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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

Police & Fire

Shots Fired During Road Rage Incident Leads To Alexandria Car Crash: Police Alexandria Police are investigating after a a violent road rage incident ended in gunfire and a single-car crash, the department said on Twitter. (*UPDATE 6/01/22*)::Seminary Road has been reopened. — Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) June 1, 2022 The incident, which shut down Seminary Road from Howard to Jordan Streets, happened around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, according to the Tweet. No injures were reported as a result of the shots being fired and only minor injuries were sustained in the car crash, police added. No other information was released. This is a developing story so…

by Josh Lanier

06/01/2022

Police & Fire

Quick-Thinking, Armed Store Manager Thwarts Fredericksburg Carjacker: Police Authorities said a would-be carjacker thought twice about robbing a convenient store manager after she pulled a gun on him earlier this week. The 41-year-old manager was making a deposit at a PNC Bank in Fredericksburg along Patriot Highway at noon on Monday, May 30, when she saw a man — later identified as Andrew Keen — climb into her SUV and try to steal it, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office said. She rushed over and wrestled with 25-year-old Keen to get him out of her car, but he refused. So she drew her firearm and pointed it at him. The suspect de…

by Josh Lanier

05/31/2022

Schools

Woodbridge High School Investigating Hate Symbol Left in Bathroom A northern Virginia high school principal sent a letter to parents last week after someone drew swastikas and other derogatory messages and images in a bathroom stall. Officials at C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge called the school resource officer after someone noticed the Nazi iconography in a boy's bathroom on May 24. There was also vulgar language and lewd images drawn on the stall as well, Prince William County police said. School officials closed the bathroom until they could clean off the images. Police said the messages didn't contain any threats. In a letter…

by Josh Lanier & David Cifarelli

05/31/2022

Business

9-Year-Old Critically Wounded In Woodbridge Shooting Released From ICU: Mom The mother of a 9-year-old girl who was shot in the crossfire during a May 24 shooting in Prince William County said the girl remains in good spirits and is making major strides in her recovery. Though, she has a long way to go. The girl was shot while playing in the parking lot of a Woodbridge apartment complex on Gatehouse Terrace when a group of men walking nearby got into an argument, Prince William County police said at the time. Video of the shooting shows the girl dashing for cover when she is hit by a stray bullet. As she falls to the ground, reports said, she screams out, "I can't…

by Josh Lanier & David Cifarelli

05/31/2022

Police & Fire

15-year-old Brought Knife To Woodbridge High School: Police Police arrested a 15-year-old student earlier this month for bringing a knife to school, police said. Administrators at Freedom High School in Woodbridge called the student resource officer on May 18 after they found the weapon in the student's possession, Prince William County police said. The student never brandished the knife or threatened to use it. The teen had violated another school policy and administrators found it during their investigation, officials said. Police arrested the boy on Friday, May 27, and charged him with possession of a weapon on school prop…

by Josh Lanier

05/31/2022

Police & Fire

Stranger Stabbed Woodbridge Man Without Saying A Word: Police A man told police that a stranger approached him over the weekend and stabbed him for no reason. The 38-year-old Woodbridge man told Prince William County police that he was in the Potomac Mills Road area on Saturday afternoon when a stranger approached him, pulled out a knife, and started attacking him. The attacker didn't say why he was doing this, in fact, he didn't say anything during the attack, police said. The victim ran away and flagged down a passing motorist who rushed him to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police said his injuries were serious but not life-threatenin…

by Josh Lanier

05/31/2022

Police & Fire

High-Speed Chase in Stafford Reaches 116 MPH: Police A high-speed chase on Monday, May 30, reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour before deputies could end it, police said. Daniel Moore, 24, kicked off the chase around 6:30 p.m. on Memorial Day after he sped past a Stafford County sheriff's deputy on U.S. 1 near Centreport Parkway in Staffford, authortiies said. He reportedly floored it after the deputy tried to pull him over. Moore pushed his Scion to 77 miles per hour in the 45 MPH zone, blew through several red lights, and weaved in and out of traffic, crossing double-yellow lines and even used the shoulder to pass…

by Josh Lanier

05/31/2022

Police & Fire

Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day Rescuers pulled 10 people from the James River after they went over Bosh Dam on Monday, May 30, but two women are still missing. Lauren Winstead, 23, of Richmond, and Sarah Erway, 28, of Chesterfield County, haven't been seen since going over the 12-feet-high dam just after 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, Henrico police told the Associated Press. Officials didn't say what kind of craft they were in, but witnesses saw rafts and paddleboards caught in the current beneath Bosher Dam after the incident. Rescue crews searched for the women late into Monday night and resumed the search early Tuesday…

by Josh Lanier

05/31/2022

Police & Fire

Drivers With Eerily Similar Names Among Three Dead In Stafford Crash Police released the names of three people who died on Sunday, May 29, in a head-on collision in Stafford that shut down a road for several hours. Tamarr Williams, 38, of Woodbridge, lost control of his 1995 Lexus and veered into oncoming traffic on Austin Ridge Drive around 7:30 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The car struck a northbound Hyundai Elantra driven by Tamara Williams, 27, of Fredericksburg. The drivers were not related. Andrea Forte, 35, of Stafford, who was a passenger in the Lexus, also died in the collision, deputies said. A GoF…

by Josh Lanier

05/31/2022

Police & Fire

Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police A suspected intoxicated driver made it easy for police when they found him asleep behind the wheel in the middle of an intersection over the weekend. Jowan Edwards' Honda Accord was stopped at the Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive just before 2 a.m. on Friday, May 27, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The car was still in drive, the hazard lights were blinking, and the front-right tire was nearly torn off, deputies reported. There was damage to a nearby curb, and deputies believe he may have crashed into it before passing out, they said. Deputies woke Edwards up and took h…

by Josh Lanier

05/31/2022

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