The owners of a diagnostic center are suing the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, and multiple officers for an "unconstitutional" raid that left behind a magazine filled with bullets and a damaged MRI machine.
The LAPD reportedly raided the NoHo Diagnostic Center last October because it believed it was a front for an illegal marijuana cultivation center, citing the center's high energy use and the "distinct odor" of cannabis plants, according to SFGATE.
Instead of finding marijuana plants, police were met with standard rooms for conducting x-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, and MRIs.
During "the pot raid gone bad," an LAPD officer walked into an MRI room, past a sign prohibiting metal, with his rifle dangling from his hand "with an unsecured strap," SFGate reported. The machine's magnetic pull sent the rifle flying across the room and pinned it to the machine.
An officer then shut down the MRI machine, evaporating thousands of liters of helium gas and damaging the machine in the process, by pressing its sealed energy release button. The owners also accused the officer of leaving behind a magazine filled with bullets on the office floor.
The owners accused the LAPD of wrongly targeting the medical center and said the officers' behavior was "nothing short of a disorganized circus, with no apparent rules, procedures, or even a hint of coordination." They are seeking an unspecified amount in damages.
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