A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism for raiding a local newspaper's office and the home of its owner and publisher, and, in the publisher's view, stressing his 98-year-old mother enough to cause her death.
, seizing computers and cellphones and, in the publisher's view, stressing his 98-year-old mother enough to cause her weekend death.
"This is the type of stuff that, you know, that Vladimir Putin does, that Third World dictators do," Meyer said during an interview in his office."This is Gestapo tactics from World War II." Meanwhile, Meyer said, police simultaneously raided his home, seizing computers, his cellphone and the home's internet router.
A storefront on the main street in downtown Marion, Kan., features a sign supporting the local police on August 13, 2023. They've faced a torrent of criticism for raiding the offices of the local newspaper and the home of its publisher.The police chief and other officials also attended and were acknowledged at the reception, and the Marion Police Department highlighted the event on its Facebook page.
A two-page search warrant, signed by a local judge, lists Newell as the victim of alleged crimes by the newspaper. When the newspaper asked for a copy of the probable cause affidavit required by law to issue a search warrant, the district court issued a signed statement saying no such affidavit was on file, the Record reported.
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