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.”
Time to kick ass, no matter who the are .
no
You see this is what I mean by,,,,,Its getting harder by the day to stay in Gods sight, when something like this ,something so wrong , then my faithstarts failing me.I wish I could control this.
that is c**p
Yes, we have lost that right, too! They can now search your house, car, business….hell whatever they want to without a warrant. Do you all feel “safer” now?
Illegal, no probable cause. Dog nose is not 100% I would sue
The liberals in charge are basically giving the ok to ignore your rights and always come up with some bs excuse whey they are not libel for any damages they do while do it.
It was state police not federal….In a republican state….go figure!
Communism. We are no longer free and our rights are gone.
They will then be shot for illegal search…I wont give them warning, nor warrant either…