Chicago Police Wrongful Raid on Anjanette Young's Home

Yeah, just give us a minute, okay? Before we can drive one around.

You need to tell me what you're looking for. What are you looking for?

We're getting the paperwork for you, okay?

Where's the paperwork?

Sergeant's getting it. The sergeant's getting it.

Hey, guys.

Hey.

Move this young lady over. We're gonna take pictures of the home.

Hey, hon.

Wait a minute. What are you... Wait. Oh my God, no.

I have to call somebody. This is not right.

We'll, uh-

I don't even know what you're doing

... we'll explain to you what's going on right

now.

What... Please explain. You come in here-

Let, let my-

... you kick my door in-

Let, let's take, let's take... Get out of the-

... you take pictures and stuff.

Get out, just get out of the way, and then we'll explain to you what's going

on,

okay, hon?

So just wait. I'll hold this for you, okay?

Relax, all right?

How can I relax?

Okay.

This is, going out.

You keep saying in a minute, and you guys have kicked my door in.

Ma'am, look, ma'am, I'm gonna explain. I will explain to you in a moment, okay?

We just need to-

You keep saying in a moment. Tell me what's going on.

We need to get all our photographs completed- ...

before I can sit down and explain.

Now, how can you take photographs of my house

and don't tell me what you're looking

for?

Okay. I will explain that to you in a moment.

Tell me now.

Tell me now.

Tell me now. You got the wrong house.

You got the wrong house.

Okay, next door.

You got the wrong house.

At that moment, the Chicago Police Department

were actually the real

criminals. The suspect they were looking for was obviously not

present.

They obviously had the wrong house, yet they had the nerve to tell the

innocent woman they illegally detained to stop

screaming for justice.

Show me right now.

Ma'am.

I'm not moving until you show me something.

Right here.

Well, bring it over here. No, bring it to me and let me read it.

Ma'am.

I'm not moving.

So you're aware, everything's on video and audio recording, okay?

I don't care.

Okay.

You got the wrong house.

This is

, am I correct?

Yes.

Okay. This is a drug investigation.

Who is you looking for?

four years and nobody lives here but me.

Okay. Okay.

Look-

You don't have to shout

... I do have to shout. This is ridiculous.

You got me in here 'cause of . You've kicked my house in, and I

keep telling you you got the wrong place.

Okay, ma'am.

No, I don't wanna hear it. I need... Let me call a lawyer.

Let me call somebody.

We'll allow you to make a phone call.

No. No, you need to let me call somebody right

now.

As soon as we get everything-

This is not okay. I, I... Oh my God,

this is so crazy. Please let me put some clothes on.

Please make me, make, make, make a phone call.

We're gonna get you some clothes.

Okay.

Um.

Ma'am, do you wanna-

I'm

completely

. I don't have underwear or anything on, and you just bust in my house

like this-

Okay, just relax

... and now you've ripped my bed apart and all of this stuff.

So let's stay fully in

the...

What? Nobody that you're looking for lives here.

Is there where you just ripped everything off the bed? I was laying in the bed.

Is there where you just ripped everything off the bed? I was laying in the bed.

Okay.

Make sure.

Scene secure outside, or?

Yeah. Scene secure outside. I'll be a

minute.

Scene secure outside.

Scene... Sarge said scene secure outside.

Yeah.

The police sergeant responsible for leading the raid was fired, and

that decision held up on appeal. As for Anjanette Young, she

filed a lawsuit against the city and was awarded $2.9

million. In the wake of the incident, she became an

activist, and even today is still pushing for reforms in the

way Chicago Police Department handles its search warrants.