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Media Coverage

Coverage Shortly After Raid on Cheye Calvo’s Home
 

Mayor Cheye Calvo is angry after police stormed his home and shot his dogs during an alleged marijuana raid:

Watch the video

 

 This 8/7/08 Associated Press clip includes portions of Cheye Calvo’s original press conference:

  

Watch Cheye’s first press conference on August 7, 2008 on WJZ (31:52).

 

CNN ran this follow-up story on August 8, 2008:

 

CBS interviews Cheye and Trinity on August 8, 2008 about the impact of the raid on their family:

 

MSNBC formally interviews Cheye on August 8, 2008 about the raid:

 

 

Compelling Article About The Cheye Calvo Raid

April Witt wrote an extremely moving, in-depth article about the experiences of Cheye, Trinity and Georgia for the Washington Post Magazine on February 1, 2009.  Read Deadly Force.

 

Recent Coverage of Other Incidents and Legislation

February 3, 2009 WUSA coverage of the introduction of SWAT reporting legislation to the Maryland Senate (1:44).

The Howard County Times reports on a SWAT raid on Mike Hasenei’s home that has traumatized his entire family, including a 12-year-old daughter.

 

Want to Visualize A SWAT Raid On Your House?

This short training video will give you an idea of how terrifying a SWAT raid on your house would be.  These SWAT members have “Police” written in small letters on their backs; many SWAT members wear uniforms that do not identify them as law enforcement officers at all.