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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Danbury, CT
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Danbury High Coach Accused Of Animal Cruelty After Police See Dogs' Living Conditions: Report Danbury High Coach Accused Of Animal Cruelty After Police See Dogs' Living Conditions: Report
Danbury High Coach Accused Of Animal Cruelty After Police See Dogs' Living Conditions: Report A disturbing video of an underweight dog living in a filthy room set off an animal cruelty investigation that ended with the arrest of a Danbury High School coach, police said. Willie Hendricks, 37, of Brookfield, faces two counts of cruelty to animals after officers found his dogs confined in what investigators called unsanitary conditions, according to a warrant obtained by the CT Post. Hendricks coaches the boys and girls volleyball teams, and it remains unclear whether he faces disciplinary action following the arrest. Animal control officers began their investigation after reviewing a…

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by Josh Lanier
Ellington, CT
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Driver Said He Was 'A Little F—d Up' Before Fiery Ellington Crash That Killed Teen: Cops Driver Said He Was 'A Little F—d Up' Before Fiery Ellington Crash That Killed Teen: Cops
Driver Said He Was 'A Little F—d Up' Before Fiery Ellington Crash That Killed Teen: Cops A 21-year-old Connecticut man who told his passengers he was "a little f--ked up" before a fiery crash that killed a 16-year-old boy has been arrested, authorities said. Sergei Michael Moscardelli, 21, was charged with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, operating under the influence, traveling unreasonably fast, and failure to drive in the proper lane in connection with the November 2024 crash in Ellington, Connecticut State Police said. The crash happened near Crystal Lake just before 8 p.m. Moscardelli was going more than 55 miles per hour in a 35 mph …

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfield, CT
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(Update) Fairfield County Child Diagnosed With Measles In CT's First Case In 4 Years (Update) Fairfield County Child Diagnosed With Measles In CT's First Case In 4 Years
(Update) Fairfield County Child Diagnosed With Measles In CT's First Case In 4 Years Connecticut has its first measles case in more than four years, health officials announced. The Department of Public Health confirmed the illness in a Fairfield County child who was not vaccinated. Update: Officials ID School Where 10-Year-Old Student Attended, State Conducting Contact Tracing The child is under 10. Officials said the child had recently traveled overseas. Symptoms began a few days after the trip. The child showed a cough, runny nose, congestion, fever, and then a rash that started on the head and spread across the body. Measles spreads fast. It moves through the air when…

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by Josh Lanier
Greenwich, CT
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Bridgeport Woman Took Part In Drug Sale That Led To Fatal Greenwich Overdose: Report Bridgeport Woman Took Part In Drug Sale That Led To Fatal Greenwich Overdose: Report
Bridgeport Woman Took Part In Drug Sale That Led To Fatal Greenwich Overdose: Report A Connecticut woman faces a manslaughter charge after police said she took part in a drug deal that led to someone's overdose in Greenwich, reports said.  Anaira Louise Eisenlohr, 44, of Bridgeport, was arrested last week and charged with second-degree manslaughter, sale of a narcotic substance, conspiracy to commit the sale of a narcotic substance, and two counts of violation of probation, police told Greenwich Time. Calls to Greenwich police were not immediately returned.  Investigators said Eisenlohr and another person were involved in the "sale of narcotics" that resulted…

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by Josh Lanier
East Lyme-Niantic, CT
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Imperfect Strangers: Man Stalked Someone He Didn't Know For Months, East Lyme Police Say Imperfect Strangers: Man Stalked Someone He Didn't Know For Months, East Lyme Police Say
Imperfect Strangers: Man Stalked Someone He Didn't Know For Months, East Lyme Police Say A Connecticut man is facing serious charges after police say he stalked a victim in East Lyme for months and confronted him outside his home. Macgregor Smith, 48, of Niantic, was charged on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with stalking, threatening, breach of peace, and illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, East Lyme police said.   Police were called to a Fairhaven Road home on Tuesday around 8:30 a.m. after a suspect, later identified as Smith, had parked outside, waiting to confront a man inside. The caller told officers Smith had yelled at him and made threatening statements…

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by Josh Lanier
Adams-Cheshire, MA
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Serial Predator Admits To 2 Cold Cases: Violent New Ashford Kidnapping, Pro Golfer Killing Serial Predator Admits To 2 Cold Cases: Violent New Ashford Kidnapping, Pro Golfer Killing
Serial Predator Admits To 2 Cold Cases: Violent New Ashford Kidnapping, Pro Golfer Killing Two violent cold cases that rocked New England communities for decades now have answers, authorities said. David Morrison, 65, pleaded guilty to kidnapping teenager Laura Sheridan in Massachusetts in 1981 and murdering pro golfer Sarah Hunter with a pair of scissors in Vermont five years later, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced Morrison to life without parole in Vermont. He also received a sentence of two to four years in Massachusetts. He is already serving a life sentence in Vacaville, California, after being convicted of kidnapping, rape, and robbery…

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
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Police ID Handcuffed, Decomposed Body Found After Deadly Stamford Standoff As Questions Mount Police ID Handcuffed, Decomposed Body Found After Deadly Stamford Standoff As Questions Mount
Police ID Handcuffed, Decomposed Body Found After Deadly Stamford Standoff As Questions Mount Authorities say they have identified the body of a 79-year-old man found handcuffed and moldering inside a Stamford home following a fatal standoff earlier this month. Carmine Boccuzzi, who was renting a room at 263 Oaklawn Ave., has been identified as the decomposed body found inside, Stamford police said Dec. 10. The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Boccuzzi's death a homicide. The office reported blunt impact injuries to the head and torso with gagging. Investigators identified Boccuzzi through DNA that matched a family member. When and why Boccuzzi was killed and who is…

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by Josh Lanier
South Windsor, CT
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Firefighters Free Injured South Windsor Worker Trapped In Machine 18 Feet Up Firefighters Free Injured South Windsor Worker Trapped In Machine 18 Feet Up
Firefighters Free Injured South Windsor Worker Trapped In Machine 18 Feet Up A worker suffered a serious injury after his arm became trapped in a canned beverage processing machine about 18 feet off the ground, authorities said. Firefighters rushed to the facility on Schweir Road in South Windsor shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Facebook post. Other workers were able to free part of the man's arm, but crews continued working to cut him free.  South Windsor police Lt. Mark Cleverdon told CT Insider that the machine caused “bone deep lacerations on the hand and lower portion of the arm.” The name of the business was not released.  Firefight…

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by Josh Lanier
Westport, CT
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Westport Trader Who Bribed Foreign Officials To Unlock Major Oil Contracts Sentenced: Feds Westport Trader Who Bribed Foreign Officials To Unlock Major Oil Contracts Sentenced: Feds
Westport Trader Who Bribed Foreign Officials To Unlock Major Oil Contracts Sentenced: Feds A former Connecticut oil and gas trader will spend 15 months in prison after being convicted for his role in an overseas bribery and money laundering scheme that helped his company secure lucrative contracts, federal authorities said. Glenn Oztemel, 66, of Westport, gave more than $1 million over nearly eight years to bribe officials inside Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., the Brazilian state-run energy giant, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. That information helped his employers, Arcadia Fuels Ltd. and Freepoint Commodities LLC, secure business worth millions. Court records showed Oztemel's payme…

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by Josh Lanier
Westport, CT
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Bridgeport Man Accused Of Nazi Graffiti Arrested Again After New Markings Found In Westport Bridgeport Man Accused Of Nazi Graffiti Arrested Again After New Markings Found In Westport
Bridgeport Man Accused Of Nazi Graffiti Arrested Again After New Markings Found In Westport A Connecticut man accused of spray painting Nazi symbols has been arrested for doing it again in another Fairfield County town.  John Kuhn, 69, of Bridgeport, turned himself in to police on Tuesday, Dec. 9, after police said he painted a swastika at the former site of Westport National Bank, 1495 Post Road East in Westport.  The hateful mural was painted on August 7, around the same time Kuhn was accused of scrawling Stars of David with “swastika-like tails,” causing about three thousand dollars in damage in Fairfield, authorities said.  Kuhn told Fairfield police he had bee…

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