Theft: Practice
Release The Suspect
If you do not have all of the following information, then you should
make the decision NOW to release the subject.
Review the prosecution's evidence, it must prove the following:
- The accused person stole from your store.
The plaintiff(you) have valid testimony from yourself or from a competent
employee
that you or they saw them remove the item from the display and
conceal it.
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The defendant (or accused) passed the last checkout with no
attempt to pay?
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Can you prove the item (evidence) is yours? (It must have a
price tag or identifiable in some other way as being yours)
If you look at the facts and decide you do not have sufficient evidence
to prosecute, then release the suspect. All you have to say is, "I'm
sorry to have inconvenienced you, but we must investigate all these
types of reports."
If you have all of the above, then continue preparing to prosecute the accused.
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