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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Naugatuck, CT
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Police Break Window To Reach Unconscious Driver After Naugatuck Elementary School Drop-Off Police Break Window To Reach Unconscious Driver After Naugatuck Elementary School Drop-Off Police Break Window To Reach Unconscious Driver After Naugatuck Elementary School Drop-Off
Police Break Window To Reach Unconscious Driver After Naugatuck Elementary School Drop-Off Police smashed open a car window to reach an unresponsive driver near a Connecticut elementary school after morning drop-off, authorities said.  Aidon Young, 37, of Naugatuck, was arrested after officers responded at 9 a.m. to the intersection of Spencer Street and Andrew Avenue outside Andrew Avenue Elementary School in Naugatuck for reports of an unresponsive driver, police said.  Officers found Young in the driver’s seat. The car was in park, but his foot remained on the brake, police said. Young was taken to Waterbury Hospital for evaluation. Witnesses reported seeing Young …

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by Josh Lanier
Naugatuck, CT
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Dead Puppy, Fake Sex Ad: Naugatuck Woman Accused Of Targeting Animal Control Officer Dead Puppy, Fake Sex Ad: Naugatuck Woman Accused Of Targeting Animal Control Officer Dead Puppy, Fake Sex Ad: Naugatuck Woman Accused Of Targeting Animal Control Officer
Dead Puppy, Fake Sex Ad: Naugatuck Woman Accused Of Targeting Animal Control Officer A 35-year-old Connecticut woman who is facing animal cruelty charges is now accused of targeting an animal control officer who investigated her by using a fake online ad offering sex, police said. Melissa Mae Ahlgren, 35, of Naugatuck, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 1, on three outstanding warrants. She is being held on $110,000 in bonds, police said.  The animal cruelty case began Aug. 6 after animal control learned that a 5-week-old puppy in Ahlgren’s care was seriously ill, police said. Prospect Animal Control helped get the puppy to an emergency veterinary hospital, but its c…

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by Josh Lanier
Orange-Woodbridge-Bethany, CT
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2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm 2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm 2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm
2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm Police found two people dead inside a Connecticut home on Friday, Oct. 2, during a welfare check.  An employee who worked for the two called police around 11:50 a.m. to report they could not reach the homeowners inside the Orchard Road Home in Woodbridge.  Police entered through one of the home's back windows. Inside, they found two people dead. Authorities have not identified either person or whether the deaths were suspicious.  Woodbridge police are investigating. The Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Unit also responded to process the scene. Police believe the incid…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
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Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness
Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Tony Reno, the coach who guided Yale football to five Ivy League championships, has died at 52, the university’s athletic director announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  Reno stepped down for health reasons in February. He had been living with a neurodegenerative disease since August 2025.  Even as his health declined, Reno coached the Bulldogs through every game of the 2025 season. Yale won another Ivy League title and reached the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. His loss reaches beyond the sidelines in New Haven. His son, Dante, serves as Yale’s starting quarterback. Re…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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Mass Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School Mass Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School Mass Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School
Mass Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School Two Massachusetts men received probation after admitting to setting off an explosion inside a Harvard Medical School research lab.  Logan David Patterson, 19, of Plymouth, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 21, of Bourne, set off a large commercial firework that triggered a fire alarm at the school’s Goldenson Building in Boston around 2:45 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2025, federal prosecutors said. US District Judge Angel Kelley sentenced each man to three years of probation. She also ordered them to pay $28,517 in restitution to the medical school. Both men pleaded guilty in April 2026 to conspir…

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by Josh Lanier
Hartford, CT
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Hartford Mourns Former Deputy Police Chief As Support Grows For His Family Hartford Mourns Former Deputy Police Chief As Support Grows For His Family Hartford Mourns Former Deputy Police Chief As Support Grows For His Family
Hartford Mourns Former Deputy Police Chief As Support Grows For His Family A Connecticut deputy police chief spent more than two decades serving the city. Now, a fundraiser has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help the wife and two young sons he left behind. Former Hartford Deputy Chief Jason Lee, of Tolland, died Sept. 27 after a yearlong fight with cancer, city officials said. Since his death, nearly 300 people have donated to a GoFundMe for his family, pushing it past $48,000 as of Friday afternoon, Oct. 2. "His loss is being felt deeply by everyone who knew and loved him, especially (his wife) Caitlin and their two young sons, Anthony and Zach, as they f…

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by Josh Lanier
Easthampton-Southampton, MA
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21-Year-Old Woman Dies In Easthampton Crash After Vehicle Smashes Into Guardrail 21-Year-Old Woman Dies In Easthampton Crash After Vehicle Smashes Into Guardrail 21-Year-Old Woman Dies In Easthampton Crash After Vehicle Smashes Into Guardrail
21-Year-Old Woman Dies In Easthampton Crash After Vehicle Smashes Into Guardrail Authorities are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a 21-year-old woman in Easthampton early Friday morning, Oct. 2. Police were called to the rotary at Park Street and South Street around 1:15 a.m., according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. A preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling on Park Street when it struck a guardrail before coming to a stop in someone's backyard. The driver and one passenger were taken to Baystate Medical Center for treatment. The other passenger, a 21-year-old woman, died at the scene.  Authorities did no…

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by Josh Lanier
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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2 Men Found Asleep In Stolen Car With Items Taken During String Of Trumbull Thefts: Cops 2 Men Found Asleep In Stolen Car With Items Taken During String Of Trumbull Thefts: Cops 2 Men Found Asleep In Stolen Car With Items Taken During String Of Trumbull Thefts: Cops
2 Men Found Asleep In Stolen Car With Items Taken During String Of Trumbull Thefts: Cops Police found two men asleep in a stolen car parked at a Connecticut business surrounded by items authorities believe were taken during an overnight string of thefts.  Rashaun Woods, of Stratford, and Malachi Stone, of Bridgeport, both 19, were arrested around 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 2 Whitney Avenue in Trumbull, police said.  Officers went to the Whitney Avenue parking lot after the car’s owner provided information on its location, police said. They found Woods and Stone sleeping in the front of the car stolen from Bridgeport overnight. Inside, officers discovered sever…

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by Josh Lanier
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Drug Probe Ends With 2 Arrests And A Carload Of Charges Norwalk Drug Probe Ends With 2 Arrests And A Carload Of Charges Norwalk Drug Probe Ends With 2 Arrests And A Carload Of Charges
Norwalk Drug Probe Ends With 2 Arrests And A Carload Of Charges A Connecticut man and woman face drug charges after police said a traffic stop turned up cocaine, heroin/fentanyl and supplies used to package drugs for sale. Charles Piazza, 49, and Melissa Kozma, 40, were pulled over at Spring Hill Avenue and Loomis Street in Norwalk on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Both had outstanding arrest warrants tied to a drug investigation, Norwalk police said. Investigators suspected the pair of selling cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, authorities said.  Officers searched their vehicle and uncovered 41.5 grams of powdered cocaine, more than four grams o…

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by Josh Lanier
Reading, MA
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Reading Woman Admits Stealing $60K From Federal Union To Cover Meals, Clothes, Dance Lessons Reading Woman Admits Stealing $60K From Federal Union To Cover Meals, Clothes, Dance Lessons Reading Woman Admits Stealing $60K From Federal Union To Cover Meals, Clothes, Dance Lessons
Reading Woman Admits Stealing $60K From Federal Union To Cover Meals, Clothes, Dance Lessons A Massachusetts woman who managed a federal workers’ union’s finances stole more than $60,000 from its accounts to cover personal spending, including meals, clothes and dance lessons. Carol A. Aguja, 55, of Reading, pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 1, to wire fraud in federal court in Boston, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. Federal prosecutors charged Aguja in August 2026. The theft targeted American Federation of Government Employees Local 38. The union represented US Citizenship and Immigration Services employees living in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Ham…

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