Yes, I'm being a gruber apologist, but that post was written days ago, before the raid. If anything, I think that there was a raid vindicates gruber's sense that this is serious business, and that the police are treating it as such.
s/They/The DA/
s/their/the police/
{edit} Also, the police will go after popular news items because their response will also get into the 'papers.' This way it looks to the public as if they are doing something. (The police may also feel there is public pressure to 'do something' due to the coverage of the crime.)