- Jurisdiction
- California
Good morning. I have a few questions regarding a traffic stop. I was pulled over a couple weeks ago for an infraction. Being that I'm on informal probation, my vehicle was searched without incident. Admitting I was UTI of a controlled substance, I was placed under arrest and put in the back of the police car. They then drove me to my residence, about a mile from where I was pulled over, used my keys to let themselves in where my boyfriend and his roommate were, completely oblivious to what was happening, then searched the house. First question is can the police legally unlock and enter a home without warning, and doesn't the person on probation have to be physically present? (I was still in the back of the cop car a couple houses down.) Also, there were a few mistakes written on mine and my boyfriend's tickets... He was cited with having paraphernalia.