The death of Amir Locke at the hands of a Minneapolis police SWAT team is shining new light on no-knock warrants, orders by judges that allow police to enter premises without notifying residents. They've been blamed in several killings of Black people.
On Friday evening, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants. While that’s in place, the mayor and police leaders will work with experts who helped shape Breonna’s Law, the ban that was imposed in Louisville in 2020.No-knock warrants are orders by judges that allow police to enter premises without notifying residents, such as by ringing the doorbell or banging on the door.
Though no-knock entries have sometimes had deadly results, Baker said there are important and necessary reasons for police to have them as an option — including the possibility that they are going into a dangerous situation, or that evidence may be destroyed if an announced entry gives a person time to do so. In the Locke case, he said, authorities haven’t disclosed what intelligence the officers had before they went in.
But judges can also sign warrants in high-risk situations that allow “unannounced entry,” generally by SWAT teams. In the wake of Locke’s death, activists said they’re still abused.While it’s in effect, Minneapolis officers can only use the knock-and-announce approach and must wait a reasonable time before entering.
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