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    Default Larceny of Abandoned Property

    A few friends and i went to go look at an abandoned radar station in Michigan. This place has been abandoned since 2003 but there is a sign stating no trespassing. While we were there, we found an old clock and white board that had been left there. The cops showed up for some reason while we were there and came and talked to us. They found the items in my friends trunk after we had admitted to taking them. The total value of them is about $3. I got a phone call today stating that each of us are being charged with Trespassing and misdemeanor Larceny and that all of us need to show up to court next week. I have read that we cannot be charged with larceny for abandoned property. I do not know if this is classified as abandoned or not. What should i do in court?

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    Default Re: Larceny of Abandoned Property

    What makes you think the property was legally abandoned?

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    Default Re: Larceny of Abandoned Property

    I suppose it may not have been legally abandoned. We assumed so however from information that we read online about the place. We wouldn't have touched anything if we thought otherwise. All of the doors were propped open and many people had been there before us to look at the place.

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