Phantom thefts ?

[bor]

A purely and 100% hypothetical question to all you crime fighters and legal cats:

I tell all my mates that someone has stolen my laptop from my house. The local press get news of the story, which then means plod get news of the story so reluctantly, I file a crime report.

After "an anonymous tip-off", I recover the laptop from a skip further down the road.

In reality, there was no theft, I just a made up story to get attention.

Q1.Have I committed a crime ?
Q2.Would police prosecute for wasting police time ?

Regards,
Dr.Watson

[gone]

bor said:

Q1.Have I committed a crime ?

Yes.

bor said:

Q2.Would police prosecute for wasting police time ? Regards, Dr.Watson

Probably not as the time wasted would not meet guidelines for prosecution.

[bor]

Thanks,

the plot thinnens........

[GKP]

Hmmm, what about if they had "stolen" two sports cars? And you were a manufacturer?

Hypothetically, of course.

[stone]

GKP said:

Hmmm, what about if they had "stolen" two sports cars? And you were a manufacturer? Hypothetically, of course.