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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

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
225-Year-Old Historic Manchester Home Destroyed In Fire: 'A Work Of Art Is Gone' 225-Year-Old Historic Manchester Home Destroyed In Fire: 'A Work Of Art Is Gone'
225-Year-Old Historic Manchester Home Destroyed In Fire: 'A Work Of Art Is Gone' A historic Connecticut home built in 1800 went up in flames Sunday morning, Feb. 23, killing several cats and displacing a family, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to the 6,000-square-foot 139 Hartford Road home in Manchester just before 1 a.m. Crews from multiple companies battled the blaze for 40 minutes before getting the flames under control, Manchester authorities said.  No one was injured, but the home was left uninhabitable. The Red Cross is assisting the family.  Seth Cheney House before the fire Zillow Known as the Seth Cheney House, the Mancheste…

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Police & Fire
Ex-Stamford Man Who Forced Child To Produce Child Porn, Abused Her Gets 26 Years: Feds Ex-Stamford Man Who Forced Child To Produce Child Porn, Abused Her Gets 26 Years: Feds
Ex-Stamford Man Who Forced Child To Produce Child Porn, Abused Her Gets 26 Years: Feds A 58-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to making child porn with a young girl and repeatedly sexually assaulting her will spend more than 26 years behind bars before being deported, authorities said.  Servio Barros-Terreros, formerly of Stamford, was sentenced to 360 months in prison for repeatedly abusing a girl who was 9 and 10 years old and threatening her to keep her quiet, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  The girl reached out to police in December 2022 to report to Barros-Terreros had taken sexually explicit photos of her and made her undress for him …

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Police & Fire
Drunk Driver With Child In Car Found Asleep Behind Wheel in Reading, Crashes Into Curb: Police Drunk Driver With Child In Car Found Asleep Behind Wheel in Reading, Crashes Into Curb: Police
Drunk Driver With Child In Car Found Asleep Behind Wheel in Reading, Crashes Into Curb: Police A 41-year-old Massachusetts woman was intoxicated with a child in the car when police found her asleep behind the wheel on the wrong side of the road, authorities said. Noelle Tarrant, 41, of Jamaica Plain, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses when police spotted her car just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, according to Reading police. Police saw her Mazda on Main Street in Reading facing the wrong direction, with a child in the backseat and the car still running. When officers tried to rouse Tarrant, she woke and drove toward Jacobs Way and Augustus Court. She crashed into a…

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News
(UPDATE) Ice Causes Train Derailment In Plainville, Closing Route 372 (UPDATE) Ice Causes Train Derailment In Plainville, Closing Route 372
(Update) Ice Causes Train Derailment In Plainville, Closing Route 372 Update: Police have reopened Route 372 following Saturday morning's train derailment.  Original: A minor train derailment on Saturday morning, Feb. 22, caused major delays for some passengers and drivers The incident happened around 8 a.m. in Plainville when the Berkshire and Eastern train company derailed in the area of West Main Crossing, NBC Connecticut reported.  The derailment was caused by ice, but no one was injured.  Workers closed Route 372 (West Main Street) near the Plainville Town Hall as crews righted the engine, the report said. The roads were …

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport's 'Cannibal Killer' Granted Conditional Release; Leaders Blast 'Outrageous' Decision Bridgeport's 'Cannibal Killer' Granted Conditional Release; Leaders Blast 'Outrageous' Decision
Bridgeport's 'Cannibal Killer' Granted Conditional Release; Leaders Blast 'Outrageous' Decision A Bridgeport man held in a psychiatric facility for more than a decade after admitting to killing a man and eating parts of his brain and other body parts received a "conditional release" on Friday, Feb. 21. Tyree Smith was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2011 killing of Angel Gonzalez, a homeless man, at an abandoned home, the CT Post reported in 2013. A three-judge panel ruled Smith was insane and should be held in a psychiatric hospital for 60 years. Gonzalez’s family said at the time that they wanted to see Smith locked up for the rest of his life, especially giv…

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Politics
3 Bridgeport Council Members Among 5 Busted in Absentee Ballot Fraud Probe: State 3 Bridgeport Council Members Among 5 Busted in Absentee Ballot Fraud Probe: State
3 Bridgeport Council Members Among 5 Busted in Absentee Ballot Fraud Probe: State Five people, including three Bridgeport City Council members and the vice chair of a local Democratic committee, have been arrested in connection with absentee ballot fraud during Bridgeport’s 2023 Democratic mayoral primary, Connecticut Chief State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin announced. Statewide Prosecution Bureau investigators arrested council members Alfredo Castillo, 53, Jazmarie Melendez, 26, and Maria Pereira, 57, along with longtime political operative Wanda Geter-Pataky, 68, all of Bridgeport, and Margaret Joyce, 45, of Stratford, authorities said Friday, Feb. 21. The charges follow…

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Police & Fire
Plainville Driver Hit 116 MPH On I-84 With No License Or Insurance: Police Plainville Driver Hit 116 MPH On I-84 With No License Or Insurance: Police
Plainville Driver Hit 116 MPH On I-84 With No License Or Insurance: Police A Connecticut man was caught speeding at more than 116 mph on Interstate 84 before troopers pulled him over and discovered his Infiniti wasn’t even registered or insured, state police said. Thomas Eldridge, 33, of Plainville, faces multiple charges following his arrest on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in New Britain, Connecticut State Police said. Troopers from Troop H spotted the black Infiniti QX60 weaving through heavy traffic on I-84 in Farmington late that night, darting between lanes before accelerating sharply and veering right, police said. Once the driver hit an open stretch, the car rockete…

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Obituaries
Police ID Woman Hit, Killed By Car In Chicopee: 'She Leaves A Legacy Of Love' Police ID Woman Hit, Killed By Car In Chicopee: 'She Leaves A Legacy Of Love'
Police ID Woman Hit, Killed By Car In Chicopee: 'She Leaves A Legacy Of Love' Authorities have identified the 34-year-old woman killed earlier this month after she was struck by a car in Chicopee. Vanessa Perez, of Springfield, was hit around 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the 1,200 block of Abbey Memorial Drive, Chicopee police said. She died of her injuries before paramedics could arrive to take her to a nearby hospital. Police are investigating the crash. Perez's family said the New Bedford native will be remembered for her kindness and caring spirit. "She leaves behind a legacy of love, strength, and dedication to her family and friends," they wrote in her obit…

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Police & Fire
Driver Who Hit, Injured 10-Year-Old In East Haven Before Speeding Off Caught: Police Driver Who Hit, Injured 10-Year-Old In East Haven Before Speeding Off Caught: Police
Driver Who Hit, Injured 10-Year-Old In East Haven Before Speeding Off Caught: Police A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly hitting a 10-year-old in a crosswalk in New Haven County and driving away, authorities said. Serafin Reyes Viera, 69, of New Haven, is charged with evading responsibility resulting in injury and failure to yield to a pedestrian from the Jan. 14 crash, police said. The child was in a crosswalk near 655 Main Street in East Haven when a Honda HR-V struck him, police said. Several witnesses ran to help and tried to stop the driver, but he never slowed down as he turned onto Eastbound Frontage Road. The child was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital wi…

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Police & Fire
Swastikas Spray-Painted On Norwich Street, Overpass Swastikas Spray-Painted On Norwich Street, Overpass
Swastikas Spray-Painted On Norwich Street, Overpass Residents in Norwich woke up to disturbing sights Friday morning, Feb. 21, after antisemitic graffiti was spray-painted across multiple locations in the city. Norwich police said two swastikas were spray-painted on separate locations on the city's west side. The largest symbol was left at Old Salem Road, with President Donald Trump's name spray-painted beneath it. Another swastika was found on an I-395 overpass along Salem Turnpike, police said. Multiple people shared photos of the graffiti on social media demanding the city move quickly to remove it.  Norwich Police Lt. Kyle Besse s…

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