Somebody stole $500 from my friend; can she call the police?
My friend, Lauren, lost her wallet a few days ago while she was working in a cafe. Somebody turned it into the police, but it was empty and $50 and around around 10-15 gift cards had been stolen. She asked the police for a description of the person who turned in her wallet, and learned that it was frequent patron of her cafe, "K". Ironically, K lost her wallet at the cafe, and one of Lauren's coworkers (who knew that K turned in Lauren's empty wallet to the police) found it. Inside, they found all of Lauren's gift cards and money. The next day, K came into the cafe with her mother and asked if anybody had seen her wallet. Lauren said she found it, but also told her that she knew that K had turned in her wallet to the police. Lauren asked K to return the money and gift cards from her wallet, and in exchange she would return K's wallet intact. K denied stealing anything from Lauren's wallet, and demanded that Lauren return her wallet. She claimed her wallet contained $500 and demanded that Lauren give her $500 immediately, or she and her mother would contact the police and press charges for theft. Lauren was very intimidated, and she agreed. K and her mother followed Lauren to the bank and forced her to withdraw $500 and give it to them. I realize that Lauren should have never agreed to give them any money, but is it too late to get law enforcement involved? This happened yesterday. Is there any way for her to get her money back, even though she doesn't have any definitive proof that K stole the contents of her wallet?
Walmart security alarm went off tonight and I was pracitcally accused of stealing. Suggestions?
I wonder if spiderman understands that the constitutation does not apply to walmart. Private security have way more leeway in searching than government agencts (IE Law enforcement). My suggestion, do not shop walmart. If you chose to, demand to speak to a manager immediately if it happens again. Or do what my wife did a few weeks back. Alarm went off, the lady hassled her a bit. Finally my wife got sick of it, dropped the bags and demanded a refund for everything she purchased.
What happens to someone's stuff when they get arrested and go to jail?
There is a very dedicated team who works at the jail in an area known as "Intake and Release." This is the place where new inmates are processed in when they arrive, and where they are processed out when they depart. They are very good at their jobs. I have tremendous respect for the I&R team.During the intake portion of the incarceration, the inmate will be asked to empty his or her pockets completely and remove all jewelry and accouterments that can physically come off. Some prisons make the inmate flip his/her pockets inside out. They will normally dump all personal effects into a plastic bin. This includes all money, wallets, purses, pocket knives, mobile phones, rings, earrings, necklaces, etc. The inmate will then change out of his/her street clothes (the clothing they were wearing at the time of intake) into a prison uniform. The I&R staff will catalog all of these items and they will be stored in separate pouches (clothing and personal effects). These items are then placed in one larger bag or box, depending on the particular prison. The box is sealed and is placed into secure storage. The box/bag is only unsealed for one of two reasons:The inmate is being released.The contents of the box are needed for a legal discovery proceeding or a warrant.The inmate will review the contents listed on the form, and will sign acknowledging that he/she reviewed the inventory of the box when it was sealed. Chain of custody is maintained, so if the DA's office needs the contents of the inmate's personal effects, they must sign them out.When the inmate is released, the form is brought out, and the box/bag is unsealed. Each item on the list is checked and returned to the inmate. The inmate signs the form acknowledging receipt of his personal effects.(Question details added) As for the person's affairs at home, hopefully the new inmate has a friend or family member who can gather up his stuff and move it into storage. And feed his fish. The police are not responsible for your personal affairs while you are in prison.
Cashier gave me an an extra dollar can I get arrested?
LOL! Stop it please. If you're getting scared over little stuff like this I can't imagine how you will be when something real serious goes down. Anyways to answer your question, GameStop and it's employees already have enough important things to worry about then coming after someone who has received an extra dollar accidentally ( what the value of a candy bar ). You're fine
What would you do if you found a wallet?
I think everyone is going to answer with the 'right' answer. I've actually found a few wallets in my life. The first one was when I was 20, drunk in a pub and found a wallet with $100 in it. I handed it into the bar and the barman told me I was stupid for handing it in. He gave it back to me and told told me to spend it on cocktails and shots. I found the bar manager, gave it to him and told him what his barman had said.The second time I was at a music festival in the UK and I was 23. I was travelling and didn't have a lot of money at the time. I found a wallet with 200pound in it. I'd like to say that I did the right thing. But I didn't. I took 50pound out and then handed in the wallet. I'm ashamed of this but it's the truth. I spent the rest of the weekend thinking that every policeman walking past was after me. Since then I've found a few more wallets and I've always handed them in or returned them to the owner. This is also the case with cameras and cellphones (I did get one 17yo girl in trouble once because I found her phone in the toilet of a pub and not knowing she was underage and had lied to her father about where she was that night, I rang the last number called, which was 'Dad'. She was busted!! But she got her phone back!).So I would love to say "hand it in or attempt to return it every time". And I can honestly say that now that I'm older and in a more stable position, I would hand it in or return it every time. But I cannot say this for my whole life. At least this is an honest answer...
If have a friend who is not willing to give me back my belongings, and I have reported this to the police and she denies having them, how do I legally retrieve what she has stolen from me?
Your question as written doesn't make sense. If someone is not willing to give you "back" your belongings then that suggests you gave it to them in the first place. That's not "theft."If you gave this person your belongings without any agreement to return them then it would be considered a "gift" and you would have no basis to report a theft or to get them back.If you gave your belongings to her under an agreement to return them, and she is refusing to return them, then that's a civil matter and not a crime. In that case you would file a claim against her in your local small claims court in order to legally get your belongings back.