You should never, EVER get police involved in “teaching” your child. We learned it the hard way for something downright silly a couple of decades ago. The days of “officer Friendly” helping you “scare your kid straight” are long gone. You merely serve your child up into the arms of a malevolent enforcer these days.
lol, my dumb butt did the same thing to my son.
They want kids “in the system” so they can justify their paychecks for the most part.