what will happen when i press charges?

Question

My car was broke into and my purse was stolen. The cops did call me and said some of my stuff was retreived, and one of the people had my checkbook in his back pocket when they arrested him, will i be able to press charges , and what will happen from that point on?

My car was broke into and my purse was stolen. The cops did call me and said some of my stuff was retreived, and one of the people had my checkbook in his back pocket when they arrested him, will i be able to press charges ?

I have never had my car broke into or anything stolen and they actually found the people , None of the checks were used but it seems like he intended to use them ,,, Will i have to attend court?

Thank you so much this is my frist time posting here and this is very helpful information...

to top it off this break in to my car happened at my daughters day care , so now i am afraid for the daycare as well

Answer 1

You are well within your rights to press charges and I encourage it. But I am a city girl and am always thinking with an urban attitude.

Legally, that person will get charged with I am sure (1) breaking and entering, (2) theft, (3) fraud....most of which are felonies. If he has been released he will be arrested and will need a lawyer. He will then go on trial and the courts will contact you. Once you press charges you will be assigned a detective or a person of contact within the police department.

Personally...I am afraid that this person has had the opportunity to look in your wallet, know your address, and may be even have made COPIES OF YOUR KEYS. I really am not trying to scare you, but as a single woman, we have to look out for any possible scenarios that may put us in harm's way.

I suggest you atleast change all locks to anything leading in to your home or apartment. I would much prefer you to be safe than suing.

Good Luck to you and I am sorry to hear that someone decided to violate you in that way. Please try to always remember to carry your purse with you and ensure that all valuables are at least in your trunk. Always remember to be very cautious when entering your car.

Answer 2

If you still have the voice mail, record it on something more permanent than your phone. You might want to file a report, but don't press charges just yet. You won't get very far with only one threat. Keep any correspondence from him including text messages and voice mails. If you get anymore or he threatens you in person, then press charges. Practice safe habits. Don't go near where he lives or works. If you have security at your work, have them walk you to your car every night. Change your phone number so he can't call you anymore. Always tell someone where you are going, when you will be there and when you will contact them again. Keep a cell phone on you at all times. Learn some self defense techniques. Most likely he is just trying to scare you, but if you do things to help yourself you will feel better and be better prepared if something does happen. Also, read a book "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin DeBecker. It is a great book on predicting violence.

Answer 3

you press charges, he goes to jail and gets out on bond, the judge sets a court date, you go to court and let them know how violated you were and that now none of your information is safe because the man knows your address, bank acct number, everything about you and you dont know if he had an accomplace who made a copy of everything or if he wrote down all of your information to use it later. Explain to the judge that now you have to change your locks, open new accounts, report the possible identity theft to the credit bueros, nothing in your life will be easy for you in the next few months and that you will always have to be looking over your shoulder wondering if he is coming back for more. Hopefully the judge will sentence him to atleast a yr or more and that will give you time to adjust and even move to a new location in necessary. Be onest with the judge on how you feel threatened now and its all due to that jerk violated your personal space. Im not sure what the term is for B & E but hopefully it is worth it.

Answer 4

even if u dont press charges the state usually picks them up if u drop them and all that will happen is they will go to jail and then have a court date and get setenced with well it depends on if they already have records they could get anywhere from a couple months in jail or community service work or even probation and if u talk to your states attorney or attorney they should be able to handle the situation without u being there. good luck and im sorry this happened to you.

Answer 5

Whatever you will be able to recover from this you more than likely already have.

Pressing charges will allow the police to prosecute him for this crime. You will no doubt have to testify.

If you don't press charges they will have to let him go unless there is some other charge they can get him for.
By not pressing charges he may very well be let go to steal again.
If you are concerned about him finding out who you are....he had your purse remember.
The degree of loss you have should determine for you if it is worth it.

Answer 6

I don't see why you would not be able to press charges on the person. He commited theft and breaking and entering into your car. What happens will depend on the actual charges and what degree they are charging him with.

Answer 7

The individual will prbably be charged for possesion of stolen property so you will not need to press charges. I would however change my bank acct # and my credit cards.

Answer 8

Will you be able to press charges? HELL YES! IN ANY STATE! Are you joking? From that point on you let the law do their jobs. Just make your statement, put it in writing, don't worry, the police got it from there.

Answer 9

Maybe in small claims court? You sure won't be liable for anything they might have charged on your credit card.

Answer 10

That person will either be on house arrest or in jail.