I was suspected for shoplifting at Dillard's and an employee told me to return everything I had before I left the store. I was really shooken up and returned everything but I forgot about a pair of jeans in a different bag. The store was full of cameras so I'm sure they know I took them. Will they be able to track me with my license plate/ will they even bother? The jeans were worth 60$ and I'm only seventeen.
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army judge
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I doubt they even care any longer.
I hope you've learned a valuable lesson.
If you're smart, you'll use this incident to resist any urges to ever steal again.
Why not just drop the jeans in a Goodwill, Salvation Army, or other charitable organization donation dropbox?
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I hope you've learned a valuable lesson.
If you're smart, you'll use this incident to resist any urges to ever steal again.
Why not just drop the jeans in a Goodwill, Salvation Army, or other charitable organization donation dropbox?
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shrinkmaster
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If the stores Loss Prevention team becomes aware of the theft and has a means to ID you I suspect they willfile a criminal complaint or wait for you to return to store and arrest you then
mightymoose
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It seems the evidence is lost. Don't worry about it.
Quit stealing.
Quit stealing.
shrinkmaster
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Lost? Any Loss prevention team I have been part of or known of maintains videos a minimum of 7 days. Now with DVR etc videos can be saved for months and searched much easier than old VHS where you pretty much had ro view entire day to find one issue. Where I agree OP should not worry telling him to evidence is lost might be untrue
mightymoose
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The pants are gone and her identity is apparently unknown. If for some reason someone goes back to watch old videos for the fun of it and happens to notice a theft, assuming the cameras got it, that would be the beginning and end of it right there. She is surely not the person in the video anyway. she doesn't even shop there and doesn't like that lousy brand of jeans.
And no, the license plate is not enough. Most parking lot cameras are not good enough to get a license plate unless someone deliberately focuses the camera on the car, and even then the identity of the driver would have to be proven.
If the store made a police report it sounds very much like something that gets inactivated and buried faster than it gets written. If the store is confident in her identity then perhaps they can mail her one of those letters
And no, the license plate is not enough. Most parking lot cameras are not good enough to get a license plate unless someone deliberately focuses the camera on the car, and even then the identity of the driver would have to be proven.
If the store made a police report it sounds very much like something that gets inactivated and buried faster than it gets written. If the store is confident in her identity then perhaps they can mail her one of those letters
shrinkmaster
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Moose I am not saying your wrong just that your answers are assumptions.
. I have used parking lot or inside CCTV video to get plate numbers they are quite good
. I have seen occasions where a LP team has reviewed a tape from a few days or a week ago over a report giventhem by employees, customers anonymous calls etc
. Pants are not gone if they know who has them and since shoplifting alone costs retailers over 15 billion each year every pair of pants counts
. Its not that difficult to ID someone in a video and even easier to get thenm to admit its them.
. In addition myself and other companys often use message board or other internet posts a sa tool to find thieves and others. some stores (Target is one)actually employee people to search internet for issues of concern for them
. I have used parking lot or inside CCTV video to get plate numbers they are quite good
. I have seen occasions where a LP team has reviewed a tape from a few days or a week ago over a report giventhem by employees, customers anonymous calls etc
. Pants are not gone if they know who has them and since shoplifting alone costs retailers over 15 billion each year every pair of pants counts
. Its not that difficult to ID someone in a video and even easier to get thenm to admit its them.
. In addition myself and other companys often use message board or other internet posts a sa tool to find thieves and others. some stores (Target is one)actually employee people to search internet for issues of concern for them
mightymoose
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Very true... I assume a lot of things since the information we typically get is lacking details.
However, assuming what the OP says is true, she isn't going to hear from anyone.
However, assuming what the OP says is true, she isn't going to hear from anyone.
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