How much time will they give me if I turn myself in for first degree theft?

NO!! Call a lawyer and go visit with the lawyer. The lawyer can contact the police. Also contact a bondsman about making a your bond. Who knows what kind of time you will get IF they can make a case but it will be from probation or 5 to 99 years in prison.

If it is charged as a felony, which is usually the case for 1st Degree Theft, you are looking at a possible jail sentence of 1 to 3 years depending on the circumstances of the crime. With regards to the police officer that left the message, you should not call him back, discuss this with anyone, including the police officer or make any statements to anyone, especially the police officer. You need to contact an experienced criminal defense attorney immediately for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding your situation. He/she would then be in a better position to analyze your case and advise you of your options. Your attorney should be the one to call the officer back, make arrangements for you to turn yourself in and have a bail bondsman ready to bail you out. With the exception of your attorney, under no circumstances should you talk to anyone about this, especially the police. Good Luck.

You should call an attorney and arrange to go into court and surrender yourself on the warrant. This will maximize the chances of walking back out again. Do not plead guilty right away even if you are. You lose all bargaining power by doing so and there is almost always something that can be worked out.

You should hire an attorney to go with you to a meeting with the police. Have your attorney make the contact with the police to set up the meeting.

No. You have the right to remain silent, and the only reason the cop wants to talk to you is so you can incriminate yourself on the phone. You need to hire a lawyer before you make a wrong move.

Your case must be in New York. In New Jersey, the most serious theft charge is a second degree charge. You should give me a call. You should call him back to make it more likely that you bail will not be huge.

Yes, you should call him back and make arraignment to turn yourself in.

In SC, there are several different factors (not mentioned herein) which would weigh into this particular decision making process. You should consult with a local attorney immediately regarding this situation. No action and/or inaction should be pursued based upon this information and it should not be applied to any particular situation without additional consultation in person with a local attorney.