1.   He was on a private outing to Hammonasset Beach State Park, said Sgt. Dale Hourigan, a state police spokesman.

2.   In Louisiana, the state police urged petrochemical and pipeline companies to be on alert.

3.   Meta state police chief Col. Jorge Calderon accused the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in the abduction Sunday of former Gov. Alan Jara.

4.   Meta state police chief Col. Jorge Calderon accused the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in the abduction Sunday of former Gov. Alan Lara.

5.   State police chief Aldis Lieljuksis and an Interior Ministry state secretary Aldis Leiljuksis have been suspended pending an investigation, Interior Minister Ziedonis Cevers said.

6.   State police chief Aldis Lieljuksis and an Interior Ministry state secretary Andis Staris have been suspended pending an investigation, Interior Minister Ziedonis Cevers said.

7.   State police chief Aldis Lieljuksis and an Interior Ministry state secretary Aldis Leiljuksis have been suspended pending an investigation into the bombing, Interior Minister Ziedonis Cevers said.

8.   The order allowed the state to police itself and deprived residents of a chance to offer their views or protest.

9.   The order effectively allowed the state to police itself and deprived residents of the right to offer their views.