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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Enfield, CT
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Eve Rogers’ Mother Arrested Months After Enfield Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose: Police Eve Rogers’ Mother Arrested Months After Enfield Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose: Police Eve Rogers’ Mother Arrested Months After Enfield Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose: Police
Eve Rogers’ Mother Arrested Months After Enfield Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose: Police Police have arrested the mother of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl who died from a three-drug overdose months after charging the girl's stepfather with sexual assault, authorities said.  Melanie Federline, 39, of Enfield, was charged on Friday, Oct. 30, with risk of injury to a child, police said. Her daughter, Eve Rogers, was found dead in her Enfield bed on March 18. Police have not said whether the charge against her mother stems from the investigation into the girl's death. Authorities held Melanie Federline on a court-set $250,000 surety bond. She was scheduled for arraignment Mon…

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by Josh Lanier
Hartford, CT
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5 Officers Attacked At Hartford Jail, 3 Taken To Hospital: Officials 5 Officers Attacked At Hartford Jail, 3 Taken To Hospital: Officials 5 Officers Attacked At Hartford Jail, 3 Taken To Hospital: Officials
5 Officers Attacked At Hartford Jail, 3 Taken To Hospital: Officials An inmate attacked five officers at Hartford Correctional Center, sending three to a hospital, state correction officials said. The assault happened Wednesday, Oct. 28, around 9:15 a.m. in the property room used for admissions and discharges, the state Department of Correction announced the following morning.  Three officers received hospital evaluations and treatment. The other two stayed on duty after on-site medical evaluations, officials said. Connecticut State Police are investigating. The Department of Correction is also reviewing what happened. Officials did not release the na…

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by Josh Lanier
Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Antiques Dealer Sentenced For Stealing $2.1M From Elderly Man, Estate: Feds Greenwich Antiques Dealer Sentenced For Stealing $2.1M From Elderly Man, Estate: Feds Greenwich Antiques Dealer Sentenced For Stealing $2.1M From Elderly Man, Estate: Feds
Greenwich Antiques Dealer Sentenced For Stealing $2.1M From Elderly Man, Estate: Feds A Greenwich antiques dealer who gained control of an elderly man’s finances stole more than $2.1 million from him and his estate, federal prosecutors said. David L. Johnson, 67, received a five-and-a-half-year federal prison sentence on Friday, Oct. 30, after pleading guilty to money laundering on July 21, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said. He remains free on a $500,000 bond, but he must report to prison on December 14. Johnson ran two Stamford businesses: Antique Treasures LLC and Greenwich Auction. The victim placed Johnson in several positions of trust around October …

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by Josh Lanier
Meriden, CT
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Man Charged With Murder After Victim Runs Into Meriden Smoke Shop With Stab Wound Man Charged With Murder After Victim Runs Into Meriden Smoke Shop With Stab Wound Man Charged With Murder After Victim Runs Into Meriden Smoke Shop With Stab Wound
Man Charged With Murder After Victim Runs Into Meriden Smoke Shop With Stab Wound Authorities have charged a 41-year-old man with murder in a fatal Meriden stabbing after the victim sought help at a smoke shop. Isaac Nelson was charged Friday, Oct. 30, in the death of Marcus Mitchell, 51, who died after a stabbing on Oct. 23, Meriden police said. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant Wednesday. Nelson was already in custody on unrelated charges. Meriden police said Mitchell ran into the Green on Green Smoke Shop on Pratt Street on Friday night with stab wounds. Investigators believe the stabbing happened in the 20 block of Pratt Street. Mitchell was taken to a hospi…

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfield, CT
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CT Nonprofit To Cut Jobs After Trump Administration Declines To Renew Federal Contract CT Nonprofit To Cut Jobs After Trump Administration Declines To Renew Federal Contract CT Nonprofit To Cut Jobs After Trump Administration Declines To Renew Federal Contract
CT Nonprofit To Cut Jobs After Trump Administration Declines To Renew Federal Contract Several Connecticut workers will lose their jobs after the Trump administration decided against renewing a federal contract for services to unaccompanied children, according to a state filing. Family Endeavors Inc. said its contract with the US Department of Health and Human Services expires Dec. 31, 2026, and the nonprofit will shed seven jobs in Connecticut when the funding ends, according to a filing with the state's Department of Labor.  Family Endeavors has provided home studies and services for children after their release from federal custody since 2021, per the releas…

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by Josh Lanier
Deerfield-Sunderland, MA
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Teen Dies After Vehicle Hits Bridge Pillar, Catches Fire On I-91 In Whately Teen Dies After Vehicle Hits Bridge Pillar, Catches Fire On I-91 In Whately Teen Dies After Vehicle Hits Bridge Pillar, Catches Fire On I-91 In Whately
Teen Dies After Vehicle Hits Bridge Pillar, Catches Fire On I-91 In Whately A driver believed to be 18 years old was killed after his vehicle struck a bridge pillar and caught fire on Interstate 91 in Western Massachusetts.  Emergency crews responded around 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, to the northbound side near mile marker 32.2 in Whately.  Investigators believe the vehicle veered off the highway into the median before hitting the concrete pillar and bursting into flames, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  The driver, believed to be an 18-year-old man, died at the scene. No one else was in the vehicle. Authorities have not ide…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
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Waterbury Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child Multiple Times: Police Waterbury Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child Multiple Times: Police Waterbury Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child Multiple Times: Police
Waterbury Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child Multiple Times: Police A Connecticut man faces sexual assault and other charges after investigators said he sexually abused a minor several times over the summer. Angel Laboy, 47, of Waterbury, was arrested without incident on Friday, Oct. 30, police said.  The department’s Special Victims Unit opened the investigation on Aug. 7 after receiving a report of sexual abuse involving a minor. Police said they had enough for an arrest warrant on Oct. 23.  Waterbury police provided few details about the investigation to protect the alleged victim's identity. Laboy was charged with: Fourth-degree sexual ass…

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by Josh Lanier
Clinton, CT
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22 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Clinton Bust; 9 Charged In Southeastern CT Drug Network: Feds 22 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Clinton Bust; 9 Charged In Southeastern CT Drug Network: Feds 22 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Clinton Bust; 9 Charged In Southeastern CT Drug Network: Feds
22 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Clinton Bust; 9 Charged In Southeastern CT Drug Network: Feds Investigators seized more than 22 pounds of cocaine and $170,000 in cash during a Connecticut parking lot bust tied to a drug network spanning the southeastern part of the state, federal prosecutors said. Nine people now face federal charges after a grand jury in New Haven issued a superseding indictment on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Five defendants face possible life sentences if convicted of the cocaine conspiracy charge, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced on Thursday.  Prosecutors identified Michael Smith, 53, of Lisbon, as the network’s supplier. They allege he provid…

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by Josh Lanier
Lynn, MA
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$2M Lottery Jackpot: Lynn Woman Has Big Plans For Her Mega Payday $2M Lottery Jackpot: Lynn Woman Has Big Plans For Her Mega Payday $2M Lottery Jackpot: Lynn Woman Has Big Plans For Her Mega Payday
$2M Lottery Jackpot: Lynn Woman Has Big Plans For Her Mega Payday A Lynn woman said she knows how she will spend some of her $2 million payday after winning the money in a $10 Massachusetts State Lottery scratch-off ticket.  Susana Lausana won the seven-figure payout playing the state's “$2,000,000 50X Cashword." Only one of the game's grand prizes remains in circulation.  She chose the lump-sum cash payment of $1.3 million (before taxes) over the 20-year annuity, which would have paid out the full amount.  Lausana told lottery officials she plans to put the money toward her home and maybe head to sunny Florida for a vacation.  …

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by Josh Lanier
Bridgeport, CT
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Operation Wood Island: Bridgeport Police Seize 4 Guns, Arrest 3 Operation Wood Island: Bridgeport Police Seize 4 Guns, Arrest 3 Operation Wood Island: Bridgeport Police Seize 4 Guns, Arrest 3
Operation Wood Island: Bridgeport Police Seize 4 Guns, Arrest 3 Complaints about guns, drugs and noise around a Connecticut park led to a police operation that ended with three arrests and four seized guns, authorities said. The arrests took place Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 26-28, as part of Bridgeport Police's Operation Wood Island. The investigation focused on the triangular park at Wood Avenue, Benham Avenue and Grove Street. Police said complaints involved illegal guns, drugs, noise, and heavy drinking during the day and at night. Those concerns extended into the surrounding neighborhood. Officers arrested Trevor Lennox George, 26, of Bridgepor…

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