Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Re: breaking and entering, larceny

File a claim against your homeowner's insurance as your chances of recovering restitution through the probation department of the Court where the burglar is convicted sound slim. Good Luck!

Re: breaking and entering, larceny

Do you have any way to document your losses? Do you have receipts for the purchases? Do you have photos of the jewelry and a way to definitively establish the value of what was stolen? If you are able to concretely document what was stolen, I recommend you provide that documentation to the police, and that you inform both the police and the district attorney that you want the court to mandate restitution as part of any disposition in this case. Hopefully, the judge will mandate that restitution be paid to you at the time the perpetrator as part of his sentence. Of course, you may have to wait until he serves his sentence, if any, before you receive any payments, but I would try to see if the court will help you out in this way. Again, you should work with the police and the district attorney in that regard, and your ability to document your actual losses will be key. Good luck.