police violence police raid http://homosaurus.org/v2/policeRaids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_raid https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6130595 A visit by police or other law-enforcement officers - often in the early morning or late at night, with the aim of using the element of surprise in an attempt to arrest suspects believed to be likely to hide evidence, resist arrest, be politically sensitive, or simply be elsewhere during the day. police raids