Photo by Howard Owens
The Emergency Response Team, along with uniformed members of Batavia PD and the Genesee County Sheriff's Office, along with detectives from both agencies, conducted an apparent raid on 15 East Ave., Batavia, sometime after 9 p.m. Thursday.
Area residents reported hearing a loud bang and shouts of "Come out with your hands up."
Some neighboring residents seemed to think the order applied to them and so complied, residents told The Batavian.
Two neighbors told The Batavian they've long suspected drug activity at the dwelling.
One neighbor said there is often a lot of activity and loud music coming from the house in the early morning hours, such as 3 a.m.
"It's about time they did something," he said, "but they should have come later at night. They would have found more people."
There was no authority on scene authorized to speak to the press, and authorities say there will be a press release "soon" about the police activity at the residence.
CORRECTION: Initially, this report stated this was at least a two-unit complex. A person familiar with the residence states that is not the case. Our statements were based on observations at the scene and coverage of a prior incident many years ago at the residence. The story has been correct to remove references to apartments.
Photo by Jim Burns.
Photo by Jim Burns.
