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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Lunenburg, MA
Police & Fire
Lunenburg Sex Offender Heads To Prison After Police Find Him Sharing CSAM: Feds Lunenburg Sex Offender Heads To Prison After Police Find Him Sharing CSAM: Feds
Lunenburg Sex Offender Heads To Prison After Police Find Him Sharing Csam: Feds A registered child sex offender from Massachusetts will spend the next 12 years in federal prison after investigators connected him to illegal images and videos of child sexual abuse material shared across multiple online platforms, authorities announced.  Michael Scott Myers, 39, of Lunenburg, was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday, July 23, by U.S. District Judge Margaret R. Guzman. He was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after his prison term. Myers pleaded guilty in March 2026 to one count of possession of child pornography, following his arrest in Decemb…

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by Josh Lanier
Wethersfield, CT
Police & Fire
Hartford Man Charged In Stop & Shop Carjacking After Months-Long Investigation Hartford Man Charged In Stop & Shop Carjacking After Months-Long Investigation
Hartford Man Charged In Stop & Shop Carjacking After Months-Long Investigation Police say they have found a man responsible for a Connecticut violent carjacking at a Stop & Shop parking in prison.  Kelvin Rivera, 46, of Hartford, was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree assault, third-degree assault, larceny of a motor vehicle, and sixth-degree larceny following a months-long investigation, Wethersfield police announced Thursday, July 23.  Wethersfield investigators said a man wearing a beige hooded sweatshirt and camouflage pants approached a woman at the convenience store on the Berlin Turnpike and forcibly pulled her from the dr…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
News
Connecticut's Best Dive Bar Has 'Cool Graffiti,' Live Music ... And 'Chairs!' Connecticut's Best Dive Bar Has 'Cool Graffiti,' Live Music ... And 'Chairs!'
Connecticut's Best Dive Bar Has 'Cool Graffiti,' Live Music ... And 'Chairs!' If you're looking for a "perfectly grungy" bar experience, New Haven has the spot for you.  It's called Cafe Nine, and it has everything. "Cool graffiti," "a divey atmosphere, but not too divey," "a tiny bathroom," "live music from cool up-and-coming independent bands," and "chairs!"  Those were taken from nearly 70 Yelp reviews for the 250 State St. bar, which was recently named Connecticut's best dive bar by the Takeout. The reviews read less like customer feedback and more like a checklist of everything dive bar devotees are after: history literally written on the walls, …

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by Josh Lanier
Old Saybrook, CT
Real Estate
This Connecticut Home Predates America By Nearly 100 Years; Now It's For Sale For $12 Million This Connecticut Home Predates America By Nearly 100 Years; Now It's For Sale For $12 Million
This Connecticut Home Predates America By Nearly 100 Years; Now It's For Sale For $12 Million A Connecticut home built nearly 100 years before the United States was founded has hit the market, giving one buyer the chance to own a piece of American history. But some local historians worry about what could happen to the property in the future.  Bushnell Farm, home to the Elisha Bushnell House in Old Saybrook, was listed last month for $12 million. The 20.21-acre property includes a home built in 1678, making it one of Connecticut's oldest surviving colonial homes. It was built less than 75 years after English settlers established Connecticut's first colonies. Related: Click Here…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Dirt Bike Rider Fighting For Life After Waterbury Crash Teen Dirt Bike Rider Fighting For Life After Waterbury Crash
Teen Dirt Bike Rider Fighting For Life After Waterbury Crash An 18-year-old is fighting for their life after crashing a dirt bike into an SUV earlier this week.  The Waterbury teen slammed into the vehicle on Thomaston Avenue in Waterbury around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, police said. He suffered serious injuries to his body and head.  Officers said the bike hit the car. The people inside the vehicle suffered minor injuries.  Paramedics rushed them to an area hospital, where the unnamed rider remained in critical condition.  It's unclear if they were wearing a helmet.  Waterbury police are investigating the crash. They ask anyon…

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by Josh Lanier
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Former Miss Hall's Headmaster Indicted in Teacher Abuse Scandal, DA Says More Charges Possible Former Miss Hall's Headmaster Indicted in Teacher Abuse Scandal, DA Says More Charges Possible
Former Miss Hall's Headmaster Indicted in Teacher Abuse Scandal, DA Says More Charges Possible Former Miss Hall's School headmaster Jeannie Norris has been indicted in the teacher abuse scandal that has already led to rape charges against a former teacher. Berkshire County District Attorney Timothy J. Shugrue announced on Wednesday, July 22, that Norris, 80, of Durham, North Carolina, has been charged with one count of reckless endangerment of a child. The indictment comes as the investigation into abuse allegations at the Pittsfield all-girls school continues. Shugrue said he expects more charges against Norris, who served as headmaster from 1996 to 2012. The case follows the March…

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by Josh Lanier
Glastonbury, CT
Police & Fire
Ledyard Man Had Sexual Relationship With Glastonbury 14-Year-Old: Police Ledyard Man Had Sexual Relationship With Glastonbury 14-Year-Old: Police
Ledyard Man Had Sexual Relationship With Glastonbury 14-Year-Old: Police A Ledyard man is facing multiple felony charges after police said he had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old. Cesar Luis Valiente-Caballero, 23, was arrested last week following a Glastonbury police investigation, authorities said. He is charged with second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, witness tampering, and interfering with an officer/resisting arrest. The investigation began in April. It centered on allegations of "a consensual sexual relationship with a 14-year-old," according to an arrest report. Court records show Valiente-Caballero was released …

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by Josh Lanier
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police
Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police A Connecticut caregiver is accused of physically abusing her disabled client while inside a YMCA, police said. Elisa Feinman, 68, of Fairfield, allegedly abused an intellectually disabled client at the Westport Weston Family YMCA on Saturday, July 19, at the YMCA on Allen Raymond Lane, according to the Westport police.  Officers responded after YMCA staff reported seeing a caregiver physically mistreating her intellectually disabled client. Investigators reviewed surveillance video as part of the case and arrested Feinman, who police identified as a paraprofessional, Westport pol…

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by Josh Lanier
New Britain, CT
Police & Fire
Ex-CT Judicial Marshal Accused Of Child Exploitation After Cyber Tip Sparks Probe: Report Ex-CT Judicial Marshal Accused Of Child Exploitation After Cyber Tip Sparks Probe: Report
Ex-CT Judicial Marshal Accused Of Child Exploitation After Cyber Tip Sparks Probe: Report A former Connecticut judicial marshal who provided security at a state courthouse is facing multiple child exploitation charges after an investigation that began with an anonymous cyber tip. Joseph Cerruto, 27, of New Britain, was arrested on Monday, July 14, according to New Britain authorities. Police launched "an extensive investigation" into Cerruto in May after receiving the anonymous tip, CT Post reported.  He is charged with first-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, enticing a minor by use of computer, misrepresentation of age to entice a minor, and risk of injury…

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by Josh Lanier
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Lynn Middle School Student: DA Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Lynn Middle School Student: DA
Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Lynn Middle School Student: DA A former Massachusetts teacher once named one of Amazon's teachers of the year has been charged with raping a child, authorities announced.  Tymond Tran was charged with aggravated rape of a child with a 5-year age difference, indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, posing or exhibiting a child in the nude, and providing obscene matter to a minor, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  The allegations stem from incidents that prosecutors said happened in Lynn in 2022, while he taught computer science at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.  Tran pleaded …

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