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Posted on 01/15/2011 4:20:27 PM PST by microgood
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (WPIX) — It was a classic case of mistaken identity for a Spring Valley family Thursday when federal agents and police raided their home and reportedly held their teenage daughter at gunpoint.
The father, David McKay, said police dragged his wife, brother-in-law and daughter out of bed, separated him from his family and even threatened to shoot their dog, according to a report in The Journal News.
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration had an arrest warrant for a man they believed lived in the Spring Valley family's house, but it turned out he lived a couple houses away.
"You go barging into someone's home with guns and pull them out of their bed, you better make sure you have all your i's ... dotted and your t's crossed," McKay told The Journal News.
The raid was part of drug trafficking investigation that involved over 200 federal and local officers and has so far led to the arrest of 26 people across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, officials said. The DEA believes they are responsible for distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana since 2006.
"We sincerely regret that while attempting to execute an arrest warrant for a member of this drug trafficking organization, the innocent McKay family was inadvertently affected by this enforcement operation," Special Agent in Charge John Gilbride said in a statement issued to PIX 11 News.
The DEA did finally arrest the correct person, who, along with the others arrested, was arraigned in White Plains on Wednesday.
McKay's family, meanwhile, has been traumatized from the incident. His daughter suffered from an asthma attack during the raid and was taken to Nyack Hospital.
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Just a bunch of self serving tools trying to deflect opinion and Cover Their Buttocks.
They came after the murderers, but I did not murder, so I kept silent....
They came after the pedophiles, but I did not rape children, so I kept silent....
Looking at direct parallels, I don't see a point. The problem is not law enforcement per se, it is sloppy work and the employment of military operations against civilians.
They came after the murderers, but I did not murder, so I kept silent....
They came after the pedophiles, but I did not rape children, so I kept silent....
Looking at direct parallels, I don't see a point. The problem is not law enforcement per se, it is sloppy work and the employment of military operations against civilians.
“We sincerely regret that while attempting to execute an arrest warrant for a member of this drug trafficking organization, the innocent McKay family was inadvertently affected by this enforcement operation,” Special Agent in Charge John Gilbride said in a statement issued to PIX 11 News.
Say this with a Monty Python accent, and it is golden.
I read that a huge amount of the types who'd make good cops are in Iraq and Afghanistan now. So, the police departments have to lower their standards. But that is totally anecdotal. I could be wrong.
The problem is the drug laws, which have led directly to the shredding of, among others, the fourth amendment, the SECOND amendment and may yet lead to violating the THIRD, should they decide we need a resident drug “warrior” to be our monitor. Add in these “no-knock,” so-called “dynamic entry” raids and you end up just where we are here!
Hey, its a job.
Kagan, Sotomayor, Ginsburg, and the 4th Amendment
Are people going to have to start building fortress houses to prevent or at least slow entry by the Special Weapons and Thuggery teams?
Yes. Making the main entrance SWAT-resistant and installing a hidden early warning system should be a high priority.
Can you imagine, knowing that there are eight free kicks to the crotch in your future, and that you don't know when they will happen. After the first police big wig is video taped on his knees, puking his guts up, I'm sure the rest will make sure the cops are dropping in to the correct address on pain of job termination.
Too bad there are no consequences for the authorities when they make these mistakes.
Maybe if they had to suffer the same type raid that this family had to endure, they would think twice before jumping the gun.
“It was a classic case of mistaken identity for a Spring Valley family Thursday when federal agents and police raided their home and reportedly held their teenage daughter at gunpoint. “
Doesn’t pointing a gun at somebody without a good reason (like a threat of armed violence from that person) constitute reckless endangerment or even assault?
If you can find one for $600, that's a steal! I see them in stores for $950-$1,100.
I had one, but it fell overboard on a fishing trip.
you can get the 5.7 pistol, but I THINK that if you load the AP 5.7 into it then youre in deep doo doo.
you can get the 5.7 pistol, but I THINK that if you load the AP 5.7 into it then youre in deep doo doo.
And the Tok Ammo is cheaper to practice with too..thats something to take into account
These people have no recourse...even if the dog was shot, property damaged or one of the family members hurt. It was a "legitimate mistake" and all the officers are protected from suit.
Police State bullies.
It's always the dog.......why can't it ever be a cat?............./s
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