I learned my lesson after the Lakeland, FL police (3 cops & two cars) came to my door looking for some ahole I never heard of who gave them a fake name and my address and skipped bail. I will never take that sh1t again. Get a warrant or get off my property. Not talking to them.
How damn stupid to they have to be to let some slimeball out on bail without verifying his identity or address? And then coming to my door and threatening me and calling me a liar repeatedly? Still pi$$es me off to think about it.
Top it off, the lead cop was a woman who apparently thought she needed a jockstrap.
I about got fired from my job over a very similar situation. Some slimeball picked my name and address out of the phonebook and used it as his during a traffic stop. No license, SSAN, or DOB, but the cops used the ID anyway. When he didn’t show for the ticket, warrant issued for me.
My job entailed a security background check. Warrant popped up and I was called into the HR office to get fired over it. Had to hire a lawyer, at my expense, to sort it out.
Had cops come to my house once. I cracked open the door and they asked if I could step outside to talk. When I asked why, they said for officer safety. My response was that if they didn’t feel safe, they should leave. Ten told them if they didn’t have either a search warrant or an arrest warrant, to get off my property or I would call the state police to have them arrested for trespassing. They left.