if you steal something and...

[SmokeX28]

you dont get caught the day you did it, instead you go back and steal more like 10 days later, but they know it was you that did it in the past, can you get charged for those if you're caught the present day? b/c my friends saying you cant, i think hes just trying to make himself feel better about his situation, and im trying to make him realize hes screwed.

[Sekhem]

yeah i doubt you will get in any trouble days later, although it could happen

[TheMayo]

i think as soon as u leave the parking lot ur fine

[Fleshlight]

you need evidence.

[Mr-Destruction]

Not unless they have physical evidence. We tried to get a guy at my work arrested for stealing shit we know he took, but since it wasn't caught on camera the police and the company both say we can't charge him.

[nkschmitt]

Ya, unless they got evidence, they can't do anything. But if they do, even for the first time as long as it wasn't too long ago, they can still get you.

[cast]

Well,

Since you decided to make this a public matter by posting it here on the BBS I'll be contacting NG staff for your IP and then tracing it back to your place so I can inform the local police.

Have fun discussing this in person with uniformed officers of law.

[ghostface619]

but what about if you stole something 10 years ago
and they only found out evidence 'til now?

[Sekhem]

At 10/22/08 12:57 AM, cast wrote: Well,

Since you decided to make this a public matter by posting it here on the BBS I'll be contacting NG staff for your IP and then tracing it back to your place so I can inform the local police.

Have fun discussing this in person with uniformed officers of law.

because IPs can track directly to your address!!!!!

uh no they can't

[Timmy]

I believe that the statute of limitations for misdemeanors (I'm assuming you weren't swiping cars) is 2 years in most places. For felonies its even longer.

So if they discover any evidence between now and 2 years from now, your butt's going in the slammer.

[WhoMe232]

If you commited a crime more than five years ago, then you're free

However, like everyboy else said, it might be hard to prove without actually finding the items, for which they'd need a search warrant, which they probably wouldnt do, as they get loads of call about shoplifting

[36Holla]

First off your friend is really dumb to begin with for stealing but stealing from the same location twice just adds another level to their stupidity. And second, if they have evidence that points to them as the thief from the first time and take it to the police then they have grounds to prosecute them. The level between a misdemeanor and a felony depends on the value of the items stolen so if they stole some really valuable stuff, they're going to be in jail for quite a long time.

[Sensationalism]

You need to stop being friends with thieving infidels!

[mariomusicmaker1]

tell that dirty thief they cut your thumbs or hands off in other countries for stealing so he should be glad he may only get a fine and take his punishment like a fucking man!

[Malachy]

Possession of stolen property is still a crime. they can probably tag you for stealing the other things if they catch you this time.

either way, I've been itching to use this Dr. McNinja quote for days:

"You and a number of fat kids with cameras really need to realize that the internet is viewable by the public"