Anathema
Crotchety Olde Man
The police are habitual liars, because when dealing with most criminals, their procedures call for trickery, which is far more effective... and easier to gain convictions that way. Lying becomes second nature to them.
Lying, cheating, stealing from and murdering the criminals and immoral fucks who make up the vast majority of American citizens these days is a Virtue not a crime so far as I'm concerned.