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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
Reckless Driver Takes Out Verizon Pole In Stafford County: Sheriff's Office Reckless Driver Takes Out Verizon Pole In Stafford County: Sheriff's Office
Reckless Driver Takes Out Verizon Pole In Stafford County: Sheriff's Office A driver lost control of his car and crashed into a Verizon utility pole Thursday night in Stafford, causing a road closure that lasted for nearly 15 hours, police said.  A 20-year-old man was speeding in his 2018 Infinity Q50 along Mountain View Road just after 9:30 p.m. when he lost control of his car, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. He skidded off the right shoulder and slammed into the utility pole, some mailboxes, a street sign, and a tree before stopping.  The man wasn't injured, and deputies cited him for reckless driving, authorities said. Deputies did not relea…

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Convicted Felon Fired Into Ashburn Apartment During Argument: Police Convicted Felon Fired Into Ashburn Apartment During Argument: Police
Convicted Felon Fired Into Ashburn Apartment During Argument: Police Authorities are looking for a convicted felon they say shot multiple shots into an Ashburn apartment in Ashburn and then ran away.  Angad S. Sivia, 30, of Leesburg, was visiting an Omeara Terrace home at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. He got into an argument with residents there before he fired into the building, authorities said. No one was injured.  Deputies say the shooting is not connected to other reports of shots being fired in the Ashburn area in recent weeks.  The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public…

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Man Pulls Gun On Dumfries Woman, Knocks Out Her Neighbor: Police Man Pulls Gun On Dumfries Woman, Knocks Out Her Neighbor: Police
Man Pulls Gun On Dumfries Woman, Knocks Out Her Neighbor: Police A domestic dispute turned violent earlier this week when a 38-year-old man attacked a Dumfries woman and her neighbor, police said.  Sean Devan Taylor, of Richmond, got into an argument with a friend at her Antrim Circle apartment on Wednesday, June 1, that escalated when he grabbed a helmet and smashed her television, Prince William County police said.  The 36-year-old woman ran out of her home and got into her car, but Taylor grabbed his gun and chased her out, the incident report continues.  Taylor then got into an argument with the woman's 18-year-old neighbor. That also…

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Manassas Man Charged With Neglecting Child Who Came To His Rescue Manassas Man Charged With Neglecting Child Who Came To His Rescue
Manassas Man Charged With Neglecting Child Who Came To His Rescue A 5-year-old kid was there for a Manassas man when he needed help last week, but police say the man didn't reciprocate. Dillon Wayne Mahoney, 31, was tasked with watching the child on Sunday, May 26, but he was intoxicated and blacked out just after 4:30 p.m., Prince William police said. The child saw what happened and rushed to tell a family member who called paramedics.  Responders revived Mahoney and took him to a nearby hospital for treatment, the incident report noted.  Police investigated the incident and charged Mahoney with felony child neglect on Monday, May 27, police s…

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Police Hope Public Can ID Man Who Robbed Woodbridge Store Police Hope Public Can ID Man Who Robbed Woodbridge Store
Police Hope Public Can ID Man Who Robbed Woodbridge Store Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a Woodbridge convenience store on Thursday, June 2.  The man walked into the Exxon store at 4255 Seeton Square around 9:30 a.m. wearing a mask and pulled out a gun, the Prince William County police said. He demanded money and then ran away.  Police sent K-9 officers to the scene, but the robber got away. No one got hurt in the robbery.  The man is described as 5-feet 8-inches tall with a slim build. He wore a dark ski mask, sunglasses, a navy blue zip-up hoodie, dark gloves, and pants, police said. …

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One Person Dead, Another Rushed to Hospital in Richmond House Fire: Report One Person Dead, Another Rushed to Hospital in Richmond House Fire: Report
One Person Dead, Another Rushed to Hospital in Richmond House Fire: Report An early morning house fire in south Richmond killed one person and sent another to the hospital, reports said.   The blaze broke out just after 4:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3, at a house on Decatur Street near Route 1, according to WTVR. Firefighters said one of the residents died in the fire and another needed to be taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.  Rescue workers didn't release any information about the victims, but a woman who showed up said her grandparents lived in the home, WTVR said.  Firefighters had the blaze under control by 5:15 a.m.  @RFDVA crews are on scene…

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Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police
Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police The man who firefighters rescued from a tree Friday morning, June 3, after he was electrocuted has died, authorities said.  The man was trimming tree branches in the 4600 block of Luxberry Drive, in Fairfax near the Nova Medical Group, around 8:30 a.m when he was electrocuted, Fairfax County Police said on Twitter.  Officers on scene of a death investigation in 4600 blk of Luxberry Dr. Prelim, a man was trimming tree branches & was electrocuted. He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Detectives are responding to investigate. For updates, https://t.co/sjnCBzqCEn…

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Driver Pulled From Car, Hospitalized In Nasty Arlington Crash: Fire Officials Driver Pulled From Car, Hospitalized In Nasty Arlington Crash: Fire Officials
Driver Pulled From Car, Hospitalized In Nasty Arlington Crash: Fire Officials Police shut down northbound lanes of the George Washington Parkway Thursday evening, June 2, as authorities investigate a serious crash. Rescue crews rushed one woman to the hospital.  The wreck happened at 5:30 p.m. just north of N. Glebe Road on the parkway, the Arlington County Fire Department tweeted. Firefighters cut a woman out of her car, but her condition is unclear.  Police haven't released details of the crash, but officers remained on the scene hours after as they investigated the incident. Traffic on the parkway was backed up for miles as officials diverted all northbound traffi…

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NJ 'Werewolf' Killer To Be Released From VA Mental Institution NJ 'Werewolf' Killer To Be Released From VA Mental Institution
NJ 'Werewolf' Killer To Be Released From VA Mental Institution A New Jersey man who thought he was killing a werewolf when he attacked an Alexandria store manager is set to be released from a mental institution soon, a report says.  Pankaj Bhasin, 37, killed Bradford Jackson, a stranger to him, in 2018. A year later, a Virginia court determined that Bhasin was legally insane at the time of the killing, the Washington Post reported at the time.  Doctors at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute now say he's well enough to leave the facility after two years of treatment, and a judge has agreed to allow him a conditional release, NBC…

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Police Identify Man Whose Body Was Found In Fairfax Woods Police Identify Man Whose Body Was Found In Fairfax Woods
Police Identify Man Whose Body Was Found In Fairfax Woods Police have identified the man whose body was found in a wooded area in Fairfax County earlier this week. They've also determined that someone killed him.  Rene Alberto Pineda Sanchez, 27, of Reston, was found on Tuesday, May 31, by a woman walking her dog behind the Springs Apartments at 4 a.m., Fairfax County police said.  Sanchez had a trauma to his upper body, but police didn't detail the wounds.  A medical examiner completed an autopsy on Wednesday, June 1, and ruled his death a homicide. Investigators believe he was likely killed overnight.  Fairfa…

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