What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?Maryland
We live in Pennsylvania but my question pertains to an incident that happened to my 18 year old son during "senior week' in Ocean City Maryland. He was leaving a restaurant and the manager caught him and another boy with a plastic tumbler in their hands that they had been served soda in. He called the police and my son was issued a citation for petty theft less than $500. My son returned the tumbler and apologized to the manager, but he insisted on calling the police. The value of the plastic tumbler was less than $5.00. What will happen next? I know my son was wrong. Will this be part of a criminal record? He has plans to enter pharmacy school next month and is very upset about his stupidity and this incident. Please advise.
We live in Pennsylvania but my question pertains to an incident that happened to my 18 year old son during "senior week' in Ocean City Maryland. He was leaving a restaurant and the manager caught him and another boy with a plastic tumbler in their hands that they had been served soda in. He called the police and my son was issued a citation for petty theft less than $500. My son returned the tumbler and apologized to the manager, but he insisted on calling the police. The value of the plastic tumbler was less than $5.00. What will happen next? I know my son was wrong. Will this be part of a criminal record? He has plans to enter pharmacy school next month and is very upset about his stupidity and this incident. Please advise.