Shoplifting please needed advice

[Hattie146]

Please help me !!! I got caught shop lifting a few weeks back I know I’m so ashamed it was a few items from boots and one item from another shop , I got caught in boots they took me upstairs and rang 111 I had to wait for an hour and then police came and asked what had happened they took all the items back and then wrote this form out and I had to sign they said you only ever get one of these, I was asked to make a £25 donation to boots and I was banned but would be alllwed to go in store to give it them,I wasn’t given any paper work or anything like that I left and was told to make donation in 3 weeks,I’m just so embarrassed to go back in store is there anything I can do?? Please help me

[ostell]

So who told you that you had to make a £25 "donation" to Boots? And what for?

I would say ignore and just keep away from Boots for a while. But take notice of the police advice that you only get one of their forms.

[Hattie146]

The police said to make a £25 charitable donation to boots and to take it in to store

[des8]

That sounds like the police officer was using his discretion and issued a Penalty Notice for Disorder (https://assets.publishing.service.go...e-guidance.pdf)
although the complete procedure may not have been followed.
Penalty notices should be given in writing (not sure from your post if you were given a form by police or not) to the offender and for retail theft are £90.
Perhaps the cop used his discretion and thought £25 to a charity was a fairer penalty

[Amethyst]

Is Boots a charity ?
Do you still have the papers he gave you ? Could you do a picture and post a copy here please ( remove any indentifying details )

[Hattie146]

No it’s a store,I wasn’t given any forms or anything like that

[Hattie146]

I just do not want to go back in store,but not sure what I can do or who I could ring,I wasn’t given anything an dhabent been sent anything,they said to make donation within 3 weeks , I’m just worried if I don’t they will be at my door

[Amethyst]

Strange to get you to sign a form but not leave you a copy. I'm not sure how you make a charitable donation to a company that isn't a charity or how exactly you'd go about doing that, you're not exactly going to go to a checkout in Boots and announce you're there to make a Charitable Donation because you Shoplifted 3 weeks ago.

[Hattie146]

Yes this I what I mean I wasn’t given any kind of forms but I had to sign what I think is your first police warning,I just don’t want to go in to store again

[2222]

It does sound as though somebody was winding you up a bit. Boots don't want your £25.

[ostell]

Keep out of Boots for a while. Thaty payment sounds strange so don't pay anything and see what comes back.

[des8]

You could enquire at your local police station to find out what you signed