I see what you’re saying. It doesn’t actually say probable cause, but that’s what cops call it. Anyway, I don’t want to get hung up on what it’s called, because that’s not the most important thing here. The point is, unless I am mistaken, that there can be circumstances present at the scene under which entry into a home is allowed. I have heard policemen refer to this as “probable cause”. But I’m not going to argue about the name of it anymore, because it’s not the point.
Who are you talking to? Surely you aren’t still laboring under the misconception that I am defending that particular officer’s actions in any way. If you are, you haven’t read this thread at all.
A little bit of Googling isn’t giving me a cut-and-dried definition of this term, but the oblique references I can find to it imply that it’s a doctrine by which a cop may warrantlessly enter a home if there is a clear and present danger to some member of the public that may be prevented by the entry. Is this correct? If so, then yeah, that makes sense as a doctrine, and yeah, it was omitted by the article I cited, and if that’s the point you were making, then point taken. But if you’re suggesting the community caretaker doctrine applies to this case, I’m afraid I’m not following the rationale.