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Hello - an acquaintance of my 18 year old son was at my home & stole a check out of my checkbook and was dumb enough to write it to himself and cash it. I called the police, made a report, and went to my bank. The written info the police officer gave me told me to contact the State's Atty's. office. I cannot see the State's Atty. for 10 days - in the meantime, no arrest warrant will be issued until I talk to them - this is the craziest thing I've ever heard of - I am an Illinois resident. My check was stolen from my home, I know who took it, and I know who forged and cashed it. Why can't they arrest (or at least question him) now? Thank you.
Hello Kim,
I really don't know why they can't arrest the suspect. I am assuming that forgery cases are handled that way in your juristiction when the victim knows the suspect. Every state and juristiction has its own procedure in handling bad check and forgery cases so I would suggest that you call the prosecutors office and get an explaination.
Remember...there are fifty states with fifty different sets of laws.
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Jack Toomey
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Please do NOT ask questions about potential jail sentences that you or your friends may receive in court. There is no way for me to know that. I am NOT a probation officer or a parole officer so questions about those subjects will be rejected. I am a police officer with 26 years experience. Can answer questions about crime, police procedure, investigations, criminal law, search and seizure, traffic offenses. Prefer not to answer questions on the death penalty. Please do not ask homework questions. Remember this. The law in every state is different so questions about laws that are specific to your state could be difficult to answer. I also cannot give you legal advice on what to do or not to do in court. I have worked with authors in the past and will be happy to review scenarios or plots with authors to check for believability or accuracy.
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Police officer with 26 years experience. Ten years in patrol and sixteen years in the detective bureau investigating every type of crime including murder, rape, robbery, theft, fraud, missing persons, etc, etc. Also taught at the police academy in areas such as constitutional law, search and seizure, and lineups.
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B.S. in Criminology from the University of Maryland.
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