What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
We feel we were falsely targeted for a search warrant, specifically we were accused of being drug dealers. My family are upstanding, employed members of a minority community with no drug involvement whatsoever. We believe the target of this investigation was the residence next door, as there's suspicious and frequent traffic there. Officers first pulled me and my husband over 3 blocks from home, handcuffed us, put us in their unmarked car, drove to our home and started trashing our home looking for drugs. We were also subjected to strip searches. After 3-4 hours, they left with no drugs found. We believe the surveillance officers were not the same officers that obtained the search warrant, and this is where the error was made. I've already written letters to the chief of police and am in the process of filing a complaint with our Citizens Review Board and Human Rights Division. What would be our recourse legally?
We feel we were falsely targeted for a search warrant, specifically we were accused of being drug dealers. My family are upstanding, employed members of a minority community with no drug involvement whatsoever. We believe the target of this investigation was the residence next door, as there's suspicious and frequent traffic there. Officers first pulled me and my husband over 3 blocks from home, handcuffed us, put us in their unmarked car, drove to our home and started trashing our home looking for drugs. We were also subjected to strip searches. After 3-4 hours, they left with no drugs found. We believe the surveillance officers were not the same officers that obtained the search warrant, and this is where the error was made. I've already written letters to the chief of police and am in the process of filing a complaint with our Citizens Review Board and Human Rights Division. What would be our recourse legally?