Pawnshop and Theft ?

[Doesn'tPlayWellw/Others]

The police found one of my stolen items in a pawnshop. I have to pay the pawnshop what they have in it and the criminal will be ordered to pay restitution.

Question is : Why do I pay the pawnshop when the criminal ripped them off, not me?

Is this SOP on stolen, pawned, recovered items?

This is in Arkansas

 

[jrguns]

Not sure myself. I did not think it was that way. But I want to know the answer.

 

[cichlid-dave]

Yeah that sounds like total BS. Did you have your insurance pay you off? And who told this to you the police or the pawn shop. They are the ones who purchased the stolen goods.

 

[Mr10mm]

Weird, In my case Police gave my stuff back free.

 

[shelshy]

Sounds correct. You MIGHT have the option of the police placing a hold on the item until the case is finished.

 

[Doesn'tPlayWellw/Others]

i was told this by the police detective.
I moved to Fayetteville but have to go back to Little Rock and ID (thurs) it at the pawnshop even though they have serial #s and pics ????

 

[bigchuck83]

sounds crappy. I've went into a pawnshop and found a stolen item of mine sitting for sale, police told me i could either pay the pawn shop and get my item back or file a police report and wait. Someday i hope to run into the scumbag who stole my property in the first place.

 

[Quick_Draw_McGraw]

Maybe Arkansas laws are different?

 

[Boehlertaught]

Sounds correct to me also. One of my son in laws is a TPD officer...so is his father. Some of their stolen tools were found at a pawn shop. To get them back they had to buy them. If your stuffs not real special to you just turn all the loss in to you insurance and get new stuff!!??

 

[Lurker66]

Sounds correct to me also. One of my son in laws is a TPD officer...so is his father. Some of their stolen tools were found at a pawn shop. To get them back they had to buy them. If your stuffs not real special to you just turn all the loss in to you insurance and get new stuff!!??

And then buy it back cheap. Im sure the pawn shop didnt have much in it.