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| Police Raid 90-Year Old Woman's Home Apparently By Accident |
| 2015-02-19 |
| [MIAMI.CBSLOCAL] A 90-year old's home was destroyed by police conducting a raid but it appears they got the wrong house. The elderly woman shared her story of terror and what police are doing to clean up the mess. She's called Riviera Beach home for 25 years, but back on December 18th around 1 p.m., the 90-year-old woman, who asked not to be identified, had some uninvited guests. "I don't know how the cops got in here. The noise woke me up when something said boom! Like a bomb or something," said the 90-year old. There was shattered glass, a busted door, and traces of a flash bang device. Riviera Beach Police said after evidence of criminal activity, they got a search warrant. "Cops standing over here talking about where's the drugs? I said what? What drugs? Ain't no drugs in here," she said. Police searched the home with drug sniffing dogs but came up empty-handed. "I've never been tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! , never been in jail," said the 90-year old. Riviera Beach Police said the search warrant was executed at the correct address and while the resident may not have had any knowledge of drugs being sold from her home, it doesn't mean it didn't happen. The department has since put up temporary repairs and has decided to pay for new windows and doors. The resident is supposed to get a new door later this week -- and new windows by February 28th. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 The cops that did this need to be held PERSONALLY responsible, as doe the judge that approved it and the prosecutor that went to the judge for the warrant. Their homes and property should be up for seizure in a civil action. Do that and this crap ends very quickly. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-02-19 20:42 |
| #7 Now her bigger issue is all the lawyers busting her door down. We see this over and over. The Chief said the actions were going on despite her knowledge of it. OK, so if the grandson is selling they should have tracked him and busted him. But no! They perform an early morning raid, with absolutely NO knowledge of who is inside the dwelling. Christ they should have watched the place to insure they were not raiding a bunch of Hells angels. But some chief looking for some dramatic news to insure his reelection. Amateurs! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2015-02-19 16:52 |
| #6 Miami needs the sh*t sued out of them. Bunch of police military wannabes doing this need to be shut down. And their leaders prosecuted. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-02-19 15:39 |
| #5 If they got the info from a tip they should have Triple-checked the address before going in, and the tipster should now be doing hard time and the cops that green lit this should be looking for a job. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-02-19 14:49 |
| #4 In cases like this the police department should be sued hard. This shit won't keep happening if every time they fuck up their books get lighter. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-02-19 12:55 |
| #3 Miami's finest. If only. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2015-02-19 12:32 |
| #2 Did they resurrect the Red Dog in Miami? |
| Posted by: chris 2015-02-19 10:39 |
| #1 I'll chip in for a new street sweeper. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-02-19 10:28 |