The Durham, North Carolina, police department last month officially banned a possibly illegal tactic used by officers to gain entry to homes for searches. Several officers lied about nonexistent 911 calls to convince residents to consent to searches of their homes, according to testimony May 27 by a Durham police officer in a marijuana possession case. The officers targeted homes where individuals with outstanding warrants were believed to be living, reported Indy Week. Police then told residents that dispatchers had received a 911 call from their address – although no such calls had been made. Legal experts say the tactic may be illegal.