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  1. #1
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    Default Getting Caught From Your Licence Plate

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: maryland

    ok i have recently ben shoplifting from a store i need to know if generaly do stores ,get your lisence plate from parking lot cameras and then send the police to my house or do they actualy need to catch me at the store? because i am worryd i will eventualy get a knock on the door i have stoped all shoplifting since i thought about this .

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    Default Re: Record Licence Plate

    generaly do stores ,get your lisence plate from parking lot cameras
    They can.

    then send the police to my house
    They can.

    do they actualy need to catch me at the store?
    Nope. If they witness you stealing and give your license number to the police (or catch you on security camera in the store), that's sufficient.

    i am worryd i will eventualy get a knock on the door
    You might. They have a year to press charges.

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    Default Re: Getting Caught From Your Licence Plate

    yes to all.....but realistically....no....I used to get the license plates of shoplifters all the time and unless the cops caught you leaving the scene of the crime or caught you after a detention....odds are unlikely....you will get the infamous knock on a misdemeanor

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    Default Re: Getting Caught From Your Licence Plate

    Quote Quoting dagreat1
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    yes to all.....but realistically....no....I used to get the license plates of shoplifters all the time and unless the cops caught you leaving the scene of the crime or caught you after a detention....odds are unlikely....you will get the infamous knock on a misdemeanor
    Notice that we don't know the amount of the theft or the number of times the theft has occurred.

    Both of which could possibly bump this to a felony.

    your experience, again, is helpful, but it is not the law. Maybe the jurisdiction in which our OP is in is simply more diligent than the ones you know. Maybe, it is a slow crime day.

    We cannot predict the future. Neither can you.

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    Default Re: Getting Caught From Your Licence Plate

    thats theoretical....in most cases if the take is not felonious.....it doesnt happen......in essence thousand dollar grab and runs ...yes they do get tracked for the licence plate...but you will usually know that cause it will be posted on the news......but for all intents and purposes......unless caught in the act or part of a ring thats being investigated no you usually get charged after the fact....

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    Default Re: Getting Caught From Your Licence Plate

    We cannot predict the future. Neither can you.

    Therefore, the proper response was to state the options available to the retailer and move on.

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