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Neighbors Woken Up by Pre-Sunrise House Raid in Poway

Residents of a neighborhood in Poway were woken up well before their alarms Tuesday morning by a team of deputies serving a search warrant at a home.

Mark Lawrence told NBC 7 he heard San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies announce themselves with a bullhorn outside the home on Frame Road before sunrise. Other neighbors said they were woken up by quaking booms from what they thought were flash bangs.

Deputies would not confirm specifically what the bangs were, but said no shots were fired and did not confirm if they forced entry into the home.

One resident of the house was arrested on drug-related charges. A man who spends time at the house, who did not wish to be interviewed, told NBC 7 off camera that deputies broke several windows of the many vehicles surrounding the home.

Lawrence said in his 12 years living on Frame Road, he's never seen something like this.

“There's never been anything like that other than fire trucks and police, ESS personnel to help somebody. But as far as crime around here, no,” he said.

People who live in the house told NBC 7 they were just glad no one was hurt.

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