Rave Radio: Offline (0/0)
Email: Password:
News (Media Awareness Project) - US WI: Wrong House Raided, Couple Seeks Damages
Title:US WI: Wrong House Raided, Couple Seeks Damages
Published On:2001-02-09
Source:Capital Times, The (WI)
Fetched On:2008-01-27 00:38:41
WRONG HOUSE RAIDED, COUPLE SEEKS DAMAGES

KINGSTON, Wis. (AP) -- The victims of a drug task force mix-up put
officials in two counties on notice that they will seek $550, 000 in
damages.

Jesus and Wendy Olveda contended their constitutional rights were
violated when drug task force officers raided their Green Lake County
home by mistake, according to the couple' s claim filed against Green
Lake and Marquette counties. The claim usually is the first step in a
lawsuit.

Officers forced them to the floor as they executed a search warrant Oct.
5 that was meant for the house next door.

Green Lake County Corporation Counsel John Selsing said the county' s
insurance company is investigating the claim.

Wendy Olveda, who was five months pregnant at the time, tried tell
officers they were at the wrong house, but they would not allow her to
speak, the claim said.

A police report released about two months after the raid showed officers
admitted to the mistake.
Member Comments
No member comments available...