no-knock warrant
Unannounced police authorization
A no-knock warrant is a court order authorizing law enforcement to enter a property without first announcing their presence.
Standard warrants require police to knock and identify themselves; no-knock warrants waive this requirement when officers can show that announcement would allow destruction of evidence or endanger their safety.
The raid was conducted under a no-knock warrant obtained that morning.
These warrants became controversial after high-profile cases of police killing occupants who didn't know who was entering their homes.
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