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Doesn't matter, you can still be charged for it. We usually charge $50 or the price of the item, whichever is more.

[ This is a lame excuse. If you wanted to use a phone you could have found one, you were either too lazy or scared. Either way now its back to bite you in the ass. You most likely have a warrant, and all that has to happen is for a Police to run your plate number or your name and you get a 1...

Re: got cought shoplifting at a Store Name Like Admin said, you're best off paying the fine, don't pay it and they might decide to charge you.

I've taken "lookouts" before, and "blockers" (A favorite is one who spread their coat out like a Batman cape to block, would have worked great, if my camera wasn't on the OTHER side :) ) I've also taken pepole for disorderly conduct if they interfere in an arrest.

Ours is $50 or $50 plus the price of the item if damaged, in cases where we have say people stuffing meat down thier pants lets say $100 worht they get a $150 fine.

Did they use tools? Bags? This might effect what happens too.

Don't expect it to be over, they might just be behind on paperwork, you're Civil Demand might just be at the bottom of a pile, maybe your address got written down wrong it could be a million things. Also did you have you're ID with you and did they take down info/copy it? Some stores, when...

I have a feeling you've left out parts of your story but here ya go: 1. You say that the security person should actually see you take and conceal something to have “probable cause”. In my case that did not happen. Was the security guard acting unlawfully when she detained me? No, not wrong...

Bail is not "get out of jail for $$" Bail is money they hold so you show up for court. If you get sentenced to jail, you go to jail.

You concealed merchandise and passed point of sale, you shoplifted. You're done. I'm willing to bet if the employee didn't stop you, you would have kept on going. Now all the BS aside, get a lawyer, hope you can get in deversion, and stop stealing.

Greed, you mean like walking out of a store with sunglasses you didn't pay for? :rolleyes:

Practice: "Would you like fries with that?" 2 Convictions most people won't touch you, save for things that don't involve having to trust you around money/merchandise.

I print pictures and give full info to other stores all the time, it helps get rid of theives. :D

"lapse in judgment" aka "Decided to shoplift" (1) Can the holding in the supermarket above have any effect on the charges? Probably not, no charges= No record (2) I have been advised by an attorney to plead not guilty in attempt to plea for diversion. Is this a good decision, considering I AM...

I'd find a new breadwinner, one that think about his girlfriend and kid and not a free cell phone. Throw this fish back in the sea.

Not to sound rude but the Graduation should be the last thing on your mind.. If court is the same time as the graduation you have 2 choices. Go to the graduation, miss court, get a warrant, enjoy the hospitality of your local jail (hope you like bologna sandwiches and apples!). Go to court...

Once again, they counted the # of shorts you took in you came out minus 1, they're not in the fitting room, not on the rack, unless you ate them where do you think the shorts are?

Re: I got caught shop lifting at Store Name. Hahahahahahahahahaha. :D Yes he can grab you. He can handcuff you, if you fight, he can hit you back. Be more worried about your screw up and less about "harrassment"

As Admin said, don't try to pull the "mental illness" card on the judge. If I had a nickle for every shoplifter who told me they were either "off their meds" or "just started on their meds" or "took too much of thier meds" I'd be a rich man and wouldn't have to do this job any more :)

If there is usually a Deversion program your attorney can give you the info. It is usually only for 1st time offendors.