Thank you all for your prayers and concern. I fell asleep in the chair not long after I returned from the Police Station. Nobody at the desk seemed to be able to explain what "conversion of trust" meant once I got down there. Not only that, but the officer said "you don't want to report the car as stolen if your daughter has it unless you intend to file charges against her." I said my intent is to call attention to the vehicle in the event that she is no longer in possession of it, to which he replied "Ma'am, that's just speculation at this point". So I said where do we go from here? And his reply to me was "Go home, and wait for your daughter to come home. This stuff happens all the time." I AM LIVID. dandelion, I can't think you enough for finding Thomas Hurley's phone number. I am going to call him now and I have e-mailed Erin Martell as well, although I am not expecting an answer anytime soon since it's an edu e-mail addy.
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When this is all over with you need to have a serious talk with the police chief. The police may see this all the time, but parents don’t. Their callous attitude needs to be called on the carpet.
I am praying for your daughters safe return home and asking Jesus to give you some comfort.
"Conversion of trust" means you trusted your daughter with the car, but she betrayed your trust, I think. (Not that I'm a lawyer.)
Do you know a lawyer in your area who will tell you if you HAVE to file charges against your daughter if it turns out she's just acting irresponsibly?
So far as the speculation part goes, I think I'd rather be safe than sorry, although I'm sure the chief is correct about that sort of thing happening frequently.
Prayers that you are hugging your daughter very shortly.Thanks for the update.
tell them to issue an Amber Alert, using your car description and tags. This is too long now.
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