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Josh Lanier

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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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Stranger Stabbed Woodbridge Man Without Saying A Word: Police Stranger Stabbed Woodbridge Man Without Saying A Word: Police
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…

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High-Speed Chase in Stafford Reaches 116 MPH: Police High-Speed Chase in Stafford Reaches 116 MPH: Police
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…

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Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day
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…

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Drivers With Eerily Similar Names Among Three Dead In Stafford Crash Drivers With Eerily Similar Names Among Three Dead In Stafford Crash
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…

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Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police
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…

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Body Found In Wooded Fairfax County Area Probed As Homicide Body Found In Wooded Fairfax County Area Probed As Homicide
Body Found In Wooded Fairfax County Area Probed As Homicide Authorities are investigating a suspected homicide in Fairfax County after the body of an adult male was found early in the morning on Tuesday, May 31, police and sources said.  Police responded to a call about a man laying in the ground the 12000 block Greywing Square in Reston around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, Fairfax County Police said. Upon arrival, officers found the man, described as a Hispanic male in his 20s, had suffered from trauma to the upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. I’m update from @FairfaxCountyPD @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/ugXXnCS3AD — …

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Stafford Driver Cuts Off Car, Ends Up In Jail: Police Stafford Driver Cuts Off Car, Ends Up In Jail: Police
Stafford Driver Cuts Off Car, Ends Up In Jail: Police A man's impolite driving helped land him in jail on Thursday, May 26.  Stafford County sheriff's deputies received a report of a Toyota Sequoia driving erratically along Garrisonville Road at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26. The caller said the silver SUV passed him on a double yellow line, according to a news release.  When deputies arrived, they saw the car speeding and cut off another vehicle and decided to pull it over. The deputies said the driver was under the influence and had what deputies believe is cocaine in the SUV. The Sheriff's Office is having the substance t…

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Manassas Woman Used Stun Gun, Knife During Fight: Police Manassas Woman Used Stun Gun, Knife During Fight: Police
Manassas Woman Used Stun Gun, Knife During Fight: Police A 41-year-old woman pushed her way into a couple's Manassas condo during a fight and used a stun gun to attack them and threaten them with a knife, police said.  Taheera Johnson, of Manassas, was arrested just after midnight Friday, May 27, when police arrived at a home on Gales Court and found her fighting with another woman in the bathroom, Prince William police said.  A man who lives there called police and said Johnson pushed her way inside and started a fight with him and a woman. He said she used a stun gun to shock them before he could wrench it away from her. Joh…

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DC Man Arrested In Connection With Recent Prince William Homicide DC Man Arrested In Connection With Recent Prince William Homicide
DC Man Arrested In Connection With Recent Prince William Homicide Police say they've arrested the person responsible for killing a 52-year-old Triangle man earlier this month in a parking lot.  U.S. Marshals arrested Devlon Stephen Crew-Hamilton, 31, on Friday in Washington, D.C. He's accused of killing Miles Hall after the two got into an argument that ended when Crew-Hamilton shot Hall in the chest and drove off, Prince William County police said in a news release.  Police were called to the 3600 block of Tavern Way on May 15 just after 9 p.m. where they found Hall bleeding out on the pavement. Officers gave him first aid, but t…

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Would-Be Thieves Leave Stolen TV, Their Cell Phone At Stafford Crime Scene: Police Would-Be Thieves Leave Stolen TV, Their Cell Phone At Stafford Crime Scene: Police
Would-Be Thieves Leave Stolen TV, Their Cell Phone At Stafford Crime Scene: Police These thieves' eyes were bigger than their trunk.  The ordeal began Thursday night just before 8 p.m. at a Walmart in Stafford. Two men stole a 65-inch television but ran into trouble when the oversized television wouldn't fit into their car, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. As they struggled to get it in their Honda CRV, several people confronted them in the parking lot. So, they decided to ditch the TV and drive off, authorities said. But that wasn't the only thing they left behind.  The Sheriff's Office said one of the men dropped his phone before speeding off. Deputi…

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