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Asked 12 months ago - New York, NY
Flagwe all left the house that morning, I went back to the house that morning and everything was fine, then i left again, later when my stepfather picked up the kids from schl and went home that when he knew that someone had broken into our home. my mother called me and told me so i came home, when i got there the detectives questined me,then asked me to go to the plice station i did. at the time i didnt know anything and i told them that. someone i know called me and i told that person, he found out who had it cos they were trying to sell the gold t someone in the streets, i got back the money and some of our gold but now my stepfather is changing his figures of how much money he had. can the detectives arrest me still if my parents dnt press charges on me?
Something sounds very fishy about the story and I would suggest that you stop talking to the police altogether without an attorney. The government presses charges not you parents. If the police have enough probably cause to believe that you were involved in the crime they will arrest you. They may not have enough right now and may look for you to talk your way into jail.
If your parents do not wish to press charges it is unlikely that they will arrest you. However, if the police feel they have enough evidence without your parents it is possible to go forward. You should consider hiring an attorney who could look into whether or not an arrest is imminent and to let the police know not to question you if there is to be an arrest.
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