A police officer approached me two days ago and asked if it was my truck in the driveway, I was walking my dogs at the time. But I said yes it was my truck, he said someone called in saying I made a left on a right turn only street about half a mile away. I told him it wasn’t me, he continued to question me and I told him I had been home all day and I lived alone. He said I smelled like alcohol and I reiterated I was home alone and not driving. This was around 8 PM. He did not give me a field sobriety test or a breathalyzer or arrest me. I never gave him my ID and did not have my keys on my person at the time. But he seemed very insistent and kept saying he didn’t believe me, my truck was warm. What’re the chances he continues some type of investigation? This was a couple days ago and I have had no police interaction since.

So I’m 21 YO. I’ve been involved with my departments explorer program since 2018 and have excelled and even earned some accolades and also made connections with the chief. And various members of the department and now that I’m 21 I’m trying to see about getting sponsored for the academy.

However here’s the issue. Back then about 18 19 years old my mom who’s a compulsive narcissistic. Addict and liar forced me to take out loans under my name for her gain and told me and gaslit me that I don’t have to pay it. And also forced me to take out 2 small credit cards under my name.

I also have a unpaid Verizon bill stemming from 2024 because my mom forced to take my phone to the local pawn for cigarette and soda money and told me not to bother getting the phone back

My credit score took a hit from this and I know for a fact that you have to be in a good standing financial position to become a LEO. And I’m worried that this will get me disqualified from my own department that I literally grew up with. Right now I have a job and I’m in a good spot but I don’t know where to start and I’m basically just looking for clarity on how to handle this.