The newspaper received a FB dm with a local restaurant owner’s driver’s licence and DUI convictions. The paper verfied the info (as one can do, online, legally AND through the local PD) but decided not to use it.
Another of their reporters was looking into the new chief of police as to why he left his former job (which paid a lot more). Seems there was some evidence of sexual harassment. The paper hadn’t run that either.
So restaurant owner hears about this and freaks out because she’s been driving around town with a suspended license AND is trying to get a liquor license for her restaurant. She calls the PD, PD gets search warrants from a judge, and here we are.