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US CO: Police to Pay for Damages
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1073/a06.html
Newshawk: The GCW
Votes: 0
Pubdate: Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Source: Summit Daily News (CO)
Copyright: 2004 Summit Daily News
Contact: jpokrandt@summitdaily.com
Website: http://www.summitdaily.com/home.php
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/587
Author: Jane Stebbins
Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1069/a06.html
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/raids.htm (Drug Raids)
POLICE TO PAY FOR DAMAGES
FRISCO - The Summit County Drug Task Force will pay a yet-to-be-determined
amount to repair the damage police inflicted on a Meadow Villa II
condominium during an attempted drug raid Sunday morning.
A judge granted the task force a search warrant to enter the home of Josh
Brudwick and Kate Rhodes after they received tips of an odor that led police
to believe the couple might be manufacturing crystal methamphetamine.
The search yielded nothing, but left in its path damage to doors, their
frames, a mirror and other items.
As of Tuesday, Brudwick and Rhodes were waiting to learn how much it would
cost to put their place back together.
According to Undersheriff Derek Woodman of the Sheriff's Office, it's not
the task force's policy to replace items it breaks in a raid gone awry.
Police did so in another drug raid in Wildernest about five years ago, when
a door was damaged.
"It's just the right thing to do," he said.
Repairing the public's faith in the Sheriff's Office - particularly before
the Aug. 10 primary elections, in which Sheriff John Minor is pitted
against former Sheriff's Capt. Mike Phibbs - could be a little more
difficult, but not impossible.
"The bottom line is to be straight up about it," Woodman said. "We're not
trying to hide anything. If there's an error, we're honest and forthright
and go from there. The biggest thing is not to hide something. It's
obvious when you do that."
Minor said Monday he would personally deliver the check and apologize to the
couple - even though he remains suspicious because all the clues were there,
but they weren't able to find any drugs or paraphernalia.
The use of crystal methamphetamine hasn't swept through Summit County as it
has other areas - but it's close. It started out on the Front Range of
Colorado, and has increasingly been reported in rural areas, including
Grand, Park, Eagle and Clear Creek counties, Woodman said.
Why it's not the drug of choice in Summit County - cocaine and marijuana are
more prevalent - is unknown.
"We don't have an explanation," Woodman said. "Summit County, for whatever
reason, seems to be a couple of years behind the trends of popular, illegal
narcotics. When we had the crack epidemic years ago on the Front Range, it
really never hit Summit County - there's no explanation."
Police have discussed whether its lack of prevalence could be related to the
higher education or income levels of Summit County residents, but nothing
has ever been confirmed.
Equally as rare are meth labs.
"Fortunately for Summit County, encounters with labs have been very, very
minimal," Woodman said. "There have been four in about 10 years. It's a
great thing. But we know undoubtedly, inevitably we will encounter one
because of the growing popularity of the drug and the simplicity of the
manufacturing process. That's why we're prepared for it."
One of the byproducts of making of crystal methamphetamine is phosgene gas,
which is highly odiferous and explosive. That's the concern police had when
they get a tip about bad odors coming from the the suspected unit.
They also haven't ruled out the possibility that there might be a different
reason for the odor - a smell the couple's neighbors say they have never
detected.
Jim Wheeler, who lives in a nearby condo, said his building was invaded by
squirrels about five years ago. The critters brought food into a hole in
the wall, the food got wet and developed a rancid smell.
"For a while it was a total mystery," he said. "Why is this smell in this
unit? They're difficult to pin down. There are a thousand things that can
make a building stink."
If there is another report of an odor in that building, Woodman said police
will investigate - possibly with the health department.
In the meantime, Katie Rhodes' parents plan to sue the man they believe is
responsible for reporting the alleged odors.
"Someone has it out for them," her mother, Judith Rhodes of Branson, Mo.,
said. "They don't like the fact that Josh and Katie are living together and
they're not married. This could happen to anybody. If a neighbor of mine
got mad at me, they could do this to me."
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Mark2101 wrote:
US CO: Police to Pay for Damages
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1073/a06.html
Newshawk: The GCW
Votes: 0
Pubdate: Wed, 28 Jul 2004
Source: Summit Daily News (CO)
Copyright: 2004 Summit Daily News
Contact: jpokrandt@summitdaily.com
Website: http://www.summitdaily.com/home.php
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/587
Author: Jane Stebbins
Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1069/a06.html
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/raids.htm (Drug Raids)
POLICE TO PAY FOR DAMAGES
FRISCO - The Summit County Drug Task Force will pay a yet-to-be-determined
amount to repair the damage police inflicted on a Meadow Villa II
condominium during an attempted drug raid Sunday morning.
A judge granted the task force a search warrant to enter the home of Josh
Brudwick and Kate Rhodes after they received tips of an odor that led police
to believe the couple might be manufacturing crystal methamphetamine.
The search yielded nothing, but left in its path damage to doors, their
frames, a mirror and other items.
wait until you see what happens in the "war on terrorism" -- *everybody*
owns the ingredients for a wide variety of "improvised explosive
devices."
drano and aluminum foil for example.
b--
citizen, patriot, stoner
Marijuana: it's nowhere near as scary as they want you to think.
truth: the Anti-drugwar http://www.briancbennett.com
Nothing will ever change if we don't stand up for ourselves:
http://cannabisconsumers.org
"Cops say legalize drugs" ask them why:
http://www.leap.cc
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