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A lady made the call for the police to search the house I was in. She mentioned some untrue statements when she called the police.
Whether the statements are true or not may not matter so far as the police are concerned. what MAY matter is what was said, and whether it was reasonable for the police to take whatever action they did based upon the call.

If the caller gave specific info about a person in danger or a dangerous drug lab, yeah, they might be able to make entry. If the caller said there is a baggie of marijuana in the back bedroom, then it is unlikely they could force entry.

WHAT was reported to the police by this person? And why?

When the first officer arrived, he came in the house. I was closing the front door keeping my eyes on the first officer as I was confused. Suddenly I noticed a second officer pushing open the door open telling me in a firm manner, "If you shut the door on me, I will arrest you!"
You allowed the police inside already - apparently. Did you tell the first officer to leave? That he was not welcome? Why did you let him inside?

If you open the door to allow him in, this can be implied consent - thus, lawful entry.

I called my roomate on my speaker phone so the officer could talk to him and ask questions trying to prove everything was alright with me living there.
Wait ... haven't we done this before ... wasn't this woman your friend's mom, or something?

The officers were inside the house several minutes. On the D-Card it reads "Arrived: 3:29:41 PM, Cleared: 3:42:01."
I doubt thirteen minutes will seem like a grievous injury to a jury unless you were brutalized or manhandled without cause.

When all the officers left the scene I received no appology or explaination for the search.
While that would have been proper, it is not a legal requirement.

This all would not of happened if I was white. Farmington Hills police are prejudice.
A news article does not prove that they acted inappropriately OR that they acted inappropriately towards you based upon your race. These things must be evaluated on the individual circumstances.

This link concerns the running of license plates by the Farmington Police and a court ruling holding that there is no expectation of privacy on computer checks of your license plates.

What's that got to do with race??

Racial allegations are common and easy to make ... it appears here that one group says they have acted in a biased manner, and the police denies the claim. Hardly conclusive.

Farmington Hills is one of the top four largest cities in Michigan. It has no black officers.
That might imply a racial bias in hiring, but it does not by itself in any way show that you were treated inappropriately.

- Carl