On Friday I had my purse (along with 2 other friends purses) stolen from my friend's car. They busted out a window while we were in the bar and stole our purses. I know stupid for leaving them in the car, but that's not the point. My wedding rings were in my purse (long story, but my husband WAS with me that night at the bar), along with it being a Coach bag, and having my Nikon Coolpix camera inside and other jewelry. All told they made off with a little over $4, 000 worth of stuff just from my bag.
So, when these guys are caught; and they will be caught because they've been stupid enough to try and use our cards at local gas stations; will I be able to press charges and have it be a felony or will these guys get off on a misdemeanor?
Added (1). $4000 is just MY stuff, so there's another 2 purses, plus the damage to the car to stick these guys with. I'm hoping that they can add everything together for the grand total.
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