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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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Popular Ridgefield Bagel Shop Opens Second Location In South Norwalk Popular Ridgefield Bagel Shop Opens Second Location In South Norwalk
Popular Ridgefield Bagel Shop Opens Second Location In South Norwalk A popular Fairfield County bagel brand is opening its second location, bringing its sourdough bagels to South Norwalk. Chef Gary King and pastry chef Emily King will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Norwalk Bagel Co. at 133 Washington St. in South Norwalk on Wednesday, June 10, at 2 p.m. The husband-and-wife duo is behind Ridgefield Bagels & Bakes, a popular bagel shop in Ridgefield, which opened in 2023. Norwalk Bagel Co. will include some of the staples that have made Ridgefield Bagels & Bakes popular. The menu also includes specialty options such as jalapeño cheddar, marbled pu…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Hebron Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Route 85 Crash Police ID Hebron Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Route 85 Crash
Police ID Hebron Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Route 85 Crash A 21-year-old Connecticut man was killed after being thrown from his motorcycle and down an embankment during a weekend crash, authorities said. Dylan Owen Keefe was riding a Harley-Davidson on Saturday, June 7, along Gilead Street (Route 85) in Hebron, when his motorcycle collided with a 2011 Subaru Legacy that was turning left into a driveway, according to Connecticut State Police. Keefe, of Hebron, was attempting to pass the Subaru on the left when the collision occurred, causing him to be thrown from the motorcycle, state police said. Paramedics took Keefe to Hartford Hospital, where h…

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Police & Fire
Bomb Threat, Report Of Gunmen Force Bedford Middle School Lockdown; Police Now Say It Was Hoax Bomb Threat, Report Of Gunmen Force Bedford Middle School Lockdown; Police Now Say It Was Hoax
Bomb Threat, Report Of Gunmen Force Bedford Middle School Lockdown; Police Now Say It Was Hoax Police are investigating after a bomb threat forced a lockdown at a Fairfield County school Monday morning, June 8, and prompted a massive multi-agency response. Administrators at Bedford Middle School in Westport received a call at the school's main office just after 10:30 a.m. reporting explosive devices inside the building and claiming armed individuals were on campus, Westport police said. The school was immediately placed on lockdown. As a precaution, nearby Staples High School was also placed under a shelter-in-place order for about an hour, police said. Police and K-9 teams from Fai…

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Police & Fire
Body Of 200-Pound Black Bear Found Dumped Along Burlington Road With Bullet Wound Body Of 200-Pound Black Bear Found Dumped Along Burlington Road With Bullet Wound
Body Of 200-Pound Black Bear Found Dumped Along Burlington Road With Bullet Wound Environmental police are searching for answers after a dead black bear with what appeared to be a gunshot wound was found dumped along a Connecticut roadway. The 200-pound male bear was found on the side of Upson Road in Burlington on Sunday, June 7. During a preliminary investigation, officers found a wound behind the bear's front right shoulder that appeared to be a bullet hole, according to the Connecticut State Environmental Police. Investigators do not believe the shooting happened on Upson Road. Instead, they suspect the bear's body was left there after it was killed el…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Waterbury Motorcyclist Killed In I-84 Crash; Seek Witnesses In Fatal Wreck Police ID Waterbury Motorcyclist Killed In I-84 Crash; Seek Witnesses In Fatal Wreck
Police ID Waterbury Motorcyclist Killed In I-84 Crash; Seek Witnesses In Fatal Wreck Authorities have identified the 35-year-old Connecticut motorcyclist who was killed in a weekend crash on I-84, and police are now seeking witnesses as they work to determine what caused the fatal wreck. Enrique Rivera died after his Yamaha YZF-R7 crashed into a guardrail near Exit 23 in Waterbury shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, Connecticut State Police said. Authorities said the Waterbury man veered onto the right shoulder before crashing at the South Main Street overpass. Paramedics took Rivera to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. Police closed the highway for…

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Police & Fire
Man Who Stole $102K From CT Medicaid With Fake Autism Treatments In Glastonbury Sentenced Man Who Stole $102K From CT Medicaid With Fake Autism Treatments In Glastonbury Sentenced
Man Who Stole $102K From CT Medicaid With Fake Autism Treatments In Glastonbury Sentenced A former East Hartford man who owned a Glastonbury-based autism services company has been sentenced after authorities said he fraudulently collected more than $102,000 from Connecticut's Medicaid program. Glenroy Patterson, 49, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was given a three-year suspended sentence and five years of probation last week, according to Chief State's Attorney Patrick J. Griffin. The judge also ordered the former East Hartford man to pay $102,084.17 in restitution and never to serve as a Medicaid provider again.  Patterson pleaded guilty in March to health insurance frau…

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Police & Fire
CT Man Sentenced In Kidnapping, Killing Of Massachusetts Father In Somers CT Man Sentenced In Kidnapping, Killing Of Massachusetts Father In Somers
CT Man Sentenced In Kidnapping, Killing Of Massachusetts Father In Somers A Connecticut man will spend 43 years in prison for the kidnapping and killing of a Massachusetts father whose body was found bound inside a car in a Somers field. Timothy Lange, 36, of New Britain, was sentenced June 3 to 48 years in prison, suspended after 43 years to serve, followed by five years of probation, according to Tolland Judicial District State's Attorney Craig P. Nowak. The sentence stems from the kidnapping and death of Jason Comes, a Massachusetts father. A Tolland Superior Court jury in Rockville found Lange guilty March 5 of second-degree kidnapping, felony murder, and ta…

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Police & Fire
Ex-Hartford Officer Accused Of Shooting Man 9 Times Arraigned On Manslaughter Charge Ex-Hartford Officer Accused Of Shooting Man 9 Times Arraigned On Manslaughter Charge
Ex-Hartford Officer Accused Of Shooting Man 9 Times Arraigned On Manslaughter Charge A former Hartford police officer charged in a fatal shooting appeared before a judge after prosecutors accused him of unlawfully killing a man during a standoff earlier this year. Joseph Magnano, 23, of Hartford, appeared in court Friday, June 5, for his arraignment on a first-degree manslaughter charge in the death of 55-year-old Steven "Stevie" Jones. The Office of Inspector General ruled that Magnano shot Jones nine times on Blue Hills Avenue on Feb. 27. Jones later died from his injuries on March 3. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide. Magnano was one of…

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News
Truck Driver Charged In Fatal I-95 Westbrook Crash After Plywood Fell From Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Charged In Fatal I-95 Westbrook Crash After Plywood Fell From Tractor-Trailer
Truck Driver Charged In Fatal I-95 Westbrook Crash After Plywood Fell From Tractor-Trailer A Texas truck driver has been charged in a deadly I-95 crash in Connecticut that killed a 39-year-old man after a tractor-trailer load of plywood spilled onto the highway, triggering a chain-reaction collision involving multiple vehicles, police said. Dewayne Garrison, 52, of Spring, Texas, was arrested in the Lone Star State on May 20 and extradited to Connecticut to face charges of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, weapon in a motor vehicle, and failure to maintain lane, according to Connecticut State Police. State Police said Garrison, who was driving a tractor-trailer loaded with…

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Police & Fire
2 Men Broke Into Milford Home Before Killing 69-Year-Old Man, Shooting Woman In Head: Police 2 Men Broke Into Milford Home Before Killing 69-Year-Old Man, Shooting Woman In Head: Police
2 Men Broke Into Milford Home Before Killing 69-Year-Old Man, Shooting Woman In Head: Police A 69-year-old Connecticut woman who was shot in the head during a targeted home invasion that left a man dead told police two intruders entered her Milford home shortly before the attack, authorities said. Frederick Werner was shot and killed inside a home in the 800 block of East Broadway in Milford shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday, June 3. A 69-year-old woman who was also shot in the attack told police she woke up to the sound of two men entering her home shortly before the shooting, according to Milford police. Police said Werner was shot multiple times and died at the scene. The wo…

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