Sorry that happened to you Ginsue. Sounds like a bogus deal to me.

In my opinion, the cops tend to feel threatened by anyone who makes a stand for the safety of his own neighborhood. They automatically think "vigilante".

A friend of mine was in a very similar situation about a year ago. He actually was charged with felony menacing. His actions went a bit further than yours, but still.....

I'm not generally anti cop, I really do have a lot of respect for them, but sometimes I have to wonder about the lack of common sense they sometimes show in these situations.