My question involves criminal law for the state of: South Carolina
I was about to leave for work and remembered I forgot something. I ran inside my house to grab it and when I came back, my snowboard was missing from my garage. When I got back home from work, it was sitting in my lawn (which is wasn't before).
I called the police and when they gave me my copy of the police report it said "Lost and Found". I told him that it should be a burglary.... He said, "You said it was this morning, right?" I said yes? He then asked, "And you stated that your garage was open?" I said yes?.... They then asked me if anyone was hurt, I said no... He said this isn't a burglary and since I didn't see the person they don't have anything to go off of.... I asked them why they aren't dusting for prints? He asked how much the board was worth.... I said about $75 now, but $150 when I bought it. They informed me they weren't going to dust for prints and suggested that I hire a private investigator if I wanted to pursue this... Is this a normal response and would they have taken this more seriously if someone had been hurt or if my board was worth more? It felt like they really didn't care.....

