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If they have enough police (not by-law officers) to be patrolling the area for loiterers, then they have too many police. Someone obviously called this in. So who was it, and why were they so uncomfortable with a photographer's presence? (My bet is, US consulate intelligence attaché acting paranoid.)
They were not patrolling, they were called to the scene.
It's still stupid though.
From the article, someone called 911. Presumably personnel from the US consulate, but they should have used their discretion when a professional photographer explained they were waiting for the correct lighting for their photo. That's perfectly reasonable.
He wasn't taking pictures in the windows of the consulate or loitering, which explicitly requires there to be "no purpose" to being there, which he clearly demonstrated.
I'm not a lawyer, but I don't believe the police have the right to demand ID when you're not suspected of breaking any laws, either.