Shoplifting but No Cops Called
My question involves criminal law for the state of: NY but not NYC
I was caught today shoplifting at wal mart, very stupid i know. I cant tell you how dumb i feel. It is the only time that i have EVER done anything like that! I do not have a criminal record or have never been arrested in my life and i am 31yrs old. The only thing on my record is a traffic ticket. And it was a fix it ticket and i had it fixed before my court date. Today i was caught shoplifiting and they took me to a back room and took my photo and all lmy info and the items that i took, that cost 2 dollars total. They did not call the cops and said that i could come back to wal mart after 24hrs but that i would be recieving a letter from their attorny in about twos weeks. what can i expect to happen im freaking, are they going to press chrages, will i have to go to court. i cant even eat im so ick to my stomach. Will people find out about this?? Please help sorry about spelling and grammer and such im just so upset.
Re: Shoplifting but No Cops Called
The store does have 1-2 years to file charges.
The letter coming will be for a Civil Demand, pay that and you should be fine.