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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (59438)7/26/2009 8:49:31 AM
From: Sr K  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
>>The police version is that Gates was non-cooperative in establishing that he owned the house<<

You, too, could wait until you know the facts.

Gates called the property's management company, so he apparently rents the house.

Black officer at Gates home during arrest said scholar acted strange, supports arrest

BOB SALSBERG | Associated Press Writer
12:57 PM CDT, July 24, 2009

Gates has said he returned from an overseas trip, found the door jammed, and that he and his driver attempted to force it open. Gates went through the back door and was inside the house on the phone with the property's management company when police arrived.

chicagotribune.com

Also, interesting background in the WSJ:

U.S. NEWS
JULY 25, 2009
Two Unlikely Protagonists In a Racial Confrontation
online.wsj.com