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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Walpole, MA
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Walpole Wife Recalls Final Desperate Call With Husband Before Drowning In FL Flooding: Report Walpole Wife Recalls Final Desperate Call With Husband Before Drowning In FL Flooding: Report Walpole Wife Recalls Final Desperate Call With Husband Before Drowning In FL Flooding: Report
Walpole Wife Recalls Final Desperate Call With Husband Before Drowning In FL Flooding: Report A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.  Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.  Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle "He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
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Waterbury Man Killed In Woodbridge Parkway Mystery 'Made The World Feel Less Frightening' Waterbury Man Killed In Woodbridge Parkway Mystery 'Made The World Feel Less Frightening' Waterbury Man Killed In Woodbridge Parkway Mystery 'Made The World Feel Less Frightening'
Waterbury Man Killed In Woodbridge Parkway Mystery 'Made The World Feel Less Frightening' The man who was killed when someone apparently threw an object off a Connecticut bridge into his vehicle was an Eagle Scout who loved the outdoors and never hesitated to help someone in need, loved ones said. Now, police are searching for a light-colored SUV that may hold clues to his death. Todd Atkins, 43, of Waterbury, died Saturday, Oct. 31, after an object apparently struck his vehicle on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Woodbridge around 5:30 a.m. Investigators believe someone threw the object from the Racebrook Road overpass. It crashed through his windshield and caused critical injuries,…

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by Josh Lanier
Tewksbury, MA
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Trump Death Threats, Praise For Mass Killers, School Shooters: Tewksbury Teen Charged Trump Death Threats, Praise For Mass Killers, School Shooters: Tewksbury Teen Charged Trump Death Threats, Praise For Mass Killers, School Shooters: Tewksbury Teen Charged
Trump Death Threats, Praise For Mass Killers, School Shooters: Tewksbury Teen Charged An 18-year-old Massachusetts man accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and shoot up a school had a gun, military-style knives, and other tactical gear inside his home, federal authorities said. Trenton Touch of Tewksbury faces a federal charge of threatening the president after investigators linked him to four Instagram accounts filled with violent messages, including praise for mass shooters, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said.  Touch remains in state custody and is scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston on Monday, Nov. 9. Federal in…

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by Josh Lanier
Danbury, CT
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Man Killed In Danbury Fire Remembered For Bringing Joy: 'Filled A Room With His Smile' Man Killed In Danbury Fire Remembered For Bringing Joy: 'Filled A Room With His Smile' Man Killed In Danbury Fire Remembered For Bringing Joy: 'Filled A Room With His Smile'
Man Killed In Danbury Fire Remembered For Bringing Joy: 'Filled A Room With His Smile' A Connecticut man who was killed in an apartment fire along with his dog is being remembered for his sense of humor. Irving Alvarez-Godoy died Monday, Nov. 2, after a fire broke out at an apartment complex on Kohanza Street in Danbury. His dog, Bengy, also died. Friends launched a GoFundMe campaign to help his family retrieve their bodies for burial. It describes a man whose laughter could lift anyone's spirits.  "Irving Alvarez was a great person," the fundraiser said. "There's no word to express what type of person he was, how he would fill up a room with his smile and lau…

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by Josh Lanier
East Haven, CT
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East Haven Ex-Home Depot Worker Stole $253K Of Customer Payments: Cops East Haven Ex-Home Depot Worker Stole $253K Of Customer Payments: Cops East Haven Ex-Home Depot Worker Stole $253K Of Customer Payments: Cops
East Haven Ex-Home Depot Worker Stole $253K Of Customer Payments: Cops A former Home Depot employee in Connecticut is accused of setting up a fake business and using his job to divert more than $253,000 in customer payments, leaving the home improvement giant unpaid for materials it supplied, police said. Robert Christopher Nilsen, 44, of East Haven, is a former Home Depot sales representative who police say created a fraudulent business and used his position with the company to collect payments from a construction firm that already did business with the retailer.  The scheme allegedly ran from May through September 2025. During that time, the const…

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by Josh Lanier
Foxborough, MA
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TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE A Mexican TV star who once stunned Tom Brady with a marriage proposal at the Super Bowl 42 is now in federal custody in Florida after five years on the run from Mexican authorities for an alleged massive fraud scheme.  Inés Gómez Mont, 43, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an operation in Miami on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mexican authorities have issued three arrest warrants for Gómez Mont. The allegations include organized crime, money laundering, and suspected tax fraud. Investigators believe Gómez Mont and…

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by Josh Lanier
New Britain, CT
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New Britain Woman Killed In Home, Husband Found Dead Miles Away: Brother Speaks Out New Britain Woman Killed In Home, Husband Found Dead Miles Away: Brother Speaks Out New Britain Woman Killed In Home, Husband Found Dead Miles Away: Brother Speaks Out
New Britain Woman Killed In Home, Husband Found Dead Miles Away: Brother Speaks Out A Connecticut woman was killed at her home earlier this week, and her husband's body was found several miles away with a self-inflicted gunshot wound soon after, officials said. Investigators are trying to piece together what happened, but the woman's family believes it has answers. Amanda Dark, 41, and her husband, John Dark, 44, were found dead Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, after police responded to a reported suicide at a home on Roxbury Road in New Britain, city officials said Thursday. Officers found Amanda's body in a bedroom at their home with a gunshot wound. John was later found with a …

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by Josh Lanier
Danbury, CT
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Months-Long Danbury Drug Investigation Ends With 2 Arrests Months-Long Danbury Drug Investigation Ends With 2 Arrests Months-Long Danbury Drug Investigation Ends With 2 Arrests
Months-Long Danbury Drug Investigation Ends With 2 Arrests A months-long investigation into an alleged drug operation at a Connecticut home ended with two arrests after police uncovered cocaine, drug scales, and equipment used to prepare drugs, authorities said. Wayne Wymss, 42, and Michael Drake, 44, both of Danbury, were arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, after detectives searched a home at 7 High Street Extension, according to Danbury Police. The investigation began after police received numerous complaints from neighbors about suspected drug use and sales at the home. Detectives learned Wymss lived there and was allegedly selling drugs out of the hom…

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by Josh Lanier
Norwalk, CT
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Monroe Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into Man In Norwalk, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police Monroe Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into Man In Norwalk, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police Monroe Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into Man In Norwalk, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police
Monroe Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into Man In Norwalk, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police A 21-year-old Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police say she crashed into a pedestrian and left him critically injured on the side of the road before she drove away. Carly Snyder, 21, of Monroe, is accused of the crash near the intersection of Main Street and Plymouth Avenue in Norwalk at 10:09 p.m. on June 2, Norwalk police said.  The victim, an adult man, suffered serious, life-threatening injuries. Instead, the driver fled, leaving him on the side of the road. A damaged SUV helped investigators crack the case. Norwalk Police Department's Accident Reconstruc…

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by Josh Lanier
Orange-Woodbridge-Bethany, CT
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Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43 Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43 Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43
Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43 A Connecticut driver whose death was initially reported as a crash was killed by an object thrown from an overpass, his family says. Todd Atkins, 43, died after the incident at the Racebrook Road overpass on Wilbur Cross Parkway in Woodbridge around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Connecticut State Police said. In a statement shared on social media, the family said an object appears to have been thrown from Racebrook Road, also known as Route 114, and "went through Todd’s windshield.” “He died from blunt force trauma to his torso,” the family said. “Todd did nothing wrong ex…

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