Reporting a Shoplifting Crime
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Quoting bat55
The police report you mentioned, what would be the purpose of this? I would assume that it would be a precursor to a criminal charge?
The purpose of reporting a crime to the police is to have the situation reviewed for possible criminal investigation and charges. When a crime is reported to the police, they ordinarily create a police report.
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Quoting bat55
The store expressed that they would not be filing charges, thus meaning they would not be filing a police report?
There are people who, after being assured by a store that no charges will be filed, discover that the police were notified and that they are being prosecuted. So the store's promise doesn't mean much. The fact that you were never contacted by the police suggests that the store did not contact the police.