A judge has ruled Hamilton Police Service (HPS) violated a woman’s Charter rights with “cavalier disregard” after smashing their way into her downtown apartment home to look for drugs.
The case against the Hamilton woman and the evidence officers seized — which included $500,000 of cannabis products, $50,000 in cash and some magic mushrooms — were thrown out of court, according to a Jan. 25 ruling by Ontario Superior Court Justice Andrew Goodman.
Goodman found Hamilton police couldn’t explain why they chose to execute a dynamic entry, also called a no-knock raid, that day in June, 2021. He found the officers, despite being experienced, did not report the evidence
