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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Hartford, CT
Breaking News
Hartford Man Charged With OUI, Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Mom Of 4: Police Hartford Man Charged With OUI, Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Mom Of 4: Police
Hartford Man Charged With OUI, Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Mom Of 4: Police Police have arrested a 42-year-old Connecticut man in connection with a crash last summer that killed 38-year-old Christine Camacho, a mother of four, authorities said. Jose A. Carrion, of Hartford, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 29, and charged with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving, and failure to drive in the proper lane, Hartford police said. The Hartford crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. on June 3 in a rear parking lot at 90 Retreat Ave., police said. Officers found that a 2001 Acura 3.2 CL had crash…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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$1M Lottery Jackpot: East Boston Winner Knows How He Will Spend His Big Payday $1M Lottery Jackpot: East Boston Winner Knows How He Will Spend His Big Payday
$1M Lottery Jackpot: East Boston Winner Knows How He Will Spend His Big Payday An East Boston man said he already has some big ideas of how he will spend the $1 million jackpot he won in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Johan Lopera Bustamante won the seven-figure payday playing the “$1,000,000 Big Money," a $5 scratch-off ticket. Only two of the game's grand prizes remain in circulation.  Lopera Bustamante chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes). He's eyeing a new car and a home, and plans to invest whatever is left over, he told lottery officials.  He bought the ticket at Sava’s Market at 150 Bennington St. in East Boston.…

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by Josh Lanier
Wolcott, CT
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Wolcott Man, 75, Admits To Setting Brush Fires Near Route 69 For Better View: Police Wolcott Man, 75, Admits To Setting Brush Fires Near Route 69 For Better View: Police
Wolcott Man, 75, Admits To Setting Brush Fires Near Route 69 For Better View: Police A man accused of setting several brush fires in Wolcott has turned himself in to police, officials said. Joseph Goffredo, 75, of Wolcott, is accused of sparking multiple fires along streets just west of Wolcott Road, also known as Route 69, police said. The Wolcott Fire Department responded to seven separate brush fires on Nov. 21, between 3 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., police said. Investigators said the area has seen brush fires before. During the investigation, Wolcott police said they learned there was a history of brush fires in the area dating back years, and many shared similarities to the …

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by Josh Lanier
Derby, CT
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Derby Man Pulls Gun On Neighbor Over Snow Removal Dispute Derby Man Pulls Gun On Neighbor Over Snow Removal Dispute
Derby Man Pulls Gun On Neighbor Over Snow Removal Dispute An argument between neighbors over snow got heated, so police had to put one of them on ice, authorities said.  Nekee Dickson, 46, was arrested Monday after Derby police responded to a report of a fight involving a firearm, according to the Derby Police Department. Witnesses told officers that Dickson “took out a firearm and pointed it at the victim during a verbal argument.” Police said “video evidence obtained during the investigation confirmed the witness statements.” Investigators also found Dickson had a valid pistol permit, but police determined he was the aggressor and arrested…

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by Josh Lanier
Manchester, CT
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Police Find 9 Guns Inside CT Felon's Home During Drug Investigation Police Find 9 Guns Inside CT Felon's Home During Drug Investigation
Police Find 9 Guns Inside CT Felon's Home During Drug Investigation Police in Connecticut say they seized nine firearms from the home of a convicted felon during an active drug investigation.  Daniel Wright, 49, of Manchester, was under investigation when police searched his Chambers Street home and found the weapons on Wednesday, Jan. 28, which he is not allowed to have, according to police.  Manchester officers seized nine firearms, including seven pistols, two assault rifle-style firearms, magazines, and ammunition. Officers also located and seized 3D printing equipment that is believed to have been used to manufacture some …

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by Josh Lanier
Colchester, CT
Obituaries
Funeral Set For Former Colchester Fire Chief Rob Brown: There Is 'Not a Finer Man' Funeral Set For Former Colchester Fire Chief Rob Brown: There Is 'Not a Finer Man'
Funeral Set For Former Colchester Fire Chief Rob Brown: There Is 'Not a Finer Man' A former fire chief and firefighter is being remembered as a hardworking and compassionate leader after he died earlier this month. He was 69. His family has announced that a funeral will be held next month. Rob Brown served as chief of the Colchester Fire Department and was a member of the Salem Volunteer Department. He died Jan. 24 of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, his family said in his obituary. A public memorial for the Middletown native will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Colchester Fire Department. Burial will be private at the Exeter Cemetery in Lebanon. Firefighters across t…

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by Josh Lanier
Acton-Boxborough, MA
Obituaries
Acton Dispatcher Dies After Double Shift In Snowstorm; Family Raises Funds for Funeral, Bills Acton Dispatcher Dies After Double Shift In Snowstorm; Family Raises Funds for Funeral, Bills
Acton Dispatcher Dies After Double Shift In Snowstorm; Family Raises Funds for Funeral, Bills An Acton police dispatcher died while clearing snow at his home this week, and his family is asking for help since he was the sole breadwinner. Roger Wallace died on Monday, Jan. 26, four days before his 63rd birthday. He had just come home from a double shift at work. He'd spent the hours working with police, firefighters, and paramedics find and help people who were hurt or trapped during a massive snowstorm. After he got home, he began clearing the driveway and was found dead in his truck, his family wrote.  He died suddenly during that endeavor, his oldest child, DJ Wallace, wrote.…

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by Josh Lanier
Brookline, MA
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Ex-Mass Doctor Convicted In Fraud Scheme That Funded $1.6M Brookline Home Purchase: Feds Ex-Mass Doctor Convicted In Fraud Scheme That Funded $1.6M Brookline Home Purchase: Feds
Ex-Mass Doctor Convicted In Fraud Scheme That Funded $1.6M Brookline Home Purchase: Feds A former Massachusetts doctor has been convicted in federal court of running multiple health care fraud schemes that he used to buy an expensive Brookline home and spend on personal luxuries, authorities said. Dr. Pankaj Merchia, 52, of Brookline and Boca Raton, Florida, was convicted Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2026, on multiple federal charges, including health care fraud, money laundering, and tax crimes, the U.S. attorney’s office in Massachusetts said. Prosecutors said Merchia ran two separate health care fraud schemes tied to CPAP and BiPAP machines. In the first scheme, Merchia billed insur…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
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Mass Woman Suffers Major Injuries When Stolen Car Jumps Cambridge Curb; Friends Step Up To Help Mass Woman Suffers Major Injuries When Stolen Car Jumps Cambridge Curb; Friends Step Up To Help
Mass Woman Suffers Major Injuries When Stolen Car Jumps Cambridge Curb; Friends Step Up To Help A Massachusetts woman, 23, who was excited to start her new life, is lying in a hospital bed with dozens of serious, potentially life-altering injuries after a man in a stolen car crashed into her as she walked along a sidewalk, police said. Now, her friends are working to get her the help she needs. Olivia “Liv” Zerwas, a recent graduate of Emmanuel College, was walking to get coffee earlier this month in Cambridge when a stolen vehicle jumped a curb and crashed into her, pinning her against a building. She suffered a traumatic brain injury, broken legs, broken feet, eight fractured vertebr…

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by Josh Lanier
Norwalk, CT
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Stratford Teen Accused Of Soliciting Nude Photos, Paying Juvenile For Sex: Norwalk Police Stratford Teen Accused Of Soliciting Nude Photos, Paying Juvenile For Sex: Norwalk Police
Stratford Teen Accused Of Soliciting Nude Photos, Paying Juvenile For Sex: Norwalk Police Authorities say a Connecticut teenager solicited nude photos from children on social media and paid one juvenile for sexual acts.  Mikel Matias Reyes, 19, of Stratford, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 29, and charged with sexual assault in the second degree, commercial sex abuse of a minor, and risk of injury to a minor, Norwalk police said.  The state's Department of Children and Families alerted the Norwalk Police Department’s Special Victims Unit about the alleged incidents in July 2025.  Norwalk investigators interviewed multiple people and collected evidence th…

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