Judge says search warrants used to seize property from former Prince Andrew were unlawful

LONDON (AP) — Police who searched the properties of the former Prince Andrew and seized his property in the investigation into his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have agreed the search warrants were unlawful, a London judge said Thursday.Justice Nicholas Hilliard said that the Thames Valley Police had made a significant error in applying for the warrants when they searched the properties of the former prince now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Feb. 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office and police searched two of his homes. His lawyers asked the High Court judge to invalidate the warrants under which those searches were conducted.Hilliard said the parties had agreed to invalidate the warrants before the hearing Thursday.Thames Valley Police said it had accepted the fact that the warrants must be quashed because the initial court's decision to issue them was incorrect.”Legal proceedings are currently ongoing to decide how m