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I'm gonna have to take the side of the officer because his interaction with the OP is based on his job duties. The OP has already stated that he has obvious illegal modifications to his vehicle.
The encounters that his buddies had with the officer are hearsay. If his buddy had no license plates, that is a violation. The fact that they were in the mail means nothing to the officer at the time of the contact. That is a common over-used excuse. If the other buddy was supposedly sitting in his car in the parking lot, maybe he looked suspicious. Perhaps that parking lot is notorious for drug-related activity. The officer's duty is to contact people who look out of place.
Look at the bigger picture here. Maybe there's a Captain, Lieutenant, or Sergeant on the department who orders his/her officers to conduct property checks on that particular parking lot because of citizen complaints.
I've been a police officer in Las Vegas for almost 12 years. I was previously assigned to SWAT for 4 years and was assigned to the Undercover Narcotics Division for 4 years before that. I'm promoting to the rank of Sergeant as soon as my department approves the new positions and I've made thousands of contacts with people throughout the years.
I have a different perspective than most because of my experience with people who commit blatant violations and then whine and complain when they capture the attention of the police. It's like a wounded guy who limps down the street while bleeding all over himself getting upset when a doctor approaches. SMH.
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