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Josh Lanier

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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
Money Laundering: Western Mass Woman Gets 18 Months In $2M Stolen Goods Scheme, Feds Say Money Laundering: Western Mass Woman Gets 18 Months In $2M Stolen Goods Scheme, Feds Say
Money Laundering: Western Mass Woman Gets 18 Months In $2M Stolen Goods Scheme, Feds Say A Springfield woman who admitted to making more than $2 million buying and reselling stolen goods was sentenced to prison on Thursday, May 11, officials said.  Mimi Mai, 50, will spend 18 months behind bars and two years on parole after she pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen goods, four counts of money laundering, and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. She must also pay $3,472 in restitution and forfeit $1.5 million.  Mai owned and ra…

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Police & Fire
Fentanyl Bust: Deported Man Busted Selling 5 Kilos Of Drug To Cops, Feds Say Fentanyl Bust: Deported Man Busted Selling 5 Kilos Of Drug To Cops, Feds Say
Fentanyl Bust: Deported Man Busted Selling 5 Kilos Of Drug To Cops, Feds Say A Chelsea man who'd previously been deported after being convicted of a drug charge in 2020 was arrested and charged with selling more than 11 pounds of fentanyl to an undercover officer, federal officials said.  Luis Alberto German-Peguero, aka “Alberto Chirry,” 32, was indicted this week on charges of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, illegal reentry of a deported alien, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He has been held in federa…

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Police & Fire
Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA
Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA A Haverhill man was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2017 killing of a woman outside of a Lawrence nightclub, authorities announced on Thursday, May 11. He now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.  Luis Rodriguez, 30, was found guilty of murder with deliberate premeditation; armed assault with intent to murder; assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon; and carrying a firearm without a license, the Essex County District Attorney said. Rodriguez was accused of killing Aracelys Valdez Deleon, 40, of Lowell, and wounding a man on Easter weekend in 201…

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News
Western Mass Woman Wins $1K A Month For 10 Years In State Lottery Western Mass Woman Wins $1K A Month For 10 Years In State Lottery
Western Mass Woman Wins $1K A Month For 10 Years In State Lottery A Dalton woman's decision to buy a $2 lottery ticket will pay off for the next decade, lottery officials announced.  Laurie A. Kisselbrock won $1,000 a month for the next 10 years on the "Decade of Dollars" instant ticket game. She chose to take the $12,000 before taxes annuity rather than the monthly check, lottery officials said.  Kisselbrock bought the ticket at Dalton Food Mart, 650 Main Street in Dalton. The store will also pick up a $1,200 bonus from the lottery for selling the winning ticket. 

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Police & Fire
Stick Attack: Springfield Man Charged With Beating Two In Vermont, Police Say Stick Attack: Springfield Man Charged With Beating Two In Vermont, Police Say
Stick Attack: Springfield Man Charged With Beating Two In Vermont, Police Say Police in Vermont arrested a Springfield man earlier this week and charged him with beating two people with a stick inside a home in Barre.  Dahiem Dukes, 20, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of second-degree unlawful restraint, Vermont State Police said. He is being held without bail.  Troopers were called to a home in Royalston around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, to reports of a man attacking someone with a wooden stick, authorities said. Police arrived and found Dukes hiding in an upstairs bedroom.  Witnesses insid…

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News
Family Mourns 'Bright-Eyed' Little Girl Killed While Crossing Street In Andover Family Mourns 'Bright-Eyed' Little Girl Killed While Crossing Street In Andover
Family Mourns 'Bright-Eyed' Little Girl Killed While Crossing Street In Andover The family of a 5-year-old girl who was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer as she crossed a street in Andover on Tuesday, May 9, said losing her has left an "impossible void" to fill in their lives. The family of Sidney Mae Olson said she was a "bright-eyed, energetic girl with springy curls." The young girl was struck as she and a family member crossed Elm and Main streets around 5:15 p.m., the Essex District Attorney's Office said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.  Earlier Report: 5-Year-Old Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Andover Crosswalk: Report Sidney's family…

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Obituaries
Beloved Western Mass Educator Dies Days After Car Crash; Parents Seriously Wounded Beloved Western Mass Educator Dies Days After Car Crash; Parents Seriously Wounded
Beloved Western Mass Educator Dies Days After Car Crash; Parents Seriously Wounded Donna Woodcock, a former Greenfield teacher, principal, and coach, died this week after being critically wounded in a car crash on Friday, May 5. Her parents, who were in the car with her, are still recovering from their injuries at Baystate Medical Center.  Woodcock crashed on Mohawk Trail in Shelburne near Dragon Hill Road around 6 p.m. Paramedics rushed her and her parents (Courtney Woodcock, 92, and Barbara Woodcock, 87) to Baystate Medical Center, where she later died, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said on Thursday. She turned 65 on the day of the crash.  Woodco…

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Police & Fire
Ex-Mass Police Union Chief Gets 2.5 Years In Prison After Fraud Conviction: Feds Ex-Mass Police Union Chief Gets 2.5 Years In Prison After Fraud Conviction: Feds
Ex-Mass Police Union Chief Gets 2.5 Years In Prison After Fraud Conviction: Feds The former president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts and the group's ex-lobbyist were sentenced Wednesday, May 10, after they were convicted on charges that they turned the union into a "criminal enterprise" that defrauded its members, authorities said.  Dana A. Pullman, 60, of Worcester — the former president of SPAM  — was sentenced to 30 months behind bars and three years of probation, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Anne M. Lynch, 71, of Huff, the union's lobbyist, received two years in prison and two years of supervised release, the prosecutor add…

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Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Drugs, Guns, Multiple Arrests In Worcester Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Drugs, Guns, Multiple Arrests In Worcester
Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Drugs, Guns, Multiple Arrests In Worcester Quick-thinking Worcester police scored multiple arrests after a routine traffic stop on Tuesday, May 9, turned up weapons and drugs, authorities said.  Officers said they saw a black Audi cross the double yellow lines along May Street around 7 p.m. and nearly hit two oncoming cars, authorities said. Police arrested the driver — Davien Watson, 43, of Worcester — on an outstanding warrant.  As police were questioning the passenger to see if he had a driver's license, the man jumped from the car and ran away. Officers chased him down to a backyard on Maple Tree Lane and arr…

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Road Reopens After Suspect Barricaded Himself Inside Chicopee Apartment Road Reopens After Suspect Barricaded Himself Inside Chicopee Apartment
Road Reopens After Suspect Barricaded Himself Inside Chicopee Apartment Chicopee Police say Pendleton Road is now open following an incident earlier this afternoon when a suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment.  Police did not release any information on the suspect, but said the Hampden District Attorney would update reporters tomorrow.  ---------------------- Police in Chicopee are asking the public to stay away from the Pendleton Avenue area after a suspect barricaded themself inside a home on Wednesday afternoon, May 10.  Massachusetts State Police officials on the scene to help with the situation say there is no active threat to the public. They …

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