Keywords: small business big heart amsterdam n.y. ny new york ghost town ghosttown dead city upstate real-estate realestate abandoned toxic waste hazardous rape sex offender offenders criminal mohawk valley mall 12010 blacks african american capitol region capital albany troy schenectady cruelty abuse buddhist monks restaurant religion religious intolerance intolerant discrimination people urban decay heroin drugs narcotics dog dogs robbery elderly disabled nursing care outdoor architecture building Kristi M. Harrison and Julio V. Morales, of 9 Bayard St were sleeping, the Amsterdam Police Department forcibly entered their home without a warrant or reasonable cause. Authorities kicked in their apartment door wearing masks and brandishing various firearms. The two were forced to the apartment floor, their wrists were bound and they were ordered not to move and they remained like this for at least 20 minutes. When Harrison and Morales realized the masked intruders were police officers, they told them they hadn't committed any crimes and the officers were in the wrong apartment. After this realization, the officers laughed at the pair. Several days after the incident the two were visited by a member of the Amsterdam Police Department who admitted that the officers had misidentified and entered the wrong apartment. The apartment received damage, including an unhinged door. They also sustained physical injuries, including one that aggravated a pre-existing injury Morales had. Kristi M. Harrison and Julio V. Morales, of 9 Bayard St were sleeping, the Amsterdam Police Department forcibly entered their home without a warrant or reasonable cause. Authorities kicked in their apartment door wearing masks and brandishing various firearms. The two were forced to the apartment floor, their wrists were bound and they were ordered not to move and they remained like this for at least 20 minutes. When Harrison and Morales realized the masked intruders were police officers, they told them they hadn't committed any crimes and the officers were in the wrong apartment. After this realization, the officers laughed at the pair. Several days after the incident the two were visited by a member of the Amsterdam Police Department who admitted that the officers had misidentified and entered the wrong apartment. The apartment received damage, including an unhinged door. They also sustained physical injuries, including one that aggravated a pre-existing injury Morales had. |