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  • Two-Year-Old Held Hostage In Rapid City, SWAT Team Called On Scene

    On Tuesday, a two-year-old boy was held hostage by a burglar in Rapid City. The authorities were alerted of a burglary at 4pm, but the suspect fled to a nearby house where he took the two-year-old boy hostage.

    Reports indicate that several children and adults were able to escape, but Raymond Cuny held the two-year-old boy captive. Police reports say that Cuny has no relation to the boy or to any of the people living in the house where he fled.

    A special response team was immediately called to the scene. SWAT teams and armored vehicles surrounded the home and the streets were blocked off. The authorities also put up fences and they prepared themselves to storm into the home. Officers in an armored car used a loudspeaker to talk to Cuny. They asked the suspect to give himself up, but their negotiations with the suspect were unsuccessful.

    On Rapid City Police Department’s Twitter, a post said, “Suspect refusing to come out, has small child in the residence with him. Police believe suspect is armed.”

    The standoff lasted for six hours, and by 10:30 pm the police went into the home and used distraction techniques in order to grab the two-year-old child. Afterwards, police chief Karl Jegeris announced the successful operation on Twitter. “Baby rescued and safe. Suspect in custody. All officers and deputies are safe,” he tweeted. The standoff ended without a single bullet being fired.

    Reports indicate that the child has been returned to his mother and that he was not harmed during the incident.

    In a statement, Jegeris said, “I am extremely proud of the Special Response Team and their heroic efforts.”

    Cuny was arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary and second-degree kidnapping. He is currently in the custody of authorities at the Pennington County jail and is being held without bond. As of writing, no trial date has been scheduled.

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  • Two-Year-Old Hostage Situation Ends Peacefully

    These days, it seems all too common to hear stories of situations involving police which end tragically, oftentimes with innocent people being caught in collateral damage. There are those rare circumstances, though, when the news reports on the good deeds of police officers, bringing credence to the idea that not all law enforcement officers are power-hungry and incompetent.

    One such story of hope occurred last night in Rapid City, South Dakota. Around 4:00 pm, the Rapid City Police Department and Pennington County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting a robbery at the 1000 block of Silver Street in Rapid City. Before the officers could report to the scene of the crime, however, the suspect fled into the home of a resident living at 904 Silver Street.

    Once the resident was inside the home, the suspect took a two-year-old boy hostage; everyone else in the house was able to escape without harm.

    Having heard reports that the suspect, Raymond Cuny (32), had a gun, the police entered into a standoff with the intention of escaping the situation with the child hostage unharmed.

    After six hours and evacuating surrounding streets and several homes, a Special Response Team (SRT) used distraction devices and door breach rounds to force entry in the home. No shots were fired during the raid, and no one was harmed during the rescue of the child.

    “There were a lot of intense moments tonight. We are extremely thankful that the child is safe and has been returned to his mother,” Rapid City Police Chief Karl Jegeris stated, adding “On behalf of the Rapid City Police Department, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, and South Dakota Highway Patrol, I am extremely proud of the Special Response Team and their heroic efforts.”

    Raymond Cuny has been charged with first-degree kidnapping and two counts of second-degree burglary. He is currently being held in jail without bail.

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