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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New Haven, CT
Breaking News
New Haven Picks New Police Chief After Previous Boss Busted In $85K Embezzlement Scheme New Haven Picks New Police Chief After Previous Boss Busted In $85K Embezzlement Scheme
New Haven Picks New Police Chief After Previous Boss Busted In $85K Embezzlement Scheme New Haven is poised for a major change in police leadership following a high-profile scandal that shook the department. Mayor Justin Elicker nominated David Zannelli as the city’s next police chief. Zannelli has led the department as acting chief since January. The move comes after former Chief Karl Jacobson stepped down in January amid accusations of embezzling more than $85,000 from the department. Police charged in February with two counts of larceny for the thefts.  Investigators said Jacobson used the money to support a gambling problem. His arrest warrant said he had placed…

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by Josh Lanier
Griswold-Lisbon, CT
Breaking News
Griswold State Trooper Charged With Firing Gun In Home, Domestic Violence Resigns: Police Griswold State Trooper Charged With Firing Gun In Home, Domestic Violence Resigns: Police
Griswold State Trooper Charged With Firing Gun In Home, Domestic Violence Resigns: Police A Connecticut State Police trooper accused in two separate arrests tied to domestic violence and a gun incident inside a home has resigned, authorities confirmed this week.  Edward Joshua Gookin, 37, of Griswold, stepped down on March 5, the same day an internal affairs investigation into his conduct was completed, a State Police spokesperson said on Wednesday, March 25. Gookin was first arrested in August 2025 after investigators said he was the aggressor in a domestic violence incident. He was arrested again in November. That case centers on a gun being fired inside a home in Gr…

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by Josh Lanier
East Haven, CT
Breaking News
Masked Mob Attacks East Haven Police Cruiser During Street Takeover, Arrest Made Months Later Masked Mob Attacks East Haven Police Cruiser During Street Takeover, Arrest Made Months Later
Masked Mob Attacks East Haven Police Cruiser During Street Takeover, Arrest Made Months Later A violent street takeover that left a police cruiser under attack has led to an arrest months after the chaos unfolded. Liam Walsh is accused of taking part in the takeover that turned chaotic in November, where a masked crowd attacked a police cruiser. Officers rushed to the ShopRite Plaza on Foxon Road in East Haven just before 2:30 a.m. after reports of cars blocking the road, doing burnouts, and people shooting fireworks, authorities said.  The masked mob surrounded the first East Haven police cruiser on the scene. One person sprayed the car with a fire extinguisher, then thre…

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by Josh Lanier
Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Major Drug Bust Nets Crack, Fentanyl, Gun In Multi-Agency Operation In Danbury Area Major Drug Bust Nets Crack, Fentanyl, Gun In Multi-Agency Operation In Danbury Area
Major Drug Bust Nets Crack, Fentanyl, Gun In Multi-Agency Operation In Danbury Area Authorities in Connecticut say they have arrested two men following a major investigation that also landed a large amount of drugs and a gun tied to a convicted felon.  Authorities were conducting surveillance ahead of a planned search warrant at a home on Litchfield Street in Torrington on Tuesday, March 24. During that operation, detectives spotted Leon Akeem Greene, the target of the investigation. Believing a drug deal was happening, officers moved in on two vehicles in a busy retail area. Greene was taken into custody without incident in the parking lot of Kohl’s on Federal Road i…

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by Josh Lanier
Norfolk, MA
Breaking News
Teen Killed With 73-Pound Rock: Man Guilty In Brutal Plymouth Cold Case After Nearly 40 Years Teen Killed With 73-Pound Rock: Man Guilty In Brutal Plymouth Cold Case After Nearly 40 Years
Teen Killed With 73-Pound Rock: Man Guilty In Brutal Plymouth Cold Case After Nearly 40 Years A man who killed a 15-year-old girl by dropping a 73-pound rock on her head has been found guilty in a decades-old cold case. Michael Hand, now 69, formerly of Kingston, was convicted on Tuesday, March 24, of first-degree murder in the 1986 killing of Tracy Gilpin, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office announced. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors said Gilpin died from multiple skull fractures after Hand crushed her head with the rock at  Myles Standish State Forest in 1986. Police found her buried beneath debris with no pants and her underwear…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Janitor Returns To Yale New Haven Hospital As Doctor Janitor Returns To Yale New Haven Hospital As Doctor
Janitor Returns To Yale New Haven Hospital As Doctor A janitor at Yale New Haven Hospital is now set to return as a doctor, marking a powerful full-circle moment for a New Haven woman whose story is gaining national attention. Earlier this month, Shay Taylor learned she matched for residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, where she once worked cleaning patient rooms and offices. She went on Today on Tuesday, March 6, to talk about her time  View this post on Instagram Taylor, now 32, grew up in New Haven and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class at Wilbur Cross High School. But after gr…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
Breaking News
Driver Fleeing Police Killed In New Haven Crash; 2 Others Hurt Driver Fleeing Police Killed In New Haven Crash; 2 Others Hurt
Driver Fleeing Police Killed In New Haven Crash; 2 Others Hurt A driver trying to get away from Connecticut State Police was killed in a crash.  The crash happened Tuesday, March 24, along Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, between Washington Avenue and Truman Street, in New Haven, according to police. State police said troopers tried to stop a dark-colored vehicle traveling northbound, but the driver sped away. Troopers did not pursue them.  Moments later, after exiting the highway, the trooper came upon a crash involving that same vehicle. The driver who fled was killed, police said. Authorities did not release their name Tuesday.  A passeng…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
Breaking News
Update: 2 Waterbury Schools Evacuated Over Bomb Threats Update: 2 Waterbury Schools Evacuated Over Bomb Threats
Update: 2 Waterbury Schools Evacuated Over Bomb Threats Update: Police said they did not find anything suspicious after searching two Waterbury schools following reports of a bomb threat. Students, teachers, and staff at North End Middle School and Wilby High School have been allowed to return to class.  Original: Police in Waterbury have evacuated and locked down two schools after receiving bomb threats on Tuesday, March 24.  Authorities evacuated students, faculty, and staff at North End Middle School and Wilby High School around 11 a.m. after receiving the threats. Police have not released any information on how …

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by Josh Lanier
Ashburnham-Westminster, MA
Breaking News
Police Shoot, Kill Armed Man During Westminster Confrontation; DA Launches Investigation Police Shoot, Kill Armed Man During Westminster Confrontation; DA Launches Investigation
Police Shoot, Kill Armed Man During Westminster Confrontation; DA Launches Investigation Authorities have opened an investigation into a fatal central Massachusetts police shooting that left a 22-year-old man dead earlier this week. Police officers arrived at a Westminster home on South Ashburnham Road around 4:42 p.m. on Monday, March 23, to serve an arrest warrant on a 22-year-old Westminster resident, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Authorities have not released the man's name or the reason they were arresting him.   Authorities said the man met officers while holding a large knife, and when he moved toward them, they opened fire, officials sa…

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by Josh Lanier
East Haddam, CT
Obituaries
Body Of Missing 20-Year-Old Canoer Found In Lake Hayward In East Haddam: 'It's Time To Heal' Body Of Missing 20-Year-Old Canoer Found In Lake Hayward In East Haddam: 'It's Time To Heal'
Body Of Missing 20-Year-Old Canoer Found In Lake Hayward In East Haddam: 'It's Time To Heal' Crews have recovered the body of a 20-year-old man after a dayslong search in a Connecticut lake where the canoe he was in capsized. Dominick Joseph Tocci, of Woodstock, was aboard a canoe on Lake Hayward in East Haddam around 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, with a fellow 20-year-old College of the Holy Cross student. It's unclear what caused the boat to flip, but both men went into the water. A paddle boater rescued the other man, but Tocci remained missing. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection led the search effort. Multiple agencies across the region sent equ…

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