It seems excessive to me too, but remember, this is Ripon PD

RIPON (CBS13) — A Ripon family at the center of a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation into an illegal fireworks operation called the tactics used by law enforcement to serve the warrant “excessive.” 

In short clips taken from the family’s security cameras (one at the front door and one above the garage) nearly twelve law enforcement officers walk single file toward the home. This came after an announcement was made for the family to come out with their hands in the air.

In the videos reviewed by CBS13, Nicole McCurdy walked out of her home with her hands in the air. Her 3-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter, with their hands in the air, followed closely behind her.

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Ripon's a small town about 5 miles north of Modesto, 15 miles south of Stockton, and the joke's always been that Ripon cops are the ones that Modesto and Stockton rejected.