They had the warrant, and the paper got a copy of it in the original search. What they couldn't "find" was the sworn affidavit that listed the facts that gave enough probable cause for the search warrant. Except that it turns out that they have "found" it - except it's essentially just a copy-and-paste if the search warrant itself, which is undoubtedly why they're asking for it to be pulled.
However, I have every faith that in the five days they've had the computers, that the police chief has gone through them and gotten the identities of the multiple people who were reporting sexual assault allegations against him.
Oh, and the bar owner got her liquor license approved, so she can make a lot more money now. Which means that the hotel her restaurant is in can raise her rent, which is nice for the hotel owner. And the hotel owner just ever so casually happens to be the District Attorney ....