The incident happened on Tuesday at Coronado Court in the town of Clifton in Mesa County.
Police said they thought they were targeting a methamphetamine operation and instead forcefully entered a couple's condo with five children inside.
Mesa County and Grand Junction SWAT members surrounded the condo and broke down the front door and destroyed windows as they breached the house.
A person who previously lived at the address was apparently the suspect officers were looking to arrest.
"We got some pretty detailed information from (an) informant," police spokeswoman Heidi Davidson said, according to the Associated Press. "The name we were given was associated with the address. It just wasn't current."
"Believe me, our officers and deputies are extremely committed to accuracy, and no one wants to make a mistake like that," Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper said.
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