Thursday, December 11, 2008

Oops....We Raided the Wrong House

A Lawrenceville couple got quite a surprise Wednesday when the police came knocking.

According to Gwinnett County police officials, they mistakingly raided the wrong home during a drug raid in Lawrenceville yesterday. According to the homeowner, he and his wife were kept at gunpoint for several minutes before officers noted their mistake.

Gwinnett County Police reported they planned to execute a no knock search warrant at a home at 2934 Valley Spring Drive in Lawrenceville, which is an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County. One small problem was investigators mistakenly went to the wrong home.

The search warrant was served as a result of a three month drug investigation, as Efrain Pedruza, 31, was nabbed without incident. The search warrant yielded approximately 24,000 dollars in cash.

Police officials blamed the mistaken raid on human error.

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