A Tampa, FL man returned from a concert to find that his expensive business truck completely ransacked – by police.
They had no warrant and did so without his presence, simply leaving him a note, which read:
“Sir, your car was checked by TPD K-9. The vehicle was searched for marijuana due to a strong odor coming from the passenger side of the vehicle. Any questions call Cpl Fanning”
“You think if anyone is going to break into your vehicle in Ybor, the last person you think, it’s going to be the cops,” stated owner Matthew Heller.
Police actually ripped out wires and trashed the electronics in his truck, which he used as a display model for his business. They found no marijuana.
The local police dept claims they had a right to perform this search, but attorney Bryant Camareno disagrees:
“It’s an illegal search,” Camareno stated. “Usually if it’s some kind of unoccupied vehicle there has to be some level of exigent circumstance to justify searching a vehicle without a search warrant. Exigent could mean if there is a dead body inside, if there is a screaming child locked in the car, a dog but if the car is unoccupied there is no exigency to justify the search.”
Thanks again, OBAMA
SOOOOOOOOOOOO WROOOOOONG MAKE THEM PAAAY FOR THE REPAAAIRS AND COMPENSATION FOR AN ILLEGAL SEARCH
This is outrageuios, not to say destroying the man vehicle in the process.Now a days you can,t even trust the police, they could put some drugs in a car with out your knowing it.then charge you for it.
Gee, how could you think that of “Officer Friendly?” 🙂
That’s just not right!
The problem he’s hoping something changes hope isn’t going to change the abuse of power
Id be hiring Shapiro in Tampa!!!!
I wonder what all was stolen? I hope it’s a list a mile long.
as long as we have crooked judges the law will do what they want and get away with it
That is insane and needs to stop.
only in the drivers compartment — they cannot go behind the drivers seat into the bunk area without the drivers or owners permission