Posted on 07/02/2002 11:02:11 AM PDT by WakeUpChristian
Minister's wife says cops without warrants burst into her home with guns drawn
When do police officers need a search warrant to enter a home?
That’s a question that is plauging Southside residents who are complaining that increasingly Monroe Police Officers are coming to their homes, demanding entry saying they do not need search warrants.
The latest incident happened last week when Monroe Police Officers came to the home of Pamela McCall, 3911 Gayton Street and entered her home with guns drawn, without a warrant and against her wishes.
The officers, according to McCall said they had information that a man they were looking for came into her home.
She said officers burst into her home without knocking, grabbed her 18 year old son and began frisking him as other officers roamed through her house with guns drawn in a defensive position.
“This is not suppose to happen to us. We have a Black mayor. I picked up people in my car and carried them to the poll for Jamie Mayo and this is what I get! This is not right!” said McCall. She said when the officers did not find the suspect they sought they left but not without traumatizing her household and embarrassing her in front of her neighbors.
My husband is a minister. The entire neighborhood is standing looking as police officers go all through my house without case. Something’s wrong!” she said referring to her husband Rev. Barry McCall an associate minister at the King Ollie Baptist Church.
Rod Washington, public relations director for the city, did not return calls about the police harasssment issue Tuesday. Monroe City Attorney Tommy Gardner said while he was not familiar with the particulars of the McCall case, there are a number of occasions that might authorize officers to enter a residence without a warrant.
“You would have to investigate the particulars of each incident.” Gardner said. The Supreme Court has given various rulings that would have to be applied in specific situations.
McCall said last Thursday officers “burst into my house without knocking.” She said they were looking for Jefferey Briggs, a neighbor who does not frequent or visit their home. She said the officers intimidated family members because they had weapons drawn.
“One of the officers went over to the floor where my 18 year old son (Barry Jackson) was lying and grabbed him up while he was watchig television and started patting hi down asking him questions about Briggs. In the mean time about three more officers went all through the back of my house searching for Jeffery.”
While searching they came upon her 16 year old son who was asleep. Awakened by the police, he thought he was dreaming a laid back down.
McCall said one of the officers said, “Isn’t this something. This nigger got a house full of police and he lays back down.”
McCall said her daughter picked up the phone to call her father. The officer, according to Mcall, took the phone and told him “we are looking for the bad guy” and that they would be leaving soon.
“After the officer finished talking to my husband he threw the phone back to my daughter and asked her was she happy now in a very nasty way and left my residence.” McCall said.
“The Monroe Police Department must be stopped from running into people’s homes like that without a search warrant.Something could have happened to one my children while they were in my house searching for someone who doesen’t live here.” McCall said.
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statists come in all color, my little racist homey.
i know, racism is ok if you are non white.
Racist bitch.
-ccm
Newsflash, Ms. McCall - sometimes bad guys run into the homes of innocent strangers while trying to evade police. Under the circumstances, I'd appreciate having police trying to apprehend the miscreant.
Not only is the wife of the good Minister a racist but she seems to be implying that voter fraud may have taken place.
Well isn't that precious?
And the officer that said that? What was his race?
Come on "reporter" person or who ever, tell us.
North or South? ;)
No, to Sokolowski's Diner in New Britain, CT.
Man, this Oliver North hero thing is getting out of hand.
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