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Josh Lanier

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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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Obituaries
Electrolyte Imbalance Kills Dad Of 3 After Grueling 'Everesting' Challenge Electrolyte Imbalance Kills Dad Of 3 After Grueling 'Everesting' Challenge
Electrolyte Imbalance Kills Dad Of 3 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…

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Police & Fire
Just Plane Indecent: Mile High Romp In Front Of Children Lands Couple In Cuffs Just Plane Indecent: Mile High Romp In Front Of Children Lands Couple In Cuffs
Just Plane Indecent: Mile High Romp In Front Of Children Lands 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…

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Police & Fire
Man Charged With Killing CT Police Chaplain In Berlin Hit-Run Crash: 'Fear Took Over' Man Charged With Killing CT Police Chaplain In Berlin Hit-Run Crash: 'Fear Took Over'
Man Charged With Killing CT Police Chaplain In Berlin 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…

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Police & Fire
Natick Man Accused Of Soliciting Nude Photos From 12-Year-Old Girl Had Worked With Kids: DA Natick Man Accused Of Soliciting Nude Photos From 12-Year-Old Girl Had Worked With Kids: DA
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…

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Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Collision With Tractor-Trailer In Windham 23-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Collision With Tractor-Trailer In Windham
23-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Collision With Tractor-Trailer In Windham 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 …

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Obituaries
Community Rallies After Middletown Dad Of 2 Young Girls Dies In Crash: 'An Unimaginable Loss' Community Rallies After Middletown Dad Of 2 Young Girls Dies In Crash: 'An Unimaginable Loss'
Community Rallies After Middletown Dad Of 2 Young Girls Dies In 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…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Woman Killed In Suffield House Fire Police ID Woman Killed In Suffield House Fire
Police ID Woman Killed In Suffield 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…

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Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt, Airlifted To Hospital After Route 44 Crash With SUV In Pomfret Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt, Airlifted To Hospital After Route 44 Crash With SUV In Pomfret
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt, Airlifted To Hospital After Route 44 Crash With SUV In Pomfret 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…

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Police & Fire
Body Recovered From Housatonic River ID'd As 31-Year-Old Monroe Man Body Recovered From Housatonic River ID'd As 31-Year-Old Monroe Man
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…

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News
It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! Nope, It’s A Stuck Mass Zoo Ride That Left Guests Dangling It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! Nope, It’s A Stuck Mass Zoo Ride That Left Guests Dangling
It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! Nope, It’s A Stuck Mass Zoo Ride That Left Guests Dangling Firefighters rescued several people who became stranded mid-air on a ride after it stopped working at a popular Massachusetts zoo. The Skyfari ride at Southwick’s Zoo—which offers guests a scenic aerial view of the sprawling Mendon park—unexpectedly halted on Monday, July 21, leaving passengers suspended above the ground. Southwick’s Zoo told news outlets the ride stopped due to an “unexpected issue.” The park released a statement to WCVB. Out of an abundance of caution, we contacted the Mendon Fire Department, who responded promptly and worked alongside our trained operations and security…

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