[Sandtrap328]

I just read on the on-line news that a Villages woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital. At the hospital, she asked a friend to take her jewelry home. The friend did that and the friend's boyfriend took the jewelry that same day and pawned it!

When the woman got out of the hospital, she discovered her jewelry was missing. Police uncovered what had occurred and the boyfriend was arrested - and released on $4,000 bond.

My real question is doesn't a legitimate pawnstore ask for some proof of ownership before taking in items? Aren't they guilty of buying stolen merchandise? I also understand that victims of such crimes have to BUY the merchandise back from the pawnstore. That just is wrong on so many levels.