Unsound Sleep

Jersey City, New Jersey, June 25, 2008:

A Jersey City man says he feels violated after two police officers woke him up at 3 a.m. to tell him his door was unlocked.

Their surprise visit was part of a public service campaign to remind residents to secure their homes to prevent thefts. Usually, officers just leave notices on doors.

But they went further in Ron's case on Tuesday. Police entered the house where several campaign staffers were having a sleepover, and then went upstairs to Ron's bedroom.

The officers told Ron his garage door was open, the TV was on, the keys to his Camaro were left in the ignition, his keg was still tapped, and the door to his house was ajar.

A police spokesman says the intrusion was justified because the officers' initial door knocks went unanswered, and they wanted to make sure nothing was wrong.

He says the staffers inside were afraid to wake Ron, so the officers went upstairs. Ron's temper is legendary.

"If this isn't an unlawful intrusion, I don't know what is," said a visually upset Ron. "I mean, what the f*ck?!?"

Posted by Bittle at June 25, 2008 09:11 AM