Dennis L. and Brenda F. Alford consider themselves law-abiding citizens. He is retired from Volvo Heavy Truck Plant and a greeter at the Wytheville Wal-Mart. She is a registered nurse at Carrington Place at Wytheville Birdmont Center. Imagine their surprise Wednesday morning when county and town law enforcement officers descended on their Locust Hill Road home. A search warrant was executed and eventually five two-way radios, four scanners, a computer, a power supply, radio tuners and an amplifier were seized.
"They made us go in the living room and sit there," recalled Mrs. Alford. "They kept us under surveillance. It really scared us. It upset us so bad that both of us missed work that night."
Dennis Alford added, "They treated us like we were criminals. Like we had been convicted of something."