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Video Shows Chaos Of Deadly CT Standoff, Report Details Decomposing Body Found Inside Video Shows Chaos Of Deadly CT Standoff, Report Details Decomposing Body Found Inside
Video Shows Chaos Of Deadly CT Standoff, Report Details Decomposing Body Found Inside Authorities have released video from a Connecticut standoff and shootout that ended with a 63-year-old man taking his own life and police finding a decomposing body inside. A new autopsy report sheds light on how each person died. Stamford police engaged in a standoff with Jed Parkington on Dec. 2 at 263 Oaklawn Avenue after a marshal was fired on while trying to serve an eviction notice, according to a state Office of the Inspector General preliminary report released Tuesday. Parkington and his wife were being removed from the home following a foreclosure. The marshal met Parkington’s wife…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Barricaded In Stamford Luxury Apartment Wanted In NY Theft Case: Police Man Barricaded In Stamford Luxury Apartment Wanted In NY Theft Case: Police
Man Barricaded In Stamford Luxury Apartment Wanted In NY Theft Case: Police A man wanted for financial crimes in New York was arrested after a tense three-hour standoff with Stamford police at a downtown apartment building, authorities said. Jerry Genesis, 34, barricaded himself inside The Urby apartments on Greyrock Place after officers arrived to serve a warrant. When they knocked on the door, Genesis “slammed the door in their faces and refused to come out,” according to police. New York authorities said Genesis had fled the state after posting bail in a theft case. Officials did not disclose what was allegedly stolen. Stamford officers surrounded the building …

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by Josh Lanier
Politics
Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says
Another American Hostage To Be Freed Following Teacher's Return From Russia, US Envoy Says One day after Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel returned home from Russian imprisonment, another American hostage is expected to be freed, President Trump’s special envoy for hostages, Adam Boehler, told Fox News. The unnamed hostage is expected to be released on Wednesday, Feb. 12, Boehler, an Albany native and UPenn graduate, said during an interview with Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11. “It’s another in a stream of hostages. It’ll be unilateral as well. And I can’t release [the person’s name] until the person’s released, obviously it could endanger the hostage release and that I c…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
Politics
American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison
American Teacher Marc Fogel Returns Home After Release From Russian Prison Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania teacher detained in Russia since 2021, is back in the United States following a negotiated exchange facilitated by President Donald J. Trump and his administration, officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Fogel, who had been serving a 14-year sentence for possessing medical marijuana prescribed for chronic pain, was freed after diplomatic efforts led by Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. His return follows years of advocacy from his family and lawmakers across the political spectrum. Fogel, Family Express Gratitude In his first public remarks since return…

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by Jillian Pikora