And I don't think they are. I think they ARE going door to door, and I'd have no problem believing that they are explaining the situation and seeking consent to search *for this armed and dangerous subject* in many if not all cases, but I'm NOT ready to put my full faith in a media report.
It's the media. When the hell was the last time they got anything straight with LE/Fire/SAR? Even in Jersey, I can't imagine any justification for searching every house.
Wolf, was this guy on bail or parole, or is that an assumption? (And I'm not saying it's an unreasonable one at that, don't get me wrong. The way I read the article seemed to translate to the suspect being a 'gangbanger/wannabe shitbum'. I'm still wound up about the Mass. LEO that was killed by the paroled shitbag the other week, and could always use something else to get even more wound up about)