i live in kansas, when can the police enter your house?

Police may enter with your permission or the permission of someone there; or with a valid warrant, or if there is an emergency circumstance.

I don't believe a barking dog is an emergency. What the officers should have done, when no one answered the door, was take your dog to the pound.

I suspect what the officers will say is they made the entry because they were concerned that the door was unlocked and the dog was barking. So they entered to make sure everyone was alright. They may or may not get away with that one if you complain. It is the kind of infraction that gets the officer a butt chewing or maybe a letter in his record.

Ahhhh, your dog bit the police officer. That does put a different slant on things. You will need to complain, if for nothing else, to protect your dog. If your dog gets labeled as a "vicious dog", the poor animal could be put down. The dog's attack is reasonable, under the circumstances you cite. A stranger in the house grabbing your kid; the dog sees that as an attack and it is very natural for the dog to bite. If you are cited because of the barking dog complaint or the dog bite, I would fight both in court. Since the officer made an unauthorized, and perhaps, illegal, entry, the dog's reaction is actually justified.

Police officers in some circumstances think citizens won't know the laws. NO they should not (cannot legally) enter your house the way they did. You can only enter a house through consent of the owner/children of a reasonable age, exigent circumstances (life is believed to be in danger or evidence may be being destroyed), or through a search warrant. They obviously thought he was lying, and were totally out of hand in what they did. You should file a complaint, not just to be spiteful, but to let the law enforcement there know they cannot just break the law, no matter how small a matter it is, and i'm sorry your family had to go through that, it's very annoying, I know because it's happened to me!

before everything, write down all the wear and tear and report it to the owner for restore. If no longer, they might blame you once you progression out. Secondly, you signed a settlement, you're sure by the settlement inspite of any previous events in that house. of direction, you may pass and proceed to pay the hire till the settlement expires, merely make specific to grant word.

They can ONLY enter your house if they have suspicion of illegal activities. A dog barking is not promoting suspicion of illegal activities going on INSIDE the house, and even if there were drunk people inside your house (excluding your son), it's not illegal to be drunk in your own house.

I'd say file a complaint, they had absolutely NO right to enter your house that YOU pay for, NOT THEM.

This is ridiculous. If a police man ever entered my house I have to say, I'd take a baseball bat to his head and claim I was just protecting myself.

File a complaint against the cop that came into your house and also let the news paper in the town that you live know about the Gestapo tactic that cop used.

was your door open ,did you lock the door? you re lucky they could have took your kid and the dog ,let it go you was blessed ,and next time when you have the need to go out keep the dog in the house ,lock the door , or take your kid with you , me myself I would have took my kid with me that way I know he would be safe any one could have walk in your home with your kid in side anything could have happen to your kid that night , Know your blessing......

they only enter when reason of suspision or warrent and they should of gone in they probably thought someone was in side cause dog was barking and there was no awnser sorry if u dont agree just my opinion

They can't legally enter your home the way you described it.