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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 522891, member: 16948&quot;]Thanks for all your kudos.&nbsp; After talking to other dealers, I am a bit surprised that pressing charges doesn&#039;t seem to be the norm - most would rather not bother, especially if the thief says he&#039;ll pay for the coins - wow, that just seems counter-intuitive to me! Why would the thief stop stealing if all he has to do is pay for the coins?? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The security guard told me the guy does have some priors (shoplifting I think) because they pressed him to tell them, and the officer said they&#039;d find out any way.&nbsp; The officer also told me there would be a hearing in a couple weeks where the thief has to appear - I&#039;m assuming this is where he&#039;ll be have to plea one way or the other, unless he works out a plea agreement first.&nbsp; I do plan on trying to contact the DA in a week or so, after they get the paperwork and hearing date set, and let them know that I will do whatever they need to make sure this guy gets a conviction for this.&nbsp; (as a side note, up until last September, I was a fulltime litigation paralegal and have worked with the courts quite extensively, though I haven&#039;t worked in criminal law in several years.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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