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Federal agents blast their way into house using explosives. They found young children and their mother. She believes it’s because her boyfriend had a traffic collision with ICE (www.nbclosangeles.com)

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[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 days ago

Cops have used explosive door breaching devices for a while now. I haven't turned up a ton of citations, but there's this essay from the Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute, where a seargent discusses the pros and cons of explosive breaching.