What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? VA
Hello from VA
A few weeks ago, I was at home with my family, when I heard a loud knock at my door. 2 Police officers asked if Jane Doe was home and I said I am the person and they said, we have a warrant for your arrest. I was in utter shock! They said I was a fugitive wanted for Grand theft, forgery, failure to appear, etc... I was HORRIFIED, as I did not have a clue as to what was going on. I cant begin to tell you how scared I was. I literally thought I was going to faint. I was handcuffed and taken out of my home with 2 cars out front. I was crying and telling them they had made a horrible mistake that I did not do anything wrong. I was then taken to a gas station where I was picked up by an officer from a neighboring county, where the crime was committed. I was having chest pains,as I have a heart condition and they kept telling me to take deep breaths, I thought I was going to die. The other officer had more information as I was begging him to tell me what I had done. He asked me if I lived in a trailer park before and I said no, never ever, I have lived at my present address for 15 yrs. I again was crying and told him that there was a mistake. I then over heard the officer on the cell phone talking to another person and I could hear him saying, I think this is the wrong person. I heard my name on the scanner as well. When I walked in the police station, the detective stood up and said, oh, thats not her! I was just bawling my eyes out, demanding an explanation. i discovered, I was a victim of identity theft. Some woman, used my information when she was arrested for shop lifting and therefore, when she did not appear in court, they came for me. My question is this, Do they compare finger prints when you are arrested? I was arrested 14 yrs ago, when a lunatic neighbor attacked me and several other neighbors (Yes, what luck I have). Would the police officers not see that we are not the same person? They also had a picture of her, and they did not send it with the police officers that arrested me. They also KNEW that she had stolen identity before to MANY and she just got out of prison. I have been so mentally distraught since this happened to me. I feel afraid to be alone, I see a police officer, I just feel afraid I just feel that there was more this office could have done before he did this to me. I am a 46 yr old mother and live a simple, clean life... I have found out more about this trash than the police know from my own snooping around, I live in a small town. She is still at large, which scares me. Dont know her, never saw her in my life. Also, I was just more or less told, We are sorry, you can leave. He never offered me any documents, etc. It wasn't until the next day, that I regained some of my senses, and began the process of calling and reporting my theft to credit card people etc, and realized I was not offered any police report, etc. I had to call for that, my name was also listed under court records, that I had 4 felonies and was a wanted fugitive, I finally got that taken off. He had sent in the papers to the court, but the clerk forgot to file them. It may not seem like a big deal, but in my small town, people live to read these things.
Hello from VA
A few weeks ago, I was at home with my family, when I heard a loud knock at my door. 2 Police officers asked if Jane Doe was home and I said I am the person and they said, we have a warrant for your arrest. I was in utter shock! They said I was a fugitive wanted for Grand theft, forgery, failure to appear, etc... I was HORRIFIED, as I did not have a clue as to what was going on. I cant begin to tell you how scared I was. I literally thought I was going to faint. I was handcuffed and taken out of my home with 2 cars out front. I was crying and telling them they had made a horrible mistake that I did not do anything wrong. I was then taken to a gas station where I was picked up by an officer from a neighboring county, where the crime was committed. I was having chest pains,as I have a heart condition and they kept telling me to take deep breaths, I thought I was going to die. The other officer had more information as I was begging him to tell me what I had done. He asked me if I lived in a trailer park before and I said no, never ever, I have lived at my present address for 15 yrs. I again was crying and told him that there was a mistake. I then over heard the officer on the cell phone talking to another person and I could hear him saying, I think this is the wrong person. I heard my name on the scanner as well. When I walked in the police station, the detective stood up and said, oh, thats not her! I was just bawling my eyes out, demanding an explanation. i discovered, I was a victim of identity theft. Some woman, used my information when she was arrested for shop lifting and therefore, when she did not appear in court, they came for me. My question is this, Do they compare finger prints when you are arrested? I was arrested 14 yrs ago, when a lunatic neighbor attacked me and several other neighbors (Yes, what luck I have). Would the police officers not see that we are not the same person? They also had a picture of her, and they did not send it with the police officers that arrested me. They also KNEW that she had stolen identity before to MANY and she just got out of prison. I have been so mentally distraught since this happened to me. I feel afraid to be alone, I see a police officer, I just feel afraid I just feel that there was more this office could have done before he did this to me. I am a 46 yr old mother and live a simple, clean life... I have found out more about this trash than the police know from my own snooping around, I live in a small town. She is still at large, which scares me. Dont know her, never saw her in my life. Also, I was just more or less told, We are sorry, you can leave. He never offered me any documents, etc. It wasn't until the next day, that I regained some of my senses, and began the process of calling and reporting my theft to credit card people etc, and realized I was not offered any police report, etc. I had to call for that, my name was also listed under court records, that I had 4 felonies and was a wanted fugitive, I finally got that taken off. He had sent in the papers to the court, but the clerk forgot to file them. It may not seem like a big deal, but in my small town, people live to read these things.
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