, the Sheriff's Office said. No one was injured.&n…

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Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery
Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery A stop-off at a Maryland grocery store recently made a northern Virginia woman and her family $50,000 richer.  Marissa Carta traveled to the Old Line State recently to watch a family member's graduation. As she and her husband prepared to return to their Fredericksburg home, they made a fateful trip to a Randallstown Food Lion, she told the Maryland Lottery. That's where she bought a Money Explosion scratch-off lottery ticket.  “When I get one at home, it’s usually a $20 ticket,” said the 40-year-old wife and mother. “The $20 games have pretty big prizes.” The tickets at home, ho…

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