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Josh Lanier

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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
Firefighters Slice Open Car To Save Driver As Power Lines Sparked Fire In Litchfield Firefighters Slice Open Car To Save Driver As Power Lines Sparked Fire In Litchfield
Firefighters Slice Open Car To Save Driver As Power Lines Sparked Fire In Litchfield Firefighters cut a trapped driver free after a violent crash sent a car into a utility pole in Litchfield, forcing authorities to shut down Route 254 at Windsong Drive. The crash scattered live wires across the ground and sparked a small fire. Northfield firefighters reached the scene first, dousing the flames and slicing off the roof in a seven-minute extrication while crews kept clear of downed lines.  Command asked Eversource to kill the power, and the utility confirmed the lines were dead before the driver was moved to EMS care.  Thomaston Fire helped with cutting and se…

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Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Chase In Stamford Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There Wrong-Way Chase In Stamford Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There
Wrong-Way Chase In Stamford Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There A stolen BMW led police on a chase through Stamford on Wednesday afternoon, June 25, causing a violent multi-vehicle crash that sent four people to the hospital, including a Connecticut state trooper, officials said. The pursuit began in New York after the vehicle was connected to the robbery of an off-duty NYPD officer, Stamford police said. Troopers, city officers, and a Westchester County Aviation Unit helicopter followed the SUV across the state line. A Connecticut State Police trooper later spotted the BMW coming off I-95 onto Canal Street in Stamford — driving the wrong way, authoritie…

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Police & Fire
Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later
Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later A child who vanished from Georgia more than a year ago has been safely found in Connecticut after a traffic stop unraveled a disturbing case of custody interference, authorities said.  The child’s mother, who did not have legal custody, fled with the child during a scheduled visit on October 23, 2023, violating a court order from Cobb County, Georgia, according to the US Marshals Service. Authorities say she refused to return the child even after the court demanded it, instead claiming she was a sovereign citizen who “did not recognize the decision of the court," the marshals said…

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Police & Fire
Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids
Naugatuck Predator Targets Young Gamers With Vile Demands: Feds Say He Exploited Dozens Of Kids A 22-year-old Connecticut man is accused of using TikTok and online games like Fortnite to prey on children, including an 8-year-old boy, federal officials announced. Sean Sayer, of Naugatuck, was arrested and charged with several child exploitation crimes after investigators say he exchanged over 1,300 messages with the Oregon boy in just three days, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  The child had texted Sayer on March 20 asking if Sayer was "@fornight_legends" on TikTok. Officials said Sayer replied yes, and what followed was alarming. Federal agents say Sayer "aggressivel…

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Police & Fire
Off-Duty Nurse Helps Lifeguards Save Man At Good Harbor Beach Off-Duty Nurse Helps Lifeguards Save Man At Good Harbor Beach
Off-Duty Nurse Helps Lifeguards Save Man At Good Harbor Beach A 77-year-old man is alive today thanks to the heroic actions of local lifeguards, an off-duty nurse, and bystanders who jumped into action at Good Harbor Beach. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, June 24, lifeguards Missy Lohnes and John Dalone pulled the unresponsive man from the water. They were joined by an off-duty nurse, who helped begin CPR right there on the sand. Together, they also used a defibrillator and delivered one life-saving shock before emergency crews arrived. When Gloucester Police and Fire units got to the scene, the man was already breathing again. “An off-duty nurse and …

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Obituaries
Husband, Father ID'd As Rider Killed In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash Husband, Father ID'd As Rider Killed In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash
Husband, Father ID'd As Rider Killed In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash Authorities have identified the 25-year-old Bridgeport man who was struck and killed while riding his moped in Fairfield over the weekend as Juan Otilio Tista Tista, a husband and father. Tista Tista was riding on Post Road near South Benson Road around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, when he was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene, Fairfield police said. Friends said he was driving home from work when the crash happened.  Emergency responders transported Tista Tista to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Fairfield police later located the driver and the vehicle…

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News
Woman Found Dead In Her York Prison Cell Died Of Drug Overdose Month After Giving Birth: State Woman Found Dead In Her York Prison Cell Died Of Drug Overdose Month After Giving Birth: State
Woman Found Dead In Her York Prison Cell Died Of Drug Overdose Month After Giving Birth: State A state watchdog says a 32-year-old woman who died last year while locked up at York Correctional Institution in Niantic was killed by a deadly mix of fentanyl, chlordiazepoxide, and the veterinary sedative xylazine after drugs slipped past prison walls. She had given birth a month earlier.  Ashley Morin, of Bristol, was the subject of an Office of Inspector General’s 52-page report that tried to discover how she died while in custody on Aug. 24, 2024, just five days after she was arrested.  Bristol police arrested Morin on a charge of violating a protective order. …

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Police & Fire
Stratford Teen Blackmailed Multiple Women, Including 14-Year-Old, To Send Him Nudes: Police Stratford Teen Blackmailed Multiple Women, Including 14-Year-Old, To Send Him Nudes: Police
Stratford Teen Blackmailed Multiple Women, Including 14-Year-Old, To Send Him Nudes: Police A Connecticut teen has been arrested after allegedly blackmailing multiple women — including a 14-year-old — into sending nude photos, police said. Mikel Reyes, 18, of Stratford, is facing several charges after victims — ages 14, 17, 18, and 20 — came forward last month with similar stories, according to Stratford police. The victims told police that Reyes contacted them through an anonymous texting app, threatening to post their nude photos online unless they sent him more explicit images. Investigators say they were able to connect Reyes to all the incidents. Reyes knew the victims pers…

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Police & Fire
$23K Worth Of Golf Gear Stolen From Norwalk Store, Suspect Linked To Others $23K Worth Of Golf Gear Stolen From Norwalk Store, Suspect Linked To Others
$23K Worth Of Golf Gear Stolen From Norwalk Store, Suspect Linked To Others Police say they've arrested a man who they say is connected to multiple golf store heists.  In February, a Norwalk Golf Galaxy store on Connecticut Ave. was robbed of several high-end clubs worth about $23,000, police said.  Norwalk detectives shared info from the robbery with other local agencies, and police in New York noticed a similar pattern to multiple high-end burglaries there, where someone had swiped thousands in expensive equipment.  Their investigation led them to Matthew Berman, 41, of the Bronx, Norwalk police said. He turned himself in on Wednesday, June 2…

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Politics
Community Split After State Rep. Allie-Brennan Charged With Shoplifting From Bethel Target Community Split After State Rep. Allie-Brennan Charged With Shoplifting From Bethel Target
Community Split After State Rep. Allie-Brennan Charged With Shoplifting From Bethel Target State Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan (D-Bethel) finds himself in the spotlight following accusations of shoplifting at a local Target store, a matter he attributes to a self-checkout "error" amidst a family emergency. The incident, first reported by the Daily Ructions blog, occurred recently at a Target in Bethel. Allie-Brennan, who serves as Chief Majority Whip in the state legislature, was reportedly arrested on Monday, June 23. According to NBC Connecticut, the items in question amounted to $26.69. However, loss prevention at the store said they recognized him from previous larcenies, accordi…

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