Friend left behind property that was reported stolen Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft

We don't do hypotheticals.

 

Are you saying that Fred stole stuff from Harry and left it in George's car, and George, now that he knows it's Harry's stuff, refuses to return it?

Look up "criminal possession of stolen goods".

 

Which individual are you in this sordid, little nonsense affair?

A = The vehicle owner
B = The alleged thief
C = The victim of the purported theft

 

You forgot D = None of the above

 

The car owner could be charged immediately under Section 165.40 - Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, N.Y. Penal Law § 165.40 | Casetext Search + Citator

 

Assuming the owner of the car is the "another person".

 

So...Arthur left stolen property in Barbara's vehicle. Was Arthur the person who stole the property? If not, did Arthur know it was stolen? Did Arthur intentionally leave the property in Barbara's car or was it done inadvertently? What sort of property are we talking about?

Why?

How did the owner of the property (whom we'll call Charlie) come to learn that the property that had been stolen from Charlie was in Barbara's possession?

As well as what?

In any event, yes, subject to how you answer the questions I asked, Barbara's refusal to return Charlie's property could result in criminal charges being filed against her.

 

Define "borrowed".

Did the owner explicitly give you permission to temporarily use the camera?

Or did you take the camera, without explicit permission, intending to return it when you were done using it?

The owner has options, either way. The owner should file a police report, and document their attempts to recover their property.

The police are unlikely to do anything. However the owner can take the civil root and attempt to get a judgement against you and/or the person holding the camera.

 

You could have saved us all a lot of time by putting that in your first paragraph.

We're not dentists. We don't have the time to waste pulling teeth to get information.