Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier has spent years chasing leads wherever they take him — from presidential campaigns and murderers to mommy bloggers. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and online publications. His favorite story is still the next one.

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Norwalk, CT
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A Rwanda Trek Inspired This Norwalk CEO To Help Gorillas: Now Your Likes Can, Too. A Rwanda Trek Inspired This Norwalk CEO To Help Gorillas: Now Your Likes Can, Too. A Rwanda Trek Inspired This Norwalk CEO To Help Gorillas: Now Your Likes Can, Too.
A Rwanda Trek Inspired This Norwalk CEO To Help Gorillas: Now Your Likes Can, Too. A gorilla trek in Rwanda sparked CJ Bilangino’s passion for protecting the animals. Now the Connecticut CEO is using his company to help them from Connecticut. Bilangino leads Norwalk's Gorilla Commerce, the parent company of Gorilla Grip. For World Gorilla Day on Thursday, Sept. 24, the company will support the Dian Fossey Fund for a second year, and they're asking their customers to get involved.  Gorilla Commerce says it will donate $1 for every like or share on Gorilla Grip’s World Gorilla Day Instagram campaign, up to $5,000. The campaign began Sunday, Sept. 20, and runs through S…

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by Josh Lanier
New Britain, CT
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CCSU President Zulma Toro Steps Down Amid Bullying Investigation CCSU President Zulma Toro Steps Down Amid Bullying Investigation CCSU President Zulma Toro Steps Down Amid Bullying Investigation
Ccsu President Zulma Toro Steps Down Amid Bullying Investigation Central Connecticut State University's president is leaving her post as investigators review claims that she bullied and intimidated employees during her nine-year tenure. Zulma Toro told the CCSU community in a Wednesday, Sept. 23, email that she would step down at the end of the day. She said she had informed Interim Chancellor Natalie Braswell of her decision. The move ends a presidency that began in January 2017. It also leaves the New Britain university facing questions about a complaint from the leader of its administrative faculty union. Lisa Marie Bigelow, CCSU's director of instit…

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
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Police ID Stamford Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash, Provide More Details Police ID Stamford Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash, Provide More Details Police ID Stamford Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash, Provide More Details
Police ID Stamford Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash, Provide More Details Authorities have identified the 18-year-old Stamford motorcyclist who was killed after crashing into an SUV on Tuesday night, Sept. 22.  Ahmed Basic was riding a 2000 BMW 1150 Motorcycle on High Ridge Road in Stamford just before 8:30 p.m. As he and his passenger passed through the intersection with Loveland Road, a 61-year-old Stamford resident turned onto High Ridge Road in front of Rippowam Middle School, where Basic crashed into the man's Toyota RAV, authorities said.  Basic suffered life-threatening injuries, and Stamford EMS performed life-saving efforts as they rushed …

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by Josh Lanier
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Trumbull Woman Screams For Help On 911 Call After Boyfriend Abuses Her For 2 Days: Police Trumbull Woman Screams For Help On 911 Call After Boyfriend Abuses Her For 2 Days: Police Trumbull Woman Screams For Help On 911 Call After Boyfriend Abuses Her For 2 Days: Police
Trumbull Woman Screams For Help On 911 Call After Boyfriend Abuses Her For 2 Days: Police A woman screamed for help on a 911 call as dispatchers heard a struggle in the background, authorities said.  The woman's boyfriend, Ronald Champlin, 53, of Bridgeport, was arrested after officers arrived at a home on Palomino Pass in Trumbull on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, and found a woman seriously injured.   Champlin had threatened and physically abused the woman for about two days, police said. She had serious injuries to her face, body and limbs. Trumbull EMS took her to Bridgeport Hospital. Champlin went to Saint Vincent’s Hospital for a cut on his hand. A…

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by Josh Lanier
Wethersfield, CT
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Enfield Man Forced Wethersfield Motel Clerk Into Office At Gunpoint During Robbery: Cops Enfield Man Forced Wethersfield Motel Clerk Into Office At Gunpoint During Robbery: Cops Enfield Man Forced Wethersfield Motel Clerk Into Office At Gunpoint During Robbery: Cops
Enfield Man Forced Wethersfield Motel Clerk Into Office At Gunpoint During Robbery: Cops A Connecticut man faces kidnapping and robbery charges after two armed men forced a clerk into an office during a robbery at a Wethersfield motel, police said. Francisco Perez, 45, of Enfield, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 22, in connection with the July 28 robbery at the Motel 6 on Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield police said.  Officers went to the motel around 10:16 p.m. after someone reported that two masked men entered the lobby, jumped the counter, and demanded cash from the clerk, police said.  The men forced the clerk into a back office at gunpoint and assaulted them, autho…

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by Josh Lanier
Glastonbury, CT
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Texas Man Convicted In $1.4M Drug Scheme Tied To Glastonbury: Feds Texas Man Convicted In $1.4M Drug Scheme Tied To Glastonbury: Feds Texas Man Convicted In $1.4M Drug Scheme Tied To Glastonbury: Feds
Texas Man Convicted In $1.4M Drug Scheme Tied To Glastonbury: Feds A Texas man has been convicted in a nationwide prescription drug scheme he ran with a former Glastonbury resident in an operation that sent more than 10,000 parcels to customers and earned them over $1.4 million, prosecutors said. Ryan Fields, 52, of Port Neches, Texas, was found guilty on Friday, Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. The jury convicted him of two conspiracy charges involving illegal drug sales, smuggling, and money laundering. From September 2021 to June 2023, Fields and Lisa Mahan, who once lived in Glastonbury, sold …

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by Josh Lanier
Norfolk, MA
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Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now.  Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle.  “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…

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by Josh Lanier
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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Vernon Funeral Director Accused Of Gambling Away 170 People's Money Accepts Prison Deal Vernon Funeral Director Accused Of Gambling Away 170 People's Money Accepts Prison Deal Vernon Funeral Director Accused Of Gambling Away 170 People's Money Accepts Prison Deal
Vernon Funeral Director Accused Of Gambling Away 170 People's Money Accepts Prison Deal A former Connecticut funeral director accused of using families’ prepaid funeral money to bankroll casino trips has agreed to a deal that calls for seven-and-a-half years in prison. Phillip Pietras, 51, accepted the terms Friday, Sept. 18, in Rockville Superior Court before Judge Christopher Griffin. His formal guilty plea is scheduled for Oct. 23, with sentencing set for Jan. 22, authorities said.  The deal calls for a 15-year sentence, suspended after seven-and-a-half years. It covers one count of first-degree larceny and four counts of intent to defraud through a funeral contract. …

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by Josh Lanier
Norfolk, MA
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Suspended Mass Officer, Husband Indicted On Child Rape, Physical Abuse Charges Suspended Mass Officer, Husband Indicted On Child Rape, Physical Abuse Charges Suspended Mass Officer, Husband Indicted On Child Rape, Physical Abuse Charges
Suspended Mass Officer, Husband Indicted On Child Rape, Physical Abuse Charges A Plymouth police officer and her husband face new charges after a grand jury indicted both on allegations of child rape late last week.  Samantha Pelrine, 31, and Daniel Forand, 37, remain free on bail following their March arraignments in Plymouth District Court, according to court records. The case stems from a March 17 restraining order request that alleged the couple sexually and physically abused their adopted son.  Pelrine faces three counts of aggravated child rape and two counts of child rape, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz’s office. Forand f…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
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Waterbury Woman Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead In Apartment Waterbury Woman Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead In Apartment Waterbury Woman Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead In Apartment
Waterbury Woman Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead In Apartment A Connecticut woman faces a murder charge after police said they found a man dead inside an apartment with serious injuries and signs of a struggle. Guadalupe Ojeda, 39, of Waterbury, was arrested following the discovery at 13 Cherry Ave. in Waterbury shortly after 8:20 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, police said.  Waterbury officers said they found an unresponsive man on the floor. He was not breathing and had several serious injuries. Police later identified him as Troy Lester Grant. Emergency medical workers pronounced him dead at the scene.  Investigators named Ojeda as …

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