Not surprisingly, during the holidays there is an increase in crime such as retail theft. More people going out to the stores and malls means more potential acts of shoplifting and other petty crimes. Perhaps the stress of the holiday season adds to it. People feel the need to have items to give to family…

Germantown, Tennessee is a suburb of Memphis located in Shelby County.  Because it is outside the Memphis city limits, it has an independent municipal government including its own court system.  If you are charged with a crime in Germantown your case will be heard in the Municipal Court located at 1930 South Germantown Rd.  Germantown court convenes one…

In Tennessee, shoplifting is formally called Theft of Property $500 or less. Theft in Tennessee is graded by dollar amounts–$500, $1000, $10,000, and anything over $10,000. Theft $500 or less is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable up to 11 months and 29 days in jail.  If a client is charged with shoplifting it is of…

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