yea, I didn't understand how the pawn shop can hold her laptop for $225. Isn't the pawn shop in trouble for receiving stolen merchandise? If not in trouble, obligated to release it for free knowing it was stolen, etc...

I get she could have waited and then got it back at no cost, but why pay a fee to get it sooner if the dam thing is sitting in a drawer not being investigated.

Are you trying to tell me the police are waiting on her decision to investigate or not? Seems the laptop should be evidence regardless.