I took $5.00 from my father's wallet when I was around 11. He noticed and blew a gasket at my sister and brother. I was the goody-two-shoes younger sibling and was never considered a possible candidate for the thief. He came down heavily on both of them and they each blamed the other, both knowing they hadn't done it.
They were grounded until one of them fessed up, which neither were likely to do, since they hadn't done it. I hadn't spent the money and eventually tucked it into a pocket of my father's jacket. It took another few days for him to find it and he was still mad that someone had taken it but he lifted the grounding (it had been over a week). They continued to blame each other and I never told them otherwise.
