A knock and talk technique is when a law enforcement officer attempts to talk their way into your home. Typically, they’ll knock on your door and pretend to be your apartment manager or the mailing company (for example) so that you open the door. This occurs when officers don’t have the probable cause needed to obtain a search warrant. When you open the door, you risk police pressuring you into consenting to a search of your home, or even having an officer say that they suspect you are in possession of illegal weapons or drugs in your home. For this reason, you should never answer the door when you don’t know the knocker personally, and contact your lawyer the moment that you’ve been subjected to a knock and talk so that you are protected moving forward.