Police use chainsaw to cut through bemused grandfather's front door in raid

Police used a chainsaw to cut through a bemused grandfather’s front door in a drugs raid that he described as “heavy-handed”.
Terry Harrison, 67, was left stunned when masked officers swooped on his property on Tuesday after being tipped off that there was a stash of illegal substances inside.
Officers did not recover any during the search.
#chainsaw #police #raid
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[@georgeorwell3501]

Must be a speech violation.

[@mc1993]

My thoughts immediately.

[@charliepragnell5791]

The old man was probably waving a St. George’s flag!

[@pinheadluke3136]

Why didn't they just knock?

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

For drugs raids they will sometimes break in without knocking so nobody has time to dispose of evidence. Absolutely awful in this case to cut his front door in half with no evidence besides a "tipoff" that could easily have been a malicious lie.

[@deltadom33]

Why are we paying for this stupidity The police should be sued

[@peterjs007]

Police in the UK continue to embarrass themselves

[@cypeman8037]

They're not the brightest are they? Forced entries are made in order to seize the drugs before they can be disposed of. Using a chain saw spoils the element of surprise a little bit. Doing observations on the house, which they are supposed to do prior to getting the warrant, would have been better by eatching the man arrive home and then the door may have been unlocked.

[@BillyBasd]

All over suspension of smuggling drugs. No drugs were found. How many dogs were killed? Did the police pay for the door or dead dogs?

[@xmathmanx]

The dead dogs are only in your head

[@alexhunt990]

0 dogs were killed fool

[@derekheeps1244]

This is absolute vandalism and thuggery at its worst . Those responsible for all of this damage should be made to pay for it out of their own pockets , moreover the police force and the court official who authorised this on what was clearly insufficient evidence should be fined for this act of incompetence . All seized property should be returned forthwith and a public apology must be made by both the Chief Constable and the Procurator Fiscal on behalf of the police and court services who both made grave errors . The gentleman who was the victim of this home invasion should also escalate his complaint to his MP so that it can be addressed to the Home Secretary , who is ultimately responsible for policing and the courts .

[@mydogsfacelookslikeastockp8275]

Tipped off by who?

[@FuuzBeeen]

Mr Blobby probably, always has had that strange look in his eyes.

[@DennisBlake-bf8mp]

See bully boy trying to rip the handle side of the door off 😂 all UK police are a laughing stock 😂😂

[@Fein528]

He needs to sue them.

[@GoodjobMen]

Should they not have proof before they do this Men i would sue the f out of them

[@Travelhiker520]

Damn! Who are they looking for? Ragnar Lothbrok? 😆

[@bryanbrookes6366]

Guess this is the UK equivalent to been SWATed in the US where your housd is raided by armed cops. NHK solicitors would be the first phone call i would make

[@derekheeps1244]

NHK ? The Japanese broadcaster ? Why ???

[@bryanbrookes6366]

@@derekheeps1244 no NHK solicitors who have won hundred of thousands of pounds in compensation for pokice incompetence.

[@ec3076]

Monty Python vibes.

[@kevingaskin5084]

He must of been flying a St George’s flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 👮‍♂️👮‍♂️officer dibbles at there best 😂😂😂😂

[@julianshepherd2038]

World of your own mate.

[@woodlandlady7011]

Brilliant policing again

[@lizmonk1115]

A hate crime🤔

[@kara1419]

It's just absolutely ridiculous. Bullies in uniform.

[@laurieparker-stuart868]

The gestapo has arrived...

[@andy99ish]

Inspector Derrick Grim at work. Too bad there are few inspector Fowlers around nowadays.

[@user-ml3rb7mv1g]

Have they tried knocking?

[@innocentbystander8038]

Maybe try knocking first?

[@olivere5497]

Harmless natural herbs man.

[@jon780249]

Ridiculous.

[@perarduaadastra873]

Grotesque. Why did Police not just ring the door bell? Defund the Police now. A threat to The Public.

[@Michael-yz4mc]

🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@robert5018]

what a disgrace

[@user-ug2tx5ex6r]

Very ignorant

[@Greenpoloboy3]

Its OK. They blue tacked it together again afterwards.

[@speedracer2735]

In hindsight, atleast the house wasn't bulldozed so they could get in.

[@UnCoolDad]

ProLifeTip: get a door with steel reinforcement. 😂

[@bipbip6626]

Awful

[@apwang2436]

There is a product called Door break choke for Shot gun.

[@user-zi8qe6tf9f]

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[@krisztian6159]

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[@LukVik]

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[@LouiseIngram-hd5yc]

What naughty words did he use ?

[@UnCoolDad]

Misgendered someone.