LETHFORD DAILY

Vol. 1, Issue. 6November 2020

CITY ALLOWS HOME RAIDS IN RESPONSE TO RISE IN INFECTIONS

The chief of police, Anderson, and Mayor Locke have announced a combined effort between local law enforcement and the military to enforce lockdown regulations more efficiently.

It has been decided that due to frequent breaking of the city’s rules officers will be allowed to enter homes if suspicious activity has been reported to authorities or if officers deem the situation appropriate. These home raids will be lawful without warrants needed to be issued for officers to enter citizen’s homes.

Anderson appeals to citizens to stay at home, quarantine themselves if necessary, and not have illegal meetings, gatherings, or parties in their private homes.

'It’s not our job to disturb or invade people’s private lives and space. However, we are there to enforce the rules that the Government makes, and if those rules are made to ensure public safety and therefore save lives we will make sure to handle any violations against those rules very strictly.'

Mayor Locke told Lethford Daily 'If we think there are large groups of people gathering where they shouldn’t be, then police and military will have to intervene. Police will enter homes and break up any gatherings if lockdown rules are broken.'

Chief Anderson predicts more riots and warns about those being sparked by heavy-handed law enforcement. The more rules and regulations citizens are given the more unrest it could cause. Civil unrest could boil over in the city in the near future, with the beginning of the Christmas season very likely to push people over the edge. The trigger this time could be the harsher restrictions and enforcement of rules as well as the punishment. Those who have never been involved in crime could suddenly become emboldened to take part in the disobedience.

He said: 'We're sitting on a time bomb here. We're getting very near the stage where you could see a considerable explosion of frustration and energy. Things are very on the edge in a lot of communities and it wouldn't take very much to spark off unrest, riots, damage.'

As always, citizens are encouraged to wash their hands, wear face coverings, and keep the social distancing guidelines top of mind when they must leave their homes. Curfew is still in effect as well as the scheduled power outages.