Man said BPD conducted raids to his home twice, based on bad information

In a lawsuit, a man claims Baltimore Police Department officers conducted raids based on bad information from an informant twice in his home.The man says at least one officer, of the now defunct Baltimore City police Gun Trace Task Force was involved. He told 11 News he was forced to leave Baltimore because he feared police."I heard my front door coming off the hinges like it exploded," former resident, Thomas McCullough, said. McCullough, 61, said it happened twice, in May 2016 and February 2017. Baltimore City police burst through his green front door and raided his Pimlico home. "They said, 'police' I'm looking down at them, they come in with shot guns, guns," McCullough said. He said officers ransacked the place, looking for drugs, money and weapons. He took pictures of the damage he says they left behind. "(They said), tell us where the drugs are, the scales, the guns and large amounts of money. I took it jokingly. I said, 'Any large amounts of money you find I'll take claim to that,'" McCullough said. Nothing was found. Now he's suing police, claiming officers including a former member of the Gun Trace Task Force frightened him, his wife and father-in-law when the officers conducted what his suit calls an illegal search of his home. McCullough received undated and unsigned copies of the warrants. One of them had the name of Detective Jorge Bernardez Ruiz, the other Detective Daniel Waskiewicz, who in his affidavit, listed the letters 'GTTF.' both warrants had similar information."They claim to have a confidential informant who claims to have a hand-to-hand transaction with someone inside that home," attorney Matt Rogers said. After the second raid, McCullough feared another would happen. He moved his family out of Baltimore. The owner of the house tells 11 News, after the second raid he had to replace the front door. McCullough and his attorney say the police are to be held accountable.11 News contacted Baltimore City police about the lawsuit. A spokesman said the department does not comment on pending legal matters.​

In a lawsuit, a man claims Baltimore Police Department officers conducted raids based on bad information from an informant twice in his home.



The man says at least one officer, of the now defunct Baltimore City police Gun Trace Task Force was involved.

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He told 11 News he was forced to leave Baltimore because he feared police.

"I heard my front door coming off the hinges like it exploded," former resident, Thomas McCullough, said.

McCullough, 61, said it happened twice, in May 2016 and February 2017. Baltimore City police burst through his green front door and raided his Pimlico home.

"They said, 'police' I'm looking down at them, they come in with shot guns, guns," McCullough said.

He said officers ransacked the place, looking for drugs, money and weapons. He took pictures of the damage he says they left behind.

"(They said), tell us where the drugs are, the scales, the guns and large amounts of money. I took it jokingly. I said, 'Any large amounts of money you find I'll take claim to that,'" McCullough said.

Nothing was found. Now he's suing police, claiming officers including a former member of the Gun Trace Task Force frightened him, his wife and father-in-law when the officers conducted what his suit calls an illegal search of his home.

McCullough received undated and unsigned copies of the warrants. One of them had the name of Detective Jorge Bernardez Ruiz, the other Detective Daniel Waskiewicz, who in his affidavit, listed the letters 'GTTF.' both warrants had similar information.

"They claim to have a confidential informant who claims to have a hand-to-hand transaction with someone inside that home," attorney Matt Rogers said.

After the second raid, McCullough feared another would happen. He moved his family out of Baltimore.

The owner of the house tells 11 News, after the second raid he had to replace the front door.

McCullough and his attorney say the police are to be held accountable.

11 News contacted Baltimore City police about the lawsuit. A spokesman said the department does not comment on pending legal matters.

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