thehodeo - I play both sides - My wife is an OU grad, but her daughter and our money go to OSU. I save my venom for motorists who tell me that I'm riding on their road.

I omitted some of the details - The pawn shop did not return the guy's $900 right away, although I was told by the detective that reputable pawn shops usually do. Inference understood. I believe that the pawn shop is obligated to return the money.

The detective knocked on the bad guy's door a few times and spoke with him by phone, and he agreed to come in for questioning but didn't. So a warrant was issued for his arrest. If he can't be found/fails to appear/starts dragging this thing out, then there's a process to return stolen property to its rightful owner, which is me now that I've struck a deal with my insurer. It will be months - not weeks - but not many months I'm told.