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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

Crypto Bros' Danbury Kidnapping Plot Lands Florida Man 11 Years In Jail For Brutal Attack: Feds A Florida man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his role in a violent kidnapping that played out in broad daylight on a Danbury street. Anthony Pena, 24, of Miami Gardens, was one of several men who ambushed a couple, beat them, and forced them into a van in an attempt to extort their son, who is suspected of a massive cryptocurrency theft, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. The attack happened on August 25, 2024. Witnesses called 911 after seeing several men assaulting a man and shoving him into a white work van. Danbury Police spotted the van and trie…

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Ex-Leyden Police Chief Avoids Jail After Stealing, Selling Town Equipment: DA Former Leyden Police Chief Daniel J. Galvis has been placed on probation for one year after admitting to taking and selling town-owned equipment without permission. He must pay the town $10,950 in restitution as part of the court’s decision, prosecutors said. Galvis entered a plea before Greenfield District Court Judge William Mazanec, who agreed to continue the charges without a finding. If Galvis repays the town within a month and does not get into further trouble during his probation, the charges may be dismissed, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Galvis was a…

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Mansfield Man Ran $350K Bank Scam, Recruited Others; Police Say He Likely Stole More A Mansfield man is accused of leading a wide-reaching fraud ring that cost banks across Connecticut hundreds of thousands of dollars in bad checks, authorities said. Eric J. Christian, 41, is alleged to have recruited others to help him carry out a scheme known as check kiting, according to the Connecticut State Police Statewide Organized Crime Investigative Task Force (SOCITF). Detectives say he convinced people to open bank accounts that he would use to move bad checks around, draining funds before banks could catch on. The investigation, launched in March 2023 by the SOCITF an…

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Man Caught Using Recording Device In Women’s Restroom At Norwich Walmart: Cops A man who police say hid a recording device in the women's restroom at a Connecticut Walmart was arrested after he ran from the store when someone called police. Grayson S. Weir, 21, is accused of hiding the recording device at the retail store at 220 Salem Turnpike in Norwich on Monday, May 12, police said. A store manager contacted police after confronting him in the women's bathroom. Weir ran out of the store and sped away in his car before officers arrived, but employees provided a detailed description of the vehicle and suspect, Norwich police said. Detectives t…

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

2 Taken To Hospital, Hundreds Decontaminated After Strange Package Sent To Canaan Firm: Report Two people were taken to a hospital on Thursday, May 15, after a suspicious package was sent to a New Canaan business, and hundreds more must now go through a decontamination process, according to a new report. Calls reporting a suspicious package at Becton, Dickinson and Company, a medical technology company in North Canaan, sparked a major response from local responders, state health officials, the FBI, and other federal agencies, NBC Connecticut reported. The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection told reporters that two people were taken to an area hospital…

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Dog With Shattered Bones Abandoned At Rainy Shelton Job Site Had To Be Euthanized A dog with multiple broken bones who was found in excruciating pain after being abandoned at a Shelton construction site was humanely euthanized, authorities said. Workers at the Bridgeport Avenue job site found the dog inside a cage around 5 a.m. earlier this week. It was soaking wet and shivering in the freezing cold. Construction crews wrapped the dog in their jackets and rushed it to Shelton Animal Control, which then took the injured pup to VCA Shoreline Veterinary Emergency Center. There, veterinarians delivered heartbreaking news. The dog had multiple pelvic fractures, along wi…

05/15/2025

News

Newly Minted Millionaire: Southbridge Woman Found Her Lucky Number For Payday The number 7 was the key for a woman who won $1 million in a new game from the Massachusetts State Lottery. Clarissa Peltier of Southbridge was the first seven-figure winner in the new "Triple 777" scratch-off game. The $5 scratch-off ticket went on sale April 15. Related: Revere Man Plans To Help People With His $2 Million Payday She chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity, which would have paid out the full amount over 20 years. Peltier plans to use the money to make some repairs around her home. She bought the winning tic…

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Woman Begs Bus Driver For Help After 4 Men Assault Her Inside Waterbury Home: Police A woman’s desperate plea for help near a school bus stop sparked a police investigation that ended with four Waterbury residents in handcuffs, authorities said. Police say the 38-year-old woman flagged down a bus on Chapman Street in Waterbury, screaming she had been assaulted inside her home, police said. The driver called 911, and police rushed to the area around 7 a.m., Thursday, May 15. Update: The Women They Are Accused Of Attacking Has Been Arrested Initial reports said the men were carrying weapons, but Waterbury police did not provide any details on what they found.&nbs…

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

Driver Hit Norwalk Child Riding His Bike, Sending Him To Hospital With Serious Injuries: Police A New York man is facing serious charges after police say he veered out of his lane and hit a child riding a bike in Norwalk, seriously injuring the young victim. Giovani Holguin, 30, of Harrison, New York, turned himself in to police on Tuesday, May 14, after investigators tied him to the crash that happened on Wilson Avenue in Norwalk last month, authorities said. According to Norwalk Police, the crash happened on April 19 around 7:15 p.m. Multiple 911 calls came in about a child struck by a car. First responders, including Norwalk Police, Fire, and EMS teams, rushed to the scene. T…

05/15/2025

Police & Fire

‘Pillar Of Support’: Hamden Dad Killed By Stray Bullet In New Haven, Shooter Gets 45 Years A New Haven man will spend 45 years in prison after a stray bullet ended the life of a beloved father and husband in a shooting that shook the Munson Street neighborhood. Jaison Flowers, 26, was sentenced to four and a half decades behind bars for the 2020 killing of Howard “Foot” Lewis. A jury found Flowers guilty of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm. He was also convicted of illegally having a gun and violating probation from a past shooting in 2016, state prosecutors said. Flowers fired two shots at a car during a dispute on July 14, 2020, but missed his target. One of the b…

05/14/2025

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