I just couldn't tell my story to the local cops.
I knew better than to go to the local cops.
And now there were the local cops to be considered.
He said they just found out about it from the local cops.
On the other hand, it still seemed in my best interest to get along with the local cops.
They were, for the most part, left to the local cops.
He wanted the local cops to buy in to everything he'd done, then give them the credit.
I wasn't the only one having trouble with the local cops.
Plus, the local cops keep a close watch on the house.
Not to mention what the local cops might have done.