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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

Man Killed In Canton Crash After Truck Hit Guardrail: Police A driver in Canton was killed early Saturday, April 8, when he crashed into a guardrail and was ejected from his truck, officials said. He was driving south of Route 95 in a 2020 Toyota Tundra when he tried to change lanes, lost control, hit a guardrail, and then the center median, state police said. The man was ejected from the truck and died at the scene, police said. Troopers have not released his name. Police closed multiple lanes of the highway for several hours, but it was reopened by 9:30 a.m. State police are investigating the crash. Troopers said…

by Josh Lanier

04/08/2023

Police & Fire

Cooking Fire Blamed For Killing Man, Injuring 2 Western Mass Firefighters State fire investigators said the fire that killed a Western Mass man on Friday, April 7, was a cooking fire that got out of hand. Holyoke firefighters were called to the 19 Donlee St. home just after 1:15 p.m. High winds fueled the flames inside the two-story house and kept fire crews at bay for 30 minutes as they tried to beat back the conflagration, the state fire marshal said. They found the older man dead inside the home once firefighters got in. Officials have not released his name. Two firefighters received non-life-threatening injuries in the blaze. “This i…

by Josh Lanier

04/08/2023

Police & Fire

Double Shooting With Serious Injuries: Police In Western Mass Searching For Clues Springfield police are investigating a double shooting that happened Wednesday evening, April 5. Officers were alerted to the shooting via a ShotSpotter activation just after 5:45 p.m., Springfield police said. They arrived at the 100 block of Ft. Pleasant Ave. and found two men bleeding from gunshot wounds. Responders rushed them to Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries, officials said. Police did not release an update on their condition or their names. Springfield detectives are investigating the shooting.

by Josh Lanier

04/07/2023

Police & Fire

Alleged Shooter Crashes Porsche Trying To Escape Cops In Western Mass: Police A man accused of attempted murder was found hiding under someone's back porch after he crashed his sports car trying to outrun police in Hampden County. Luis Rodriguez-Burgos, 25, of Holyoke, faces a laundry list of charges that stem from the shooting Thursday evening, April 6, Holyoke police said. The victim remains in stable condition at an area hospital. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. near 898 Main Street. Witnesses told police the shooter sped away in a red Porsche, authorities said. When officers spotted the sportscars nearby on High Street, the driver, Rodriguez-Burgos, floo…

by Josh Lanier

04/07/2023

Police & Fire

UMass-Dartmouth Freshman Killed While Walking On Campus: Police A 19-year-old UMass-Dartmouth student was killed Thursday, April 6, as he crossed campus, authorities said. Frank Petillo Jr., a freshman bioengineering student, after paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, the university said. Campus police were called to Ring Road around 5:30 p.m. to reports that someone had been hit by a car. Officers found Petillo on the road with severe injuries, authorities said. Responders took him to St. Luke's Hospital. The driver of the Honda that hit Petillo was a fellow student and remained at the scene, authorities said. State polic…

by Josh Lanier

04/07/2023

Police & Fire

Coke, Cash: Worcester Man Busted With Several Stashes Of Cocaine, Police Say Police in Worcester said they found a small bag of cocaine inside a man's truck during a search on Wednesday, April 5. Then they found another and then several more at his home. In all, they collected nearly a half pound of the drug. Terrell Conyer-Jones, 29, faces trafficking a Class B substance following his arrest on Wednesday, Worcester police said. Vice detectives were on to Conyer-Jones. They'd secured search warrants for his truck and 98 Elm St. and were waiting to put them into use, police said. That happened when they stopped him as he pulled in to park at his home aroun…

by Josh Lanier

04/06/2023

News

Hikers Launch Fundraiser For Westford Native Who Died Climbing NH Mountain Emily Sotelo was determined to climb all of New Hampshire's 48 mountains over 4,000 feet tall before her 20th birthday. The Westford, Massachusetts, native had topped 40 of them and wanted to finish the others while on Thanksgiving break from Vanderbilt University. Unfortunately, Sotelo disappeared while hiking up Mount Lafayette on Nov. 20, 2022. Searchers found her body was found three days later, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Now, the group Hiking Buddies has organized an event for this summer in the hopes of educating and helping other hikers stay safe while out on the trail.…

by Josh Lanier

04/06/2023

Police & Fire

Date From Hell: Man Tried To Extort His Massachusetts Matches For Cash Dating is hard, but a Baltimore man made it criminally difficult for several women in Massachusetts when he allegedly extorted them following their rendezvous, officials said. Brandon D. Kane, 27, of Baltimore, is charged with making extortionate threats in interstate commerce, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Kane is accused of matching with women in Eastern Massachusetts on various dating apps, and during their dates, he would secretly film them using drugs or having sex with him, the prosecutor said. He'd then threaten to send those videos to their family members …

by Josh Lanier

04/06/2023

Police & Fire

Man Admits To Killing Toddler In Brockton; Gets 10-Year Sentence: DA A 28-year-old man who was accused of shaking a Brockton 2-year-old to death in 2016 pleaded guilty just as his trial was set to begin, authorities said. Timy Jo Griffin, 28, of Long Beach, California, admitted to one count of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday, April 4, the Plymouth District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced Griffin to 10 years to 10 years and a day for the killing. Brockton police raced to the home of Griffin's girlfriend on Dec. 5, 2016, after he called 911 when the child was unresponsive. Paramedics rushed him to Brockton Hospital, and he was later a…

by Josh Lanier

04/06/2023

Police & Fire

Fleeing CT Man Crashes Into Police Cars Twice In West Springfield Chase: Officials A 28-year-old Connecticut man out on probation rammed a police vehicle multiple times as he tried to escape capture in Western Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 5, authorities said. Jonell Bonilla, age 28, of Waterbury, faces a slew of charges after he led police of a chase that ended with a bang in West Springfield, police said. Officers tried to pull Bonilla's car over around 8 p.m. after he left the Super 8 Motel parking lot at 1500 Riverdale St. as part of a narcotics investigation, authorities said. Bonilla floored it instead. He crashed into a car sto…

by Josh Lanier

04/06/2023

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