Expert: Dick Rogers - 4/9/2005

Question
Hey, nto sure if I am asking the right person...I was wondering if you could answer a question for me. How much does it cost to have something dusted for fingerprints and all that. I recently had a couple hundred dollars stolen out of my wallet at someone's house and we know it was one of 3 people who did it. I would be willing to pay for the test myself 9it's the principle of the thing) if I could afford it. But i didn't think this was something the cops would waste their time taking fingerprints, which i fully understand. I just figured that would probably be the only way we would know who the thief is (it was my boyfriend's house and he too wants to know who the thief is). And seeings how I'm the only one who ever touches my wallet, the only other fingerprints on there will be the person who took the money. Anything you know about the cost or how to go about doing this would be very helpful. Thanks:-)
Amber

Answer
Amber, two things...you risk ruining the relationship of the two people who are innocent (unless two of them were involved), and it is unlikely a wallet would be a good surface to lift prints.  My suggestion is that you evaluate your friends and start limiting their closeness to you.