Q: Is it a crime to threaten to burn someone’s personal property
Ex left a message threatening to burn my property
A: If you feel like you have been the victim of a severe threat (at any point), report it to the magistrate. They will be the one to decide whether the threat is sufficient enough to warrant further action.
A: There are a number of possible crimnal offenses in Virgini related to threats being comminicated to a person. If the threats were comminicated in writing or electronic means, such as email, text message, social media, or voicemail, you should take those messages to your loval police or magistrate for them to determine any approprite criminal charges to be beought against your ex.
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