Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft Is promise to pay the same as admission?

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Hi I'm new here and this is my first post. I could use some help. I was accused of shoplifting at my job and terminated, and I signed a promise to pay but it says nothing at all about me admitting to anything. I was arrested for a $165 piece of stereo equipment they said I gave to a customer. During the entire interview they had with me I denied knowing that customer and kept telling them I was just ringing them up and didn't notice the item not scanning. This was from February 25th, and they interviewed, terminated, and had me arrested on March 5th.

Does that promise to pay mean I admitted to it? I talked to the store manager and he said they forgot to get me to sign the paper that says I admit to it.

The police did not question me. They took me straight to jail without reviewing any evidence. I was charged with petty theft and I have a court date in a few weeks.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

-Steve
 
I apologize but the amount is $135, not $165. The $165 is a typo in the first post and I can't edit it.
 
Dpending on how the repayment agreement reads it "might" be used as admission. Of course any jury will wonder why you agreed to repay compnay for a theft you didnt do. You need to talk to a Lawyer as your facing criminal charges and criminal record
 
Thanks for the help, admin. The paper doesn't mention anything about guilt, admission, or anything of the sort. It just says that I agree to pay for the item. I was considering civil action against my former employer after my criminal case.

They have no evidence other than a video of my supervisor removing the safety tags from the item and setting it aside while I bagged the other items for the customer. The last person to touch the item before the customer took it was my supervisor. He got in no trouble at all.
 
We cannot speak on subject as we did not view video. However if you were working register and an items was not rang up this will fallon you most likely. Your problem is you cannot prove whether you did it on purpose or not
 
Do you think they had the full right to have me arrested without me admitting to anything? I'm curious about that too and I can't seem to find a straight answer.
 
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Of course they did. They have evidence that suggests you committed theft, now its up to courts to decide your guilt or not
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If the courts decide that I'm innocent, is it possible that I have a case against my previous employer?
 
Admin said:
Of course they did. They have evidence that suggests you committed theft, now its up to courts to decide your guilt or not
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The only evidence they have is a video of my supervisor removing the security tabs off of the product. He was supposed to hand it back to me after that for scanning since the security tag prevents the item from being scanned. Instead he bagged it.
I know you haven't seen the video but if that's what the video showed, shouldn't my supervisor have gotten in trouble too?

When another supervisor asked the LP person where they were taking me, they lied to that supervisor and said I was being taken to the back for star training (training for the good employees, as I was a very good employee and never have had a problem like this). The LP person waited until the normal LP staff in the store had gone home. I was kept an hour after my shift (until 11 PM) and she said I would NOT be allowed to go home until I admitted to it. I never admitted to it. She just had me arrested. I asked the officer why I was being arrested and he just said you signed a piece of paper admitting to it.
When I told him I just signed something promising to pay he told me the LP person told them I signed both papers. The officer refused to check. It was only after I called the store and asked for my paperwork did she get in trouble for not having me sign both papers because the promise to pay sheet does not mention admittance or guilt.
What do the police need in order to arrest me in that situation?
 
Your confused the Police did not arrest you LP did! the Police too charge of you after the arrest for processing and court dates. If your not guilty then you need to speak to a Lawyer to plan your defense. There are countless reasons why the Supervisor ha snot been questioned yet and may have been without your knowledge. He is not out of the woods. Have you seen this video? Did you point out to person interviewing you what you have said here? There may still be an issue even if the Supervisor did not return item to you for scanning why did you not say anything!? This will be issue.
 
I saw the video and I pointed it all out to the LP person. I told them everything. They just kept telling me that I knew the customer and they didn't believe me. I asked them on what grounds could they say I know the customer and they just said because I was talking to her while I was ringing her up. (I say LP person because she is a "citizen" who operates under another employees license, who was not there at the time.) It was a very busy day and the LP person put down "innocent mistake" in their report, and that's according to the store manager.
The police came and handcuffed me, and took me to jail. I was booked and given a court date. They ignored my pleas to examine the evidence they took. I felt like I was in a nightmare! I really appreciate your help. I found this site out of desperation. I don't understand how they could put so much blame on me in a situation like that. I honestly feel I was wrongly accused and arrested.
 
Its not up to Police to view evidence that is up to DA. An arrest was made all Police did was process you and give you court date. You need your Attorney to request video through discovery process as well as any reports. If called back by Police, DA or store answer no questions or sign no document without an Attorney present
 
Thanks, I'm never going to sign anything in this kind of situation ever again. My major concern was the promise to pay I signed. They said I could remedy the situation by signing it, but I guess I should have asked them to define remedy. I was really confused because the promise to pay sheet didn't even mention anything about admittance, guilt, or liability. It's completely void of anything on the matter. I guess that's why they have 2 separate sheets?
Would going with a public defender be a bad idea? Could I ask him to request the video through a discovery process?
 
Public defenders caseloads are HUGE the likihood you will get him/her to spend extra time on your case is small. You can certainly ask though
 
Yeah they probably are very busy. I will keep you posted on how this unfolds. I think I will hire an attorney. Although this is just a misdemeanor I still want to fight to have it removed from my record. I have goals beyond retail and I don't want their mistake to ruin my life.
 
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