AR - Home invasion by Police imposters, woman shot.(VIDEO)

[DeltaG21]

Are you guys in uniform, DeltaG21?

Yes, for search warrants, the entry team is in uniform, though others on scene are not.

[Irish]

A similar incident in New Jersey popped up in the news. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2...fs_office.html

NORTH BERGEN -- Two men posing as sheriff's officers robbed a home in the township early this morning, police said.

When the two suspects knocked on the door of an apartment at a multi-dwelling house on the 6200 block of Meadowview Avenue at around 1 a.m., they identified themselves as sheriff's officers, flashed gold-colored badges, and were let into the apartment by a 56-year-old male resident, reports said.

The robbers put the man into plastic handcuffs and moved him, his wife, and another relative into a bedroom while they searched the house, reports said.

The robbers, who never showed a weapon, left with a wedding band and a laptop computer, reports said.

Cops responded to the scene at 1:24 a.m. and are investigating the incident.

[glockem]

This is a scenario I have thought about before, because there really is no way to completely avoid it. I hope and pray it never happens, but I have analyzed it to "battle drill" the situation and determine my response prior to a real situation. This avoids indecision.

This could happen to any one of us, whether law abiding or not, real police or not. I have no reason for police to raid my house, so if someone comes through the door in the middle of the night, I'd have to assume their bad guys, no matter what they say or what they are wearing. Anyone that comes up the stairs to the bedroom level is going to have to be treated as a threat, because I believe any delay in action could jeopardize my family. I honestly doubt I would be able to react quickly enough to a well executed entry team (most likely a sign of a legitimate team), but there is always a possibility.

The occupant (me) is already at a time disadvantage because the entry is unexpected and I am sleeping/not expecting the situation. By the time I get my handgun from the gunvault next to the bed, very little reaction time would remain to successfully protect my family. In the low light scenario, especially considering anyone coming up the stairs would most likely be using a flashlight of some type, identifying friend or foe would not be successful until after that person had more than sufficient time to fire first.

To me, this is a worst case scenario that I hope I never encounter. I do believe that instances of this type of tactic will continue with the bad guys even starting to dress more like actual LEO because the recent increase in our shooting sports has increased the available of this type of tactical gear and the Army's change in uniform provided a lot of inexpensive BDU colored gear in the surplus stores.

Just my .02, and like I already mentioned, I hope I never face this situation for real.

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