In addition to the City Council's statement , and the original story in the Longmont Observer June 7th about what were said to be illegal and warrantless searches happening at low-income properties operated by the non-profit Longmont Housing Authorit

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In addition to the City Council's statement, and the original story in the Longmont Observer June 7th about what were said to be illegal and warrantless searches happening at low-income properties operated by the non-profit Longmont Housing Authority, the City of Longmont city manager, Harold Dominguez has decided to launch an independent investigation into what, exactly happened at the LHA property. The following statement was released to the Longmont Observer at 5:25pm, Friday, June 9th from the City of Longmont:

Today, the Longmont City Manager, after consultation with the City Council and Public Safety Department, initiated an independent investigation on the actions that occurred at the Suites Supportive Housing Development. At this time, staff is contacting public safety agencies outside of Boulder County to request assistance. It is important that the investigation be fair, thorough and impartial. As such, it is difficult to estimate a date of completion. Until this investigation is complete, it would be inappropriate to comment further.

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