Johnyboy1xz
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina
Hey, i got caught stealing in walmart today. I had about 50$ worth of stuff when they caught me. They did not call police or get law enforcement involved at the time and talked to me about stealing and why its not worth it and everything. They did not ban me from the store or go through that paperwork. All they did was make a copy of my license and made me sign a paper basically allowing them to put my picture on their shoplifting database so that if i ever got caught again they would know i did it previously. They told me to expect a civil letter and a fine to pay for that letter. I am curious wether they will still contact police after the fact and have to go to court and deal with a criminal matter, or should i simply expect the letter and pay the money. I really am stressing about it and would like a little peace of mind. Could i call the loss prevention department and find out if they will press charges? Is 50 dollars even worth the time energy and court fees to make it a criminal matter?