Entire Neighborhood Placed On Lock Down As Swat Team Called In To Carry Out Foreclosure Eviction

In Illinois, a McHenry County Sheriff’s SWAT team surrounded an area home on Monday after residents barricaded themselves inside when police tried to serve them an eviction notice, according to a story in the Northwest Herald. After 71⁄2 hours, the matter was resolved peacefully and without further incident. According to the story, numerous deputies in bullet-proof vests, a SWAT team, an armored vehicle and the McHenry County Emergency and Disaster Agency came to the subject home after the owner would not cooperate with the eviction order. About the same time, police used an automatic telephone system to call residents within a quarter-mile radius to warn residents to remain inside. Property records showed that the owners had foreclosures against their home since 2004, which included a lien for failure to pay income taxes. The owner denied that the eviction was due to foreclosure, but acknowledged that he had an unresolved dispute with his mortgage company. Neighbors were on edge because of the incident, and some were aggravated at being locked in – or out – of their homes all day. For more, see Man surrenders house peacefully after 7 1/2 hours.

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