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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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Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities
Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities Police cited the driver who hit a child cyclist on Friday afternoon in northern Virginia, May 20, authorities said.  Alexandria police said on Monday, May 23, they fined the driver for failure to obey highway signs. Police did not release the driver's name. Doctors at an area hospital treated the child for minor injuries and released them.  The wreck happened close to 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Langston Boulevard and John Marshall Drive when the driver of the SUV clipped the young cyclist. Police have not released many details about the incident.  The driver remai…

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Schools
VA Toddler Was Abused And Bus Driver, Attendant Let It Happen: Police VA Toddler Was Abused And Bus Driver, Attendant Let It Happen: Police
VA Toddler Was Abused And Bus Driver, Attendant Let It Happen: Police A northern Virginia bus driver and her attendant failed to protect a 3-year-old special needs student who was severely injured on their school bus, authorities announced. Rqia Tabite, 36, and Teresa Wessells, 70, both of Falls Church, face an abuse and child neglect charge stemming from an incident earlier this year, Vienna police said.  Officers were called to a bus stop on March 18 after a Fairfax County Public Schools bus driver had gotten into an argument with a parent after their child was injured on the bus ride home from school, Vienna police said.  It's unclear how the ch…

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Police & Fire
Inmate Dies In Prince William-Manassas Jail Inmate Dies In Prince William-Manassas Jail
Inmate Dies In Prince William-Manassas Jail A 38-year-old Dumfries man died while in custody at the Prince William-Manassas Adult Detention Center over the weekend, authorities said. Wilber Garcia Benitez, 38, fell unresponsive in his cell at the at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, police said in an incident report. Jail staff attempted to give him first aid, but they were unsuccessful. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene.  Prince William county police are investigating the death and have sent his body for autopsy. Officers do not suspect foul play, the incident report noted. 

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Police & Fire
Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police
Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police A Virginia man accused of impersonating a police officer to get a better parking spot was arrested with an arsenal of weapons and a cache of law enforcement gear, authorities said.  Josh Taber, 38 of Alexandria, told staff at the Ramada by Wyndham in Rockville that he was an "agent" and needed to park his SUV front of the building when he checked in earlier this month, Montgomery County police said. He even flashed a badge that seemed to back up his claim.  However, when vice detectives staked out the hotel as part of a prostitution probe on May 10, they were confused by the …

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Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip
Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip Dr. Courtney Katsur couldn't stand to watch news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The atrocities, the endless violence, and the evil all turned her stomach. But she wasn't about to do nothing.  The Fairfax veterinarian took a short leave from her job at Town & Country Animal Hospital to fly to Ukraine and help the animals there. She spent two weeks in the country and returned earlier this month more eager than before to help the often-forgotten victims of war.  "I knew that I have a skill/profession where I could help not only the animal victims of this war that…

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Police & Fire
Underage Drunk Driver Injures 2 In Stafford ATV Wreck: Police Underage Drunk Driver Injures 2 In Stafford ATV Wreck: Police
Underage Drunk Driver Injures 2 In Stafford ATV Wreck: Police A 19-year-old Stafford woman wrecked an ATV over the weekend and seriously injured one of the passengers, authorities said.  Brooke Morrow, 19, of Marchant Drive, was driving an all-terrain vehicle on the road Saturday night, May 21, with three passengers after drinking alcohol, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Morrow rolled the vehicle when she tried to make a sharp U-turn in a cul-de-sac. As it flipped, the ATV threw one rider off as another got pinned beneath it, deputies said. Paramedics airlifted one of rider for serious but not-life-threatening injuries. The other …

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Police & Fire
VA Machete-Wielding Tenant Threatens To Chop Up Landlord, Burn Down Home: Police VA Machete-Wielding Tenant Threatens To Chop Up Landlord, Burn Down Home: Police
VA Machete-Wielding Tenant Threatens To Chop Up Landlord, Burn Down Home: Police Jarrett Payne apparently wasn't too happy to see his landlord last weekend. The 48-year-old Stafford tenant threatened to cut the landlord into pieces with a machete and that he would burn down his home if someone tried to evict him from it, authorities said.  After two got into an argument Payne grabbed a machete and said he'd carve up anyone who bothered him, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. He also reportedly threatened to burn down his house if he was kicked out, authorities said. Payne was less confrontational when deputies arrived with an arrest warrant just befor…

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Hundreds Of Frustrated Passengers Stranded For Hours At Reagan National Airport Hundreds Of Frustrated Passengers Stranded For Hours At Reagan National Airport
Hundreds Of Frustrated Passengers Stranded For Hours At Reagan National Airport Hundreds of travel-weary passengers were left stranded at Reagan National Airport overnight Sunday, May 22, after storms tore through the area.  Others were trapped on grounded planes for hours as pilots waited for the weather to calm down.  @AmericanAir Last nights 8:25 flight to Chattanooga from DCA was delayed bc of weather. We were finally told we were set to go. Got on plane. Five hours later we were told flight canceled bc pilot timed out. Rerouted to Knoxville this morning. reimbursement for car? #DCA — jeff rufolo (@JeffRufolo) May 23, 2022 5 hours almost to the minute aft…

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Police & Fire
Missing Loudoun County Woman Raises Concerns Missing Loudoun County Woman Raises Concerns
Missing Loudoun County Woman Raises Concerns Police are asking for the public's help in finding a Loudoun County woman who vanished over the weekend. Authorities say there is a concern for her well-being and health. Arielle Myles, 33, of Chantilly, left her home near 42000 Fawn Meadow Place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, and no one has seen her since, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies believe she left on foot and may still be in the area.  Searchers say she is five-feet and six-inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. She was wearing a pair of black sweatpants and a gray tank top.  Anyone with information on…

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Alexandria Police Honors K9 Who Served In Afghanistan Alexandria Police Honors K9 Who Served In Afghanistan
Alexandria Police Honors K9 Who Served In Afghanistan A former military service dog who worked in Afghanistan received a special honor from local police as he prepares for his final mission.  Arlington County police honored former service dog Rony after a post about his recent cancer diagnosis went viral on Nextdoor, ArlNow.com wrote.  The Belgian Malinois served nearly 400 missions while working alongside his military handlers in Afghanistan, but he retired to the suburb and has lived with a family in Arlington ever since. That family asked their neighbors in the post to share a short message of support for Rony that they could read to him …

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