Why Was Paris Hilton in a Police Car?

Reality star is caught on camera in a cruiser on the Sunset Strip...is she in trouble again?

By Cristina Gibson Jan 19, 2011 7:30 PMTags

When paps snapped Paris Hilton in a police car on Sunset Boulevard, she wasn't getting in trouble the law.

Really! She was actually working!

So what's the police project? And what's her connection to the cop?

She was filming a documentary called Sunset Strip about the legendary LA boulevard. Other celebs who've participated in the documentary so far include Hugh Hefner, Ozzy Osbourne and Courtney Love.

Paris was pulling double duty filming last night. Earlier in the evening, she shot scenes with Brooke Mueller for her Oxygen series at Beso.

And oddly enough, the "cop" in the car with her is actually an actor named David Gail, who was Brooke's boyfriend  more than 13 years ago. The two were staging a Sunset Strip ride-along for the doc.

Talk about a small world!