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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.

Josh Lanier's Contributions

Police & Fire

13-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Car Vs Bike Crash In Waterbury A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious injuries after a vehicle struck him while he was riding his bicycle, authorities said. He is expected to survive. The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. on Bishop Street in Waterbury when the teenager was hit by a car. Paramedics rushed the boy to a nearby hospital, where he was being treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Waterbury police. Initial reports said the boy suffered a broken leg. The driver stayed at the scene. Bishop Street was temporarily closed as Waterbury police investigated the cra…

05/12/2025

Obituaries

Milford Woman, 59, Dies After Weekend Crash on Boston Post Road A 59-year-old Connecticut woman who was injured in a crash over the weekend has died from her injuries, police said. Frances Sullivan, 59, of Milford, was the passenger in a car that was involved in a crash around 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, on Boston Post Road in Milford, authorities said. Both drivers were seriously injured in the crash, and firefighters had to cut two people out of one of the vehicles before paramedics could rush them to an area hospital. Sullivan died of her wounds on Sunday. In the early hours on Mother’s Day May 11th my mother was tragically and…

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

Norwalk Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Underage Family Member In Car A 36-year-old Connecticut man was arrested over the weekend after an underage family member accused him of sexually assaulting them inside a vehicle earlier this year, according to police. Salvador Valdovinos-Contreras, of Norwalk, was taken into custody on Saturday, May 10, following a felony traffic stop, police said. Authorities began investigating Valdovinos-Contreras on Feb. 9, when an underage relative reported that they and another family member had fallen asleep in his car in South Norwalk and woke up to him allegedly groping them, police said. No further information was released t…

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

Danbury Drunk Driver Had 1-Month-Old Baby In His Lap On I-84, Refused to Stop: Police An off-duty Connecticut State Trooper may have prevented a tragedy after stopping a drunk driver holding his one-month-old baby on his lap on Interstate 84, authorities said. Dario Marcatoma, 21, of Danbury, faces multiple charges following his arrest Friday evening, May 9, according to Connecticut State Police. The trooper spotted a tan Chevrolet Equinox without a rear license plate drifting in and out of the right lane near Exit 8 by Newtown Road around 6:15 p.m. When the officer tried to stop the SUV, the driver continued slowly, creeping along the highway at just 15 mph until approachin…

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

Man Gave Loaded Gun To Child To Hide It From Cops During Meriden Green Drug Bust: Police A convicted Connecticut felon tried to hide a loaded revolver by giving it to a child as police moved in on an active drug investigation at Meriden Green, authorities said. Osvaldo Rivera, of Meriden, was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, criminal possession of a firearm, and risk of injury to a minor, police said. Members of the Meriden Crime Suppression Unit were investigating reports of drug dealing at Meriden Green last month when they spotted Rivera and a juvenile, whose name was not released. Police said the child was carr…

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

More Child Porn Charges For Former Music Teacher At Elite Cambridge Private School: DOJ A former teacher at a prestigious Massachusetts private school accused of sharing child pornography now faces federal charges after investigators said he paid someone to produce more videos and bragged about having sex with boys younger than 13 years old. Joshua DeWitte, 50, of Cambridge, was arrested last week and charged with sexual exploitation of minors, attempt, and conspiracy, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents said. He is accused of paying Christopher Allan Tisoy, a 27-year-old Filipino man who worked at a Baltimore hospital, to produce multiple videos. He…

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

1 Dead, 2 Injured In Late-Night Shelton Crash; Police Investigating A driver was killed and two other people were hospitalized in a late-night Shelton crash, authorities said. Police and paramedics were called to River Road near the intersection of Montgomery Street around 11 p.m. Sunday, May 11, to a report of a two-car crash, Shelton police said. Both drivers were seriously injured in the crash, and paramedics rushed them to Bridgeport Hospital. A passenger in the first vehicle was also hurt and hospitalized. One driver and passenger are expected to recover, but the other died of their injuries later that night, Shelton police…

05/12/2025

Police & Fire

Bristol Woman Critically Injured In Route 72 Rollover Crash in Plainville A rollover crash on Route 72 in Plainville sent multiple people to the hospital, including one with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The crash was reported in the eastbound lanes near Exits 4A-B around 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, according to Connecticut State Police. It remains unclear why a Lexus traveling in the right lane veered into a Nissan in the center lane, causing both vehicles to skid. The Nissan struck a guardrail and came to a stop, but the Lexus rolled over multiple times before coming to a rest, police said. Both drivers sustained minor injuries and were taken…

05/12/2025

News

Equipment Failure Disrupts Newark Airport Air Traffic Control — Again Another air traffic control outage hit Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, May 11, as federal authorities announced plans to reduce the number of flights into the troubled travel hub. “There was a telecommunications issue at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace,” the FAA said in a statement. “The FAA briefly slowed aircraft in and out of the airport while we ensured redundancies were working as designed.” The 11 a.m. outage marked the latest disruption at Newark Liberty, which diverted or canceled dozens of…

05/11/2025

News

'Never Again War!': Pope Leo XIV Issues Powerful Plea In Historic First Address In his first Sunday address as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to end all global conflicts, describing them as a “third world war in pieces.” Speaking to tens of thousands outside St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, May 11, the first U.S.-born pope delivered his message in fluent Italian, calling for an end to violence and a renewed global effort of care. It echoed remarks made by his predecessor before his death last month. “Let us take up the invitation that Pope Francis left us in his message for today: the invitation to welcome and accompany young people,…

05/11/2025

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