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Bungling cops raid wrong houses
Bungling cops battered down the doors of two houses on the same street... but got both addresses wrong.
Police armed with search warrants were faced with frightened and bemused residents after bursting into the homes on Clifford Street in South Elmsall near Pontefract.
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Allan Cowell, 38, was helping daughters, Leah, seven, and Nina, four, get ready for school, when police raided his house in the morning on Monday, December 14.
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Mr Cowell said: "My daughters looked very stunned, I had to comfort them. They had a search until they realised they had the wrong house.
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"They made the door secure when they left, it's still a bit smashed. They said to see the landlord and bill the police for it.
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He added: "I don't want this to happen to anyone else."
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Diane Wood, 57, was home with her 18- year-old grandson, Kieran Osborne, when her home was raided by police.
She said: "I was in the kitchen when I heard a banging. My grandson was in bed, they went into his bedroom, asked his name and the number of the house.
"The man did apologise and a policewoman sat with me for five minutes when they realised they had the wrong house.
"My landlord put a new door on straight away but it's the shock. I'm mad and upset about it. I was crying and shaking, I was ina right panic."
Police have apologised and said a local neighbourhood police team inspector would be speaking to those affected.
A spokesman said: "Planned warrants were being executed at addresses in South Elmsall. Due to an error, officers unfortunately attended wrong addresses on Clifford Street.
"This is a very rare occurrence. We apologised immediately to the occupants and immediately arranged for the necessaryrepair work to be carried out."
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