[Moonman62]

The cops have NO authority at all to be interested in her property without a warrant. They will lose. She is lucky she wasn't also walking her dog.

It was her proximity to them. They can order to people to go inside. It's not that unusual and they don't need a warrant.

[muawiyah]

News to me. They're outside her gate. She's inside her gate. That's an older legal term rarely used separately from considerations of eligibility to receive rural carrier delivery, but it does apply. The cops jurisdiction ENDS at the public easement, and that's probably on the inside of the sidewalk and does not include her lawn.

There are publicly available maps that show where those easements extend.

You're probably thinking of a typical downtown or commercial district where the merchants and other property owners have had the public easement extended to their ENTRANCE so the owners can use the cops as building guards (for all practical purposes).

[Prokopton]

It was her proximity to them. They can order to people to go inside. It's not that unusual and they don't need a warrant.

They can order it, but you do not have to obey. They are just cops, employed by us, not our overlords.

[RoadGumby]

Be a good sheep, Baa Baa. Go to your holding pen....