“As it turns out the police chief of my town-of-7000 lives right across the street from me.”
I hope you two are friends. See, cops have a life, too, and they will make decisions that won’t hurt their friends.
I have several cops as neighbors. Some are more friendly then others.
The friendliest one saw the police response (6 cars) when my house was robbed and admitted his first thought was a felony arrest.