You have 2 choices when it comes to clearing a bounty with the Police,
Option 1: Explain it to an officer and they can talk to you about it nice and calmly over a cup of RPG tips and a crumpet
Or alternately,
Option 2: You can do it the other way like most people and get ready to avoid dropping the slippery soap in some nice long jail time. That's not the only long thing you'll be facing either while you're in there.
The choice is your's but I know which one I would choose as an civilian and it is definitely not the second option