Before approaching a house whose occupants may be frightened about intruders on their property, I’m thinking officers should announce their presence by turning on their red/blue lights and giving their siren a two second bleep.
Anyone disagree?
Busy body neighbor should have minded their own business. Called the cops about an open door at a house with lights on.
Everyone hangs out at home in the winter during the middle of the night.
With the front door open. Nothing to see here.
Bad jury decision.
Existing FWPD (and indeed, most local departments’) policy is fine. When performing a welfare check, the officers are to loudly announce themselves when entering the property and continue to do so while traveling through the property.
FYI, with many modern homes, if there are people in the back (where this shooting occurred), they won’t hear a siren or see the lights in front.