Josh Lanier

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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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Orange-Athol, MA
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Police ID Templeton Woman, 75, Killed In Crash Outside Athol Market Basket Police ID Templeton Woman, 75, Killed In Crash Outside Athol Market Basket
Police ID Templeton Woman, 75, Killed In Crash Outside Athol Market Basket Authorities have identified a Massachusetts woman as the pedestrian who died after a vehicle hit her outside a grocery store last week.  Irene Murray, 75, of Templeton, was struck in a crosswalk near Market Basket on Tower Road in Athol around 3:20 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Emergency crews arrived to find Murray suffering severe injuries. A medical helicopter took her to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where she died the following day.   Early findings show Murray was using a crosswalk outside the store when …

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by Josh Lanier
Ansonia, CT
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Ansonia Police Officer Arrested After 'Off-Duty Incident;' Placed On Paid Leave Ansonia Police Officer Arrested After 'Off-Duty Incident;' Placed On Paid Leave
Ansonia Police Officer Arrested After 'Off-Duty Incident;' Placed On Paid Leave A Connecticut police officer has been arrested after an "off-duty incident" that happened earlier this week, authorities said.  Ansonia Police Officer Denyce Ruiz, 24, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 21, and charged with disorderly conduct, the department announced Monday. The incident happened on Aug. 10, according to the Ansonia Police Department, but authorities did not say what allegedly occurred.  The department’s detective bureau investigated the case and gathered enough evidence to obtain a warrant for Ruiz's arrest.  Ruiz had been placed on paid administrative leave dur…

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by Josh Lanier
Seymour, CT
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Falling Rocks Kill Wallingford Worker, 41, At Seymour Quarry Falling Rocks Kill Wallingford Worker, 41, At Seymour Quarry
Falling Rocks Kill Wallingford Worker, 41, At Seymour Quarry A Connecticut man was killed after rocks broke loose from a quarry wall and fell on him while he operated heavy equipment, authorities said. The deadly accident happened Monday morning, Aug. 24, at Haynes Quarry on Derby Avenue in Seymour. The victim was a 41-year-old Wallingford man. Authorities have not released his name.  The incident happened a little after 10:30 a.m. Emergency crews arrived to find the worker with critical injuries. They declared him dead at the site. No blasting was underway when the rocks came down, police said. Investigators believe the man was usin…

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by Josh Lanier
Ledyard-Preston, CT
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Ledyard Mom Seriously Hurt Saving Teen On I-95 Still Hospitalized Weeks Later; Support Swells Ledyard Mom Seriously Hurt Saving Teen On I-95 Still Hospitalized Weeks Later; Support Swells
Ledyard Mom Seriously Hurt Saving Teen On I-95 Still Hospitalized Weeks Later; Support Swells A Connecticut mother remains hospitalized after a vehicle struck her as she helped teenagers escape a crash on I-95, and a fundraiser aims to pay back some of her heroism. Ashley Taunton, 42, of Ledyard, was traveling south on I-95 through Hopkinton, Rhode Island, with her youngest daughter last month when she spotted a wreck. Rain was pouring down, but Taunton, a mother of three who formerly worked as a certified nursing assistant, would not leave someone stranded. “When I see there’s somebody in trouble, I tend to want to go help,” Taunton told People magazine on Sunday, Aug. 23. Vinny O…

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by Josh Lanier
Tolland, CT
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Family Prepares To Bury Daughter Killed In I-84 Tolland Crash, Second Child To Die In 5 Months Family Prepares To Bury Daughter Killed In I-84 Tolland Crash, Second Child To Die In 5 Months
Family Prepares To Bury Daughter Killed In I-84 Tolland Crash, Second Child To Die In 5 Months A fatal Connecticut crash involving a dump truck killed two women. For one Massachusetts family, it marked the death of a second child in less than six months. A new fundraiser is asking the community to rally around the family so it does not “have to carry every burden that comes with such tremendous loss alone.” Kristina Murphy, 28, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, was killed in a crash on I-84 near Exit 68 in Tolland on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, Connecticut State Police said. Murphy was riding in a Kia driven by Paige Cooke, 29, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Cooke also died at the scene. Po…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
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Dirt Bike Rider, 21, Killed In Crash On Waterbury Train Tracks Dirt Bike Rider, 21, Killed In Crash On Waterbury Train Tracks
Dirt Bike Rider, 21, Killed In Crash On Waterbury Train Tracks A 21-year-old New York man died after his dirt bike struck a concrete wall along train tracks in Connecticut, police said. Jose Eduardo, of Carmel, New York, was riding on the tracks off Yale Street in Waterbury when he lost control and crashed into a concrete wall connected to a railroad bridge, authorities said.  Waterbury officers responded shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23. They found Eduardo on the ground beside the dirt bike. He had suffered severe injuries. Paramedics declared Eduardo dead at the scene.  The Waterbury Police Department’s Crash Reconstru…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
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Cops ID Danbury Man Killed In Waterbury Crash; Driver Allegedly Cried, ‘I Took That Man’s Life' Cops ID Danbury Man Killed In Waterbury Crash; Driver Allegedly Cried, ‘I Took That Man’s Life'
Cops ID Danbury Man Killed In Waterbury Crash; Driver Allegedly Cried, ‘I Took That Man’s Life' Police have identified the Danbury pedestrian killed by an alleged intoxicated driver in Waterbury last week, and a new report sheds light on what happened next. Marco Leon-Lopez, 43, died after an SUV struck him Thursday night, Aug. 20, on South Main Street in Waterbury, police said. Officers were called to the 600 block shortly before 10 p.m. They found Leon-Lopez unconscious in the road near an SUV driven by 38-year-old Meralis Rivera-Maldonado, of Waterbury, authorities said. Police collected surveillance video showing Leon-Lopez walking on a sidewalk when Rivera-Maldonado’s car, trave…

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by Josh Lanier
Rocky Hill, CT
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Rocky Hill Murder Suspect Captured In NY After Woman Fatally Stabbed At Condo Complex Rocky Hill Murder Suspect Captured In NY After Woman Fatally Stabbed At Condo Complex
Rocky Hill Murder Suspect Captured In NY After Woman Fatally Stabbed At Condo Complex Police in upstate New York captured a Connecticut man wanted in connection with a woman's fatal stabbing at a condominium complex over the weekend.  Michael Ranger, 55, was arrested Sunday, Aug. 23, during a high-risk traffic stop near Rock Street in Sarasota Springs, New York. He faces charges of murder and violation of a standing criminal protective order, Rocky Hill police said.  The stop happened after a Sarasota Springs license plate reader got a hit on Ranger's vehicle around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, after Rocky Hill police shared a Facebook post about the fatal stabbing. Rocky H…

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by Josh Lanier
East Hartford, CT
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Wrong-Way SUV Spotted On I-84, Route 2 Leads To DUI Arrest In East Hartford Wrong-Way SUV Spotted On I-84, Route 2 Leads To DUI Arrest In East Hartford
Wrong-Way SUV Spotted On I-84, Route 2 Leads To DUI Arrest In East Hartford A wrong-way SUV triggered an early-morning police response after it entered highways near East Hartford, authorities said. Jimmy Willyan Hares Daza Olivas, 23, of Hartford, was arrested after troopers stopped the Toyota Highlander driving on the wrong side of Route 2, according to Connecticut State Police. He faces charges of operating under the influence and driving the wrong way on a divided highway. Troopers spotted him just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the entrance ramp for eastbound I-84 at Exit 56. Dispatchers first reported that a dark-colored SUV was heading east in the …

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by Josh Lanier
Watertown, CT
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Watertown Brothers Arrested After Woman’s Fatal Overdose In Rhode Island Watertown Brothers Arrested After Woman’s Fatal Overdose In Rhode Island
Watertown Brothers Arrested After Woman’s Fatal Overdose In Rhode Island Two Connecticut brothers face drug charges after a 60-year-old woman died from an overdose in Rhode Island, police said. Benjamin Meadows, 31, of Watertown, and his brother, David Meadows, 29, were arrested Monday, Aug. 17, after officers responded to the sudden death of a 60-year-old at a home on Hopkinton Cemetery Road in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. Police did not provide David’s hometown. Police determined that the woman had suffered an overdose. Investigators then began looking into who may have supplied her with drugs. Their investigation led them to Benjamin Meadows, police told WPRI.&n…

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