How do you get police to search?

[AARRGG]

What is the name of your state? Lynnwood, Washington

My wife's sister is in the process of separating from her nasty husband. Found out he was a dope user and was addicted to porn (maybe even under aged porn). She has a 4 year old daughter. They got a legal separation That gave him 3 nights a week with daughter. On one occasion while dropping off daughter, my wife's sister noticed that one of the bedrooms had fans going in it, and looked while the husband was outside. He had a pot growing operation going on in that room. Since that time the door has been locked when she has gone back.

Lately the 4 year old has been telling her mom that she sleeps with daddy in his bed. Due to his porn addiction and the fact that he would masturbate nightly while they were married while she was sleeping next to him, she is concerned that there is a chance for her husband to molest their daughter especially if he is on drugs.

Things are turning quite ugly between them now. She wants to find a way to get him busted for the pot and possible illegal porn so that he can have nothing more than supervised visits, and no sleepovers.

The question is, ho do we get the police into his house to find the pot and search the computer for possible illegal porn? She is no longer on the lease so she can’t let them in. He also has changed the locks. The police won’t go on her word alone, they must have proof then get a search warrant. She can’t get proof now.

An idea came up, in a paper article a couple days ago, there was a story about a woman who accidentally called 911 the hung up, they called her back at which point she hung up. The police came and found a pot growing operation and made arrests.
Could she make an anonymous phone call from a pay phone saying there was a disturbance in a certain room of the house?

 

[stephenk]

how long ago did she see the pot growing operation?

if she wants, she can file a complaint with the police on what she observed. they can take her word if she identifies herself. It's the anonymous calls that require further verification before anything can be done.

 

[JETX]

She might also consider a call to CPS (or equivalent in your area).

However, I have to wonder.... with all the facts stated, how can this childs mother even CONSIDER allowing him to take care of her. Bet your last dollar that I would refuse to allow it.

 

[Son of Slam]

It's the anonymous calls that require further verification before anything can be done.

An anonymous call could very well work if the "B" word is used. You know the one you shouldn't say on the phone or internet. The one that might "blow" the whole thing. Not bitch or *******, the other "B" word.

 

[stephenk]

bagel?

 

[AARRGG]

She might also consider a call to CPS (or equivalent in your area).

However, I have to wonder.... with all the facts stated, how can this childs mother even CONSIDER allowing him to take care of her. Bet your last dollar that I would refuse to allow it.

***She fears that breaking the parenting agreement might cause her to lose custody of her daughter as she doesn't have any proof yet that she can give authorities. We are all fearful of the possibilities but trust that God will protect her.

It's been a month since she actually saw the pot, but the door to that room is still locked as of last night with a fan sound coming from behind it.

 

[hmmbrdzz]

***She fears that breaking the parenting agreement might cause her to lose custody of her daughter as she doesn't have any proof yet that she can give authorities. We are all fearful of the possibilities but trust that God will protect her.

It's been a month since she actually saw the pot, but the door to that room is still locked as of last night with a fan sound coming from behind it.

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If she calls the police and tells them that they are separated; the reason they are separated; and that she is concerned about her 4 yr old child in the presence of this man (and why); and that she believes there is illegal porn and an illegal grow operation going on in that house, and that he is sleeping with the 4 yr old in HIS bed, the police (or the sheriff's office) should be very willing to listen, and they should also be willing to connect her to the narcotics unit to speak directly to a narcotics officer about the grow operation. She can tell them: "I'm scared, I don't know what to do". They will alleviate her fears and help her. If he's got fans going in that room, he might have a pretty big set up in there, and that -- along with the porn and a child in his presence and in HIS BED should be enough to get authorities moving. She's got enough PROOF to do something. She should flat refuse to let her child return to that house. And here's the flip side of her allowing her child to go with knowledge that something might be up with porn and pot. If she lets this continue without making great efforts to protect her child, that would be reason for CPS to investigate her, too, possibly, at some point, and then she could lose custody. Tell her to call and report it and request something be done. If nothing is done, tell her not to let her child return. God will protect her if she does what she is supposed to.

hmmbrdzz

 

[hmmbrdzz]

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hmmbrdzz

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[GKris]

If the local police do not have a narcotics division, I am sure there would be a county or muliti agency task force in the area. The police will have a listing for them or the local DA's office. They can call up the electrical company and get useage records for the residence. If he is growing marijuana there will be a huge increase in electrical useage due to the lamps and such to promote growth. There would also have been deliveries of growing supplies to the house which UPS or the post office would also have records of. This plus your eye witness testimoney would be enough to get a search warrant - if the records match the story. These task forces are federally funded as well as funded by siezed monies, so they are very hungry and usually work cases like this that the locals will put on the back burner. Call them for help, dont let that kid go back there. Visitation violations are civil and the police most likely will not force you to turn over the child.

 

[TB185]

A search warrant might be obtained if the sister is willing to be an Affiant on the search warrant for the dope. She can contact the police agency with jurisdiction. They can type up a search warrant. The officer and her would then go to the judge and swear out a warrant. The Judge, however, may determine that her information was stale, and not issue the warrant. As far as the child porn goes. Unless she actually saw the child porn, a warrant could not be obtained for the computer. Mights and maybes do not rise to the level of probable cause.

Her best bet would be to petition the court to modify his visitation rights to supervised visitation, or take them away entirely.

This whole thing, however, looks more like an angry Ex looking to screw the husband over. I see this a lot. You would be suprised how often ex-wives and girlfriends (ex-husbands and boyfiends do it, also) make false police reports to better their positions in court for child custody, etc.