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.”
Ummm… for weed? Ugh. So bizarre and grotesque.
What’s new they have been doing that since 60s
WELL WELCOME TO THE NEW HITLER POLICE FORCE,AND TO THINK 100.000 SOLDERS DIED TO STOP THIS POS AND HIS AGENDA ,AND WOW WERE THE NEW HITLER COUNTRY YOU KNOW THE USA,SO WAS HITLER AN ANIMAL OR JUST AHEAD OF HIS TIME,WAIT WE WILL FIND OUT,CAN YOU SHEEPLE SAY BAAAAA BAAAA LOUD ENOUGHT
linda is he the one that was on facebook has he move here form , love youfl
Truth And Action, sorry to inform you, i thought everyone knew, there is no such thing as voting, its a farse, believe it or not, its not my opinion its fact, Bush vs. Gore 2000 is the evidence.
This can’t be legal.
Sounds about right lol. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve been hemmed up and let go when they didn’t find whatever the hell they were looking for. Police officers should be required to have at least a 2 yr degree in constitutional law… This sh-t is happening to everyone and seems to be based on race and class. We can’t fight back or we get locked up. We can’t talk back or we get locked up. Have you ever refused to be searched? I’ve tried and guess what… I got locked up for a made up resisting arrest charge. You must consent or face arrest… I know there’s gotta be a few good cops out there but they need to stop being sheep that are bullied by the alpha dog guilty until proven innocent cops, until then I won’t be losing any sleep when I hear a cop got his… I know that’s f/cked up but walk a mile…
Chris Bo Ling hanging Chad, Leave it up to Florida hahaha #ENDTHEFED THIS IS BULL$#%&!@*. This isn’t the Land of the Free anymore. ..Seems like Nazi Germany to me
smelling pot should not be a good enuff reason to do this
The American police state is here, now.