budwad, the officer has already notified him the bike was stolen. He would be making voluntary amends, not admitting to anything he has not already admitted to the officer and records prove. The reason this may help him as police are reluctant to get into a battle of returning the stolen item from the pawnshop to the owner as the pawnshop loses the money in the course of normal business. Reimbursement would allow the exchange without the officer being forced to deal with the matter, even though some states require the owner to reimburse the pawnshop if they want their item back. A happy officer is less likely to recommend charges.

