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This would not be a “wrong-house raid”. An example of that would be if they accidentally went to CP’s neighbor and kicked in their door. This house was the house they were targeting and had a search warrant for. They had legal authority to be there and execute the warrant. Complete apples and oranges with the examples given.Not necessarily true. A Texas homeowner recently won under Texas ‘State’ Law. https://ij.org/press-release/victor...m-destroyed-her-home-while-pursuing-fugitive/
There are other cases out there of LE entering the wrong address, destroying property that homeowners are filing cases. Trina Martin, Atlanta, GA home was raided in 2017. The case went to the Supreme Court challenging governments responsibility in ‘honest mistakes’ in wrong-house raids. The court ruled last summer that they are entitled to compensation under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
That being said, agencies have also gotten much better about reimbursing for repair costs as a result of these court hearings. So there’s a good chance at getting repairs at least partially covered, especially if it turns out there was no evidence of the specified crimes at the location.
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