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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Bristol, CT
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Tipster Complaints Lead Bristol Police To House Filled With Drugs, Cash, Loaded Pistol Tipster Complaints Lead Bristol Police To House Filled With Drugs, Cash, Loaded Pistol
Tipster Complaints Lead Bristol Police To House Filled With Drugs, Cash, Loaded Pistol The Bristol Police Department says a weeks-long narcotics probe led officers to a Race Street apartment where they found a gun, drugs, and cash. The investigation began after officers received “multiple complaints" from neighbors who were fed up with alleged drug dealing. Officers were first alerted to the apartment in October, and after a lengthy investigation, a detective built enough evidence to get a search warrant for the home on Dec. 9. Authorities arrested Noah Celestin, 22, and Brian Davis, 58, during the raid, Bristol police said. Both men have criminal histories. Bristol police n…

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by Josh Lanier
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Beloved Trumbull Teacher Steps Back From Classroom To Support Daughter's Cancer Fight Beloved Trumbull Teacher Steps Back From Classroom To Support Daughter's Cancer Fight
Beloved Trumbull Teacher Steps Back From Classroom To Support Daughter's Cancer Fight Marianne D'Amico-Ferrari has spent 29 years teaching in Trumbull. Families know her as steady and kind. Students describe her as someone who shows up for them. Now, the community is stepping up for her and her youngest daughter, Mallory.   Mallory D'Amico-Ferrari was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma. The diagnosis came during what should have been a bright stretch of life. Mallory ranked near the top of her class. She had a new driver's permit. She volunteered at the Discovery Museum. She was learning guitar. All of it stopped when she began chemotherapy at Yale …

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by Josh Lanier
Worcester, MA
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Fall On Tropical Vacation Leaves Worcester ER Nurse Paralyzed, Stranded; Family Asks For Help Fall On Tropical Vacation Leaves Worcester ER Nurse Paralyzed, Stranded; Family Asks For Help
Fall On Tropical Vacation Leaves Worcester ER Nurse Paralyzed, Stranded; Family Asks For Help An emergency room nurse from Worcester is facing life-changing injuries after a 15-foot fall during a vacation in Costa Rica. Her family says they are desperate to bring her home, but doctors say her injuries are too severe for travel. Kiara Diaz, 29, was hiking with two close friends when she fell and fractured her shoulder and T1 and T2 vertebrae, leaving her paralyzed. The friends, also nurses, rushed to help her as she lay injured. “They spent two hours on the floor, just taking turns stabilizing her spine, because they didn’t want her to move in any sort of way, because they didn’t kno…

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by Josh Lanier
New London, CT
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$5 Bet Lands Nearly $1M For CT Gambler At Mohegan Sun While 'Johnny Jackpot' Lands $100K Payday $5 Bet Lands Nearly $1M For CT Gambler At Mohegan Sun While 'Johnny Jackpot' Lands $100K Payday
$5 Bet Lands Nearly $1M For CT Gambler At Mohegan Sun While 'Johnny Jackpot' Lands $100K Payday A trip to Mohegan Sun turned into a dream come true last week for one Connecticut guest who turned a simple $5 bet into a massive jackpot.  The unnamed player hit the Triple Diamond progressive jackpot for $940,658 while playing Spanish 21 at Casino of the Sky on Thursday, Dec. 4. The win came after the guest was dealt a “21,” which earned them a spin on the wheel thanks to the “$5 side bet.” Luck struck twice that same day. Blackstone, Massachusetts, resident Mark “Johnny Jackpot” Wisniewski scored his own huge payout while playing in Casino of the Sky. Mohegan Sun said “Johnny Jackpo…

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by Josh Lanier
Westbrook, CT
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Westbrook Sex Offender Charged Again After Teen Reports New Sexual Assault Allegations: Police Westbrook Sex Offender Charged Again After Teen Reports New Sexual Assault Allegations: Police
Westbrook Sex Offender Charged Again After Teen Reports New Sexual Assault Allegations: Police A Connecticut sex offender is facing additional charges after a teenager accused him of sexual assault, authorities said. Joseph Dabrow, 68, of Westbrook, was charged with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child, Connecticut State Police said. Investigators said the case traces back to a juvenile who first came forward in 2021. Police said the teen reported that Dabrow had “sexually explicit conversations with the minor and also provided him with alcohol.” Those earlier claims led to charges of illegal delivery of alcohol to a minor and risk of injury to a minor. State p…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Ex-Meriden Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police Ex-Meriden Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police
Ex-Meriden Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police A former Connecticut high school teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a former student, authorities said. Ciara Picard, 39, was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual assault involving a former student of Maloney High School in Meriden, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Meriden police did not provide many details about the alleged abuse, but investigators said it happened "years ago" while Picard was still a teacher at the school. She resigned in August 2025, according to police. An email to Meriden police for more information was not immediately returned. The stude…

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by Josh Lanier
Clinton, CT
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Stop & Shop Will Close Clinton Location Stop & Shop Will Close Clinton Location
Stop & Shop Will Close Clinton Location Stop & Shop has announced it will close another Connecticut facility.  The grocery chain said it will shutter its Clinton store at the end of 2026. Store officials said that the location has struggled. "Stop & Shop has made the difficult decision not to renew the lease for our store located at 215 East Main Street in Clinton, as the store was not meeting financial expectations," said spokeswoman Stephanie Cunha in a release. She added that "all associates will be given the opportunity to transfer to other Stop & Shop locations." The closure will leave the Massachusett…

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by Josh Lanier
Haverhill, MA
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Harvard Morgue Body Thefts: Bradford Woman Admits To Trafficking Stolen Human Remains Harvard Morgue Body Thefts: Bradford Woman Admits To Trafficking Stolen Human Remains
Harvard Morgue Body Thefts: Bradford Woman Admits To Trafficking Stolen Human Remains A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to trafficking stolen human remains into Pennsylvania. Federal authorities said she was part of a larger ring that bought and sold body parts as if they were shopping. Katrina Maclean, of Bradford, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 8, to the interstate transport of stolen human remains as part of a “nationwide network,” the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts said. She now faces up to 10 years in prison. Maclean admitted that from 2018 through 2022, she bought stolen remains donated to Harvard Medical School for scientific research and sold t…

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
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Video Shows Chaos Of Deadly Stamford Standoff, Report Details Decomposing Body Found Inside Video Shows Chaos Of Deadly Stamford Standoff, Report Details Decomposing Body Found Inside
Video Shows Chaos Of Deadly Stamford Standoff, Report Details Decomposing Body Found Inside Authorities have released video from a Connecticut standoff and shootout that ended with a 63-year-old man taking his own life and police finding a decomposing body inside. A new autopsy report sheds light on how each person died. Stamford police engaged in a standoff with Jed Parkington on Dec. 2 at 263 Oaklawn Avenue after a marshal was fired on while trying to serve an eviction notice, according to a state Office of the Inspector General preliminary report released Tuesday. Parkington and his wife were being removed from the home following a foreclosure. The marshal met Parkington’s wife…

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
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Failed Protocols, Missed Checks Allowed Stamford Detainee To Die By Suicide In Jail: State IG Failed Protocols, Missed Checks Allowed Stamford Detainee To Die By Suicide In Jail: State IG
Failed Protocols, Missed Checks Allowed Stamford Detainee To Die By Suicide In Jail: State IG A 27-year-old man who died in police custody in Connecticut hanged himself with a belt that officers failed to confiscate during two searches at the jail, a state investigation found. Jamal Linton, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested on Jan. 26, 2025, and charged with domestic violence crimes after his girlfriend told police he punched her in the face and threw her to the ground after kicking down a bathroom door where she was hiding, the Office of the Inspector General report said. Linton was unable to post a $150,000 bond, and police planned to hold him overnight until his arraignment…

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