[Mojave]

Her big mistake was listening to the police rather the people she told.

The police told her not to go anywhere with the perps. Her friends told her that they were going to videotape the sting.

[Oztrich Boy]

The police told her not to go anywhere with the perps.

Well. now they say they did. CYA

Her friends told her that they were going to videotape the sting.

The cops told her to meet the perps. Believing them and the Cops image, she asked her friend to videotape it.
Both her friends told not to trust the police, as "The polce can't protect you" (I've heard that somewhere before.)