Even David Koresh of branch davidian Waco fame was a candidate for this “arrest away from home” techinque. He was widely seen in town on a regular basis. He used to always eat at the Chelsea Street pub.
Also,, a few years before the raid, he was arrested on a homicide warrant. (found not guikty at trial)
How did they get him? Two McClennan county Sheriff deputies in suits walked up and knocked on the door with a warrant.
And you are correct friend, a newsmaking splashy raid is something that is good for funding.
Sheriff Andy using his intelligence and humanity (backed up with a gun) to diffuse a situation is, well, that is so wimpy and dull and not newsworthy. Sending 100 Barney Fifes to the wrong house with machine guns blazing is macho and exciting and an excuse to ask for more funding. They can argue it took 100 Barney Fifes with machine guns to pacify the wrong house that had a 90 year old grandma and her cats in it, therefore they need funding for 500 Barney Fifes and a small tank just in case they really do have to attack a house that happens to have a dangerous criminal in it. Statistically, sooner or later a stray bullet might hit a real criminal so there, it is justified.