Yes you can order them to pick pocket or steal things and if they get caught they can go to jail. You can bust them out or pay for the crime.
How do you get your stuff back after being arrested in Skyrim?
Go to the local jail where you were arrested, go inside, and while sneaking, either lockpick the chest labeled “Stolen Goods” or pickpocket the key to it from a nearby guard in the jail.
Can Lydia get arrested?
IIRC followers can sometimes get arrested for trespassing.
Where do stolen goods go?
Where are stolen items sold? Burglars and thieves usually steal valuables to turn a profit. Pawn shops are the most common places to recover stolen items. But online listing sites like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are increasingly popular places to sell stolen goods.
What happens if a follower steals something in Skyrim?
If you tell a follower to get all the items from a chest, even if the item in the chest is marked red (meaning that if you took it, it would be labelled stolen), when your follower ‘steals’ it, it isn’t considered stolen.
What happens if you steal something in the Elder Scrolls?
If a follower is ordered to take an item, it will not appear in their inventory as stolen. However, if they are seen doing it, the Dragonborn will receive a bounty. This is a useful way to launder goods after stealing them, by going somewhere private, dropping any stolen goods, having a follower pick them up,…
How do you claim stolen goods in Skyrim?
You can claim stolen goods by reverse-pickpocketing them onto someone and then killing them. Find some bandits or other hostile NPCs and if you can manage to place it on the bandits and kill them, you can loot them and obtain “clean versions” of the items you have placed on them.
Is it possible to remove the stolen flag in Skyrim?
When you sell the stolen goods to a fence, or a merchant if you have the perk, and repurchase it, it will no longer be stolen. There are some items that retain the stolen flag, such as unique items from the Falmar museum. The easiest way to do this: Sneak up to some kind of humanoid enemy (for example, a Necromancer).
