My sister lived in an apartment with a girl from work. it didn't last very long because her roomate was stealing her jewelry and clothes and belts and even underwear!! But its not that all these things were really that exspensive its just that I live on an island in the carribean and my sister lives back in the states and alll that jewelry and the shirts from Margarittaville and her other clothes were basically all from here on the island that we bought TOGETHER!! My mom and me live here on the island and there all presents from us or things we did together. Now that we don't get to see eachother as often she really tressures those peices because they remind her of me and my mom when she wears them.Her roomate works with her and wears the jewelry. everyone knows she stole it from my sister.She just wont give it back and my sister can't get it because she takes it all to her moms house to hide it.my sister called the mom, wrote letters, and talked to her. What should she do?
2007-10-10 05:35:16 · 41 answers · asked by djkfa 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
it didn't last very long because her roomate was stealing her jewelry and clothes and belts and even underwear!!
If you read that it means she moved out a long time ago!! haha and also she has told her a million times and wrote letters and stuff about how important that stuff is to her.
2007-10-10 05:58:13 · update #1
kick his ***
2007-10-10 05:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by jt122801 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call the "People's Court"!
Well, to be serious, it will be REALLY hard to get it back... You will probably need to call the cops and have a report taken then take her to court over it.
The FIRST thing you need to do is write a "Demand" letter to the mother and the Room Mate.
Get it notarized and send it certified mail so that there is proof that they received the letters demanding the return of the stolen items.
This is a VERY good step to take if you take her to court. There will be proof that you have tried to get the belongings returned yet were refused.
If possible get coworkers to take pic's of her wearing the jewelry and clothes so you can have evidence that she has them...
If you don't have any proof then she can deny and deny and deny...
My friend in Co. had an issue like this...
Her ***** house mate stole her DVD's and PlayStation 2 along with a bunch of other stuff...
She never got it back but after the chick moved out she found an old check book and a bunch of documents with sensitive info on it.
She didn't do anything illegal... She never wrote bad checks or anything like that... She just happened to forget about these documents in public places... "Oopsie".
She carried them with her in hopes of seeing this chick and if she happened to leave a page or two on the table while sorting through her purse then "Oopsie!"
Should have been more careful... She is such a forgetful person!
I really hope that you get the stuff back…
Good Luck!
2007-10-10 05:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good rule of thumb is never room with anyone from your job or someone who works closely with your department.
Have you considered having her evicted even though it would cause her to smear your sister's name all over the workplace? I know in a workplace, stealing is not tolerated, and if you're caught (cameras in places), along with being terminated, any companies calling for references will know why that person was terminated.
If she is not cooperative, then I would wait for her to go to work or out, and change all the locks, bag all her belongings and tell her when she calls where she can pick it up (not at the house). If she is currently on the lease, I would see about having her name off the lease, go to the manager/landlord and find yourself a new roommate.
2007-10-10 05:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope that you have pics of you in these outfits & jewelry to show to her mom as proof that they are indeed your outfits & jewelry. If so, show them to her & I'm sure that you will get them back. Don't press for the undies back. I mean, yuck! She wore your undies. Next time you get a roommate, make sure that she wears a totally different size from you, like about 10 sizes different! Hopefully, the giver of those items to you has receipts for buying them. This is will be excellent proof of them being your items. Only involve the police if absolutely necessary, but do threaten to do so if you don't receive your items right away.
2007-10-10 05:41:12 · answer #4 · answered by mrsdebra1966 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think your sister should take up photography as a hobby. She should photograph her coworkers on a regular basis (whenever the one is wearing stolen jewelry). Don't be obvious. Get affidavits from people saying that the jewelry is hers - you, your mom, other coworkers who saw your sister wear it first. Then go to the police. Ask them to help her recover her lost items and evict the thief. The thief will never see it coming.
2007-10-10 05:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by Cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
File a police report, but chances are they'll tell her she has to take the girl to court. AND your sister would probably only get the value of these things back, not the actual stuff.
I'd suggest getting a lock on her bedroom door so the roomie can't steal anything else.
2007-10-10 05:38:50 · answer #6 · answered by Roland'sMommy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Legal time: she should first talk to police (just go to the station) or lawyer (one of those freebie lawyers will do here) to find out her options. Sounds like roommate is a klepto.
She'll have to be prepared to document she owned those items before moving in with the roommate----pictures wearing them helps especially if picture is date stamped. I doubt you still have sales receipts. Still, adding up value of each item may get more attention if amount is substantial. Sentimental value doesn't count.
Actually it may come down to she's lost those items to a sickie. Life lesson learned.
2007-10-10 05:44:31 · answer #7 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she has proof that they are hers then maybe she should get the law involved or aleast call and see if there is anything she can do . Maybe she could have people that she works with help confront the girl and tell her what they mean to her until she gives them back. Or call her mom because that's something a child would do.
2007-10-10 05:43:40 · answer #8 · answered by Ginger G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
file a police report and set up a personal sting operation.
set hidden cameras in her room and wait until the roomate steals stuff. It's on tape, and then the police would be able to get all the stuff back-eventually.
Evidence -Proof- and Reports. remember that. otherwise your are out a luck.
2007-10-10 05:40:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell her if she doesn't return all the items you'd report her to the local authorites. If she still doesn't return all the items she stole, make a list of all the missing items and report her to the police.
Just the fact you're willing to go to the authorities might make her give everything (or at least most of it) back.
2007-10-10 05:53:00 · answer #10 · answered by Raj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don`t have explain to me how upsetting this is more than once i`ve took people into my home because they had nowhere to stay and the same happened to me like with your sister .and i know it isn`t the money value of the things they're memories that can`t be replaced
if she tried every thing else then she should go to the police .and if she has photos wearing the things all the better
i know she won`t like doing this neither would i .but i can`t see how else she can get them back if this person is arrogant enough to flaunt the things in front of her
its adding insult to injury
2007-10-10 05:50:58 · answer #11 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋