greyskies113
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I live in MA and im a 20 yrs old female. To make a long story short, i went into Store name, brought clothes in the dressing room, stole a pair of shorts, put the tags in the other clothes, put the clothes back, and went into another store to use their bathroom to change.
Walking in the mall, i got stopped by a guy who was holding up the tags (they prob only cost like 20 dollars). I didn't want to make a scene by running away, and i didnt know if there were any police in the mall either so i just said ok and went with him with no arguments.
I signed a couple papers, one being banned from Store name for a year and another to pay them $350, they told me it was a lawsuit from Store name. They called the police, the cop arrived, was actually pretty nice and told me he wasn't going to arrest me because my shorts were clearly damp (i told him what happened with spilling water on them, but i also mentioned that i wasnt trying to justify it) and i have no record. He said i'll be getting a summons to court in the mail.
I don't know how long i have to pay Store name the $350, and are they taking me to court with a lawsuit? Should i call Store name and speak to the LP and ask when i have to pay the money or will i get a letter in the mail?
Also, my dad has a lawyer, should i bring him with me to court and is there any way this wont go on my record? The only thing is i can hardly afford the $350 nevermind a lawyer and i don't want my parents to find out (im staying with them at the moment).
The LP guy said they'll prob give me 6 months probation... but my girl friend got caught shoplifting, she had to pay the store and go to court but they dismissed it because she "acted sincere" and didn't have a record. I don't know what to do!
Walking in the mall, i got stopped by a guy who was holding up the tags (they prob only cost like 20 dollars). I didn't want to make a scene by running away, and i didnt know if there were any police in the mall either so i just said ok and went with him with no arguments.
I signed a couple papers, one being banned from Store name for a year and another to pay them $350, they told me it was a lawsuit from Store name. They called the police, the cop arrived, was actually pretty nice and told me he wasn't going to arrest me because my shorts were clearly damp (i told him what happened with spilling water on them, but i also mentioned that i wasnt trying to justify it) and i have no record. He said i'll be getting a summons to court in the mail.
I don't know how long i have to pay Store name the $350, and are they taking me to court with a lawsuit? Should i call Store name and speak to the LP and ask when i have to pay the money or will i get a letter in the mail?
Also, my dad has a lawyer, should i bring him with me to court and is there any way this wont go on my record? The only thing is i can hardly afford the $350 nevermind a lawyer and i don't want my parents to find out (im staying with them at the moment).
The LP guy said they'll prob give me 6 months probation... but my girl friend got caught shoplifting, she had to pay the store and go to court but they dismissed it because she "acted sincere" and didn't have a record. I don't know what to do!
The LP or your friends are not Lawyers or Judges. You want to talk to a Lawyer and not assume these others know what they are talking abouyt. They are usually wrong!