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if i told the police without any proof, that there are drugs in a house, would they need to get a warrent and search it? would they first go and ask them to check and then come back with a warrent?

2007-02-13 11:20:32 · 7 answers · asked by dalbirmann13 1 in Politics & Government Law Enforcement & Police

7 answers

There are two ways of handling that.


One is to do a knock and talk. Basically the officer approaches the house and contacts the resident. Then the officer explains the complaint and ask for consent to search the residence. If the resident consents then all is good. Now remember once the resident grants consent to search, they can withdraw it at anytime or place limits on the areas that may be searched. Most likely though if there are drugs in the house they will not consent to the search in the first place, but some of our criminals out there are extremely stupid and still allow it.

The other way is to get a warrant. No judge is going to grant a warrant on your word alone. Even if your willing to sign a statement and testify in court. The Narcotics unit for your department will try to corroborate your information with their own investigation. If they are able to do that, then the Judge may sign a search warrant based on probable cause. If this is the case, the resident can not refuse or limit the search.

Keep up the good work. Without people like you, it makes it harder for us to find the dope houses. The criminals try to keep a low profile when they see the police around, but they rely on the public staying silent.

2007-02-13 11:58:09 · answer #1 · answered by thanson73 4 · 2 1

cant just wlk in without proof or warrent. but i think if they saw someone smokin it or shootin it through the window or in the yard they could do something.

2007-02-13 19:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by baldy 4 · 0 0

how do you know there are drugs unless you are involved. and no they do not need a search warrant the occupants of the house can give permission to search

2007-02-17 18:53:04 · answer #3 · answered by firstmammaw 2 · 0 0

I wish it were that easy. Yes the police would have to get a warrant. In doing so, they would have to name the source of their information. If you are willing to do that, go for it. We need all the help from citizens as possible.

2007-02-13 19:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by Combatcop 5 · 1 1

Residences get raided ALL THE TIME based on spurious information from informants of questionable character -- often with catastrophic and tragic results. Americans are naiive to think that police are all an upstanding and honorable lot but, truth is, thanks to the War on Drugs their integrity has been severely compromised.

2007-02-13 20:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by S D Modiano 5 · 1 3

You would need some kind of proof or compelling evidence to support your theory. Your word alone is not enough and is hearsay.

2007-02-13 19:25:34 · answer #6 · answered by peersignal 3 · 0 2

(remember snitches get stiches and wind up in ditches)
You should leave it alone

2007-02-13 19:41:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

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