Tom said, "You got nothin’ on him."
The deputy swung around. "’F you’d like to go in too, you jus’ open your trap once more. They was two fellas hangin’ around that lot."
"I wasn’t even in the State las’ week," Tom said.
"Well, maybe you’re wanted someplace else. You keep your trap shut."

– John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 20. This exchange between a deputy sheriff and Tom Joad highlights the extent of corruption of the police force in California. If you argue with the police and haven’t committed a crime, they’ll invent one! The deputy is trying to arrest Floyd Knowles, when Tom challenges him.