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.
Imho, it’s human nature to try to help out by giving information to the police, but that can backfire. I’ve seen some cases on those shows where people have been convicted of murder with what appears to be little if any evidence. It’s one of the reasons that I have altered my position regarding the death penalty.