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You strangely discount the quite reasonable possibility that something serious happened and you have important information about it but are not a suspect. Now, law enforcement can certainly abuse their power, but there is nothing axiomatically entailed that makes a critical witness into a suspect.

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True that it's a possibility, but FWIW I think if they're actually just seeking relevant information from a third party who they believe to be completely innocent, they're much likelier to call than conduct an in person interview. And in either case, you are still exposed to legal risk from the interaction.

No, but if they don't have any better leads, they may feel that they want to start investigating the person who knows the most about the crime.

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