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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Hamden, CT
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New Haven Man Gets 52 Years For 'Hunting' Hamden Teen Outside Store, Killing Him: State New Haven Man Gets 52 Years For 'Hunting' Hamden Teen Outside Store, Killing Him: State
New Haven Man Gets 52 Years For 'Hunting' Hamden Teen Outside Store, Killing Him: State A New Haven man will spend more than five decades in prison for killing an 18-year-old Hamden resident in a shooting that shocked the community four years ago.  Lamont Quadir Smith-Reed, 22, was sentenced this week to 52 years behind bars for the murder of Semaj Reddick-Streater, the Office of State's Attorney said on Friday, Dec. 5. Smith-Reed was convicted nearly three months prior.  Judge David L. Zagaja said Smith-Reed “intentionally and purposely targeted and hunted Semaj Reddick until his task was accomplished,” according to State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr. Official…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Teen Sets Sleeping Man On Fire On NY Subway Causing 'Horrific' Injuries: Feds Teen Sets Sleeping Man On Fire On NY Subway Causing 'Horrific' Injuries: Feds
Teen Sets Sleeping Man On Fire On NY Subway Causing 'Horrific' Injuries: Feds Federal prosecutors charged an 18-year-old man with setting a rider on fire inside a New York City subway car, an act officials called one of the most violent the system has seen. Hiram Carrero was arrested and charged with arson resulting in injury to another person in connection with the Dec. 1 attack, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said. Investigators say Carrero boarded a northbound train around 3 a.m. at the 34th Street–Penn Station stop in Midtown. Surveillance video shows him pick up a piece of paper, set it on fire, and press it against a man sleeping on the…

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by Josh Lanier
Hamden, CT
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Hamden Man Guilty Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Girl He Knew Over 8 Years: State Hamden Man Guilty Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Girl He Knew Over 8 Years: State
Hamden Man Guilty Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Girl He Knew Over 8 Years: State A Connecticut jury has found that a 48-year-old man repeatedly sexually abused a girl for more than eight years, authorities said.  Corey Baker, of Hamden, was found guilty of sexual assault in the fourth degree and risk of injury to a minor, the Office of State's Attorney announced on Friday, Dec. 5. Judge Peter L. Brown, who presided over the trial, will also sentence Baker in February.  Baker knew his victim and began abusing her when she was just 6 years old. It continued until she was 14, prosecutors said.  Authorities did not disclose how Baker knew the victim. 

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by Josh Lanier
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Teen Accused of Torching Boston Police Cruiser During Street Takeover Norwalk Teen Accused of Torching Boston Police Cruiser During Street Takeover
Norwalk Teen Accused of Torching Boston Police Cruiser During Street Takeover A Connecticut teenager has been arrested after authorities in Boston said he set a police cruiser on fire during a chaotic street takeover. David Antonio Moran-Chavez, 19, of Norwalk, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 4, on a fugitive-from-justice warrant in connection with the alleged arson, authorities said. He's being held on a $500,000 bond and faces additional charges in Massachusetts. Boston Police said officers responded to a takeover on Oct. 5 at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street. They tried to clear the crowd, but people refused to leave. Boston police repor…

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by Josh Lanier
Suffield, CT
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Windsor Locks Woman Killed In Head-On Suffield Crash; Other Driver Taken To Hospital Windsor Locks Woman Killed In Head-On Suffield Crash; Other Driver Taken To Hospital
Windsor Locks Woman Killed In Head-On Suffield Crash; Other Driver Taken To Hospital A head-on collision in Suffield has left one woman dead, authorities said.  Carol M. Breton, 77, of Windsor Locks, died after her sprinter van crossed the double yellow line in the area of 367 East St. South and collided with an oncoming sedan around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, Suffield police said.  Paramedics rushed the driver of the sedan to Baystate Hospital.  The North Central Municipal Accident Reconstruction Squad is investigating the crash. 

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by Josh Lanier
Wallingford, CT
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Police ID Man, 38, Killed In Head-On Crash In Wallingford; Second Driver Hospitalized Police ID Man, 38, Killed In Head-On Crash In Wallingford; Second Driver Hospitalized
Police ID Man, 38, Killed In Head-On Crash In Wallingford; Second Driver Hospitalized Authorities have identified the 38-year-old man who was killed in a head-on collision in Connecticut this week that sent another driver to the hospital.  Jason Miller crashed his Saab on Grieb Road between Leigus Road and Fairlawn Drive in Wallingford just before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, Wallingford police said.  Miller was driving west when his car collided head-on with a Jeep Grand Cherokee.  Miller died at the scene, and paramedics rushed the 74-year-old Jeep driver to an area hospital for treatment. Authorities did not provide an update on his condition.  Pol…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Harvard Professor Who Fired Air Rifle Outside Brookline Synagogue Leaves US After ICE Arrest Harvard Professor Who Fired Air Rifle Outside Brookline Synagogue Leaves US After ICE Arrest
Harvard Professor Who Fired Air Rifle Outside Brookline Synagogue Leaves US After ICE Arrest A visiting Harvard Law School professor who admitted to firing an air rifle outside a Massachusetts synagogue has agreed to leave the United States after his arrest, federal authorities said. Carlos Portugal Gouvêa, 43, of Brazil, pleaded guilty to illegally firing the gun outside Temple Beth Zion in Brookline on Oct. 2 during Yom Kippur. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said he told them he was “hunting rats” near the house of worship. Gouvêa's temporary J-1 non-immigrant visa was revoked soon after the shooting. He chose to leave the country voluntarily rather than be de…

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by Josh Lanier
Granby, CT
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Missing Granby Mom, 3 Kids Found Safe In Georgia Days After Going Missing Missing Granby Mom, 3 Kids Found Safe In Georgia Days After Going Missing
Missing Granby Mom, 3 Kids Found Safe In Georgia Days After Going Missing Update: A Granby woman and her three children, who've been missing since Tuesday, Dec. 2, were found safe at a gas station in Georgia, police said.  Granby police asked for help from the public on Friday and were working with the FBI to find them.  The woman and children were found at a gas station in Spalding County, Georgia. It's unclear why they left the state or when they would return, but police said they are safe.  Original: Authorities are asking for the public's help to find a mother and her three children who have been missing since Tuesday, Dec. 2.  Gran…

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by Josh Lanier
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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Driver Hit 100 MPH During Escape Attempt On Route 83 In Vernon: Police Driver Hit 100 MPH During Escape Attempt On Route 83 In Vernon: Police
Driver Hit 100 MPH During Escape Attempt On Route 83 In Vernon: Police State police say they have made an arrest in a case where a driver tried to outrun a trooper at more than 100 miles per hour on Route 83 in Vernon nearly six months ago.  Erick Resto, 22, of East Hartford, was identified after an on-duty trooper saw a white Infiniti Q50 with "blacked out" window tint on Talcottville Road near Regan Road, according to a warrant. The car changed direction after the driver saw the cruiser.  But as the trooper turned to follow, the Infitiniti sped off. The warrant says the Infiniti passed cars and crossed the center line as the ddriver tried to get a…

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by Josh Lanier
Shrewsbury, MA
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Shrewsbury Man Charged With Killing Father Of 3 Walking Home From School Drop-Off: DA Shrewsbury Man Charged With Killing Father Of 3 Walking Home From School Drop-Off: DA
Shrewsbury Man Charged With Killing Father Of 3 Walking Home From School Drop-Off: DA A 26-year-old Massachusetts man accused of gunning down a father of three as he walked home from dropping his 6-year-old son off at school has been indicted on murder and other charges, authorities said.  Snehal Srivastava, of Shrewsbury, who is charged with killing 56-year-old Kevin Doherty, also of Shrewsbury, was indicted in the killing this week, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Srivastava faces four charges: one count each of intimidation of a witness, possession of a firearm not at home or work, and vandalism, in addition to the murder charge, the prosec…

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