Officers raid home for drugs, find innocent family inside

Authorities in western Colorado are apologizing to a family with several young children after officers forced their way into a home, mistakenly thinking a large stash of drugs was inside.

Grand Junction police received a tip early Wednesday morning that methamphetamine was inside a home in the neighboring town of Clifton. The informant provided an exact address and specific details of where the drugs were located.

Sheriff’s deputies and police officers knocked on the front door, but no one answered. They then smashed through the door and broke multiple windows to get into the home, only to find the innocent family inside.

Investigators say the suspects named by the informant used to live at the home.

Police spokeswoman Heidi Davidson says the department will pay to fix the damage.