Urbana, IL asked in Civil Rights and Criminal Law for Illinois

Q: is is a violation of my 4th amendment if the police enter my home without cause

the police entered my home at the request of individuals that planned on burglarizing my home, these individuals called the police and told them that there was a burglary i progress at my home, the police responded to the call, once at my home they contacted the property manager and demanded entry once my home was searched they found that there was no crime in progress, then proceeded to leave my home but left the individuals in my home that called ad my home was burglarized, these people stole 3 vehicles all of my furniture personal property banking information etc. once i contacted the police they did a police report for theft over $500 not residential burglary and i was told that there was not enough information for them to pursue charges against the people that burglarized my home and that the responding officers followed procedure in handling the call. the police department refuses to arrest these people, what can i do?

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Gary Kollin
Gary Kollin
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL

A: Inform your insurance company.

Speak to a supervisor in police department

If they left the people in your home, that means they were there . So why would the police need to get property manager to let them in.

This is all very strange.

You may wish to hire an attorney

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