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At 18 he is old enough to know better. We moved a gated community in FL from NJ in late 2015. Last June a family with an 18 yr old moved in across the street. They kid across the street was hanging out with another 18 yr old guy and the two of them were breaking into unlocked cars at night and stealing cash and electronics. We've had break ins almost every month sometimes multiple times in a month. A few people saw them running away from a car and saw them get into a car that turned out was always parked in front of the house across from us, but we couldn't catch them in the act.
Well the kid's partner was just caught by the police and surprise, surprise, we haven't had a break in in over a month. My neighbor witnessed the kid across the street pulling a bag out of the bushes next to his house and hoping into a friends car.
Unfortunately, the "kid" that took your credit cards has probably done it before and if you don't press charges will probably continue to do it until he gets caught.
Because the police are going to ask what they can prosecute for. If, in the end, there are no damages that the owner can really complain about (the money was given back, the perpetrator has apologized), it's hard to get them on board with "please tell him not to do that again" without them simply looking over the table and saying "please don't do that again."
Even if they show up at the house and talk to the mom, she's still going to say it's one word against the other. Until she sees the footage and that kid says it was him she's never going to get on board and I'm not sure the police are going to want to get into what is essentially a neighbor dispute.
the fact that the money was returned by the bank doesnt change the crime one bit. he only needs to prove damages if he is suing the kid. this has nothing to do with that. the kid committed a crime and that is true regardless of whether or not the OP has damages.
the fact that the money was returned by the bank doesnt change the crime one bit. he only needs to prove damages if he is suing the kid. this has nothing to do with that. the kid committed a crime and that is true regardless of whether or not the OP has damages.
Op is saying
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He then went to a gas station near my house, used the cc at the ATM machine and did cash advances on the cards. Then he came back, snuck back in my house, and put the credit cards back in my wallet.
Growing up, one of my friends had a Drug addition and fell victim to war on drugs, He was sentenced for 4 years, but I have not seen him in 10.
He came to out, and the moment bracelet came off, his car was stolen by Mexican gang that executed the guy who snitched him out. Found dead killed by 4 shooters.
The funny pat was that he could have been a doctor.
So, suppose next time OP is under the car, some-one pulls the jack out
Change locks on doors.
Cancel your cards and get new ones,
Report the kid to the police.
Report the kid to the bank.
Let things take its course.
Little punk!
At 18 he is old enough to know better. We moved a gated community in FL from NJ in late 2015. Last June a family with an 18 yr old moved in across the street. They kid across the street was hanging out with another 18 yr old guy and the two of them were breaking into unlocked cars at night and stealing cash and electronics. We've had break ins almost every month sometimes multiple times in a month. A few people saw them running away from a car and saw them get into a car that turned out was always parked in front of the house across from us, but we couldn't catch them in the act.
Well the kid's partner was just caught by the police and surprise, surprise, we haven't had a break in in over a month. My neighbor witnessed the kid across the street pulling a bag out of the bushes next to his house and hoping into a friends car.
Unfortunately, the "kid" that took your credit cards has probably done it before and if you don't press charges will probably continue to do it until he gets caught.
You don't have to break into an unlocked cars. You just open the door. Idiots.
Change locks on doors.
Cancel your cards and get new ones,
Report the kid to the police.
Report the kid to the bank.
Let things take its course.
Little punk!
Agree with everything except changing the locks. But yes, throw the book at this idiot! And get new cards- he could have written the numbers down/snapped a phone pic to use a few months down the road.
If you actually want to help him, you will file a police report and let the chips fall where they may. Talking with his mother is useless at this point. She raised a thief and that's pretty much that. But you know as well as I that you are not going to follow through and do the right thing. You are going to look the other way because it's easier.
Yet that will make it easy for him to escalate for the next crime after basically getting away with it with you. So by not doing the right thing and filing a police report, you are doing the same thing his mother has done all his life and you are both complicit in the development of a criminal.
File the report and let the police handle the criminal. Contact with the system may be the only thing left that will save him from self-destruction.
People can be blind when they think their son is a choir boy and could never do wrong, I am surprised the bank did not make you report it in order to give the money back, but it may cause friction with the mom and police would maybe not do anything since he did not force his way in.
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