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Wrong Home: Police Raided NJ Family's Home At Gunpoint In Address Mixup, Suit Says Wrong Home: Police Raided NJ Family's Home At Gunpoint In Address Mixup, Suit Says
Wrong Home: Police Raided NJ Family's Home At Gunpoint In Address Mixup, Suit Says A family has filed a lawsuit against the Bloomfield Township after its police officers apparently wrongfully raided their home at gunpoint in response to reports of a murder suicide. Authorities eventually realized they had the wrong address, the lawsuit reads. The suit was filed by Emmanuel Martinez, Solamyra Criado and their child last month in Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County. They are seeking unspecified damages.  Police broke down the family's door around 7 a.m. on March 29, 2021, entering the home with their guns drawn and pointed at the family, according to the lawsuit…

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by Sam Barron