Similar thing happened to my Mother and Stepfather. Police at the wrong address shot buckshot through the door. They just barley missed my stepfather (too bad too because he is now serving time for kiddy porn).
I have delivered pizza before and I don’t think I have ever knocked on the wrong house. I just don’t understand it.
Most cops are lazy beyond belief. All one has to do is call the local tax assessor and do a drive by the house to confirm it.
Second - didn’t these jerks ever cross check google eart, zillow, etc?
I hope every one of these murderers does life in general population.
It's pretty simple. The police use dubious sources for information and usually don't check them against good sources, like honest citizens.
Some years ago in Lakeland, FL, I had 3 cops come to my door about 8 in the evening. They were looking for some clown that had skipped bail after giving my last name and address as his own. Of course the cops didn't verify it before they let him go. These cops called me a liar when I said I didn't know him. After about 15 minutes of this, while I had to prove who I was, they left, with one of them again calling me a liar as she was getting into the car.
Suppose this man they were looking for had been a serious bad guy? They would have arrived with a warrant and/or busted down my door.
I lived in that house (good neighborhood) for 28 years, not so much as a speeding ticket. And these turds in uniform couldn't verify the identity of some scum they arrested before coming to my house and harassing me.