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Don't Track Your Phone, if it gets stolen; you might get arrested !

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I had my new phone stolen in San Jose; but I had a Tablet, and the Tablet showed that the phone was about 1.5 Miles from my location. With a friend we got to the house, At the place, the police was called to the scene and I ended up at the station for 6 hours for a DUI that I was not even driving. It seems that nobody really cares about phone stolen from pockets on the region, I don't know what is going on. I was treated like a criminal, while trying to get hold of my phone. They did not even ask, and just took me to the station. Besides the telephone stolen, now I have to prove I'm not a criminal and fight a DUI that I was not even close to the car. I had lost my grandmother about 24 hrs before and she did a last video for me, so it was very important for me the phone. Anyone has an advise to give me or a lawyer to recommend ? In today's world you cannot even get an UBER without a phone. thank you all

When you loose possession if any private property, first thing to fo is file a report with police asap. Get a copy of report.

Whether your Facebook/Email is hacked or phone lost/stolen. First report ensures immunity from any illegal activities done after you file your report.

In this case, you should have been to police first and then take them with you.

I had a car break-in a couple of months ago, I went to the police and I have never received a feedback nor anyone moved an inch to try to help me to recover my items at that time, I did not even that this possibility would result in anything. Seems that nobody really cares about car break-in and about stolen phones on the region, this is why these activities are such on the rise. I can imagine that these people can steal like 10 phones a day and like 20 in a single concert easy. Basically, easy over 100 phones a month, that makes a 1 million USD business for them, these people are professionals.

Why we're you drunk when you were going over to their house? What'd you think was going to happen?

I was not drunk. just had a glass of wine. Without a phone today you cannot even call an Uber. I just rang the doorbell.

Your story doesn't add up. You wouldn't get charged with a DUI if you weren't over the limit, and that takes at least 2 to 3 drinks, minimum.

I thought that "at least", the person would think twice in taking some else phone. Or at least the person would say, I've found it and I was going to give it back, here it is, take it. Once this happened to a friend, the person gave it back.

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