Night time bandits busted!

We arrived for the first delivery of the night, around 11:30PM, approximately 85 miles from home base (yes, one way). The victim lived on a semi-busy street in an unfamiliar neighborhood; we parked on the street and without a second thought, unloaded the Yard Card and quickly began to set up. We were in our flocking groove, with 50 pink flamingos partially set up when the police car appeared and the lights began flashing. My partner in crime was near the van in the street and I was in the yard... I began sprinting toward the lights with a flamingo in hand yelling, please turn off the lights!!! We explained that we were setting up a surprise display for a 50th birthday and he was fabulous! He said he'd pull back a bit and wait so the flocker-mobile wasn't hit by traffic.
A few minutes later, he turned his lights back on! The street was busier than we realized and cars continued to stop behind the officer because he only had his hazard lights on. Not sure if they thought he needed help or if they were afraid to go around the cop broken down! He had to turn the flashers on 3-5 more times as we set up the display! Very nerve racking as we normally tip toe through the lawn. Happily, the homeowners weren't aware.... and, our officer friend let us snap a shot of him to share on our site, as he assisted us in the perfect crime. Another successful smile...