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“The police have the right to search your home if they have a warrant, or they certainly have the right to arrest you if they have a warrant, if they believe you've been involved in criminal activity,” Mittman said. “Otherwise, for them to search your home, for them to detain you, for them to question you, they essentially need your consent.”
Consent Zellmer says he did not give.
“Basically, they bullied me and after they threatened to Tase me,” Zellmer said. “I opened the door. They kind of pushed their way through.”
Mittman said that was “an improper threat of force. That is essentially coercive and is being used as a way to coerce consent, which is not actually consent.”
“I sit in my living room and there are four cops standing in my living room,” Zellmer said. “It was totally surreal. I just couldn't believe I was in America and this was happening to me.”
Turns out, animal control officers were called to Zellmer's home because his neighbor said his dog's urine was dripping down through the porch on to her head.
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Filipino Handicap woman said on Thursday, Apr 26 at 12:23 AM
The APD came to my door demanded to come into my home to find my sister who went to church to pray. They were five or six cop cars in front of my home and demanded to find my sister w/o a search warrant. those cops were very demanding and freak out cuz my military id did not have my SSN on it. Do you have weapons? Why do they need that info? I said, "Military id cards do not have ssn to prevent id theft." The police officer with a bullet proof vest diagnosed me by saying, "wow you are having an anxiety attack?" Who would not respond to the cops barging into someone's home w/o a search warrant. What if my sister showed up? What would have happened? They arrest and police brutality at its finest her cuz she is filipino. They said, "Everybody who is not white is a terrorist in the recording."
88893185IHateAPD said on Tuesday, Feb 28 at 8:25 PM
That's just great. Anchorage Police Department Officer Hsieh admits openly that they train their officers to violate the United States Constitution. That makes them traitors. There will come a day there will be retribution for the overthrow of our once great Constitutional Republic. Anchorage Police are evil, and so are the courts. Study and practice Jury Nullification. Police want to ruin your life, if they can. Try to return the favor.
82555002David Zellmer said on Monday, Nov 7 at 10:15 AM
A little back story. Our one year old puppy was having problems making it all the way down the three floors of steps in -20 degree weather, but if fix problem by adding covering on the decking that I left it there until we sold the property. The police only came months after the event in question.
76556038Low life live like the pigs they are said on Friday, Sep 9 at 5:20 PM
Anyone that lets their pets pee or deficate on a deck in an apartment they are renting, should be evicted.If they want to live like the field animals, let them go into the woods and live in a tent or cave.Not only is this unsanitary for the people below, its a nasty all around disgusting chance that it could spread desease. Especially if the fools that own the pets, allow this, you figure they probably don't even get the dog his proper vaccinations..The humane society should take away the pet, actually the owner would be nice. Lock him in a cage.
73619154JOn said on Thursday, Jul 21 at 10:42 AM
I had a similar excuse used for the cops coming into my home. "Sir, you're not going to go in the house where you have access to a weapon without us going with you. It's that simple." I would like to know the correct response to this type of behavior.
71079229Brian said on Monday, Jun 20 at 9:38 PM
The State prosecutor acts with impunity in every plea bargain by use of coersion. Just my opinion based on every interation I've had with the law.
69363328Coph8ter said on Saturday, Apr 30 at 12:17 PM
Go! Dave Go! Win big baby!!! Try to hurry before the Rollins suits get filed or there'll be no money left. I hope the APD goes bankrupt!!!
66133822Anonymous said on Thursday, Mar 17 at 8:25 PM
Unreal! YET ANOTHER COMPLAINT FOR APD! BUT APD CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE GANGBANGERS?!?! I love the line "cooperate fully, even if it appears the officer is in the wrong" Definitely time to organize and protest to fix a lot of problems in this city!
62959381ElectricG said on Monday, Mar 14 at 12:33 PM
That's great, record people stomping all over your rights, then complain about it. I see the only real fix here is to make more laws and give police more power. This guy and his springer spaniel is clearly a threat to society. I think a great title for this story is "pissing match". All three groups got there back up, and all three look like idiots. The only person that won is the person complaining about getting peed on. Dude, sounds like you should take your dog outside, off the porch... you're pissing off your downstairs neighbor, I don't care if you think it's your "right" people don't like it. example, the cops raining on your parade.
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