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    Default Somebody Stole My Wallet

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: North Carolina

    I was at my friends house last Thursday and I slept there. I always have my wallet in my back pocket, and it's always filled with money. In this case, over $150. I left around 4 AM and went back to my house, and the next day I noticed it was missing. I looked everywhere, checked the car, and it wasn't anywhere. Long story short, one of my friends buddies stole my wallet and went out and bought drugs and food with it, and also shared the money with other people.

    Yesterday I was at my friends house, and the kid shows up. I ask him where my wallet is and he plays the "I didn't take it" game. I ask twice more and then call the cops to report the robbery. Cops came, I told them what happened, but they left and said I could press charges.

    The kid claims he left the wallet at my friends house after presumably spending all of the money and not needing the wallet anymore, but it was nowhere to be found. We checked his friends car, who was also involved, and all I found in her car was a hotel keycard I kept in my wallet.

    How should I go about this? I would like to talk to his parents to settle things peacefully, but like EVERY kid who robs things, the parents are there to say they didn't, even though I have proof and witnesses. I would like to ask the parents to either pay me $300 dollars for everything, or take them to court, but I have no idea how that even works.

    Thanks.

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    so, call the police back and ask if there are going to be any charges brought against the thief. If the kid was prosecuted criminally, and loses, it would go far in you being able to make a claim for your lost money.

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    So I shouldn't even try to deal with the kids parents then?

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    what did his parents do?

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    I would explain the situation to his parents. Tell them if he doesn't pay you for the wallet and the money that was in it that you are going to press charges. Just maybe the parents will give you the money if they want to keep there son out of trouble with the law.

    If you only lost the $150 cash and the wallet $25 (?) don't go asking for $300.

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    Well his parents will have money. If they don't want to have their child be criminally charged, wouldn't they want to solve things peacefully by paying me back for the money?

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    I would explain the situation to his parents. Tell them if he doesn't pay you for the wallet and the money that was in it that you are going to press charges. Just maybe the parents will give you the money if they want to keep there son out of trouble with the law.

    If you only lost the $150 cash and the wallet $25 (?) don't go asking for $300.
    Well I have my troubles too man. My ID was in there, so that's $10 dollars. My college ID was in there. My business cards were in there. I mean. If I had to estimate exactly how much, it was around $183 or something. I know I had at least 80 dollars in the wallet, and I had just got paid at work that night, so + $100.

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    I guess you posted at the same time as me, read the post above yours.

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    you can surely ask the parents for the money. If you sue anybody, it needs to be the kid that stole the wallet.

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    I don't see much point in trying to intimidate the parents, although it appears that you can make a case for their statutory liability if "the kid" is a minor. Consider small claims court.
    Quote Quoting NCGS § 1‑538.1. Strict liability for damage to person or property by minors.
    Any person or other legal entity shall be entitled to recover actual damages suffered in an amount not to exceed a total of two thousand dollars ($2,000) from the parent or parents of any minor who shall maliciously or willfully injure such person or destroy the real or personal property of such person. Parents whose custody and control have been removed by court order or by contract prior to the act complained of shall not be liable under this act. This act shall not preclude or limit recovery of damages from parents under common law remedies available in this State.

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    Default Re: Some Guy Stole My Wallet

    Quote Quoting Mr. Knowitall
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    I don't see much point in trying to intimidate the parents, although it appears that you can make a case for their statutory liability if "the kid" is a minor. Consider small claims court.
    I can get up to $2,000? Wow, hell yeah.

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