5ff,,,, the man who wrote this has a much better idea than your half ass
assessment,, I also don't believe you're a cop for all the marbles in
the world,,
I don't care enough to read it all because the point is the SWAT team did not do their job,
"It is very hard indeed to see how the police acted with anything less than
amazing incompetence, incompetence that cost the life of a former Marine, a man
who was apparently a solid citizen working hard in a copper mine to provide for
his young family."
The reports state Jose Guerena; his brother, Alejandro; and Jose Celaya
were named as suspects in briefings given to officers before the search
warrants were served. Many of the officers' reports refer to the sheriff's
long-term drug investigation as the reason for the search warrants.
Reports show about $100,000 in cash, marijuana and firearms were seized that
morning from the four homes that were searched.
Items found in Jose Guerena's house included: a Colt .38-caliber handgun,
paperwork, tax returns, insurance papers, bank statements and a bank card,
reports showed.
Another report said detectives found body armor in a hallway closet and a
U.S. Border Patrol hat in the garage.”
Notice that there is no information to indicate that any drugs or money were
found in Guerena’s home, or that Guerena or his home, were in any way directly
related to criminal activity. In fact, the police have, to date, not released
the search warrant affidavit, warrant and return for Guerena’s home. However,
there is no evidence to indicate that they found anything at all illegal in
Guerena’s home. If they had, considering the public and Internet attention this
case is generating, they surely would have made it public. Any drug case they
were working has long been blown. Secrecy is no longer an issue.
None of the items listed as having been found in Guerena’s home are illegal,
or indeed, unusual, particularly for a former Marine who had served two combat
tours. One reason that the warrant information has not been released is likely
that it was non-specific. In other words, the grounds for searching Guerena’s
home may have been shaky at best.