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**SAfer?** lop guest User ID: 91377 08-11-2012 06:10 AM

"A St. Paul, Minnesota family claims in a lawsuit that police officers who conducted a wrong-door raid on their home shot their dog, and then forced their three handcuffed children to sit near the dead pet while officers ransacked the home. The lawsuit, which names Ramsey County, the Dakota County Drug Task Force, and the DEA, and asks for $30 million in civil rights violations and punitive damages after a wrong-door raid, also claims that the officers kicked the children and deprived one of them of her diabetes medication.

The suit also alleges that one of the lead officers with the task force "provided false information" in order to get a warrant to raid the Franco family's home. (That information being the Franco family's address, and not that of their supposedly criminal neighbor Rafael Ybarra.)"

Shawn Scovill of the taskforce may have raided the wrong house, but he didn't want to let the opportunity to rifle through someone's things go to waste. So he and his team ransacked the Franco house for over an hour, and managed to find a .22 caliber pistol in the "basement bedroom of Gilbert Castillo," which the suit says they attributed to the head of the Franco household, Roberto Franco. According to the suit, Franco was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, and remains behind bars. (If anyone can weigh in on the legal loophole that might allow evidence seized during a wrong-door raid to be used in court, please fill me in. Also, are Minnesota gun laws that strict?) "

http://reason.com/blog/2012/08/10/st-pau...g-door-rai

**Grendelmort**

I thought a warrant had to specify who or what they were looking for ?
If it was the wrong address, then they had no warrant and cannot charge the guy for the gun possession !

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 113850 08-11-2012 06:19 AM

illegal search, not admissible.

**JF Priest** · **JF Priest** Subscriber User ID: 47416 08-11-2012 06:21 AM **Posts: 23,872**

LoP Guest Wrote:

illegal search, not admissible.

**Grendelmort**

My guess is the cops are still holding the guy in retaliation for the lawsuit !

**Synthetic**

Yeah, but I'd sit in jail for a couple of months for $30M. Still, he should be released soon.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 42015 08-11-2012 06:34 AM

This is the first I heard of this story. It should be headlines of all the major news sights in Mpls/St. Paul but it wasn't. This makes me think the news in the Twin cities are purposely avoiding this story.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 91377 08-11-2012 07:59 AM

LoP Guest Wrote:

illegal search, not admissible.

this used to be true...back when the constitution was the law of the land

**11:11** · **11:11** Evil Silvertard User ID: 113992 08-11-2012 08:32 AM **Posts: 9,197**

There needs to be one database where all of these dog murders by cops are compiled.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 96527 08-11-2012 09:45 AM

11:11 Wrote:

There needs to be one database where all of these dog murders by cops are compiled.

No shit. And how about a registry with their personal info. We already do this for sex offenders. These guys are arguably just as dangerous.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 113890 08-11-2012 10:52 AM

Evidence gained by an Illegal search is inadmissible in court. The warent needs to contain the name and address of the individual and reason why they are searching. The warrent cannot be used for any other means.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 132227 11-07-2012 01:08 AM

11:11 Wrote:

There needs to be one database where all of these dog murders by cops are compiled.

Here is a list of many of the dogs that have been shot by law enforcement. https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/...9395814430

And here is a link to a petition that we have going. it includes links to some videos that show why this is so important. http://www.change.org/petitions/nbc-bria...nforcement

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 82839 11-07-2012 01:29 AM

What is an illegal gun.....serial numbers filed off?........barrel to long or short?........I don't understand that part as guns are not registered in this country ...we simply do a background check at least in Fla.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 27173 11-07-2012 01:29 AM

SAfer? Wrote:

"A St. Paul, Minnesota family claims in a lawsuit that police officers who conducted a wrong-door raid on their home shot their dog, and then forced their three handcuffed children to sit near the dead pet while officers ransacked the home. The lawsuit, which names Ramsey County, the Dakota County Drug Task Force, and the DEA, and asks for $30 million in civil rights violations and punitive damages after a wrong-door raid, also claims that the officers kicked the children and deprived one of them of her diabetes medication.

The suit also alleges that one of the lead officers with the task force "provided false information" in order to get a warrant to raid the Franco family's home. (That information being the Franco family's address, and not that of their supposedly criminal neighbor Rafael Ybarra.)"

Shawn Scovill of the taskforce may have raided the wrong house, but he didn't want to let the opportunity to rifle through someone's things go to waste. So he and his team ransacked the Franco house for over an hour, and managed to find a .22 caliber pistol in the "basement bedroom of Gilbert Castillo," which the suit says they attributed to the head of the Franco household, Roberto Franco. According to the suit, Franco was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, and remains behind bars. (If anyone can weigh in on the legal loophole that might allow evidence seized during a wrong-door raid to be used in court, please fill me in. Also, are Minnesota gun laws that strict?) "

http://reason.com/blog/2012/08/10/st-pau...g-door-rai

**Yoyodyne**

Paramilitary pigs do as they please now days and corrupt courts and judges side with them.....