When a Minnesota couple called the police to intervene in a dispute with a neighbor they said was harassing them, they didn’t expect that they would be the ones to get raided and arrested. That’s precisely what happened, however, and the ordeal has left them questioning the motives of law enforcement in rural Minnesota; moreover, it has raised questions about how police in rural areas employ tactics that are not just difficult to explain, but often just as aggressive and dangerous as their urban counterparts. PAR breaks down the sequence of events that prompted police in this small rural town to conduct a swat-style raid on the people who called them for help.

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/he-called-cops-for-help-they-broke-down-his-door-and-arrested-him-instead

Pre-Production/Studio: Stephen Janis
Post-Production: Stephen Janis, Adam Coley

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