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Omission in a police report?

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letstalk

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What is the name of your state? Massachusetts

A few months ago, my credit card information was stolen, I think, by a cashier at a major retailer in town. Through my online credit card statement, I noticed the charges, within a few weeks after the charges had started, plus I called up the telephone numbers those charges were made to - they were pornographic sites, plus I got the AOL addresses the charges came from. When I called the police and filed a complaint, I very specifically gave the officer all my reasons for believing the violator was at this specific store, (the charges started immediately after, and I don't hand over my credit card to many vendors) and even provided him with the receipt, since it had the id number of this cashier. After that, I called the officer almost weekly, for a month. He had told me that he'd gone to this store and spoken to managers, plus he was pursuing the AOL addresses. Three months later, there is no progress in this case.

I have decided to pursue it with the Attorney Generals office because a crime was committed and I fear this individual is still working at this store, stealing other peoples credit information. In preparing for this complaint, I got a copy of the police report. In it, there is not one mention of this retailer or the cashier in question. I understand it's speculation on my part, but because I focused on that, and provided specific information relating to this individual at this major retailer, shouldn't it have made the report?
 


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pass23431

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A police report is a STATEMENT OF FACTS, on which the detectives base their investigation. Your suspicions, however relevant are NOT, however, facts. It is the job of the detective investigating your case, to sift through all the FACTS, and make a determination based on that evidence. Your thoughts on who this suspect may be, are not fact.
 

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