I had an officer treat me with suspicion one day leaving work because I’d slowed down to let him get ahead of me (instead of seeing him trapped in traffic behind a bus). He waved me on and then ran my plates.
He pulled me over in the next block because he said that the plates didn’t match “the make of the car” even though they were as issued from the dealership (used Olds car from I think a Cadillac dealership). I’d owned the car for 5 years at that point and had renewed and had inspections (and even traffic citations) without issue.
He was suspicious of the clothes in the back seat of my car and asked if I was sleeping in my vehicle (I was not) and when he sent me on my way he told me to “be careful next time”. In short, he was a dick.
What would’ve been the problem if you had slept in your car? My son is in a band, and when they tour, sometimes they have to pull into a rest stop and catch a few hours of rest before the next gig.
It is not just cars.
A man bought a hunting rifle from a private individual.
Many years later he goes hunting in Canada, and upon return the rifle is confiscated at the border as “stolen Property”.
It seems the man he bought the rifle from was later burglarized and when he filed for insurance he added that sold rifle to the list of stolen items.