[A CA Guy]

They had the wrong information and went in on that, so they had no clue as to who was in there.

But if you are saying a look in the telephone book would have saved a life here, well not really in this case.
They wouldn't trust public information since a drug house usually operates out of a previously legitimate joint.

It was a tough call. but they should investigate how the tip was wrong.

[Ken H]

The had the wrong information and went in on that, so they had no clue as to who was in there.

Exactly my point. They reason they had no clue was because they failed to check out the tip prior to the armed raid on the innocent woman's home.

They wouldn't trust public information since a drug house usually operates out of a previously legitimate joint.

What you are saying is that even if the cops had gotten the woman's name from their data base or the phone company, they were still justified in carrying out a dynamic, armed raid on her home?

Is that correct?