Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Warrant issued for?

I was contacted by the police by phone tney said my ex son in law had filed charges on me for grand theft auto . He had given me his jet ski to repair and i had it for a few months and i told him he was going to have to pick it up ,that i was leaving to wash he never picked it up and someone stole it from our apt building. The officer told me that it was still my problem and if i dont take care of it i am going to prison she also contacted my daughter and scared the you know what out of her.

Can they issue a warrant without even hearing my side


Asked on 12/13/06, 12:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: Warrant issued for?

I seriously doubt that the person who called you was a police officer. It isn't a crime to be holding someone else's property with their permission when it is stolen by a third party. (You might be financially responsible and might lose a civil suit, though I would need more information before I could say whether this is likely.) Police don't threaten theft suspects with jail unless they "take care" of the alleged victim, and they certainly don't harrass the suspect's family members just to apply more pressure to the suspect. Real police officers ask questions instead of making threats.

While what you did isn't a crime, impersonating a police officer usually is. Since your ex son-in-law is probably behind it, he's the one who should be worried about the police coming after him.

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Answered on 12/13/06, 1:10 am


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