Can a officer enter a home through garage after a neighbor reportsthe garage door open?
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Can a officer enter a home through garage after a neighbor reportsthe garage door open?
Asked on January 12, 2012 under Criminal Law, Florida
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If a neighbor reports an open garage to law enforcement, the arriving officer to make sure that the occupants of the home are safe or that no criminal activity is happening in the home with the open garage is entitled under the law to enter the home through the garage as part of his or her investigation of the situation.
Assuming no one is in the home and nothing appears as though there was a burglary, the officer would typically secure the home by closing the garage, have the dispatcher call the home and leave a message as to what happened requesting the occupant of the home to return the telephone call.
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