My question involves criminal law for the state of: California
My question involves criminal law for the state of: California
I'm 27 and a first time offender. I went into Macy's fitting room to try on some clothes. I had a pair of scissors in my purse and foolishly decided to cut out the sensor on a shirt($29). Midway I realized what I'd done and regreted it. I felt horrible looking at the giant hole in the shirt. I then put the shirt back on the rack and left the store.
As I was exiting, LP stopped me and took me in for the damaged shirt. They kept asking me if I had taken anything and searched my purse. They found no merchandise and asked for the scissors. I gave it to them and they took pictures it.
The police showed up later on. He says that since I walked into the store wtih the scissors, I could get charged with burglary and that's a felony. Is this true? I use those scissors for cutting paper and tape at the post office.
Later LP and the cop kept saying how lucky I was because they were charging me with vandalism. I signed some paper work, got finger printed, and received a court date.
Whats going happen to me now? Am I going to jail? Do I have a criminal record now? Am I in a national database? If I go to court and plea guilty will Macys be able to charge me with burglary because of the scissors? This is so depressing and stressful. What should I do?
I forgot to add that LP and the cop asked me a few times about my $100 bill and if I had more. Is this of any significance?

