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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
1 Dead, Another Hurt In North Branford Crash; Police Investigating 1 Dead, Another Hurt In North Branford Crash; Police Investigating
1 Dead, Another Hurt In North Branford Crash; Police Investigating One person was killed and another was severely injured following a two-car crash in North Branford Monday morning, June 20.  North Branford police were called to 999 Foxon Road just after 10 a.m.  One driver sustained critical injuries in the crash, and paramedics rushed him to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.  Authorities are withholding his identity until they can notify his family.  Responders also took the second driver to the hospital, but their injuries were considered minor, police said.  The crash is under investigation.  …

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Police & Fire
Pittsfield Man Admits To Kidnapping, Assaulting Woman As She Walked Home From Hospital: DA Pittsfield Man Admits To Kidnapping, Assaulting Woman As She Walked Home From Hospital: DA
Pittsfield Man Admits To Kidnapping, Assaulting Woman As She Walked Home From Hospital: DA A 52-year-old western Massachusetts man who admitted to kidnapping and violently assaulting a woman as she walked home in 2019 has learned his fate. Glen Chadwell, of Pittsfield, admitted on Monday, June 16, to one count of kidnapping and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over age 14, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office said. A judge sentenced him to 2 1/2 years for the kidnapping charge and 2 1/2 years each for the counts of indecent assault and battery. However, the latter sentences will be served concurrently, prosecutors said. Chadwell and another unide…

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Police & Fire
Wolcott Teen Had Over 300 Child Porn Images At His Home: Police Wolcott Teen Had Over 300 Child Porn Images At His Home: Police
Wolcott Teen Had Over 300 Child Porn Images At His Home: Police A Wolcott teen is facing serious charges after police say he had more than 300 files of child pornography on electronic devices at his home.  Evan Harris, 19, was charged with first-degree possession of child pornography after he turned himself in to authorities this week, Wolcott Police said.  Authorities began investigating after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) sent two tips to Wolcott police on April 30. The tips warned of possible online activity related to the possession and sharing of child sexual abuse materials, officials said.  After l…

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Obituaries
Missing Retired Glastonbury Detective Found Dead At Home, Buried Beneath Hoarded Trash: Report Missing Retired Glastonbury Detective Found Dead At Home, Buried Beneath Hoarded Trash: Report
Missing Retired Glastonbury Detective Found Dead At Home, Buried Beneath Hoarded Trash: Report The body of a retired Connecticut detective was found in her home eight months after she was reported missing, buried under mountains of garbage, reports said.  Mary A. Notarangelo, 73, was found in her Toll Gate Road house in Glastonbury in February after a biohazard cleaning company was called in to clean up the property. They located her body when crews used an excavator to remove the floor-to-ceiling piles of hoarded trash, CT Insider reported this week. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not determined how she died.  Glastonbury police had searched the ho…

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Body Found Near Taylor Swift’s Home ID’d As Missing Man: ‘You Will Be Deeply Missed' Body Found Near Taylor Swift’s Home ID’d As Missing Man: ‘You Will Be Deeply Missed'
Body Found Near Taylor Swift’s Home ID’d As Missing Man: ‘You Will Be Deeply Missed' Police in Rhode Island have identified human remains found near Taylor Swift’s mansion in the wealthy beach community of Watch Hill as belonging to a missing man from Massachusetts. Eric Wein, 31, of Mansfield, was reported missing on April 18. His body washed ashore just over a quarter-mile from Swift's Watch Hill estate on May 14, according to the South Kingstown Police Department. Authorities said his car had been found abandoned several days earlier. No foul play is suspected, South Kingstown police said.  An update that none of us wanted on my cousin. Heaven gained anoth…

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Plane Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Beverly Plane Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Beverly
Plane Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Beverly One person is dead and another is fighting for their life after the plane they were in crashed on a suburban street Thursday morning, June 19, authorities said.  The single-engine plane crash happened around 8:45 a.m. at Sam Fonzo Drive in Beverly, near the Beverly Regional Airport. Images from the crash site show the plane came to rest against a utility pole. Responders had to cut the people onboard out of the Mooney M20's cabin, officials said.  One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was airlifted to a trauma hospital with critical injuries. Beverly pol…

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Obituaries
Police ID Retired Revere Officer, Marines As Man Who Died In Fire: 'We Will Miss Him Immensely' Police ID Retired Revere Officer, Marines As Man Who Died In Fire: 'We Will Miss Him Immensely'
Police ID Retired Revere Officer, Marines As Man Who Died In Fire: 'We Will Miss Him Immensely' A respected veteran, longtime police officer, father, and grandfather died in a house fire that tore through his home on Washington Avenue in Revere earlier this week, officials said. Richard Serino, 77, was killed when flames engulfed part of his multi-family home on Tuesday, June 17, authorities said.  Serino was a retired Revere police officer with decades on the force. He served in the Marines before joining the police department.  “This is a very sad day for the Revere Fire Department and the City of Revere,” Acting Revere Fire Chief James E. Cullen. “Mr. Serino was beloved …

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Police & Fire
New Britain Rollover Leads Turns Into Drug Bust As Man Admits Making Psychedelic Candy: Cops New Britain Rollover Leads Turns Into Drug Bust As Man Admits Making Psychedelic Candy: Cops
New Britain Rollover Leads Turns Into Drug Bust As Man Admits Making Psychedelic Candy: Cops A three-car crash on Route 9 quickly turned into a major drug investigation after one of the drivers was found with what police called a “significant quantity” of illegal substances and admitted to drug-filled gummies and chocolate bars. Frank Mitchell, 30, of Hamden, faces multiple felonies following the crash around 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, Connecticut State Police said.  The New Britain crash happened near Exit 37B in the northbound lanes. State troopers arrived to find that two vehicles had rolled over. One driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The others, i…

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Police & Fire
ATV Rider Left Near Death After Danbury Crash; Friends Fled Before Help Arrived: Police ATV Rider Left Near Death After Danbury Crash; Friends Fled Before Help Arrived: Police
ATV Rider Left Near Death After Danbury Crash; Friends Fled Before Help Arrived: Police An all-terrain vehicle rider was left with life-threatening injuries after a crash on South Street in Danbury, according to local police. Danbury Police say they responded to South Street around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, where they found the rider lying on the sidewalk next to a damaged ATV.  Paramedics rushed them to Danbury Hospital with "critical and life-threatening" injuries. Danbury police did not release their name or age.  Two other ATV riders who were with the victim sped away before police arrived, authorities said.  South Street was shut down for several…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Chester Man Killed In Head-On Collision In Westbrook Police ID Chester Man Killed In Head-On Collision In Westbrook
Police ID Chester Man Killed In Head-On Collision In Westbrook Authorities have identified the 63-year-old man who was killed in a head-on collision on Wednesday, June 18, in Westbrook.  Robert Lewis Jones, of Chester, was driving north on Essex Road (Route 153) when a Jeep Wagoneer heading the other direction crash wedith his Nissan Altima just before 6:30 a.m., Connecticut State Police said.  Paramedics rushed him to Shoreline Medical Center in Westbrook, where he died of his injuries.  The 32-year-old Florida man who was behind the wheel of the Jeep suffered minor injuries. Doctors at Yale New Haven Hospital treated him.  Autho…

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