search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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In a statement on X, Glass House Farms said the company was visited by federal agents, fully complied with search warrants and will provide further updates if necessary.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Authorities carried out search warrants in Jersey City and Southington, leading to the arrest of 30-year-old Oliver Stephen Kochol of Southington, according to Armack.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
In 2021, the California gun dealer and his brother enlisted then-police chief James Bushey of the Town of Linn Police Department in Walworth County to sign documents saying his department needed the ammunition, according to a federal search warrant unsealed in late 2024 and other documents.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
The 18-year-old passenger, Finnian Thomas Cronin of Edina, died at the hospital on July 1, according to a separate search warrant affidavit, which was filed Monday for his hospital medical records.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Authorities carried out search warrants in Jersey City and Southington, leading to the arrest of 30-year-old Oliver Stephen Kochol of Southington, according to Armack.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
In 2021, the California gun dealer and his brother enlisted then-police chief James Bushey of the Town of Linn Police Department in Walworth County to sign documents saying his department needed the ammunition, according to a federal search warrant unsealed in late 2024 and other documents.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
The 18-year-old passenger, Finnian Thomas Cronin of Edina, died at the hospital on July 1, according to a separate search warrant affidavit, which was filed Monday for his hospital medical records.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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