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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

jlanier@dailyvoice.com

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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Police & Fire

Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Crash With Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In Stonington A 52-year-old Connecticut motorcyclist was killed after crashing into the back of a tractor-trailer on I-95 in Stonington, authorities said. Shawn Twomey, of New Haven, was piloting his Suzuki GSX-R1000 around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday when he crashed into a truck near the I-91 South interchange, Connecticut State Police said. Twomey was thrown from the bike and died at the scene, authorities said. The truck driver was not injured. Authorities are investigating the crash. Anyone with information about it is asked to contact Trooper Timothy Wengloski at 860-848-6500 or timot…

by Josh Lanier

07/24/2025

Obituaries

CT Dad Of 3 Dies Of Electrolyte Imbalance After Grueling 'Everesting' Challenge A 43-year-old Connecticut husband and father of three has died after participating in a grueling endurance event in Wyoming called “Everesting.” Slava Leykind, of Westport, suffered an electrolyte imbalance that caused cardiac arrest on July 2. He had been competing in the 29029 Everesting event, where endurance athletes climb a 1,500-foot mountain trail repeatedly until they've ascended a collective 29,032 feet, the height of Mount Everest, according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide. Leykind began climbing at 6 a.m. on the event’s second day. After five and a half hours and six tr…

by Josh Lanier

07/23/2025

Police & Fire

Just Plane Indecent: Mile High Romp In Front Of Children Lands CT Couple In Cuffs A Connecticut couple was arrested over the weekend after multiple people — including children — witnessed their attempt to join the Mile-High Club aboard a JetBlue flight, authorities said. Trista Reilly, 42, and Christopher Arnold, 43, both of Danbury, face two felony charges of lewd and lascivious exhibition, according to Florida authorities. The duo was aboard a Sarasota, Florida-bound flight on Saturday morning, July 19. Shortly after their 10:30 a.m. takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, a woman alerted a JetBlue flight attendant that she and her two children had s…

by Josh Lanier

07/23/2025

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Killing CT Police Chaplain In Hit-Run Crash: 'Fear Took Over' A man accused of leaving the scene of a crash that killed a pastor who served as a state police chaplain told investigators he drove away because he was afraid and didn't know what to do, authorities said. Gabriel Figueroa, 25, of New Britain, was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility resulting in death, and failure to drive in a proper lane, Connecticut State Police said. Related: State Police Chaplain Killed In Crash Had 'Heart Full Of Kindness' Figueroa is accused of crashing into the motorcycle of 65-year-old Rev. Dr. Paul Krampitz o…

by Josh Lanier

07/23/2025

Police & Fire

Natick Man Accused Of Soliciting Nude Photos From 12-Year-Old Girl Had Worked With Kids: DA A Natick man has been arrested after authorities say he solicited nude photos and had sexual conversations online with someone he believed to be a 12-year-old girl, but was an undercover agent. Scott Newman, 51, was charged with enticement of a child under 16 and attempting to commit a crime, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said on Wednesday, July 23. The investigation began when Ohio’s Defiance Police contacted Massachusetts State Police. They told troopers Newman had allegedly engaged in sexually explicit conversations with someone he thought was a child, but was…

by Josh Lanier

07/23/2025

Police & Fire

23-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Collision With Tractor-Trailer In CT A 23-year-old Massachusetts woman was killed after losing control of her car and crashing into an oncoming tractor-trailer, authorities said. Jalene Ailany Brown, of Framingham, Massachusetts, was driving westbound on Boston Post Road in Windham around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, when she lost control of her SUV while attempting a right-hand turn, according to Connecticut State Police. Brown’s Nissan Rogue crossed over the double-yellow lines and collided with the truck. The impact was so violent that it nearly split the SUV in half and hurled it more than 50 feet, reports said. Emergency …

by Josh Lanier

07/23/2025

Obituaries

Community Rallies After Father Of 2 Young Children Dies In Car Crash: 'An Unimaginable Loss' A grassroots effort to support a mother left to raise two young children after her husband was tragically killed in a car crash has raised thousands of dollars—and continues to gain momentum. Simon Stopka, 29, died recently in a car wreck. Details surrounding the crash remain scarce, and requests for additional information have not been returned. Stopka leaves behind his wife, Natalia, and their daughters, Lea, age 3, and Jolie, age 2. A GoFundMe campaign was created to support the family as they navigate life without their beloved husband and father and grieve this “unimaginable loss.” As…

by Josh Lanier

07/22/2025

Police & Fire

Authorities ID Woman Killed In CT House Fire Update: Police have identified Dolores R. Greene, 80, as the woman who died in a Suffield house fire on Tuesday morning, July 22. Original: Authorities have opened an investigation into the house fire that killed one person in Suffield on Tuesday morning, July 22. Fire crews were called to the Mather Street home around 10:30 a.m. The house was "fully engulfed in flames" when crews arrived, Suffield firefighters said. Rescuers couldn't locate one of the residents of the home and ran inside to find them unresponsive. Crews carried them outside and performed CPR, but fi…

by Josh Lanier

07/22/2025

Police & Fire

Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt, Airlifted To Hospital After Route 44 Crash With SUV A 36-year-old woman was airlifted to a trauma center after she was seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash in Connecticut, authorities said. The woman, from Warwick, Rhode Island, was riding a Harley-Davidson on Route 44 in Pomfret, near the intersection of Allen Road, when her motorcycle crashed with a Honda CR-V just after 5 p.m. Monday, July 21, according to Connecticut State Police. Emergency crews first transported her to Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, but she was later airlifted to UMass Memorial Medical Center for trauma care, police said. The Honda CR-V driver, a 38-year-old man from…

by Josh Lanier

07/22/2025

Police & Fire

Body Recovered From Housatonic River ID'd As 31-Year-Old Monroe Man Police recovered the body of a 31-year-old man near the Stevenson Dam on the Housatonic River in Monroe. Emergency crews from Monroe and Oxford responded to the area around 3:15 p.m. on Monday, July 21, after receiving a 911 call about someone struggling in the water, police said. Authorities said that the victim was a 31-year-old from Monroe, but they have not yet identified him. Dive crews sent in an underwater camera to locate the body at the base of the dam before officials went in. Divers with the Connecticut State Police, the Newtown and Trumbull Di…

by Josh Lanier

07/22/2025

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