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Marine Killed In Very Fouled Up SWAT Raid In Southern AZ

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-05-11 16:57|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "Tucson is notorious for home invasions..."

150 home invasions in 2008. Which would seem to indicate that police might expect the people who lived there to be a bit nervous about men prowling around their yards at night.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-05-11 17:27|| 2011-05-11 17:27|| Front Page Top

#2 The department says SWAT members were clear when identifying themselves while entering the home.

"Tucson is notorious for home invasions and we didn't want to look like that," said Lt. Michael O'Connor of the Pima County Sheriff's Department. "We went lights and sirens and we absolutely did not do a 'no-knock' warrant."
This operation has the fingerprints of Sheriff Numnutz (or is his name Dipschitz?) again.
Notorious for home invasions? Serving a warrant? ANYONE can kick down a door, say they're the police, that they have a warrant. ANYONE.
You can count on one thing, the Pima County Sheriff's department will have trouble producing the audio & video recordings made on the scene, they have to ~~lose them and/or edit them sufficiently~~ find them first.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-05-11 17:59|| 2011-05-11 17:59|| Front Page Top

#3 What was the basis for the warrant? Has anyone compared the address on the warrant with the one on the house?

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-05-11 18:34|| 2011-05-11 18:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Is a search warrant a public document? Are police and courts required to show it to anyone who asks?

Posted by Steve White 2011-05-11 21:05|| 2011-05-11 21:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Is a search warrant a public document? Are police and courts required to show it to anyone who asks?

In most cities, the initial filing, the original document is filed with the court clerk, but is not public record until the "return" comes back detailing what the cops found. Once a change is filed, the original warrant and the return becomes at that point public record for anyone to see, but you just be physically present to see them. You can request copies once they are public record, but some county governments can really gig you for the cost.

Posted by badanov 2011-05-11 21:46|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2011-05-11 21:46|| Front Page Top

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