What does ''There are brushes with the police" mean? ?

Question

I saw it on a review soo i need 2 no wut it means! please tell me fast!

Answer 1

If i have had brushes with the police i have been in trouble with them before, or have had some problem with them before.

Answer 2

i think they wrote the sentence wrong, i think it should be:

There is police in the bushes.

Answer 3

The police know a person because that person has been in contact with them enough times-- perhaps as a suspect, perhaps for filing a lot of complaints-- at any rate enough times for there to have been 'brushes with the police,' plural. It's usually meant to have criminal 'brushes' (no convictions) with police rather than just being annoying to them.

Answer 4

Brushes with the police means that the person has been in trouble with the police but nothing too serious. Perhaps a warning, close call etc