I bought something from an online 2nd hand electrical shop a few months ago and have been contacted by the police who’ve informed me it was stolen from a shop with alot of other goods.
The officer I spoke to took some details and said basically I will probably be able to keep it but I have to hold onto it until the court case is finished. He then said I’d have to sign a form and he’d post it to me.
So the form arrived today and it’s actually a witness statement. I’ve got no issue with anything he’s said or signing the statement but there’s a sentence saying ‘I am willing to attend court if necessary ‘ which I never said on the phone.
Now I live in the lakes and this case is right down south so I don’t really want to attend court as its a long way to travel.
Can I just cross this sentence out and sign my alteration?
Thanks
Edited to remove a few details