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Wanted for shoplifting? Trespassing with no knowledge of being banned? Criminally prosecuted without knowing it?
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Updated: Early Feb seemingly an LPO came after I exited CVS in Queens and said, "You'll get arrested. I am a cop. I can get you arrested," but didn't seem to do or ask anything more. He didn't even try to bring me back to the store to apprehend me. Odd as much as scary this struck me, I walked on and left. There was no struggle. I should note that I shoplifted from this site in the past including the said date.
This weekend, I walked into CVS, a different one in Mid-Manhattan, just to buy something on the go with no intention of foul play and noticed an uniformed security, who responded to my face and began following immediately. After I walked through isles quickly to locate an item I thought of buying, I decided I'd leave with no purchase. I surely took nothing. Then I heard the security holler behind me to stop me when I arrived the exit. Pretending not to recognize it was me being addressed, I left, scared. Now should I consider I was referred for criminal prosecution by the first incident? How should I know if an arrest warrant is issued? I was turning a new leaf and committing no foul play but random stores-noCVS- I hadn't even entered before seemed to react to my face now.
How would the second store know about you? I guess it is possible they pulled your photo of surveillance from the first store and sent it to the other stores but I have never heard of that being done by such a large chain. Shop at a different pharmacy if you can.
I am not sure anything other than your consciousness is catching up to you but I suggest you refrain from entering any CVS stores for the next couple years. If you are arrest assert your right to remain silent and your right to counsel. Also, refrain from ever shop lifting again.
In most shoplifting cases the arrest is contemporaneous with the crime. This way the store recovers their property which is evidence of the crime. Even if you were on some list of suspects the evidence against you is unlikely to be strong since you were not arrested at the scene and no property was recovered. At trial all the prosecution would have is a photo they say is you. Remember not to make any inculpatory statements. At this point they would not seem to know your name. Stay away from CVS.
