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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Middletown, CT
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Middletown Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt Middletown Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt Middletown Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt
Middletown Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt A Connecticut murder suspect is in police custody after a chase ended with officers shooting him during a shootout in Hartford, authorities said. Barrington Oneil Brown Jr., 43, of Middletown, and a second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a chase and shooting Tuesday evening, Sept. 29. Authorities charged him with murder, stalking, and unlawful discharge of a firearm, police said.  The investigation began after police found a woman dead with a gunshot wound in a Middletown apartment on Town Colony Drive near East Street just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Detecti…

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Middletown, CT
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Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In Middletown Apartment Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In Middletown Apartment Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In Middletown Apartment
Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In Middletown Apartment Police in Connecticut are asking the public for space as they investigate after a woman was found dead in an apartment on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Police and firefighters responded to the Middletown home near Town Colony Drive near East Street around 3:20 p.m after receiving a report of a "woman down" in an apartment, officials said.  Middletown officers found her dead when they arrived. Police called the death suspicious and said detectives were investigating.  “This is an active crime scene, and the public is being asked to avoid the area,” police said Tuesday evening on Faceboo…

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Worcester, MA
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Man Admits To Killing Mother Of 2 At Worcester Hotel, Sentenced To Life In Prison: DA Man Admits To Killing Mother Of 2 At Worcester Hotel, Sentenced To Life In Prison: DA Man Admits To Killing Mother Of 2 At Worcester Hotel, Sentenced To Life In Prison: DA
Man Admits To Killing Mother Of 2 At Worcester Hotel, Sentenced To Life In Prison: DA A 35-year-old man received a life sentence after admitting he killed a mother of two in a Worcester hotel room, authorities said. Kyle Curley pleaded guilty on Monday, Sept. 28, to second-degree murder in the 2021 death of Erica Lara, 29, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. He will become eligible for parole after 20 years. Authorities found Lara’s body inside Hotel Vernon at 16 Kelley Square on June 29, 2021, after her family reported her missing. Lara left behind two daughters, who were 9 and 6 years old at the time of the killing. An autopsy found that c…

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfield, CT
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Man With Bethel Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report Man With Bethel Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report Man With Bethel Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report
Man With Bethel Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report A man with ties to Connecticut is among seven men accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house. A new report says he had lost his job following the allegations.  The woman alleges the assaults happened at the Chi Phi house at the Ithaca, New York, university after two men pressured her to take drugs on Oct. 19, 2024. The former Cornell student's lawsuit names Diego Sarabia as one of the men involved. Court records show that Sarabia’s summons and complaint were mailed to his mother’s home in Bethel, Connecticut. The complaint identifies him as a …

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by Josh Lanier
Malden, MA
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Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA
Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA A landlord checking a water leak found a woman who had been held in a Massachusetts attic for six weeks, where she was forced to have sex with men, prosecutors said. The discovery happened September 20 at a multifamily home on Summer Street in Malden. Police found the woman naked and malnourished on a mat in the unfinished attic, prosecutors said.  Agents arrested Jordende Pierre, 29, last week and charged him with trafficking a person for sexual servitude, kidnapping, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, authorities said.  “She clearly had not eaten, she was…

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Waterbury, CT
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Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report
Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report A Connecticut woman’s death after a medical crisis while in police custody was an accident, but officers should have acted sooner to get her care, state investigators said.  Nicole Hulett, 34, died April 23 after suffering cardiac arrest in a police holding cell in Waterbury following her March 22 arrest, according to Connecticut Inspector General Eliot Prescott. His office will take no further action. Still, his report raised concerns about how Waterbury police handled a woman showing clear signs of distress. “She was medically vulnerable,” Prescott said in his report, released on Tu…

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by Josh Lanier
Norfolk, MA
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Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable'
Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked a Massachusetts judge to acquit her in the deaths of her three children, weeks after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Clancy returned to Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the first time since her trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4. Judge William Sullivan did not immediately rule on the request. Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek a second trial. The next hearing is set for Nov. 2.  Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that prosecutors had not proved Clancy killed the children. “This entire case is based on speculation,” he s…

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by Josh Lanier
Manchester, CT
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Manchester Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In Car With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police Manchester Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In Car With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police Manchester Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In Car With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police
Manchester Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In Car With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police A Connecticut man faces a police impersonation charge after troopers found him wearing a body camera and carrying handcuffs and pepper spray. Troopers also found a baton inside his SUV that had flashing lights and a siren, police said. Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez, of Manchester, was stopped on I-91 south near Exit 27 in Hartford around 12:57 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 when Connecticut State Troopers spotted the red emergency lights on a black Ford Explorer Police Interceptor. But a registration check showed the SUV was privately owned and not a police vehicle, authorities said.  Rodrigue…

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by Josh Lanier
Bridgeport, CT
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After Bridgeport Power Plant Accident, Danbury Worker Faces Possible Amputation After Bridgeport Power Plant Accident, Danbury Worker Faces Possible Amputation After Bridgeport Power Plant Accident, Danbury Worker Faces Possible Amputation
After Bridgeport Power Plant Accident, Danbury Worker Faces Possible Amputation A Connecticut husband was severely injured in an industrial accident while working to demolish a former power plant. Now, his family and supporters are raising money to cover mounting medical bills and household expenses while he is in the hospital. Tim Bauer, of Danbury, was severely injured when a large turbine fell during demolition near the iconic "candy-cane" smokestack at the former Harbor Station Power Plant in Bridgeport on Sept. 17. It struck the cab of his excavator, pinning his legs and feet. It took rescuers more than two hours to free him and take him to a hospital. A GoFundMe…

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by Josh Lanier
Saugus, MA
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2 Decomposed Bodies Found In Saugus; Deaths Under Investigation 2 Decomposed Bodies Found In Saugus; Deaths Under Investigation 2 Decomposed Bodies Found In Saugus; Deaths Under Investigation
2 Decomposed Bodies Found In Saugus; Deaths Under Investigation Two bodies were found inside a tent in Saugus on Sept. 20, and authorities are investigating their deaths. Police responded to an area on Broadway after a caller reported what appeared to be a body inside the tent. Investigators found two bodies, both in an advanced state of decomposition, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Officials have not made a preliminary determination of the cause or manner of either death because of the decomposition. Findings from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are pending. Saugus police and Massachusetts State Police detectives as…

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