brosef

Aight here's the scoop. I was at class, my roomie was at home in our apartment.

Cops show up. Roomie opens the door slightly. They say they smell marijuana. Ask if they can come in. My roomate tells them no. They say, alright, we will be back with a search warrant.

So, my question is this: I am leaving tomorrow morning. Won't be back til this coming Monday because I have to drive 9 hours to go to a wedding. My roomie's dad is in the hospital so he won't be around as he's going back home for the weekend.

What happens if the cops return with a warrant while both of us aren't here? I was doing some research and the police are obligated by law to first knock on the door, then notify themselves at the door, and must give the occupants and reasonable amount of time to open the door. So, if we are both gone, that means officer boy is going to knock, wait a reasonable amount of time, and then kick the damn door down (they have that right once they've waited long enough)

So what do I do if they come to search when we are both gone? Should I just leave my door unlocked so they at least don't break it in? I'll be pissed if they fuck up my door and then I get to pay for it.

(By the way) - We had nothing in our apartment