Being too friendly with the police, bad idea. Police are trained to spot deceptive behavior. And being too friendly and over talkative with a police officer is deceptive behavior. Now, it might just be nervous behavior. You might not really be trying to hide anything, but it sure looks like you are when you're trying to be too friendly with this police officer. Now, I don't want you to be a jerk either. I just want you to be nice, cordial, polite. I'm sorry, officer. I don't answer questions without a lawyer. and you being too friendly with the police officer could come across as distractive or manipulative behavior. Treat the police officer kind of like you treat your boss. You're going to treat your boss with respect and professionalism. That's the same way you should treat this police officer.