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    Default How Long do Stores Have to Catch Thieves

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Georgia.
    One of my friends stole some Crest whitestrips from a walmart. He wasn't apprehended when he left, but he still stole them. he told me that he would go to the dental aisle in the store, throw about 10 boxes in the cart. Then he'd shop in the store and put a bunch of other stuff in the cart. As he went on, he'd put the whitestrips in a walmart bag, and he'd pay for the other stuff. However, a man who was not wearing a walmart uniform approached his sister almost a week later when she was in the store. he apparently knew my friend's name. He wanted to know if my friend lived with his sister. She asked who he was, and he said that he's associated with the store. She asked what this was about, and he wouldn't tell her (I think it's obvious, though). She wouldn't answer any of his questions, so they parted ways. My friend is freaking out because he thinks he might get arrested. he doesn't know how they know his name because he never gave it to anyone in walmart. I think he might've been caught via a security camera, but my friend said he did it a few other times in the same spot, and he thinks there was a camera blindspot. Can they still have him arrested? The amount of money those boxes were worth were about...a few hundred bucks. I told him to talk to a lawyer, but he said the reason he did this is because he didn't have money and he was gonna sell the boxes, so he doesn't have money just to talk to an attorney. Can anyone here help

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    Default Re: How Long do Stores Have to Catch Thieves

    Of course he can be arrested. He committed a crime.

    He made the choice to be a criminal. Now he gets to live with the resulting uncertainty.

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    Default Re: How Long do Stores Have to Catch Thieves

    They have until the statute of limitations expires. Which will be measured in months if not years, not in days or weeks.

    So yes, they can still have him arrested. And good riddance.

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    Default Re: How Long do Stores Have to Catch Thieves

    If he knows his name, the hard part is over.

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    Default Re: How Long do Stores Have to Catch Thieves

    what do you mean?

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    Default Re: How Long do Stores Have to Catch Thieves

    He may or may not (depending on evidence and video) find a cop knocking on his door one day........

    He should be shopping for a Criminal Defense Attorney to have on speed-dial.

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    Default Re: How Long do Stores Have to Catch Thieves

    Quote Quoting celebfan
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    what do you mean?
    That means if Walmart has his name the rest of his info is easy to find out. Obviously your "friend" is involved in ORC (Organized Retail Crime). Walmart, along with other big retailers, have dedicated teams that do nothing but investigate ORC. Much of what these organized thieves steal ends up being traded for drugs.

    No doubt they are on to your friend and are vigorously folliong their lead(s) in this matter.

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