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How to Invite the SWAT Team to Your House

How (and Why) to Invite a SWAT Team Into Your Home

By Susan Perry | Wednesday, July 16, 2008

On a recent gray, rainy morning, Jon and Barbara Scoll calmly sipped coffee on their private dock while 100 feet away a SWAT team broke down the front door to their Edina home. The Scolls are among a small number of area homeowners who have donated their houses to police or fire departments to use for training. But donating a house isn't as easy as it sounds, and if it's not done right, taking a tax deduction could put you in hot water with the IRS.

You can read the full story at MinnPost.com:
http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008/07/16/2556/how_and_why_to_invite_a_swat_team_into_your_home

Source: Kenny Ronnan, MinnPost

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