Longmont officials concluded Friday that procedures used to establish consent during warrantless searches of the Longmont Housing Authority’s Suites apartments were not consistent with the police department’s standards.
The Weld County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation. The city is not releasing the sheriff’s office report, instead issuing a news release about the findings Friday.
At issue are allegations that tenants were not told in advance that they had a right to refuse entry by police and K-9 dogs that were accompanying housing authority staff, leading to accusations that Longmont police had participated in unconstitutional warrantless searches.
The Weld County sheriff’s staff’s independent investigation — conducted on behalf of the city — showed that Longmont police “policies, procedures, training and practices are all in place and appropriate,” according to the city news release.
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