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What can happen when someone is caught with cable thift?

Asked almost 3 years ago - West Union, OH

Two people was caught at the cable box undoing the line for another person. All persons was ask about what was going on and they told the officer what had happened that the person that had it done was ask to leave and the apt. and after that person left the apt attentened ask the friend to undo the cable cause that person did not have it done and did not want to get in trobble for it. The officer said that it would be up to the cable company what would happen.What should they do or what might happen. The people that was undoing the cable has never been in trobble before.

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Should the people involed contact the officers or the cable company. The persons have said they all wrote there statements about what happened yet they have not been contacted by anyone. They all also live in publice houseing will they get avicted from their atps.for this? There landlord has not contacted them about anything yet also should they go to her to talk about what happened or wait for her to come to them? The officers said she does know about what happened.

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David G. Weilbacher, Esq.

Reputation Level 15

Answered almost 3 years ago. Criminal Defense Attorney in Cleveland, OH.

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What you describe is a theft of service. The level of the offense will depend on the value of the service stolen, and the length of time over which the theft to place. It all depends on whether or not the cable company can pin point when the theft began, if it presses charges. Usually cable companies file charges as a deterrent to others.

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