A few months ago we told you about a narcotics raid executed on the wrong home, resulting in a pastor and his family being held at gunpoint by the Fullerton police.
Today we bring you an important update from the family: Robyn Nordell says that their persistence has finally led to a formal internal investigation of the Fullerton Police Department.
Brother, I've got some questions.
That’s good news I suppose…if we forget for a moment that the cops get to investigate themselves. And it did take about six months of rigorous prodding and a public spectacle from the courageous victims just to get this far.
Read the rest of “Botched Raid Now Under Internal Investigation”
The home owner is lucky he wasn’t killed. A lot of people would have thought it was a home invasion robbery and fought back. Just because someone says they are a cop, doesn’t mean they are. The war on drugs has gone too far. The need to raid homes usually isn’t necessary unless it’s a known meth lab that can blow up the entire block.
Here is a home owner that wasn’t so lucky:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=95475&page=1
You’re exactly right, JT. Look at what happened a few weeks ago in Arizona (but it was covered up till now)
Jose Guerena Killed: Arizona Cops Shoot Former Marine In Botched Pot Raid
On May 5 at around 9:30 a.m., several teams of Pima County, Ariz., police officers from at least four different police agencies armed with SWAT gear and an armored personnel carrier raided at least four homes as part of what at the time was described as an investigation into alleged marijuana trafficking. One of those homes belonged to 26-year-old Jose Guerena and his wife, Vanessa Guerena. The couple’s 4-year-old son was also in the house at the time. Their 6-year-old son was at school.
As the SWAT team forced its way into his home, Guerena, a former Marine who served two tours of duty in Iraq, armed himself with his AR-15 rifle and told his wife and son to hide in a closet. As the officers entered, Guerena confronted them from the far end of a long, dark hallway. The police opened fire, releasing more than 70 rounds in about 7 seconds, at least 60 of which struck Guerena. He was pronounced dead a little over an hour later.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department initially claimed (PDF) Guerena fired his weapon at the SWAT team. They now acknowledge that not only did he not fire, the safety on his gun was still activated when he was killed. Guerena had no prior criminal record, and the police found nothing illegal in his home. After ushering out his wife and son, the police refused to allow paramedics to access Guerena for more than hour, leaving the young father to bleed to death, alone, in his own home.
I can now report a number of new details that further call into question the police account of what happened that morning. But first some context:
(read more here) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/jose-guerena-arizona-_n_867020.html?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C214312