Leavenworth’s deputy police chief believes officers had good intentions when they entered a private residence this past week
Leavenworth’s deputy police chief believes officers had good intentions when they entered a private residence this past week.
“We wanted to make sure everything was OK,” said Maj. Dan Nicodemus, deputy chief of the Leavenworth Police Department.
A complaint about the incident was filed with the Police Department. And a resident of the home expressed frustration about what happened when interviewed by WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri.
Nicodemus said the incident occurred Monday afternoon in the 3500 block of Remington Lane.
He said the Police Department had received a complaint about three trailers that were illegally parked at different locations within a neighborhood.
Officers knocked on the door of a home where a trailer was parked in front of the residence in the street. Nicodemus said the door became ajar.
“The officers tried to make contact with people inside,” Nicodemus said. “There was no response.”
Nicodemus said it became a judgment on the part of the officers as to whether they should leave or check the residence to make sure everyone was OK.
“They did go in and check the house,” Nicodemus said.
He said three officers were involved in the incident.
I'm sorry, but since when does a trailer illegally parked OUTSIDE a house give the COPS exigent circumstances to ENTER A HOME!
ReplyDeleteThat is the most sacred right that a citizen has, and these COPS just ran over it like there was no Fourth Amendment at all. They should all be suspended without pay for 30 days, and upon return, not allowed to go back on the street until they complete 20 hours of Fourth Amendment training.