Pretty much.
The papers all said the cops got a bad tip, and had flimsey information.
The NYPD had an internal investigation.
At which point the papers moved on.
Months later, it became clear that the judge screwed up, but while that was being admitted, the NYPD was talking about higher proof being needed for asking for search warrants.
The judge never should have given a warrant, and to top it off, he had the wrong address given to the cops.
I'm trying to remember the judges name, I know he is still on the bench and something happened late last year involving him (not in any way related to this case, it was something dumb, court room expences or something like that).
Didn't the police, based on the informant's tip, give the address to the judge? The judge's error seemed to be not giving proper oversight to the police.
From http://www.wnbc.com/news/2240319/detail.html:
A police raid on the wrong apartment that resulted in the death of a 57-year-old woman was caused by a communication breakdown between officers, according to an internal department report.
Alberta Spruill went into cardiac arrest after the May 16 raid, during which officers broke down her door, threw a flash grenade and handcuffed her. A police informant wrongly identified her Harlem apartment as one used by an armed drug dealer to stash cocaine and heroin.
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The 24-page Internal Affairs Bureau report, released Friday, says police did not conduct surveillance on Spruill's apartment to verify the informant's tip.