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“Just lets himself in”: Officer enters home without a warrant, shoots the dog, then calls more police instead of the owners
Survival World ^ | Jan 8, 2026 | Greg Funderburg

Posted on 01/09/2026 3:41:04 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

CBS 17’s Greg Funderburg opened his report with the voice of grief, not politics. Paige Briggs told the station her family has been “sad,” and that there are “constant memories” of their dog all through the house.

Funderburg’s story centered on one fact that hit the family like a second loss: the Wake County deputy involved in the shooting is returning to work after the sheriff’s office finished its internal review.......

Funderburg reported that Paige Briggs was out of town for work when the incident happened. Her husband and their children had left home like normal, and hours later, the family says their world changed.

According to the Briggs family’s attorney, as summarized by Funderburg, a sheriff’s deputy came to the house to serve a civil summons. That detail matters, because a civil summons is paperwork, not a criminal warrant......

Instead, Bryan says the deputy called for more police, leading to what he described as “an army” of officers arriving and “circling the wagons.” Bryan claims officers then went through the home, garage, and backyard for around 40 minutes without notifying the owners, without permission, and without a warrant.

That’s the core accusation in Bryan’s presentation: even if the deputy believed something was wrong, Bryan argues the response turned into a long, uncontrolled search of a private home while the homeowners were absent and unaware.......

Greg Funderburg reported that Wake County’s sheriff’s office released a statement after completing its review. In the statement read in the CBS 17 report, the agency said that after a “thorough review of the surrounding circumstances,” the deputy involved would “remain employed,” and the office would move forward “responsibly” in service to the community.

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While most here want to support law enforcement, cases like this demand oversight and accountability.

To be fair, the dog barked at him.. • #signs #homedecor #yardart #decor # cops #police #dogs #meme #memes #policebrutality #policereform #notallcops  #acab #thatlooksdoctored
1 posted on 01/09/2026 3:41:04 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I saw some of the video of this a few days ago. Cop should be fired and the department sued. Bodycam not turned on and just walked right into the house. Of course the family dog is going to respond.


2 posted on 01/09/2026 3:45:46 AM PST by okkev68
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To: okkev68

> Cop should be fired and the department sued. <

More than just that. If the story is true as reported, the cop should be arrested and prosecuted for a criminal act, breaking and entering.


3 posted on 01/09/2026 3:53:02 AM PST by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Once again — STATE missing >


4 posted on 01/09/2026 4:00:56 AM PST by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Wake County(Raleigh NC) is run by Democrats. Good luck getting justice.


5 posted on 01/09/2026 4:02:45 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

This would appear to be Raleigh Durham.


6 posted on 01/09/2026 4:04:34 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Durham is in Durham County.


7 posted on 01/09/2026 4:16:41 AM PST by Mathews (I have faith Malachi is right!!! Any day now...)
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To: FreedomPoster

Raleigh is known for its corruption. Just watched a Netflix special on a murder trial there where the detectives, DA and medical examiner all cohooted to cover up and falsify autopsy results and evidence in that case. Raleigh is a hive of corruption it needs a good cleaning by outside IA and the alphabet boys fed boys to use national technical means to expose all the dirty cops, and judges too.

This is why you always have a civil rights attorney in your stable that can bring deprivation of right under the color of law at the federal level on them taking it out of state hands.


8 posted on 01/09/2026 4:25:53 AM PST by GenXPolymath
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To: FreedomPoster

Thank you for posting this is in NORTH CAROLINA. near the capital.


9 posted on 01/09/2026 5:27:36 AM PST by Ikeon (Kill me, and I'll become more powerful than you could ever imagine. )
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To: okkev68

I would guess the cop would have found his way into the bedroom and riffled through the panty drawers - of the husband of course. The other cops know he is dirty and they aren’t talking.


10 posted on 01/09/2026 5:58:14 AM PST by healy61
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Bttt


11 posted on 01/09/2026 7:10:02 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Wonder what the dirty cop was really looking for? Does anyone know what the summons was supposedly for?


12 posted on 01/09/2026 7:12:54 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: Ikeon

North Carolina is a weird place. You could not pay me to live there.


13 posted on 01/09/2026 7:27:41 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: AppyPappy

Cops are agents of the state. They are typically as good or as evil as the entity that pays them.


14 posted on 01/09/2026 7:39:42 AM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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To: RightOnTheBorder

I find in Democrat areas, the Democrats consider them as “their cops” and they have a lot more leeway if they stay in their lane.


15 posted on 01/09/2026 7:49:10 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: Frank Drebin
Does anyone know what the summons was supposedly for?

No comment on the merits of the case until this question is answered
16 posted on 01/09/2026 7:56:42 AM PST by af_vet_1981 ( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Duke Lacrosse team not available for comment


17 posted on 01/09/2026 8:04:07 AM PST by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
I support police officers when they are in the right.

Or even just trying to do right.

This, if as presented, is not right. And that the entire police department were on board with it that makes it far more troubling.

Because that is not one police officer going rouge.

That is a culture of corruption.

18 posted on 01/09/2026 8:06:12 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (It's like somebody just put the Constitution up on a wall …. and shot the First Amendment -Mike Rowe)
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I'm of the mind that corrupt law enforcement personnel, if convicted, deserve MUCH harsher penalties than civilians would get.

In this case, the officer deserves life in prison without parole.

19 posted on 01/09/2026 8:09:33 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain
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To: af_vet_1981
The deputy, who was serving a civil summons about a debt, was placed on administrative leave, according to the Sheriff’s Office, which has not said if the officer had a warrant to enter the home.

Did deputy who shot and killed a Raleigh family’s dog violate their rights?

You may now comment.

20 posted on 01/09/2026 8:10:48 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (It's like somebody just put the Constitution up on a wall …. and shot the First Amendment -Mike Rowe)
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