How Innocent Google Search Led To Police Visiting One Couple’s Home [Video]

Michele Catalano once searched up two words that earned her a visit from the police. Although this story was originally released by the professional freelance writer over ten years ago, it appears to be gaining some traction once more.

The story goes that Catalano and her partner were simply wishing to purchase some items, including a backpack and a pressure cooker. Her husband was performing these searches on his work computer, however. He’d recently quit his job, and the Googling of “backpack” and “pressure cooker” didn’t sit well with the IT department.

His queries were sent to the authorities who then visited the couple one Wednesday. Three black SUVs pulled up outside their property and the officers entered her house. The post originally said that it was the FBI who raided her home. Upon contact and some confirmations, it was updated that it was the Suffolk County police.

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