Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier has spent years chasing leads wherever they take him — from presidential campaigns and murderers to mommy bloggers. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and online publications. His favorite story is still the next one.

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Waterbury, CT
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Waterbury Man Accused Of Years-Long Child Sex Abuse Had 3 Kids, Drugs In Car At Arrest: Cops Waterbury Man Accused Of Years-Long Child Sex Abuse Had 3 Kids, Drugs In Car At Arrest: Cops Waterbury Man Accused Of Years-Long Child Sex Abuse Had 3 Kids, Drugs In Car At Arrest: Cops
Waterbury Man Accused Of Years-Long Child Sex Abuse Had 3 Kids, Drugs In Car At Arrest: Cops A Connecticut man accused of sexually abusing a child over several years had three children and drugs in his car when investigators arrested him, police said. Raul Deleon, 30, of Waterbury, was taken into custody without incident on Friday, Oct. 23. Investigators found him driving with the children as passengers, police said. All three children were unharmed and appeared healthy, according to Waterbury police. Investigators said they also spotted illegal drugs inside the car. The arrest followed a Special Victims Unit investigation that began Aug. 18. Police said the reported abuse involve…

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by Josh Lanier
Killingly-Danielson, CT
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Community Gathers For CT Father Killed In Killingly Crash: 'This Family Will Miss You So Much' Community Gathers For CT Father Killed In Killingly Crash: 'This Family Will Miss You So Much' Community Gathers For CT Father Killed In Killingly Crash: 'This Family Will Miss You So Much'
Community Gathers For CT Father Killed In Killingly Crash: 'This Family Will Miss You So Much' Darrell Mcclellan’s family says he always found ways to help others, even when he had plenty to handle in his own life. Now, they are mourning the 48-year-old after a head-on crash in Killingly on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Mcclellan, known as Doogie and DU, of Dayville, suffered critical injuries in the collision on Main Street. He later died at a hospital, Connecticut State Police said. His stepson shared a tribute on a GoFundMe page created to help cover the family’s expenses as they grieve. “Darrell was such a kind and caring person and always went out of his way to help others, no matter what…

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by Josh Lanier
Avon, CT
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Avon Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole Avon Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole Avon Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole
Avon Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole A Connecticut investment adviser pleaded guilty to wire fraud after a trading scheme cost three financial firms more than $3.3 million, federal prosecutors said. Andrew M. Komarow, 37, of Avon, initiated about $8.9 million in electronic transfers between October 2022 and February 2023, but he did not have the money to cover them, according to court records.  Instead, Komarow moved the money into several personal brokerage accounts, many of them newly opened, so he could exploit the time it took the firms to process and clear the transfers, prosecutors said. That delay allowed him…

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by Josh Lanier
Newton, MA
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Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard
Newton Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard A Massachusetts father faces prison after a jury convicted him of repeatedly groping a teenage girl on a flight while traveling with his wife and four children. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, of Newton, touched the 17-year-old’s buttocks without her consent during an Aug. 30, 2024, JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Boston, federal prosecutors said. A jury found him guilty after a three-day trial.  Lefman sat behind the girl, with his 16-year-old son beside him. Prosecutors said he pushed his hand through the gap between her seat cushion and seatback to touch her repeatedly. The girl …

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by Josh Lanier
Worcester, MA
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Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods
Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods A central Massachusetts man faces life in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of killing a man whose body turned up in the woods. Christopher Fuller, 34, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday, Oct. 22, in Worcester County Superior Court, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Fuller is scheduled for sentencing on Tuesday, but a first-degree murder conviction requires a life sentence with no chance of parole. Investigators determined that Fuller shot Ernest Appiah, 29, of Worcester, on Feb. 28, 2022. The two had left Centerfolds, an adult entertainment…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
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New Haven Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later New Haven Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later New Haven Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later
New Haven Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children Under 10 Over Decade Later A Connecticut man was found guilty of sexually abusing two children younger than 10 more than a decade after the assaults happened, prosecutors said.  James S. Miller Jr., 58, was found guilty on Thursday, Oct. 22, in New Haven Superior Court on two counts each of first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, according to New Haven State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. Trial evidence showed Miller abused the children in New Haven between 2012 and 2014. Both victims reported the abuse to police in 2022, years after it happened. The court combined their cases for one jury…

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by Josh Lanier
Hartford, CT
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Loved Ones Rally To Bring Slain Hartford 17-Year-Old Home For Funeral Loved Ones Rally To Bring Slain Hartford 17-Year-Old Home For Funeral Loved Ones Rally To Bring Slain Hartford 17-Year-Old Home For Funeral
Loved Ones Rally To Bring Slain Hartford 17-Year-Old Home For Funeral Loved ones have raised thousands to bring a slain Hartford teenager back to where she grew up to be buried.  Ty-Leeyah Jamison, 17, died after a shooting Wednesday, Oct. 21, outside a home on East Raymond Street, police said. Another 17-year-old girl was wounded and was in stable condition. Now, those mourning Jamison are asking for help with the cost of returning her body from Connecticut and arranging her funeral, according to a GoFundMe campaign. The campaign has raised more than $2,500 as of Thursday morning.  Police have not announced any arrests in the shootings, which is …

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by Josh Lanier
New London, CT
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Woman Seriously Hurt In Fall From Second-Story New London Window Woman Seriously Hurt In Fall From Second-Story New London Window Woman Seriously Hurt In Fall From Second-Story New London Window
Woman Seriously Hurt In Fall From Second-Story New London Window A woman suffered serious injuries after falling from a second-story window at a New London home, police said. Officers responded to the Linden Street residence around 11:50 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, after receiving a report of the fall. They found the injured woman, and an ambulance took her to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for treatment, police said. She remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Detectives are investigating what led to the fall. So far, investigators have found no signs of suspicious circumstances, police said. The investigation remains open. Anyone with inform…

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
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Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA
Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA A Connecticut man who robbed and sexually assaulted a legally blind West Haven business owner has been convicted on all four charges in the case, prosecutors said. Terrell Meynard, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 21, of a vicious Aug. 18, 2024, attack at H & M Bio Therapy on Main Street in West Haven, State’s Attorney Margaret E. Kelley announced. The 57-year-old woman ran the massage business on the first floor and lived upstairs and was assaulted after Meynard kept ringing her doorbell. When she went to see who it was, he pushed his way inside, grabbed her neck, and …

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by Josh Lanier
Westport, CT
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NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police
NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police A woman escaped a car crash near Interstate 95 in Westport after her former partner struck her and kept her from leaving his car, police said. Vanderval Ferreira, 28, of Port Chester, New York, faces kidnapping and attempted assault charges stemming from the Thursday incident, according to Westport police. The woman agreed to meet Ferreira and got into his BMW, police said. He had called and texted her repeatedly after their relationship ended, including sending threats to kill her, authorities said. Ferreira drove “extremely erratically” through Westport, police said. When the woman tried…

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