The operations director who allowed warrantless searches of Longmont Housing Authority-owned apartments by police officers and drug-sniffing dogs no longer works for the organization, executive director Michael Reis confirmed Thursday.

But he would not say whether Krystal Winship Erazo was fired or resigned.

The housing authority spent much of the year embroiled in controversy after Erazo, former supportive services manager Alma Collins, two Longmont police officers and dogs searched residents’ units at The Suites in May, after a resident died from a heroin overdose.

Residents alleged that they either did not give consent for the officers to enter their apartments or they felt pressured by Erazo and Collins to let the officers and dogs inside.

In at least one instance, Erazo admitted she opened the door and allowed a police officer and drug dog into a resident’s apartment when the tenant wasn’t home. The Suites is a hotel converted to permanent supportive housing for people who are hard to house for a variety of reasons, such as mental illness or substance abuse.

The searches sparked complaints about Fourth Amendment violations from residents, the Longmont community and the ACLU of Colorado. The city paid out $210,000 to four residents as a settlement to avoid a lawsuit.

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