"NO KNOCK" RAID GOES BAD

Jon Christian Ryter -- "No Knock" raid goes bad

"NO KNOCK" RAID GOES BAD By Jon Christian Ryter August 8, 2008 NewsWithViews.com Prince George's County, Maryland police officers did not get the "no knock" warrant they sought from Circuit Court Judge Albert W. Northrup but they broke down the door of Berwyn Heights, Maryland Mayor Cheye Calvo's home on July 29 anyway. The police were looking for 32 lb. of marijuana. Adding trauma to injury, when they entered the home, the cops shot the mayor's black Labrador Retrievers. Neither dog was trying to attack them. In fact the younger dog, 4-year old Chase, was shot by officers as he tried to escape into the kitchen of the home. Seven-year old Payton was shot by the police the moment they entered the house. Police officers said the large dogs "intimidated them," and without being threatened by either docile pet, cops shot both of them. Cont...