[chance33_98]

“They kept getting persistent, they started kicking on the door, bamming on the door and we said ‘We're not going to let you in because we have kids in here,’” said Beverly Gewinn, an employee of the daycare center.

They came through here and started searching the facility,” she said. “Again, they never showed any paperwork, they just came in.”

Hmmmmmm

[ProudGenXLibertarian]

The cops were wrong here, but so were the daycare owners. If the employee really was not there, why not let the cops in to have a quick look see and then split. The sight of police officers walking through the daycare and then out quietly, Im sure would not have traumatized the kids.It seems the daycare owners were trying to start something, and the cops by being stupid and pushy let them.

[Bahbah]

"'They wouldn't have went to La Petite or any of the other big centers,' Cudjo said." Why does this man bring up La Petite Academie? Does he think he was being picked on for some special reason. Did the person they were looking for work there? Lots of questions here.

[Trident/Delta]

This stinks. Unless the CoP (Chief) has his head in his posterior (which is a liklihood) then there is no reason for plainclothes investigators to serve a misdemeanor traffic warrant. Methinks that there is more to this than meets the eye. I am puzzled by the statement about the only one allowed to make a statement is the Chief. All in all, I think that the media has presented an incomplete picture. Before I posture in either direction, a LOT more detail has to be forthcoming.

Semper Curious

[LEGACIES ARE FOR LOSERS]

As for Marshall Cudjo, police say they arrested him for "refusing to comply..."

It was a warrant for another person over an $80 traffic ticket. What exactly was he supposed to "comply" with?

[Space Wrangler]

This is another case of the cops taking the "how dare you question my authori-tah!!" attitude. They went in and tossed the place because they were pi$$ed that the workers wouldn't let them in. Whether or not the daycare workers were right or wrong, why would officers risk such a situation on an $80 summons? They showed extremely poor judgement. Daycare workers don't deal with the cops everyday, so I can give them a pass on them not letting the cops in. The cops do, however, deal with the public everyday, and I expect better than this out of them. These are the kinds of situations that get out of control before you know it.