still havnt heard anything from the police, do i have to let them know im moving house

[tinkerbell1972]

ok girls and boys, its me again, the lady who was going to have a visit from a police officer after her nutty ex boyfriends g/f tried to accuse her of harrassment. Well its been over five months now and i still havnt heard anything not a whisper......the problem is im planning to move house v soon so as stupid as it may seem where do i stand with this. this is probably stupid to ask but i was never charged with anything and he never got back to me. where do i stand now, do i have to let them know im moving house or what. totally confused now help

[Barmaid]

Are you on bail?

[shoota]

If you are not on bail I am not aware of any requirement to notify a change of address to anyone you don't want to.

[Barmaid]

OK, you probably aren't on bail (sorry, only skim read question, due to birthday over indulgence). If you haven't been bailed, there is no reason why you should let anyone know you are moving (other than the people you would ordinarily need to).

[starone]

If you haven't heard anything in five months perhaps they decided to drop the charge. Have you got any contact numbers whereby you could contact the police and ask them what is happening?

[tinkerbell1972]

hi no im not on bail, they never charged me with anything, they never got back to me in saying they would come and see me to talk about it, ive basically been left hanging

[tinkerbell1972]

is it possible theyve charged me with harrassment without me knowing about it, i never signed anything or even saw a police officer, just dont know how the law works

[shoota]

You have to be there to be charged.
It is possible to be summonsed by post but if you havn't received anything yet that is extremely unlikely.
There were probably no grounds to proceed.......

[tinkerbell1972]

thanks, how long have they got to charge me before their time runs out, its been almost five months is there a time limit on these things

[jackthehat]

The Police Officer probably filed the complaint in the round open-topped filing cabinet on his office floor immediately after having spoken to you.

It would have been nice if someone had contacted you to tell you that nothing was going to happen.....but I suppose they may have thought that it would serve as a stern lesson *not* to get involved in such a situation again.

Move house and put everything about this behind you. :o)

[tinkerbell1972]

thanks for all your replies, is it worth contacting the charging officer to find out what is going on or shall i just leave it now

[shoota]

Stretching my memory - and I have to say I'm not certain of this - I think a notice of intended prosecution has to be served within 2 weeks and the actual papers within 6 months. But that might be just Road Traffic Act offences.
If you havn't heard by now in a criminal case I would suggest you have nothing to worry about.

[jackthehat]

If it will put your mind at rest, try and contact whoever you last spoke to. S/he may not even remember the incident, if I'm honest.

If you can put it behind you without doing so, I'd do that!

Stop fretting....:o)