Sorry for the double post. Updated (12:10 pt ET) News and Observer story still says DPD tried to execute search warrants.
A warrant is a warrant. How would police "fail" to execute one?
Stupid paper....
I had forgotten that all the dorms are key card protected. You can't just come in an wander the halls. According to one of the defense lawyers (my wife just saw on TV), the cops waited until a student exited, caught the door before it closed, and entered the dorm. Highly illegal!