Hello, I need your help. I was caught shoplifting at walmart about a year ago and Im wondering whats going to happen?
First of all I want to tell how it went and see if you can help me out.
Well i got caught shoplifting with a friend a $50 video game and they took us to their little office or something they asked us why we were stealing and they asked for my information name,address,etc and my friends too but they didn't make us sign anything. They went to look for my friends mom[she was in the store] and they asked her for her ID I believe. We asked the guy what was going to happen to us and he was actually pretty cool[even joked with him] he said oh dont worry this information is going to stay here nothings going to happen[so I was relieved]. My friend went with his mom but the guy told me to go with them, he didnt call my parents or anything and also the police didnt get involved.
I went on with my life and I also didnt tell my parents about the incident but like 5 months later or something I got a letter and my mom opened it and found out. My parents got really pissed at me and called the number on the letter and my dad told the lady who answered that he was going to force me to pay it[150 dollars] and the lady is ok. So few months go on I didnt pay anything and they called my dad so he said he was going to send a check or somthing but he forgot and we lost the letter and the number and they havent called recently. So what happens if we dont pay it and I also forgot to mention this but my friend the one I got caught with he never recieved a letter or charged with anything.
Hopefully you can help me out I would really appreciate it.
Oh and another question I want to be an officer when im older and I really dont want this to affect me and will this appear in my record? Thanks a lot again.
Additional Information:
Im 17 right now the incedent happened when I was 16.
The incident happened in California.
At Walmart.
Item was $50 and it was a video game.
Also if you have the number to pay Walmart I would really appreciate it if you could give it to me.
Thank you

