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  1. #1
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    Exclamation Re: Petty theft misdemeanor

    I am 16 and I was with 2 friends and one of them was caught shoplifting at mervyn's and niether my friend nor I had anything to do with it, but they stopped all of us and now they say I have to pay a $300 fine even though I never did anything. Do they have a case?? Would i have to pay for it??

    ps i live in california

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    Default Re: Stopped With A Friend Who Was Caught Shoplifting

    This is an ancient story and one that is rarely believed.

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    Default Re: Stopped With A Friend Who Was Caught Shoplifting

    Give a more detailed story you might get some answers. However if you were with the thieves and stayed with them and had knowledge of theft you can be charged as well! Even if your only role was lookout

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    Default Re: Stopped With A Friend Who Was Caught Shoplifting

    You can be charged as a accomplice to shoplifting (or many other crimes) if you take any form of a active roll to aid in the theft ie lookout, distraction, plan it out...etc

    However since I know a little about LP and he has come on a legal board to ask this I think that the LP should at least give the kid somewhat the "benifit of the doubt" and at least review the CCTV (im sure they were watching them ) - if the kid's story holds up then there will be no conclusive evidence on the tape that he, in any way, was aiding the theft and that he, honestly, was just hanging near his pal ... who was shoplifting ... if he was just hanging near his pal - let him GO ... if guilty - pay.

    PS - I say this because this HAPPENED to me. Freind of mine was S/Ling in Nordstorms and we both got stopped. LP took us back, reviewed the tape, saw that I was simply trying on clothes next to my pal who was, solely, lifting - and released me without even a warning or ban ie "I can go back there and shop if I wanted".

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    panther10758 Guest

    Default Re: Stopped With A Friend Who Was Caught Shoplifting

    Reviewing the tape is of course an option however why even bring him to LP office if he didnt already know he played a role!? LP watched theft they already know who played what role in the theft. The OP did something that convinced the LPO that he (OP) was a participant in the theft.

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    Default Re: Stopped With A Friend Who Was Caught Shoplifting

    Quote Quoting panther10758
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    Reviewing the tape is of course an option however why even bring him to LP office if he didnt already know he played a role!?
    You honestly think that LP officers never bring anyone back to question unless they *KNOW* someone was stealing?

    If these guys were as good as you think, they would be working for the FBI, not K-Mart.

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