Possible Investigation for Stealing Merchandise From Work

[jimbogreen231]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Nevada

Hi, i have worked for a luxury retail company , that I will not disclose about, for about 3 years now. I have stolen about $10k + worth of items and have decided to stop. I am wondering since I have worked here for three years already, do you think LP is building a investigation towards me? I believe they aren't, based on the fact that i still work here even though it is my third year, the managers, AGM, GM, etc. all do not act weird around me or act suspicious of anything, and the fact that LP has never questioned me or ever stepped foot on the premises.
Our company's LP is not stationed in the store; it's a third party LP stationed somewhere else in the city.

I stole items from the stock room due to nothing having sensors on them. There is only ONE camera in the stock room which watches the main path of the room but there are no cameras in the the different cubbies/ sections of the stock room. I did most of my stealing/ hiding items in these cubbies/ sections. I am positive cameras have not physically seen me put anything in my bag or anything. There are a lot of blind spots that lead to the area I do put my stolen goods in. I am however worried that there might potentially be hidden cameras in these sections, but if so wouldn't they have confronted me about it already with so much evidence?

Since working here, we have had about 6 inventory checks and I am sure there has been shortages not from just my pilfering, but prob. from other unknown associates stealing, or external theft, or even damaged out items. Each time after these checks there really is not a big deal about it and we never see the LP people come and investigate the cause. I am sure they do investigate but they do not seem to be able to find who is causing these shrinkages or even know that it is from internal theft. Our inventory is ALWAYS messed up anyways, sometimes items will either show up as 0 when we actually have 5 or more of the item, or it can show up as having 4 items but only really having 2.

I do notice that whenever we get shoplifted, externally, the only thing the manager does is file a report and let the LP people handle it, but this usually yields no results. I feel that our LP is sloppy at investigating. Other instances includes whenever we do find that items are missing and do not know what happen to them, the managers just ignore it and fail to even bother looking at the 24 hour+ amount of footage to see what happened to an expensive item. We never find what happen to the products and we never catch the perp when it is external theft or when items have gone missing all of a sudden.

Like I said the managers, gms, and agm all treat me the same still and I am sure if they suspected me of theft they would act differently towards me already. I am just wondering if LP is investigating me and keeping records of me stealing or if they actually really have not pinned me for any of these shortages.

I know what I have done is very stupid and selfish which is why I will stop.

[flyingron]

There's no obligation that they confront you EVER. They're free to pass all this information on to the police/district attorney. You can be charged any time up to four years from the time you stole.

[Disagreeable]

They may have been building a case against you based on the installation of cameras and are adding it up waiting for a felony charge.

[adjusterjack]

Well, Jimbo Green, you've just described your crimes and the premises for the world to see. Should be familiar to anybody who works there.

Yes, there is a good possibility that they are sandbagging you for a major felony charge.

Or maybe they have no clue.

You'll have to just sweat it out until something happens, or doesn't happen.

[jimbogreen231]

If lp suspected me, wouldn't they tell the gm and managers ASAP though that they had suspicions? Or do they keep them out of the loop?

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They may have been building a case against you based on the installation of cameras and are adding it up waiting for a felony charge.

I do not think they are any hidden cameras on the first floor stock room or on the second floor stock rooms. I work almost every day and have not seen anyone come in to install any hidden cameras or have heard the regional manager talk about any of this.

[PandorasBox]

Again, as mentioned, it is possible that they are working on a FELONY case against you. Which at $10K, you've reached. Felony Theft, along with a few other charges. If you used any tools to remove tags (even a pair of scissors, box cutter....), that will lead to other charges.

If you get caught....after over $10K in theft...you are likely going to face a lot of cash in restitution, legal fees, a criminal record that will cost you jobs for years to come, and possible/probable time behind bars. If my life got screwed for 5 years for $35-40 3rd degree misdemeanor that got plead down to Disorderly Conduct........(7 years, if you count that I am still in the National Retail Theft Database)....$10K in theft = you're screwed.

I would discretely start looking for a better job, and quietly turn in your resignation for a better position. But on the other hand....when all that merch stops going missing, you're gonna be Suspect Numero Uno anyway, unless that store has a very high turnover....you are stuck between a rock and hard place now....

Oh...and if the store has a list of missing inventory....a search warrant may be issued....so anything found in your home/apartment/room that you did not pay for...when found during a search warrant, will be evidence.

If I were you....I would shut your mouth about this. And then I would open up the Yellow Pages and write down names of a few criminal defense lawyers. When the LP calls you to their office, or the cops come knocking....your only words are "I want to call my lawyer". (and you best be honest with the lawyer upfront).

[jimbogreen231]

Again, as mentioned, it is possible that they are working on a FELONY case against you. Which at $10K, you've reached. Felony Theft, along with a few other charges. If you used any tools to remove tags (even a pair of scissors, box cutter....), that will lead to other charges.

If you get caught....after over $10K in theft...you are likely going to face a lot of cash in restitution, legal fees, a criminal record that will cost you jobs for years to come, and possible/probable time behind bars. If my life got screwed for 5 years for $35-40 3rd degree misdemeanor that got plead down to Disorderly Conduct........(7 years, if you count that I am still in the National Retail Theft Database)....$10K in theft = you're screwed.

I would discretely start looking for a better job, and quietly turn in your resignation for a better position. But on the other hand....when all that merch stops going missing, you're gonna be Suspect Numero Uno anyway, unless that store has a very high turnover....you are stuck between a rock and hard place now....

Oh...and if the store has a list of missing inventory....a search warrant may be issued....so anything found in your home/apartment/room that you did not pay for...when found during a search warrant, will be evidence.

If I were you....I would shut your mouth about this. And then I would open up the Yellow Pages and write down names of a few criminal defense lawyers. When the LP calls you to their office, or the cops come knocking....your only words are "I want to call my lawyer". (and you best be honest with the lawyer upfront).

Thank you for the objective advice. I have already turned in my resignation and have been offered a new job. I was just really curious about how LP operate in the shadows.

[PandorasBox]

Really hard to predict.

In the future...just know that even when shopping, see those store mannequins? Their eyes may actually be cameras. Target even has their own lab.