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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Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Trumbull Man Headed To Prison After Pocketing $3.5M For Fake Amazon Trucking Jobs Trumbull Man Headed To Prison After Pocketing $3.5M For Fake Amazon Trucking Jobs Trumbull Man Headed To Prison After Pocketing $3.5M For Fake Amazon Trucking Jobs
Trumbull Man Headed To Prison After Pocketing $3.5M For Fake Amazon Trucking Jobs A Connecticut man who collected more than $3.5 million from Amazon for trucking jobs he never completed must spend two years in federal prison. Ameer Nasir, 25, of Trumbull, pleaded guilty to wire fraud on March 6, and US District Judge Kari A. Dooley sentenced him on Wednesday, Oct. 7. She ruled that he must also repay $3,547,090.93 he scammed as part of the scheme, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.  Nasir also faces three years of supervised release after prison, according to prosecutors.  The scheme involved 23 trucking businesses Nasir registered with…

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Southington, CT
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Salvage Vehicle Crushes Worker's Lower Body At Southington Scrap Yard Salvage Vehicle Crushes Worker's Lower Body At Southington Scrap Yard Salvage Vehicle Crushes Worker's Lower Body At Southington Scrap Yard
Salvage Vehicle Crushes Worker's Lower Body At Southington Scrap Yard An employee at a Connecticut salvage yard suffered a severe injury when a car crushed their lower half, fire officials said.  Firefighters, police and AMR responded to Chuck & Eddie’s Used Auto Parts at 425 Old Turnpike Road in Southington just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to Southington Fire Capt. Daniel Comen, who spoke to Patch.  Crews arrived and found the worker's lower body trapped beneath the car. One of their legs had an open fracture.  Emergency responders treated the patient at the scene before they took them to the Hospital of Central Connecticu…

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Norfolk, MA
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Ex-Plymouth School Food Director Gets Prison For Using School Supplies To Stock Beach Eatery Ex-Plymouth School Food Director Gets Prison For Using School Supplies To Stock Beach Eatery Ex-Plymouth School Food Director Gets Prison For Using School Supplies To Stock Beach Eatery
Ex-Plymouth School Food Director Gets Prison For Using School Supplies To Stock Beach Eatery A former Massachusetts school food director will spend six months in prison after stealing school food and kitchen equipment to supply his private beach business on Cape Cod. Patrick Van Cott, 64, of Sandwich, stole items from 2014 through June 2025 to use at the “Snack Shack” on Sandy Neck Beach in Barnstable, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said.  U.S. District Judge Julia E. Kobick also ordered two years of supervised release and a $2,000 fine. The court will decide later how much he must repay to the Plymouth Public School system.  Van Cott pleaded guil…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
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39-Year-Old Man ID'd As Scooter Rider Killed In Waterbury Crash With SUV 39-Year-Old Man ID'd As Scooter Rider Killed In Waterbury Crash With SUV 39-Year-Old Man ID'd As Scooter Rider Killed In Waterbury Crash With SUV
39-Year-Old Man ID'd As Scooter Rider Killed In Waterbury Crash With SUV A 39-year-old Connecticut man died after his electric scooter collided with an SUV on Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, police said. Angel Soto, of Waterbury, suffered life-threatening injuries, including severe head wounds, in the 8:45 a.m. crash in the 300 block of Reidville Drive in Waterbury, police said.  Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he died shortly after arriving.  The SUV driver stayed at the scene and had no apparent injuries. The Waterbury Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating the incident.  They ask anyone with info…

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Mansfield-Storrs, CT
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Bomb-Making Materials Found In Mansfield Home Shared With 3 Others, Police Say Bomb-Making Materials Found In Mansfield Home Shared With 3 Others, Police Say Bomb-Making Materials Found In Mansfield Home Shared With 3 Others, Police Say
Bomb-Making Materials Found In Mansfield Home Shared With 3 Others, Police Say A Connecticut man faces explosives charges after police say he made and stored explosive materials in a home where three other people lived, authorities said.  Aleksi Javanainen, 30, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 2, after a domestic incident, Connecticut State Police said. A second search warrant led police to bomb-making materials at his Hanks Hill Road home in Mansfield on Oct. 3. Officers seized fuels, oxidizers, acids and corrosives from the first floor, police said. The Connecticut State Police Bomb Squad carried out a “controlled disposal” at the property Saturday after the search…

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by Josh Lanier
Westport, CT
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Westport Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos Westport Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos Westport Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos
Westport Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos A national child protection group tipped off Connecticut police about child sexual abuse videos sent between two email accounts linked to a Westport man, authorities said. Alexander Perry, 37, of Westport, turned himself in to Westport police on Friday, Oct. 2, more than a year after officers began their investigation. Police charged him with first-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, Westport police said on Wednesday.  The investigation began on April 23, 2025, when the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit sent Westport police information about suspected child se…

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by Josh Lanier
Manchester, CT
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Manchester Man Shot In Leg Drives Himself To Hospital; Shooter Leaves Before Police Arrive Manchester Man Shot In Leg Drives Himself To Hospital; Shooter Leaves Before Police Arrive Manchester Man Shot In Leg Drives Himself To Hospital; Shooter Leaves Before Police Arrive
Manchester Man Shot In Leg Drives Himself To Hospital; Shooter Leaves Before Police Arrive Police are investigating a Connecticut shooting that sent a man to the hospital with a bullet wound to his leg.  Police said the incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, during a disturbance at 171 Wetherell Street in Manchester.  Officers learned of the shooting after a 39-year-old man drove himself to the hospital after he was shot in the leg, police said. He was treated, and his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.  The shooter ran from the area before police arrived.  Authorities do not believe this was a random act of violence.  Investig…

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
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Motel Bust Lands Stamford’s Largest Meth Seizure; Suspect Now Has 7 Pending Cases: Cops Motel Bust Lands Stamford’s Largest Meth Seizure; Suspect Now Has 7 Pending Cases: Cops Motel Bust Lands Stamford’s Largest Meth Seizure; Suspect Now Has 7 Pending Cases: Cops
Motel Bust Lands Stamford’s Largest Meth Seizure; Suspect Now Has 7 Pending Cases: Cops A tip about drugs at a Connecticut motel led police to seize roughly 250 grams of crystal meth, one of the department’s largest meth seizures, authorities said. Ronald Buquet, 48, of Stamford, was arrested last week in an investigation that lasted several weeks.  Investigators received information that Buquet had crystal meth in a room at the Red Carpet Inn in Stamford, police said in a Tuesday, Oct. 6, news release. Officers were able to secure a search warrant, and inside the motel room they found meth, fentanyl, pills, drug packaging supplies and a fake firearm in Buquet’…

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by Josh Lanier
Wallingford, CT
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CT First: Venomous Spiders Found In Wallingford Apartments Likely Lived There For Years CT First: Venomous Spiders Found In Wallingford Apartments Likely Lived There For Years CT First: Venomous Spiders Found In Wallingford Apartments Likely Lived There For Years
CT First: Venomous Spiders Found In Wallingford Apartments Likely Lived There For Years Residents of a Connecticut apartment building learned they had unexpected eight-legged roommates that had likely been squatting in dark corners for years, but experts say there is little reason for alarm.  Residents of a Wallingford building called a pest control company in December 2025 to deal with the spiders after seeing an increasing number of them, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The exterminator noticed something unusual about the spiders and contacted experts to identify them. They were Mediterranean recluse spiders, a venomous species never before…

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by Josh Lanier
Shelton, CT
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Shelton Man Fired Gun At Car During I-95 Road Rage Incident: Police Shelton Man Fired Gun At Car During I-95 Road Rage Incident: Police Shelton Man Fired Gun At Car During I-95 Road Rage Incident: Police
Shelton Man Fired Gun At Car During I-95 Road Rage Incident: Police A Connecticut man faces six charges after state police say he fired a gun during a road rage incident involving a car carrying passengers on I-95 in West Haven. Richard McFarren, 57, of Shelton, faces charges stemming from the Aug. 1 encounter. Troopers arrested him on a warrant Tuesday, Oct. 6, Connecticut State Police said.   A driver called police to report that a dark grey vehicle  The driver called troopers around 7:30 p.m. that day to report a dark gray vehicle was following their car and driving erratically. It then moved into the right lane and pulled along…

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