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Walk It Through: When Police Come to the House

A neighbor's call about shouting, officers at the door, one roommate who says come in and one who says no.

A neighbor hears shouting and calls the police. Two officers knock and ask to come in.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A shared apartment with a call about shouting. A search warrant, an arrest warrant for someone in the home, and a relief from abuse order that follows are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.