On a gray, rainy morning last month, Jon and Barbara Scoll calmly sipped coffee on their private dock while 100 feet away a SWAT team broke down the front door to their Edina home and swarmed across the threshold, guns held high.
The team's breach man had to pound the door five times with his steel battering ram before it finally gave way.
"He should have gotten in with two hits," said St. Louis Park police officer Mike Merwin to the Scolls. "You had a good door."
"Who knew?" said Barbara Scoll.
Most people, of course, are anything but nonchalant when a SWAT team comes banging on their door. For the Scolls, however, the raid on their home last month was not only eagerly anticipated, but invited.
They're among a small number of Twin Cities homeowners who have donated their houses to their local police or fire department to use for training before the house is razed to make room for a newer model.
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This topic was discussed on the "grunt" level. METRO as acquire ALL types of property. Most of these properties will be idea for training exercises. We all know the layout of KASHMERE by now. I do know of some officers and FTO's who have used these properties to "stay fresh" on their skills and training. The properties includes a ROW of residential houses, a warehouse, gas station, etc. Most are completely boarded up, so that demonstrates why officers need to have a functional flashlight on day shift. An unlucky PPO or two found that out. This is a GOLD MINE to any police agency training section.
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