"Why officers approached the wrong address remains part of the ongoing investigation," Farmington police said.
Moreover, they went to the guy's house in the middle of the night too. What did they expect him to have in his hand? Cake and balloons?
Sounds like the whole bureaucratic system is f***ed up
I still feel the ultimate root of the problem is not local cops. The source is from the top/Fed.gov. IMHO they created this whole atmosphere of anti-terror, security state, overwhelming force, midnight raids, and cops kitted out like seal-team six.
They were out to investigate a complaint. When there was no response to knocking at the door, they asked dispatch to telephone the "RP" (reporting party) and have them come to the door. That they all subsequently backed away out of the porch light and waited in the dark with guns drawn doesn't make much sense to me.
If you're not getting an answer when someone has called you out, the first thing you do is double-check that you have the right address and that that address matches the one you're standing at.