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Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties
Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties An American woman taken hostage by Hamas with family members in Connecticut has been released. Liat Beinin, age 49, was released on Wednesday, Nov. 29, the second American citizen to be released after being kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Saturday, Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. She has family in New London County, according to Rep. Joe Courtney (D) of Connecticut's Second District, Liat, who is a dual US-Israeli citizen, hid in a saferoom until being captured by the terrorists on that fateful day. Her family lives in Waterford and are active members of eastern Connectic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Buried Son's Body In Park, Held Mom Hostage, Police Say Fairfield County Man Buried Son's Body In Park, Held Mom Hostage, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Buried Son's Body In Park, Held Mom Hostage, Police Say A Fairfield County man who was a person of interest in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found buried in a city park has been captured. Edgar Ismalej-Gomez, age 26, of Stamford, was arrested by Stamford Police in a taxi early Tuesday, Jan. 3, after an exhaustive search by officers who went door to door and business to business searching for the alleged child killer, according to Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw. The department was led to the child's body after receiving a phone call on Monday, Jan. 2, regarding a kidnapping and a child buried at Cummings Park in Stamford. Offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Barricaded In Home Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order On CT Street Man Barricaded In Home Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order On CT Street
Man Barricaded In Home Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order On CT Street An armed Connecticut man who barricaded himself inside a home with a family member for more than a day and a half has killed himself, according to police. The New Haven County incident began in Guilford on Wednesday, April 13, when the fire department was called to a home on Durham Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found smoke and a man armed with two "long-type" guns who threatened them, said Guilford Police Chief Warren “Butch” Hyatt. The unidentified man then left the scene and went to a home on Fitch Hill Road where he barricaded himself inside with a woman who was…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Arrested After Holding Two Hostage In New Canaan, Police Say 20-Year-Old Arrested After Holding Two Hostage In New Canaan, Police Say
20-Year-Old Arrested After Holding Two Hostage In New Canaan, Police Say A 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly holding two people inside a residence until police convinced him to surrender. Arlind Bajraktari, of New Canaan, was arrested on Friday, April 10, after New Canaan Police responded to a home on Millport Avenue for a report of a domestic dispute with other members of the residence, said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. When officers arrived on the scene they learned that Bajraktari had locked himself in the apartment and was holding two occupants, Ferraro said. A member of the department's Hostage Negotiation's Unit responded along with the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured
Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured The body of a man who held police at bay for hours has been found inside the barn where a huge explosion took place, injuring nine police officers, said the Connecticut State Police. The event unfolded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday when a woman contacted North Haven police saying she had been held hostage for several days at her Quinnipiac Avenue home by her estranged husband, police said. According to Trooper Kelly Grant, a regional tactical team, consisting of North Haven police officers and police officers from surrounding towns, responded to the scene and attempted to enter the residence a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured
Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured This story has been updated. The body of a man who held police at bay for hours has been found inside the burnt barn where a huge explosion took place, injuring nine police officers, said the Connecticut State Police. The event unfolded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday when a woman contacted North Haven police saying she had been held hostage for several days at her Quinnipiac Avenue home by her estranged husband, police said. According to Trooper Kelly Grant a regional tactical team, consisting of North Haven police officers and police officers from surrounding towns, responded to the scene and…

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by Kathy Reakes