Brickbat: Transparency in Police Work

Huron County, Michigan, sheriff’s deputies forced
their way into the home of John Collins, threw him to the ground
and handcuffed him. They forced him to lie there face down while
they tore
his home apart. Collins says they finally they figured out they
were in the wrong place. They were supposed to be searching another
unit in the triplex that Collins lives in. When a local paper
started asking questions about the raid, a judge sealed the search
warrant. In fact, the judge also sealed the order sealing the
search warrant, and the sheriff is refusing to release the initial
complaint that led to the raid.