My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Pennsylvania
My son's 14 yr. old friend stole $3000 from his mother's unlocked safe and purchased $700 in items from my 14 yr old son. When he left he did not take any of the items. We just figured he forgot them. The boy lied and said his mother was giving him the money but he had to do chores around the house to repay her. (Which is believable because I do that with my son all the time.) My son already spent the money on a new graphics card for his computer. This was over two weeks ago. Last Friday I got a call from the mother and she said she was calling the police. About 30 minutes later a state trooper called me from her house phone and said if he doesn't return the money he will be charged with a felony of possession of stolen property. I asked the Officer to come speak with me and he refused and said he was too busy. He did not ask me to explain what happen or for any personal info. Now, I do not know if this was really a state trooper or someone trying to scare me. I have called the Police station to speak with this Officer but he has yet to return my call. I'm wondering if my son can actually be charged without the mother having her son arrested for stealing the money in the first place. I just do not know where to go from here. I do not have the money to repay her and this is really inconveniencing me. I'm worried sick and have anxiety from all of this. I do not want my son to have a criminal record! My son did nothing wrong but sell some items to his friend as we did not know the money was stolen.

