I will give you a personal known example, two teens about 14 one go into the shoe store, one stands outside as a look out for mall security.

Of course they both get caught ( don't know how mall security did that)
But they end up in court, the one as look out had never been in trouble ever, the other had another theft charge. The lookout got 3 months in a boot camp and the other one got 6 months in detention.

Yes over a 30 or 50 dollar pair of shoes. I was involved with that one and knew the boys that did the time.

Every store has there own policy of handling shoplifters personaly where I worked we weren't allowed to prosocute principals to petty theft but it all comes down to the judge and da cause anything can be charged really by law true, that I agree with some judges and das are more strict then others. I had people that had there third strike in my by committing theft in my store very dangerous situations to play with

Burglary is when you steal something from a building that is either closed or you're not welcome in (i.e. House, Business... ect)

Theft is when you steal something from an open business or a place you're welcome in. (Friends house, Walmart... ect)

I got caught steeling 3 small bottles of wine and I am being prosecuted I went to arraingment and the judge said because of my background (DUI) it looks like I've had problems with alcohol in the past now this. This kind of scared me I could be charged he said with a year in jail and a 5thousand dollar fine?

Hello b:

If you have a question, the answer to it, is hire a lawyer, and don't say anything.

excon

The $150 fine was the stores punishment on top of the $5.99. That has nothing to do with the washington's courts decisions on what will happen.

If your under 18 you have a chose to do community service hours and pay 1000
This happening to me now and I'm scared *** hell trust me.
My mom is maybe getting a lawyer for this and yes I'm guilty but why should I pay if I
Already gave them the solen items you know what I mean. So... I rather pay up 1000 and do community service

So what was the result? Pay? Do time? Or get dropped for being 1st offense?

Hey what can happened to ?me and my friend went to the store and he came out with beer and I did not take any thing and I got charge with a third degree theft charg just because he put the beer in my car and we drow off no one stopt hem

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Originally Posted by DEN911

no one stopt hem

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Hello DEN:

Maybe you should have.

excon

I had just recently been convicted of 3rd degrtee theft (I tried stealing some beer), in king county. Snoqualmie to be specific. And it was also my 1st offense. All I got was 2 days in jail, a $344 fine, and a year of probation. And also it is a Gross misdemeanor under Washington state law