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Someone stole my identity and got traffic tickets in my name.A year later i found out that i had a warrant out for my arrest.
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When i was 17 someone stole my purse with all my information in. That same night i went to the police district and made an report on the incident. I moved to another part of the city and one year later when i returned to my old home to see some friend the new person living in my old home told me the warrant police were there with a warrant for my arrest. Being young i paid this no mind because i had never been in trouble before. So now 5 years later I checked my credit report to only find out I have traffic tickets in my name that are not mine. I do know what to do because im afraid that if i go to traffic court to resolve the matter they will arrest me on the warrant. Please help.
I am currently handling a similar situation for a person who was not even in the state when the incidents happened, he is facing criminal charges. This is not something you want to try to handle on your own. I am posting to agree with the good Pennsylvania lawyers who have already posted because you cannot hire me, I get no benefit from the advice that you need to be talking to a lawyer there, now.
Warrants have a habit of popping up at the most inconvenient times like holidays and when you are on long trips away from home. You need to take care of this.
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Well it's unfortunate that you ignored the heads up from your friend 5 years ago. I would not share that fact with police or the court unless you are asked when you are under oath in which case you should tell the truth. You need to get an attorney to help you navigate the system with this situation. AT LEAST talk privately with one or more to get some insight into your possible courses of action. Most here offer free consultations. Take advantage of that to speak privately and confidentially about your circumstances. You may decide to do what I have suggested and hire one to help you, if so you will already have interviewed candidates for the job. At least initially all it will cost you is some of your time. It will be time well spent. Good luck.
You will need to address the various criminal charges (i.e. warrant and traffic ticket). To do so you should speak with a criminal attorney. After those problems are addressed, you might want to consider changing your social security number. See Social Security Administration Link below
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You need to speak to a lawyer experienced in traffic matters in Philly traffic court if that is where the warrants and tickets are from. You also need to take the steps necessary to get your driving record cleaned up with PennDOT-firstly to clear whatever entries and suspensions that may have been entered on your record already, and secondly, to amend/change the record so you don't run into the situation again. Good luck.
