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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

Update: Chicopee High Off Lockdown After Threat Made Against School: Superintendent Update: Chicopee School Superintendent Alvin W. Morton said Chicopee High School has been taken off lockdown. The school was cordoned off by police as they investigated a threat made against the facility Tuesday morning, Feb. 14. Officers ruled the threat not credible and reopened the high school after about two hours, Morton said in a Facebook post. Chicopee High School Incident Update as of 12:18pm. Posted by Chicopee Police Department on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 ________________ Chicopee police announced Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, that they had put Chicopee High School on lockdo…

by Josh Lanier

02/14/2023

Police & Fire

Convicted Child Predator Gets 5 Years After Guilty Verdict In Amherst: DA Jorge Castillo, who was convicted last week of abusing a child under 12 years old, will spend at least five years behind bars, a judge ruled on Monday, Feb. 13. Related: Jorge Castillo Guilty Of Indecent Assaults, Witness Intimidation: DA Castillo was sentenced to five to six years in prison and five years of probation once he's released, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. A jury convicted him on two counts of indecent assault on a child under 14 and one count of witness intimidation. The victim told the court that Castillo ruined their adolescence and asked for justic…

by Josh Lanier

02/13/2023

Police & Fire

Central Mass Man Missing, Police Ask For Public's Help To Find Him The family of a missing 29-year-old is hoping someone has seen him and will reach out to Sutton police. Matheus Rodrigues Lorentz disappeared on Sunday, Feb. 12, around 10 a.m. His family said he left on his red bicycle carrying two black ages — one had the Adidas logo on it and was filled with clothes, Sutton police said. His family said Lorentz was wearing a black puffer jacket, black sweatpants, black sneakers, and a black hoodie. Police said he likes to hand around the rocks at Manchaug Pond. Sutton police ask anyone with information to call 911 immediately or c…

by Josh Lanier

02/13/2023

Police & Fire

Three Men Charged In Home-Invasion Killing Of Worcester Man: DA The third man wanted in connection with an October 2022 killing of 28-year-old Andrew Barley turned himself in to Worcester police this week, authorities said. Kelvin Verde, 23, was arraigned on a murder charge Monday, Feb. 13, and a judge ordered him held without bond, the Worcester District Attorney said. He'll return to court on March 13. Police released his photos days ago and asked the public to help them track down the man who'd been on the run for weeks. Benny Calderon, 25, was charged with murder, home invasion, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing ser…

by Josh Lanier

02/13/2023

Police & Fire

Officers Cleared In Shooting Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2020: DA A week after the third anniversary of the police killing of Juston Root, the Suffolk District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Feb. 13, that he would not seek charges against the officers who first shot the 41-year-old. District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement that a special assistant district attorney had completed his investigation into the Feb. 7, 2020, shooting outside of Brigham and Women's Hospital and found that no charges are warranted against the two Boston police officers who responded. “These cases are always difficult and always tragic, both for the families o…

by Josh Lanier

02/13/2023

Police & Fire

'Mayhem On Our Streets: Springfield Mayor Blasts Judges After Man Out On Bail Busted Again The mayor of Springfield said judges were being soft on crime and called for reforms after police last week arrested a man out on bail and a wanted fugitive with several open warrants after they found a loaded gun in their car, authorities said. Irvin Sanchez, of Chicopee, and Shakim Grant, of Springfield, both 27 years old, were arrested early Friday, Feb. 10, after officers said Sanchez was speeding down Union Street just after 2 a.m. Springfield police said they found a loaded gun shoved under the passenger seat during the traffic stop. Sanchez, who was out on bail on gu…

by Josh Lanier

02/13/2023

Police & Fire

Update: Woman Killed In Late-Night Wreck On Mass Turnpike In Chicopee: Police UPDATE — Coreena Torres, 42, of Palmer, was identified as the driver of the 2016 Nissan Rogue that crashed Sunday night. Her 35-year-old passenger was seriously injured in the wreck and is being treated at Baystate Medical Center, state troopers said. His name was not released. _________ One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash late Sunday night, Feb. 12, that left the Massachusetts Turnpike closed for hours, reports said. The car was headed east in Chicopee when it crashed just after 10 p.m., the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said in a tweet. Scene clear. All la…

by Josh Lanier

02/13/2023

Police & Fire

Child Porn, Rape Charges: Lynn Man On The Run For Decade Captured In Dominican Republic A former Lynn man who was wanted for more than ten years on child pornography and child rape charges was arrested this week in the Dominican Republic, authorities announced. Melchor Datu, 51, a Filipino native, fled the country after he was indicted on child porn charges in December 2012, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Since then, the FBI has had an award for his capture. Last year, the agency upped the amount to $10,000. Investigators said they found child pornography on Datu's laptop and two external hard drives at his home in October 2008. In 2017, …

by Josh Lanier

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

Too Dangerous For Bail: Athol Man Accused Of Attempted Murder Will Await Trial Behind Bars: DA A judge ruled on Friday, Feb. 10, that an Athol man accused of shooting someone in the head and neck last year is too dangerous to be released on bail. Yamil C. Nunez, 47, faces more than half a dozen charges stemming from a Nov. 25 shooting, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Nunez pleaded not guilty last week, but a judge ruled him to be held without bail under the state's "dangerousness" statute. Investigators said Nunez shot a man in the head and neck at a home on Pine Street in Athol. The men knew each other, officials said. Paramedics rushed the vi…

by Josh Lanier

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Death: Driver Charged With Killing Elderly Man In Boston Police charged a 36-year-old Roxbury man with speeding away after he crashed into and killed a 73-year-old as he pushed a wheelchair near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard last month, authorities said. Abner Jean-Baptiste faces charges of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury or death, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, Feb. 10. Boston police were called to the intersection just after 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 and found Michael E. Simpson dead …

by Josh Lanier

02/10/2023

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