Month: December 2019 Archives

On behalf of Dod Law, APC posted in Theft on Friday, December 20, 2019. The period of time following an arrest can be both confusing and distressing. Defendants are usually worried about a number of things, including how a conviction could impact their futures and whether fighting the charges are even worth it. To answer these questions, a defendant must first understand the formal charge. Here is some information that may be helpful to those facing identity theft charges. According to California state law, a defendant charged with identity theft is accused of purposely taking another individual’s personally identifying information for unlawful purposes, and then using that information without consent. Most people already know that names, Social Security numbers and…

On behalf of Dod Law, APC posted in Theft on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Three California men were arrested for their alleged involvement in an attempted burglary. Police booked the men into an area jail, where they are facing a number of different criminal charges. Those charges include possession of burglary tools and other theft-related charges. In late Nov. 2019, police received a report concerning what someone thought was an ongoing theft. Officers responded to the area and apparently did not notice anything amiss until they were in the process of leaving. A car was parked nearby with three men in the trunk with the trunk door only partially closed. They also located a vehicle that was being held up…