Can cops break a door down if they have a warrant

[Tpatzo]

What is the name of your state? Arizona

My bf has court on July 27th. He's not going. He will then get a warrant

I'm not going to be here when they come pick him up. His mom lives with us to. What will she be charged with if she don't open the door or says he moved to Minnesota?

I'm 100% sure they will not open the door for the cops when they get here.

Can they break the door down? It's for shop lifting the warrant will be.

 

[quincy]

The police generally don't break down doors but, sure. If the police find it necessary to do so, doors can be broken.

It is a big mistake for your boyfriend to not appear in court - and it would be a big mistake for him to ignore the arrest warrant that will issue if he doesn't appear in court as ordered.

Your boyfriend needs an attorney.

Your boyfriend's mom needs to know that she is not helping her son by hiding him. She is complicating his legal situation. Also, by helping her son evade police, she can be charged.

If you have any influence over either or both of them, I hope you can educate them on the folly of their intentions. Penalties will increase and legal options can become limited.

I hope you can convince your boyfriend to get an attorney.

Good luck.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state? Arizona

My bf has court on July 27th. He's not going. He will then get a warrant

I'm not going to be here when they come pick him up. His mom lives with us to. What will she be charged with if she don't open the door or says he moved to Minnesota?

I'm 100% sure they will not open the door for the cops when they get here.

Can they break the door down? It's for shop lifting the warrant will be.

Yes, they can break the door down if they have a warrant. No, his mother is very unlikely to be charged with anything.

 

[quincy]

Yes, they can break the door down if they have a warrant. No, his mother is very unlikely to be charged with anything.

If you say the mother is unlikely to be charged, how do you explain the following Arizona law and its purpose then, LdiJ?

https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/02510.htm

The mother can be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Please stop guessing, LdiJ. You do a disservice to the posters who come here looking for accurate answers.

 

[CdwJava]

If the police have reason top believe he is there they can make entry even without permission - up to and including kicking in the door.

People who lie to protect him can be charged with criminal offenses as well. Not answering the door may not be a criminal offense, but providing false or misleading info to the cops can be.

Is he really so foolish and narcissistic to think that the warrant will go away if he ignores the court? And, that his family will all risk going to jail just so that he can avoid a situation of his own making?

 

[adjusterjack]

Same answers you got on the other site, tpatzo. Are you hoping for different answers by going site to site?

 

[quincy]

Here is a link to Arizona shoplifting laws: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/01805.htm

If your boyfriend was charged with misdemeanor shoplifting and a failure to appear warrant has to be issued, he will then have TWO misdemeanor charges to worry about instead of just one.

If your boyfriend was charged with felony shoplifting and a failure to appear warrant has to be issued, he will then have TWO felony charges to worry about instead of just one.

Depending on how the one shoplifting offense is charged - and assuming this is his first offense - your boyfriend could be eligible for a diversion program. An attorney can help him with this. But he can lose this option if he does not show up for the hearing.

Same answers you got on the other site, tpatzo. Are you hoping for different answers by going site to site?

Adjusterjack. there is nothing wrong with someone trying to gather information from several different sources. That can actually be smart. I think when someone asks questions on different sites, though, their hope is to hear from different people rather than the same person four times over.

 

[Ohiogal]

Yes, they can break the door down if they have a warrant. No, his mother is very unlikely to be charged with anything.

You are so wrong. Mother could be charged with several things. Don't lie to people.

 

[Ohiogal]

look at statute 13-305 (aiding), 13-2403 (refusing to aid a peace officer), 13-2409 (obstructing criminal investigation or prosecutions), 13-2510 (hindering prosecution), 13-2704 (unsworn falsification -- lying to a police officer/public official). I can continue with even more things with which mommy dearest can be charged. How many more do you want me to name?

 

[LdiJ]

If you say the mother is unlikely to be charged, how do you explain the following Arizona law and its purpose then, LdiJ?

https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/02510.htm

The mother can be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Please stop guessing, LdiJ. You do a disservice to the posters who come here looking for accurate answers.

I said "unlikely". I stand by that answer.

 

[quincy]

I said "unlikely". I stand by that answer.

You actually said "very unlikely."

 

[xylene]

OP is smart to distance themselves from this incident by not being there.

Perhaps that is something she should make permanent.

There is a big difference in the risks to Mom for criminal issues for not willingly opening the door vs making up some story

Also important - is he at the house or has he actually absconded from the state?

This is a shoplifting FTA beef not an APB on a dangerous escaped felon.

 

[quincy]

OP is smart to distance themselves from this incident by not being there.

Perhaps that is something she should make permanent.

There is a big difference in the risks to Mom for criminal issues for not willingly opening the door vs making up some story

Also important - is he at the house or has he actually absconded from the state?

This is a shoplifting FTA beef not an APB on a dangerous escaped felon.

Well ... we don't know what was shoplifted or how it was charged - felony or misdemeanor - but I agree the boyfriend's crime does not appear to be one that will bring SWAT to mom's door.

That said, the boyfriend faces additional charges and the mom can be charged if the boyfriend fails to appear for the hearing and the mom purposely makes it difficult for the police to arrest him.

I also agree that Tpatzo might want to rethink her relationship with this family.