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    Question Can I Be Charged with Theft if I Didn't Do It

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Iowa
    My parents and I got in a fight and they kicked me out, a week later I turned 18. My mom was texting me on my birthday saying that I could come back if I did a list of things so I told her I wasn't going to and we got in another fight. I wasn't feeling well that day and didn't go to school, she knew this. I was however with my boyfriend in a diffrent town about 15 min. away until 4pm when I went to town with my boyfriend to go get my tattoo. While I was texting my mom I was also talking to my old neighbor who said that my mom was home all day. Anyways later that night my boyfriend got a call from a police officer saying that they need to talk to me about some missing items at my parents house. I didn't have a phone and couldn't get ahold of him so I didn't call back but a week later I asked about it when I went into the police station because my parents stole $500 of my Social Security money out of my savings account. The officer there said if they were looking for me they would have found me by now. A few weeks went by and nothing happened. Yesterday however I was called out of class to go to the office and a police officer was waiting to talk to me. He asked for my driving licence and social security card to get a photocopy of them. I gave them to him and when he came back to tell me what this is about he said my parents filed papers saying that I broke in and took, my clothes, $55 out of my moms purse and my social security card out of her purse. He straight up told me he doesn't believe that I didnt go into the house because I have the card, my mom knew I had my card because they had to get a photocopy of it when I got my job so i was holding onto it in case I needed it again for something like that. I didn't go into the house, I cant prove what clothes I had taken with me when I was kicked out so if they look here my parents could tell them anything they know I have, like the clothes I was wearing the day I left and that will look bad against me, I can show that my job has the photocopy of my social security card but I cant prove that I didn't give it back to my mom. But nobody saw me at the house and like I said my neighbor was home, I wasn't even in town that day, and my mom was home so there is no was I could have just walked in without her knowing because we have dogs that would bark if I opened the door. They also have statements from my brother and sister saying that I had talked to them about getting some of my stuff back, I never did go through with any of this stuff though. The officer also said he has more evidence that he couldnt share with me because he didnt want to give it all away. I dont know what to do, I dont want charges against me that I didn't do, is there anyway I can prove I didnt do this?

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    Default Re: Can I Be Charged with Theft if I Didn't Do It

    Can you prove you were out of town?

    Nothing prevents charges from being filed, but should it come to that, retain counsel and refute the allegations in court. The burden of proof is on them.

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    Default Re: Can I Be Charged with Theft if I Didn't Do It

    It best to say nothing to the cop.If he arrest you,keep quiet and ask for a lawyer.The cops can lie to you etc,he wants to gather enough edvience up to arrest you.You can refuse to speak to the police or come down the station,etc. If he had enough edvience he would of arrested you already,he just trying to get you to shoot yourself in the foot.

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