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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Norwalk, CT
Breaking News
Snapchat Clothing Sale Turns Violent: Armed Teen Arrested In Norwalk Robbery Snapchat Clothing Sale Turns Violent: Armed Teen Arrested In Norwalk Robbery
Snapchat Clothing Sale Turns Violent: Armed Teen Arrested In Norwalk Robbery A planned clothing sale arranged on Snapchat turned into an armed robbery in Norwalk, and now a 16-year-old faces multiple charges.  The incident happened Saturday, Feb. 28, at about 12:22 p.m. near 81 Winfield St., according to police. Norwalk Combined Dispatch received a report of a robbery during a scheduled meeting to sell clothing. The caller said the other person used force and displayed a handgun. Officers responded and learned both the victim and suspect were juveniles.  Police said the teens arranged the sale through Snapchat. When they met, the suspect tried to pay wit…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Newtown Man Arrested After 'Predator' Vigilante Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Sting Newtown Man Arrested After 'Predator' Vigilante Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Sting
Newtown Man Arrested After 'Predator' Vigilante Group Claims It Posed As 11-Year-Old In Sting A 48-year-old Connecticut man is facing serious charges after police say he had inappropriate conversations with someone he believed to be under age 16. Paul W. Melnick, of Newtown, was arrested Friday, Feb. 27, following a police investigation that began with a complaint received the day before, Newtown police said. Authorities said the case is still under investigation. According to investigators, Melnick allegedly engaged in “inappropriate communications” with a person he thought was a minor. As a result, he was charged with enticing a minor by computer, harmful communication with a mino…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
Breaking News
Ex-Yale Officer Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charge, Faces 5-Years Minimum In Prison: Feds Ex-Yale Officer Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charge, Faces 5-Years Minimum In Prison: Feds
Ex-Yale Officer Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charge, Faces 5-Years Minimum In Prison: Feds A former Yale University police officer has admitted to receiving child sexual abuse material and now faces mandatory prison time, authorities said.  Otilio Green, 44, of Hamden, pleaded guilty Friday, Feb. 27, to receipt of child pornography, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years. Green remains free on a $200,000 bond and will be sentenced on May 26.  Green was arrested last April after investigators found dozens of images and five videos of child pornography on a cloud storage plat…

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by Josh Lanier
Seymour, CT
Breaking News
Seymour Prison Officer Gets 80 Months For Threatening To Torture FBI Agent's Family: Feds Seymour Prison Officer Gets 80 Months For Threatening To Torture FBI Agent's Family: Feds
Seymour Prison Officer Gets 80 Months For Threatening To Torture FBI Agent's Family: Feds A Connecticut corrections officer who targeted an FBI agent and his family in a violent online scheme will spend years in federal prison, authorities said.  Scott Robert Tardy, 32, of Seymour, was sentenced last month to six years and eight months in federal prison after being convicted of cyberstalking, making false statements to the FBI, and obstruction of justice, the US Attorney for South Carolina said.  Prosecutors said Tardy used Kik and Telegram to threaten a South Carolina FBI agent and the agent’s family, the prosecutor said. Using the username “connecticut12345,” he…

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by Josh Lanier
Hartford, CT
Breaking News
Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Hartford Police Has Died Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Hartford Police Has Died
Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Hartford Police Has Died Update: Steven Jones, the 55-year-old man who was shot while wielding a knife at Hartford police last week, has died of his injuries just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, at Saint Francis Hospital, the Office of Inspector General said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy.  The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.  Original: The Connecticut Office of Inspector General released its preliminary findings on a police shooting that unfolded in the middle of a Hartford street along busy Blue Hills Avenue and left a 55-year-old man in critical con…

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by Josh Lanier
Oxford, CT
Your Community
Mold Found In 2 Rooms At Quaker Farms School School, Officials Say Building ‘Fit For Occupancy’ Mold Found In 2 Rooms At Quaker Farms School School, Officials Say Building ‘Fit For Occupancy’
Mold Found In 2 Rooms At Quaker Farms School School, Officials Say Building ‘Fit For Occupancy’ Classes will continue at a Connecticut school after air quality tests uncovered mold in two rooms, officials said, but students and teachers will be barred from entering those rooms until crews can clean them. Administrators at Quaker Farms School in Oxford alerted parents to the problem last week. An air quality survey found the building was "fit for occupancy," Board of Education Chairman Mike Koosa and Superintendent Ralph Marino Jr. said in a letter dated Friday, Feb. 27. Only the computer lab and Room 320 at the Great Oak Road school were not fit for students or teachers to enter. (Clic…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
Breaking News
Waterbury Sex Offender, 60, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 16-Year-Old: Police Waterbury Sex Offender, 60, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 16-Year-Old: Police
Waterbury Sex Offender, 60, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 16-Year-Old: Police A 60-year-old registered Connecticut sex offender was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old, authorities said. Michael Miller, of Waterbury, was charged just after noon on Saturday, Feb. 28, according to Connecticut State Police. Few details about the alleged assault were released, other than that the victim was 16 at the time of the attack. Police said the victim was not physically injured. Miller was charged with risk of injury to a minor, second-degree sexual assault, harmful communication with a minor, and failure to register as a sex offender, police said. He is…

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by Josh Lanier
Greenwich, CT
Breaking News
Greenwich Burglary Suspect Found Hiding In Crawl Space Of Second Home: Police Greenwich Burglary Suspect Found Hiding In Crawl Space Of Second Home: Police
Greenwich Burglary Suspect Found Hiding In Crawl Space Of Second Home: Police Connecticut police tracked a burglary suspect through a neighborhood and found him hiding in a crawlspace inside another home. Jonathan Rojas-Urriola was arrested after the incident on Saturday, March 1, about 8 p.m., when multiple Greenwich police units responded to the central part of town for a report of two people seen on surveillance video inside an unoccupied residence. Officers arrived quickly, but the suspects had already run away.  Police called for more help. K-9 units and aerial drone support joined the search. The Stamford Police Department deployed its drone unit. Greenwi…

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by Josh Lanier
New Canaan, CT
Breaking News
Greenwich Driver Killed In Route 15 Rollover Crash Near New Canaan Rest Area Greenwich Driver Killed In Route 15 Rollover Crash Near New Canaan Rest Area
Greenwich Driver Killed In Route 15 Rollover Crash Near New Canaan Rest Area A driver is dead after a violent rollover crash on Route 15 South over the weekend.  Gary Glenn Berner, 87, of Cos Cob in Greenwich, was killed on Sunday, March 1, just after 6 p.m., when his Subaru Outback crashed near the New Canaan Rest Area at Exit 14, Connecticut State Police said.  Troop G dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting the rollover in the area of the southbound rest area. A preliminary investigation determined Berner was operating a Subaru Outback that rolled over before crashing into a crash attenuator.  The cause of the crash remains under invest…

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by Josh Lanier
Hartford, CT
Obituaries
West Hartford Quadruplets Mourn Loss Of One Of Their Own: Remembering Adam Blum, 36 West Hartford Quadruplets Mourn Loss Of One Of Their Own: Remembering Adam Blum, 36
West Hartford Quadruplets Mourn Loss Of One Of Their Own: Remembering Adam Blum, 36 For 36 years, it was always the four Blums: Alana, Arielle, Dan, and Adam. This week, that world shattered, and the four who had always moved through life side by side became three on Wednesday, Feb. 25, when Adam died suddenly.  Adam's siblings say he was the family comedian, always ready with a joke that could send a room into gales of laughter. "Adam was known for his sense of humor, his thoughtfulness, and his deep love for his family," his family told Daily Voice. "He loved to cook and travel, and he was inquisitive, always interested in learning about technology and the world around …

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