Why did Kevin pretend he was someone else when he called the cops?
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He didn't want the cops to ruin his sweet deal of a small mansion and no parental supervision.
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Because he thinks the cops will arrest him for stealing the toothbrush.
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Probably, but he didn't realize he would have been OK because the toothbrush wasn't approved by the ADA and not legal for sale anyway.
There's that plus being a kid at home while your parents left him behind while they went on vacation that might get them in trouble too.
shareHe probably didn't want the cops to know a kid was calling them. Plus, it probably was a fantasy of his he hadn't been able to use until then.
shareHe clearly doesn't have the best idea of his possible consequences in any of this in getting involved with the cops.
Also, he thinks he lured them to the Murphys place and pretended to be Murphy. Perhaps he believed this will lend some credibility to the call when the cops find them there