My brother and I were illegally camping in a city park in Louisiana. There were signs stating that it was closed at dark etc. A cop came driving through that night and shined his lights on us. We walked up to the car and I explaned that we were touring cyclists and were caught at dark with no campgrounds. He asked us where we were from and where we were going. He called his Watch Commander and then told us that he was locking the gate to the park and that if we had any trouble to call 911 and that he would be there in a matter of minutes. (It must have been a rough neighborhood).
I was impressed with his professionalism and understanding of our circumstances. He could have told us to move on, go to a hotel, but didn't. I'm sure it was the bicycles.......