Location we're going to is a green house trimmed in white.
It's a CI buy, usually three to four black males in the front.
At this point, no kids, no elderly, unknown of weapons,
unknown of dogs.
Having that information is kind of critical to the tactics
that we use so that we don't hurt anyone or, you know,
affect anyone that doesn't need to be affected.
[music playing]
But when we do run the warrant, the ones that
have the perimeter, let's make sure we
keep an eye on other houses up and down the block.
[dog whining]
For God's sake, [inaudible].
Fear is a definite element of all this stuff.
I think anybody that says that they don't go through here
with a little bit of adrenaline flow
or just a little bit of a sense of mortality,
then I think they're in the wrong job.
Because it's what keeps you smart.
It keeps you safe.
Where there's dope, there's normally guns.
And where there's guns, there are people.
So it's anticipated that there will be weapons.
My role right now is to slam the door
and make sure that we can get in.
We can't go in and do our job if the door is not open,
so you got to get it open.
This is a wrought iron contraption called a slammer.
Weighs about 35 pounds, and it's heavier on one end
where you make the contact.
Being a slammer, it's like swinging a bat.
You keep your eye on the doorknob,
which isn't going to move.
And you hit it.
It's kind of cavemanish, actually.
I see door, I slam.
Boom.
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17 are out.
Once we stop, y'all pull up the rear.
[indistinct radio chatter]
I don't really get an adrenaline dump until I
hear we're about a minute out.
We're good.
[inaudible] 32 18.
Go ahead.
When I hear we're about a minute out,
30 seconds out, that's when I get a dump.
And I start recycling what I need to do.
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Let's go right turn then a right turn.
[engine revving]
Brick house.
The house after this one.
This is it.
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Dog.
[glass breaking]
Police!
Bangs.
Police!
Bangs?
Bangs.
Bangs, bangs!
[flashbang detonating]
Police!
Let's go, chief.
Stepping back, guys.
Stepping back. - Pull.
[engine revving]
[tires squealing]
[glass breaking]
Breach up.
Move.
That's you, Steve.
Everybody show your hands.
[interposing voices]
You got four over here.
Put your hands on top of your head.
Go.
[interposing voices]
Turn around, face down.
You got him?
Go.
I got him.
- I'm all right. - All right.
Keep your hands on your head.
Just keep them on your head.
Step out.
One coming out.
What's the status of this room right here?
Pull.
[horn honking]
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That was a good example of how we
like to attack fortifications.
The system that we used on that was
a double pull on the bars in front,
which came off simultaneously.
You got to have a lot of respect for that, because if you
don't, it'll hurt you.
The way it hit that car, did you see it move that car?
No.
EDDIE FULLER: I was shocked to see what it did to that car.
It moved that sucker all the way over there
from a straight in position.
STEVE CLAGGETT: First thing I saw coming in there
was a cleared front room.
The second break and rake team on that side
was just getting ready to take out that second window
when we came in there.
So it was an easy search.
The guy, he pretty much gave up at that point, which
is the whole purpose for the speed, the surprise,
and the violence of action.
Because we want him giving up.
We don't want him to resist.
Good job, bro.
Hey, sorry about that taking on that second door.
Dude, I see you had a tough angle.
I didn't realize they had the steps like that.
Yeah. I didn't either.
It's tough to get footing.
Well, see once I got the first one, then I hit the second one.
Hit it on and I bounced off.
I was like-- so then I went right through the middle of it.
Right.
I grew up around, you know, people dealing drugs
and family members and friends.
Tell them this half of the house is clear.
- See. - From the back room.
At this point, I'm seeing it from a different perspective.
And it just is what it is.
It's a part of life for some people.
And it's what they know.
It's what they do.
You know, I came from an element similar to this, you know.
I know people who do it, who've done it, and been
around people who've done it.
So it's just a consequence of the game.
He had dope right there with a [inaudible] so just
watch your step on the way out.
STEVE CLAGGETT: Right here, we've got a sawed off shotgun.
Looks like a 12 gauge.
This is obviously an illegal weapon.
Small 380 handgun, I've never seen this type of weapon
before, so not surprising.
You can buy about anything in this town.
That's some of the crack cocaine they
got out of the right-hand side of the house.
Digital scales basically means that they're
not only selling it here, that they're cutting up.
It's a supply house.
They're cutting up quantities.
But you over here all-- you was in care of custody
and control of the house.
STEVE CLAGGETT: The information we had on these guys
was that they're pretty much supplying
for this whole area of town around the Fair Park area.
So from that standpoint, it's good.
It's good to get them off the street.
Some people just don't understand why people do it
and why people sell or, you know,
why it's an option to even be a dope dealer.
But I understand that.
It's like playing Monopoly.
You may roll and end up landing in jail.
They got their job to do where they play their roles.
I play my role.
And the band keeps going.
And the drug game will never end.
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