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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
CT Driver Killed After Crashing Into Large Stones In I-84 Median In Middlebury CT Driver Killed After Crashing Into Large Stones In I-84 Median In Middlebury
CT Driver Killed After Crashing Into Large Stones In I-84 Median In Middlebury A 39-year-old Connecticut man was killed after he lost control of his car on I-84 and crashed into a large pile of rocks in the median.  Jeffrey Lepage, of Plantsville, was driving in the left lane on the highway near Benson Road in Middlebury when he lost control of his Subaru around 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, Connecticut State Police said.  It's unclear what caused him to lose control, but Lepage's car skidded into the grassy median before smashing into a pile of large rocks, police said.  Paramedics rushed him to Waterbury Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.…

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Waterbury Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids, Beer Cans, Suspected Cocaine In Car In Naugatuck: Police Waterbury Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids, Beer Cans, Suspected Cocaine In Car In Naugatuck: Police
Waterbury Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids, Beer Cans, Suspected Cocaine In Car In Naugatuck: Police A Waterbury man is facing serious charges after police say he was driving drunk with three young children unsecured in the back seat of his car — and no license, registration, or insurance. Lazaro Ramirez, 39, was pulled over by Naugatuck police around 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in the parking lot of the American Motor Lodge on Waterbury Road, authorities said.  When officers approached the car, they say Ramirez admitted he had no license, registration, or insurance. Officers noticed the smell of alcohol and signs that Ramirez was impaired. He told officers he had “consumed three be…

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2-Year-Old Pulled From CT Pool Has Died After Week In Hospital: Police 2-Year-Old Pulled From CT Pool Has Died After Week In Hospital: Police
2-Year-Old Pulled From CT Pool Has Died After Week In Hospital: Police A 2-year-old who was found unresponsive in a Connecticut pool last week has died, police announced on Thursday, July 24.  Fairfield police were called to a home on Samp Mortar Drive on Wednesday, July 16, around 2 p.m., to reports of a child being found in the water. Responders performed CPR as they rushed the boy to Yale New Haven Hospital.  He died on Wednesday, July 23.  “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time,” police said in a statement. Fairfield police and the Department of Children and Families are investigating the boy's d…

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Police & Fire
Police ID 25-Year-Old Who Drowned In Becket Quarry Police ID 25-Year-Old Who Drowned In Becket Quarry
Police ID 25-Year-Old Who Drowned In Becket Quarry Authorities have identified a 25-year-old Springfield man as the person who drowned in a Western Massachusetts quarry last week.  Rainiely Meteo, of Springfield, was found by divers at the Becket Quarry Saturday morning, July 19, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.  Meteo had gone swimming in the quarry with a woman on Friday. Around 5:30 p.m., he began to struggle and slid beneath the water in a matter of seconds, authorities said. She and others tried to rescue him but couldn't.  The Berkshire County Dive Team led the underwater search while…

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Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Crash With Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In Stonington Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Crash With Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In Stonington
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…

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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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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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