In Nov I was caught shoplifting. I was detained but no charges were made. I was given nothing to sign, no warning of any future correspondence and released. In fact, once over, the LP person was rather nonchalant and walked me out. Very pleasant. He explained that the store was changing owners in a month or so and if it had gone to court, he would have been required to be there and not compensated. That and I owed him a drink. Ha. He remains an aquaintance. My life was a mess at the time and everything I owned was in storage as I had lost my home and was going through a divorce. Therefore, the address on my driver’s license was invalid and I made sure to give them the address where I am currently. In Feb a random ‘restricted’ call came to my cell phone. I borrowed this phone from my friend. The caller explained that it was in regards to an incident at Macy’s, that they had sent me something to my address and it was returned. They had sent it to the address on the driver’s license. I reiterated my current address. They told me to expect something in a couple of weeks and if I had any questions to call them. Nothing EVER came. No additional phone calls, nothing. I contacted my new friend, the former LP guy and he said he wasn’t sure but it MIGHT be a civil demand letter. He said if I wanted to challenge it, he no longer worked for them. It is now the end of June. The owner of the cell phone (my friend) called to say that a law firm had left a message. The name of which and the return number were inaudible. I’m assuming it is regarding this matter as there is nothing else it could be. Macy’s isn’t even in this city any longer. They became Belk. I am moving out of state soon. I was forthright with my contact address and numbers at the time. I am sorry that my life was in such disarray and the confusion it may have caused. I don’t know what to do or to expect. Can someone advise me? Thanks in advance! I’ve never been involved in anything like this before.

