Originally Posted By: GenSan
LE would not pursue a case where you handed a person your car keys and gave them permission to test drive your vehicle and they never returned it as 'vigorously' as a GTA. You would have to go through civil court system, per my LE friend.
I've been in LE for 22 years and your friend is wrong. If that were true West Virginia would be overrun with con artists as it would be the only place in the country where stealing by fraud or deceit was not a criminal offense.
Telling someone to pursue such a case civilly or that they can't report a missing person for 24 hours are tied for the leading indicators of a lazy officer.
LE would not pursue a case where you handed a person your car keys and gave them permission to test drive your vehicle and they never returned it as 'vigorously' as a GTA. You would have to go through civil court system, per my LE friend.
I've been in LE for 22 years and your friend is wrong. If that were true West Virginia would be overrun with con artists as it would be the only place in the country where stealing by fraud or deceit was not a criminal offense.
Telling someone to pursue such a case civilly or that they can't report a missing person for 24 hours are tied for the leading indicators of a lazy officer.