[DougB]

Originally Posted by 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.

No pawn shop asks for proof. I believe a pawn shop has to hold an item they buy for thirty days before they can sell it. I had some stuff stolen and it was pawned. I checked a couple pawn shops and found my stolen items. I had the serial numbers to prove they were mine. Pawn shop gave them back to me. I paid nothing. I believe they have insurance to cover themselves.