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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Danvers, MA
Breaking News
Driver Killed In I-95 Tractor-Trailer Overturn Crash In Danvers, Peabody: Police Driver Killed In I-95 Tractor-Trailer Overturn Crash In Danvers, Peabody: Police
Driver Killed In I-95 Tractor-Trailer Overturn Crash In Danvers, Peabody: Police A tractor-trailer flipped on a busy stretch of Interstate-95, killing the driver, spilling material into nearby woods, and forcing long lane closures that snarled traffic for hours. The crash happened Monday morning, April 27, near Exit 70, between Danvers and Peabody, according to Massachusetts State Police.  Police say a tractor-trailer crashed into a passenger vehicle, causing the truck to flip upside down.  The driver was killed in the crash. Their name was not released as of Monday afternoon. What came out of the trailer complicated matters for responders. A substance …

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by Josh Lanier
Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Sex Offender Gets Sentenced To Decades For Exploiting 4 Teens In New York: Feds Greenwich Sex Offender Gets Sentenced To Decades For Exploiting 4 Teens In New York: Feds
Greenwich Sex Offender Gets Sentenced To Decades For Exploiting 4 Teens In New York: Feds A repeat sex offender with a conviction in Connecticut, who targeted teenage girls and recorded the abuse, will spend decades in federal prison, authorities said.  Taiel Gookool, 31, was sentenced earlier this year to 35 years behind bars, followed by 20 years of supervised release, according to federal authorities, according to the US Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York. Prosecutors said Gookool exploited four minors and possessed child pornography in 2024. He engaged in sexual acts with all four victims and recorded the abuse, or had the victims record it. "Mr…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event
Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event The manifesto that the alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner sent to his brother in Connecticut said he was sorry, as well as commenting on the poor security around the event.  The brother of Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday, April 25, contacted New London police just before 11 p.m. to report he had received a manifesto from the Torrance, California, man. Officers contacted federal authorities.  Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting firearms acros…

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by Josh Lanier
Norwalk, CT
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Hidden Tracker Found In Car Wheel Well Leads To Arrest In Norwalk: Police Hidden Tracker Found In Car Wheel Well Leads To Arrest In Norwalk: Police
Hidden Tracker Found In Car Wheel Well Leads To Arrest In Norwalk: Police Authorities have charged a man they say placed a GPS tracking device in someone's vehicle.  Thomas Martin, 63, of Essex, was arrested after Norwalk police responded to a call on April 16 and found a tracking device hidden in the vehicle's wheel well, authorities said.  Norwalk detectives began investigating who placed the device and traced it to Martin, police said.  Martin turned himself in to Norwalk police on Friday, April 24.  He was charged with electronic stalking and held on a $75,000 bond, Norwalk police said.  Police did not disclose Martin's relationshi…

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by Josh Lanier
Stonington-North Stonington, CT
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Woman Found Dead In Pond On North Stonington Property After Husband Reports Her Missing Woman Found Dead In Pond On North Stonington Property After Husband Reports Her Missing
Woman Found Dead In Pond On North Stonington Property After Husband Reports Her Missing Connecticut police said a woman was found dead in a pond on her property after her husband called to say he could not find her. A North Stonington man called police Monday morning, April 27, to report that he was searching for his wife but had been unable to locate her. Officers responded to the property on rural Puttker Road. At first light, police said she was found in a pond on the property near the Rhode Island border. Authorities have not released the woman's name, and no additional details about the circumstances of her death have been confirmed. Emergency crews were on scene Monday…

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
Obituaries
Stamford Woman Killed In Crosswalk Crash Remembered As ‘Someone We Leaned On, Laughed With’ Stamford Woman Killed In Crosswalk Crash Remembered As ‘Someone We Leaned On, Laughed With’
Stamford Woman Killed In Crosswalk Crash Remembered As ‘Someone We Leaned On, Laughed With’ A Connecticut woman killed after being hit in a crosswalk over the weekend is being remembered for her kindness and friendship. Loved ones are now raising money to help cover funeral costs. Evelyn “Shorty” Aponte, 66, was struck just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, at the intersection of Strawberry Hill Avenue and Colonial Road in Stamford, according to police. Investigators said a 2014 Toyota pickup truck was heading south on Strawberry Hill Avenue. The driver, a 50-year-old Stamford resident, turned left onto Colonial Road as Aponte was crossing Colonial Road. She was in a marked cros…

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by Josh Lanier
Hampton-Chaplin-Scotland, CT
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Remains Found In Chaplin Woods Identified As Missing CT Woman; Investigation Continues Remains Found In Chaplin Woods Identified As Missing CT Woman; Investigation Continues
Remains Found In Chaplin Woods Identified As Missing CT Woman; Investigation Continues Human remains found in a wooded area last week have been identified as a woman who went missing in October, authorities said.  The body of Anne Marie Pappalardo, 61, of Mansfield, was found in a wooded area of Chaplin on Friday, April 24, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said.  She was reported missing on Oct. 26, according to Connecticut State Police.  Police said at the time she had left her home alone without her cellphone, and her vehicle was found near the Natchaug Forest along Route 198 in Chaplin, close to the Natchaug River.  Investigators sai…

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by Josh Lanier
Hartford, CT
Obituaries
Hartford Mom Of 4 Killed, Family Asks For Help: 'Her Kindness Touched Everyone' Hartford Mom Of 4 Killed, Family Asks For Help: 'Her Kindness Touched Everyone'
Hartford Mom Of 4 Killed, Family Asks For Help: 'Her Kindness Touched Everyone' A 33-year-old mother was found dead with a gunshot wound in what her family is calling a domestic violence incident, leaving behind four children and a grieving family now asking for help. Keishla Claudio, 33, was found unresponsive at her Belden Street home in Hartford on Friday night, April 24, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said Saturday the case is being investigated as a possible act of domestic violence.  A person of interest was later found dead in another state from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. An email to Hartford i…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
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Hamden Man Convicted In Deadly New Haven Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate Hamden Man Convicted In Deadly New Haven Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate
Hamden Man Convicted In Deadly New Haven Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate A Connecticut man will spend decades behind bars for a deadly shooting that left one person dead and another seriously hurt in a New Haven neighborhood. Treyvon Battle, 35, of Hamden, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison on Wednesday, April 22, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said.  A jury found Battle guilty of murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit in January.  The charges stem from a shooting that happened on May 27, 2017, on Dickerman Street in New Haven.  Prosecutors said Battle opened fi…

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by Josh Lanier
Enfield, CT
Breaking News
New Bodycam Shows Enfield Girl Found Dead Was Out Alone After Midnight Days Before New Bodycam Shows Enfield Girl Found Dead Was Out Alone After Midnight Days Before
New Bodycam Shows Enfield Girl Found Dead Was Out Alone After Midnight Days Before Newly released police body camera video shows a 12-year-old Connecticut girl walking alone on a street after 2 a.m., just days before she was found dead in her home and her stepfather was charged with sexually assaulting her. The footage, obtained by NBC Connecticut, shows Eve Rogers outside a Mobil gas station on Elm Street in Enfield on March 11. The clerk had called the police after reporting that she had stolen an energy drink from the store, according to the heavily redacted video. In the video, Eve walks up to the Enfield officer holding the drink, and she tells him she took it. …

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