I doubt either boredom or sport are the reasons. When the government tries to hide information, it strikes me that they have information they need to hide - much like when a 5 year old doesn’t want to answer a question, they usually know you won’t like the answer.
I’m not making a judgment on whether or not it was a legitimate operation or not. I am merely noting that not providing legally required information (such as arresting officers names) while providing excess information on the other side (contact info for defendants and/or deceased) doesn’t strike me as a legitimate method of handling the aftermath of the operation - and may (as in “could”) portend that the operation itself is on shaky ground.
Just my $.02.
It is akin to being pregnant. It is either is or is not. If it is legitimate, they provide information to all media outlets interested, give interviews, show court appearances, etc. If illegitimate , there are only two things they can do, undo it, which is impossible or cover up and muddy the water.