An emergency situation requiring swift action to prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to property, or to forestall the imminent escape of a suspect, or destruction of evidence Reasonable Suspicion Consensual Encounter Probable Cause Exigent circumstances

The situation you are describing falls under "Exigent circumstances." Exigent circumstances refer to situations that require immediate action to prevent imminent danger to life, serious damage to property, the escape of a suspect, or the destruction of evidence. In such cases, law enforcement officers may be justified in taking actions without a warrant that would otherwise require one.