[sneakypete]

The police were given the key to the house by the owner of the house.

Means nothing. She wasn't the occupant,therefore she didn't have the legal right to give the police permission to enter without a warrant. Entry without a warrant is the same as breaking and entering a occupied dwelling.

[Texasforever]

Entry without a warrant is the same as breaking and entering a occupied dwelling.

Cheer up, you have 2 dead cops and a new hero.