Posted on 09/17/2011 7:48:00 PM PDT by Borough Park
ALAMEDA --
Police and FBI agents arrested a drug suspect in Alameda on Wednesday, but not before mistakenly trying to raid a home across the street belonging to a network TV reporter and her political consultant husband.
Alameda and Martinez police, together with FBI agents, pounded on the door of CBS News contributor Priya David Clemens and her husband, Alex Clemens, at their home on Lina Avenue at about 7 a.m.
Alex Clemens, a political consultant and lobbyist in San Francisco, said he peered out the window and saw "four guns raised at my face." Several agents pulled him outside and put his hands behind his back, apparently preparing to handcuff him, he said.
He told them that his wife was upstairs nursing their 7-month-old daughter and mentioned that she was a correspondent for CBS News.
"That seemed to give the officers some pause," he said. "I can only speculate that they had some knowledge that they were not searching for a correspondent with CBS News or a political consultant."
In fact, Martinez police were searching for Sang Ung, 43, who made bail after being arrested in August in connection with an indoor marijuana-growing operation.
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what no dogs they could shoot?
Hey, Sang Ung, there are a bunch of FBI and police across the street. They are arresting a guy, and shooting his dog.
Well, I’m outa here. Quick, grab the dog.
Boy, yoe in heep a trouble!!!
At least it was a reporter and not an innocent civilian.
Just more bad intel. Mistakes were made.
Hiring a fact checker might be cheaper than all those wrongful arrest lawsuits.
Well, they were close to the right house.........
TWO city police forces AND FBI AGENTS, and nobody bothered to check the house number?.......
How do we know that the lib couple are not heavy coke users?
Coalitions make spreading the blame easier.
They should get down on their knees and thank God they're all still alive.
Well if the cops ever knock on my door and stick guns in my face...I know to respond with...My wife works for CBS news.
When the police realized their mistake they apologized, shot the dog and left.
Thank God it was a reporter, not just the average innocent Joe! Joe would run about a 50% chance of being dead.
Nevermind, acceptable collateral damage in the War on Drugs. At least we can take comfort in how effective that War has been. Ain’t no mo’ dope on the streets, all the junkies had to go straight, kids can’t get pot easier than beer anymore. Halleujah!
Gee, they don't even do a cursory fact check before breaking down citizens doors?
And none of the judges and cops have given into temptation to take part of the profits to look the other or actively help eliminate competition for their partners. So at least it’s not corrupting our legal system.
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