Thread by @radleybalko

So my investigative story that I teased last week is now up at the Washington Post. Main takeaways to follow. /1

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1. I reviewed over 100 drug warrants served by the LRPD mover the last couple years. Almost all of them were illegal. /2

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2. Many (I can’t say exactly how many) of these raids were served by blowing down doors with explosives like those in the video. At least two such raids involved children in the house. washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/…

3. Video shows that the police informant in Roderick Talley’s case clearly lied about buying drugs from the suspect. Video shows that the officers lied, too. The cops have since admitted the informant lied in at least one other case. washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/…

4. There's good reason to think the cops in this narcotics unit and their informants lied on other affidavits, too. They rarely found the drug they were looking for, or the cash from the controlled buy. About 20% of the time they found no drugs at all. washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/…

5. The people they raided were left with obliterated doors, damaged homes, and -- often -- eviction notices, even when they'd done nothing wrong.

Anyway, there's lots more to the story than even all of this.

So go check it out.

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