Hello,
I am not sure if you got my last message to you.
I would simply buy her a new tire to replace the old one. No check, pay cash. The less of a paper trail the better. This improves his deniability in the event she does file. If there were no witnesses, it would be his word against hers that this even occurred. At this point, I doubt she is going to file if she hasn't done so in 4 days. He needs to play along for another couple days to put some more time inbetween the incident and any possible complaint.
You are correct in that vandalism needs to be "fresh" in order for the police to take it seriously. There is no set time frame for when a complaint loses credibility, but the more time that passes, the less serious they take it since it then looks like any charges filed are done so in retribution or revenge from a spurned girlfriend. The fact that it was a knife won't matter unless she alleges that he made threats to her person..
I would definitely recommend maintaining all messages she leaves including texts, voicemails and even getting a small tape recorder to record live conversations if they are hostile. It sounds like this is a Spring/Fall romance that has run its course but she doesn't want to let it go. After she makes a few vague threats, he can be proactive and file a restraining order against her for the threats. Then any follow up complaint she files would look like retribution. The RO will ensure that if she is mentally unstable, she can be arrested if she doesn't let it go.
Thanks.
Matt
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