Poll: Released from custody without charge

[Derek W]

OP's concerned his stash is going to get found and his mate is going to get done for it / OP's going to get grassed up for it

 

[=XDC=FluphyBunny]

Your friend is guilty and once the police have collected the relevant information they will re-arrest him and fine him / chuck him in prison or whatever is relevant to the crime he committed. With luck they will read this, become aware of your complicity, and arrest you to

 

[Brizzles]

If hes been released without charge then for the time being he's ok but it doesnt always mean its the end of the matter.

If further evidence comes to light then he could be re-arrested.

This, not enough evidence to pursue the charge at this time

 

[dowie]

This is irrelevant to the question.

no it isn't, no reason why they couldn't charge him later if they have a case but really the important thing that you've left out is whether it actually was his vehicle

 

[Tefal]

The vehicle legitimately belongs to my friend. I suppose is the more relevant question would be can the police subsequently accuse my friend of any other offence given that police have only 24 hours to investigate and bring a charge? Or is the case legally consigned to history now the time has expired? In the time my friend was held the police had every opportunity to investigate all avenues of crime and couldn't bring charge due to lack of evidence is the outcome that is assumed.

.this sounds very much like "the car has been used for illegal stuff/theres a bag of drugs in there somewhere, if they find out can they charge him"


Wild stab in the dark your friend broke up with a partner and stole the couple car

 

[G-MAN2004]

This doesn't sound dodgy at all...

 

[Marky]

This doesn't sound dodgy at all...

Took the words out of my mouth

I've reviewed the evidence, and it seems your "friend" is GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY!

 

[koooowweeee]

It's not like court if you get a not guilty then that's it. You can be re-arested or get a court summons at a later date.

 

[cheesyboy]

My guess: he stole 'his' car back from his recently separated wife/partner.

And yes, he can still be nicked if they get appropriate evidence.

 

[Housey]

This thread......it's one of 'those' threads isn't it...

 

[Marky]

"My friend took a car that didn't belong to him, he explained it was a misunderstanding and was released. Is that the end of the matter, or if they find out that the car was actually stolen and not borrowed as he said, can they arrest him?"

Yes. Regardless of the charge, if he is released, if further evidence finds him guilty (of any offence) he will be arrested and charged.

 

[dowie]

This thread......it's one of 'those' threads isn't it...

yup... and we shouldn't be surprised to find out later that this 'friend' is actually the OP himself

 

[Marky]

yup... and we shouldn't be surprised to find out later that this 'friend' is actually the OP himself

Hopefully this is just a pre-thread to an awesome "Anonymous Confession"

 

[peterwalkley]

On past form, the thread will be deleted or OP will delete all his posts again.

 

[mattyfez]

My guess: he stole 'his' car back from his recently separated wife/partner.

And yes, he can still be nicked if they get appropriate evidence.

If it's something like this it could be messy, as being registered keeper is not necessarily proof of ownership, a purchase receipt is proof of ownership.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

Spoiler

captain dilbert was the one who got pulled over / arrested.

 

[Uther]

I suspect it might help to know whose vehicle it was that "your friend" was driving.

This is irrelevant to the question.

I lolled.

 

[Will]

If he's been released without charge and told there would be no further action then he's unlikely to be charged or dealt with further for this matter at a later date, unless further information comes to light that the police know nothing about at the moment.

If there were still active lines of enquiry but not enough evidence to charge him whilst he was still in custody, then they'd have probably given him a date to come back and answer bail (with conditions imposed or possibly unconditional bail dependent upon the circumstances of the offence they are investigating).

Upon his release the custody sergeant should have explained in pretty simple terms what was happening mind, he would have had opportunity to ask any questions at that point.

 

[Von Smallhausen]

A friend of mine was recently arrested after being pulled over and subsequently accused of theft of a motor vehicle. He was locked up for just over 20 hours and then released 'without charge', i.e not on bail. Upon arrest the police seized the vehicle.

Is my friend at risk of being charged with any offence relating to this vehicle following the previous arrest or does the fact he was released without charge exonerate him and bring an end to the matter?

Very little information to go on seeing as the full circumstances aren't known.

If he has been released without charge then he has either been eliminated from enquiries by investigation or there was insufficient to charge him with the theft.

He cannot be arrested further for the offence unless further evidence comes to light.

 

[phonemonkey]

No one through the legal system is guilty of what they are accused of, silly

The ownership of said vehicle is quite important to the question. Being released without charge merely means the popo don't see your friend as at risk of doing a runner. They can then build a more solid case to throw the book at him.

The only option is a one way ticket to Panama

Umm, no. It means there's insufficient evidence to charge a him at present. If they believed there was sufficient evidence they'd have charged him and then released him on bail/authorisedchis detention based partly on his flight risk.