Last week, I received a phone call from a sergeant at the local PD asking me if I knew why a certain person, who'd they had pulled over for driving "all over the road" would have my prescription bottle of Vicodin in his possession. After I recognized his name, I realized he worked for my landlord in assisting the property supervision in my condo complex. He had used his keys to enter my condo while I wasn't home and stole my old prescription Vicodin (which I had left over from a surgery).
An officer came to take my statement which I filled out truthfully. We called the property owner to inform him, and the father of this young thief, who, as a property manager himself, had given him the job (although he knew he had a previous drug problem). The father came over clearly distraught and apologetic. They have an unfortunate family crisis going on right now outside of this and I do feel bad for them, and I felt reassured this is was a one-time offense and that we weren't in any danger continuing to live here.
Several days later, the owner and father/property manager showed up here to offer us a month's free rent and requesting that I drop the charges. I would prefer not to, and am confused because I thought the state would be prosecuting anyway for the DUI and possession. I am concerned that failure to press appropriate charges may implicate me in either selling or giving these drugs to him (which I absolutely DID NOT).
Is there any downside to dropping the charges, besides the fact that he'll get away with this? I feel conflicted because I want to maintain a good relationship with these people.
An officer came to take my statement which I filled out truthfully. We called the property owner to inform him, and the father of this young thief, who, as a property manager himself, had given him the job (although he knew he had a previous drug problem). The father came over clearly distraught and apologetic. They have an unfortunate family crisis going on right now outside of this and I do feel bad for them, and I felt reassured this is was a one-time offense and that we weren't in any danger continuing to live here.
Several days later, the owner and father/property manager showed up here to offer us a month's free rent and requesting that I drop the charges. I would prefer not to, and am confused because I thought the state would be prosecuting anyway for the DUI and possession. I am concerned that failure to press appropriate charges may implicate me in either selling or giving these drugs to him (which I absolutely DID NOT).
Is there any downside to dropping the charges, besides the fact that he'll get away with this? I feel conflicted because I want to maintain a good relationship with these people.
