I’ve heard of that happening a number of times. The best advice is: don’t talk to the authorities without a lawyer. Period. Unfortunately, teens and children aren’t usually capable of managing that kind of advice. They’re just too vulnerable.
Very true. We’ve had some incidents here in the Denver area where kids have gotten into fairly serious trouble over relatively minor stuff. Good advice for adults too. I always try to be helpful and tell all I know, but that can get your butt into a jam with the cops sometimes.