[coldtea]

What's odd about it?

He either was dumb a BS excuse to see if they will let him (perhaps to run for it), or was legitimately worried to have his house burned down.

As for the officers, they either sincerely meant it, or find it a cool phrase to say, conveying "you have other things to worry about now".

I've seen remarkably similar exchanges on tons of arrests in series like Law And Order.

[frogpelt]

Maybe it's odd that it was reported.