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.”
like hell
This is really bad what happened to the Fourth Amendment
NO WAY
IF U HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, Y NOT….
That’s bs we will sue you then!
I have seen this in my own home town the special tactical unit they call. It. !!!!!!
I have seen them totally ripped vehicles apart seats out and everything and then they just walk away and leave like that. !!!
No warning no nothing. !!!!
As far as I am concerned this is very wrong. !!!!!!
Let them. I turn a two and a half foot rattler lose when i get out anywhere.
And ???
Anyting that you have to relicense in perpetual repe$#%&!@*ion is not yours in total, anything that is never free from taxation has the government as part owner.
Ummm No!