Make sure you load everything out. I'm sorry. >> On December 5th, 2023, officers responded to a reported shoplifting at a Target store in EAM Township, New Jersey. A woman detained by Store Loss Prevention was turned over to officers for further investigation. She quickly admitted her mistake and broke down in tears, fearing her children would see her in handcuffs. What followed was an emotional encounter that balanced accountability with compassion. >> Is that the boss prevention back here? >> Where's the loss prevention for you to see a lost prevention follow in the parking lot? She approached and arrived. What are you >> los prevention? >> Hey AP, could you come to get service older daughters saying is that the receipt? >> Yeah. $244. Okay. Um, like I said, she she dies everything up, walk out, pay for like cool items. >> She document what what she did pay for. >> Yeah, she still has that. She's the one in control of that stuff. That's all stuff. >> Okay. >> All right. Where's she at? >> Okay. >> So, it's not just >> 164. It's going to be uh one of the first vehicles in front of the exit. >> Where's your receipt? >> I got it. 355. I'm sorry. >> Hi, ma'am. >> Hi. >> I'm officer Buchi with the Euchan Police Department. What happened today? Um. Uh. No. No. I don't know. I thought I thought you the police weren't coming. >> Oh my gosh. >> Listen. I'm I'm just trying to figure out what's what's going on. Okay. So, >> my kids are in the car. >> So, listen, man. We are out with the kids, okay? They're okay. >> Oh my gosh. >> Just just just listen to me real quick. Okay. Just stay calm. >> Just try and take a deep breath, okay? Um, obviously this gentleman here, well, sounds like you tried to bag some items and leave the store. Okay. >> Can you just be honest with us and just tell us what happened today? >> Yes. I just >> I had some stuff in a bag that I didn't want my kids to see that was for Christmas that I was going I didn't mean to take all of it. >> Okay. >> And I paid for some stuff and I left this I didn't leave the store. I was like only out like just checked out. >> Okay. Did you walk past the register after you checked out with those items that weren't paid for? >> Yes. Like I went to the selfch checkout and I bought some stuff, >> but you didn't pay for some of the other stuff. >> Yes. >> All right. All right. Do you have um you just want to give me your purse real quick? >> Do you have your driver's license in there? >> Oh, you have it. Perfect. >> So, you take that off for me? >> Yes. I think I I actually gave him the wrong license. >> That's fine. That That works. >> Does not matter. Okay. >> That one works. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, I'm supposed to set that over here. >> Stay a fair. Can you stand up for me? Face that wall. >> I'm getting arrested. >> Yeah. So, shop with things. A uh >> Oh my god. >> Still cry. >> I'm going to call my husband or something. >> Okay. Listen. You got Let me Let me get your handcuffs, [laughter] man. Listen. Listen to me. Okay. What we're going to do is once we get all this figured out here, you got We're good. Oh my god. It's okay. Listen. Have you ever done this before? >> No. >> Okay. So, listen. I'm just going to give you a piece of paper. >> Mhm. >> And you're going to leave tonight from from from our police department. You're not going to the jail. You have no warrants or anything like And you just got to make sure you attend that court date. Okay. >> Yes. All right. Um, what? Do you know your husband's phone number? >> Not off the top of my head. My cell phone is right there. Oh my god. >> So, do you mind if we uh do you mind do you mind if we go in there? >> Get to me. He can't get to me. He doesn't have a car to get to me. >> Does he have a That's >> so what's his >> I don't know. I don't know. >> Relax. Hey, take here. >> I don't know. He has no >> Okay, listen, Alison. What I need you to do is take a deep breath. >> Everything's [laughter] going to be okay. >> So, listen. The calmer we stay. >> The better resolutions we can find and the quicker we find them. Okay? >> I don't want to upset my husband right now. He doesn't have a way to get to me. I don't know what to do. Okay? Um, keep scroll down. Scroll. Keep scrolling down. Keep scrolling down. Usually he's there if he's closer. Okay. Keep scrolling down. >> It should say Russell. >> Can I find him in contact? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> It'll say >> Okay. So, let's do Is that right here? Ice. >> No, that's not him cuz he's he's his phone broke. So, he's using an iPad right now. >> Okay. >> Only thing Is this it right here? Russell new. >> Set the 609459. >> It should say text now because he's using an iPad. >> It's um >> Oh, right. right right here. >> The text now number. >> Can you keep going? I just want to make sure it's right. Keep going. That's as far as it goes. >> Oh my gosh. Where is it? >> Is it this red one right here? It says Russ. >> The third one from the bottom. Text now. There. Yes. There's no way to even get to me though. >> Listen. Listen. We'll figure it out. Okay. We're gonna figure it out. >> Listen, we're gonna figure it out. >> All right. >> Oh, I'm so embarrassed. Please, >> it happens. Listen, it happens. >> I'm right over the Medford border. >> Gotcha. All right. So, I'm going to put this right back in your purse. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Put this license in there as well so I don't lose. >> Do you have anything in your pockets? >> No. >> Okay. No weapons or anything like that? >> No. >> Okay. >> Just putting your license. >> Are you guys able to get the surveillance? >> Yeah. So they're they're filling out the the um problem call statement and then he's getting the footage. They're going to meet come down the station. All right. So do me a favor. Hang out with them while I while I put her in the car real quick. >> I'm going to grab this. They're not. [laughter] >> They're right in the front. Yes, they are. >> So listen, my car is in front of the door. Just take a deep breath. All right. >> I'm so embarrassed. >> What a female. >> Can I Can you guys handcuff me and can I just walk out, please? >> No. We got to do it this way. I don't want anyone to see me. Hold on one second. >> All right. >> The side door, >> please. I don't get to see me. >> Which way is that? >> Um, there's a door you can get through in the back here. Can we go out this prevention? >> Yeah, right here. >> All right. Do me a favor. Um, >> hold on. Let me let you through here and I'll go there. >> We're going to >> Yeah, they're getting me surveillance now. Hold on one second right here. >> Thank you. Hold on one second, man. >> All right. Here's what we're going to do. What's your name? >> Alison. >> All right. I'm going to put our police car like on this door here so we can put you in the car and she won't see it. >> Is your 14-year-old going to be okay for like 15 20 minutes with your daughter? >> Yeah. >> While we go back, you're going to have to get processed. >> Yeah. >> But I'm just going to put this car as close as I can to this door so your daughter doesn't see what's going on. Okay. Just give me a couple minutes. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> One second. Stay. >> Thank you. Right here. All right. >> You want to I mean, if you want to do the transport, it's fine. >> Here's what I'm going to do, ma'am. I'm going to put these are all your bags, obviously. Okay. The one bag you actually did pay for merchandise. That's yours. Okay. I'm going to put all these in your car with your kids. >> Can you tell my old >> Okay. That nothing's wrong with me, please. Thank you. >> Or I can communicate with you so we can figure out. >> Okay. >> Okay. Have you you've never done this, right? You never Okay. >> So, like like the officer for duty here. Okay. Okay. More than likely, you're going to go back down some paperwork. >> I'm just going to double lock these. Okay. So, they don't tighten up on you. >> And then you're going to get a piece of paper to court date. We're going to drop you right back off here. Oh, it's going to happen. >> Okay. >> But you got to give us a little little bit of time so we could do the paperwork and everything. >> I'm just so embarrassed. There's no excuse for it. I'm I've never been in trouble for anything. >> So, listen. That's that's going to work in your favor. Everybody, everybody makes makes mistakes. Everybody's entitled to second chances. And that's what we're trying to do. Okay? So, all we're trying to we got to we got to do what we we got to do. But the most important thing is what we do after this, right? So, we learn >> we we learn our we learn our lesson. >> Mhm. >> And we move forward. Life goes on. >> And like I said, at the end of the day, it's going to be a piece of paper that that you're going to get with a court date. Just make sure you go to that court date. Be honest. And they're the the the courts are very flexible. They're very um but like I said, the demeanor is everything. Okay. So, we document everything that we have here. So, stay cooperative with us. >> We can work with you. >> I'm trying to see if uh we're going to be able to cut you loose from here. >> Okay. >> So, you just got to give me a couple minutes. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> Uh you got you got her license, Joe. I can check her. >> Yeah. Everything's everything's in here. real quick. >> If you want to stay here, I'm going to go put these in the car. >> Here, let me get her DL in there. Right here. >> Just like a traffic ticket, but then >> All right, I'm going to go check her real quick and then um put these in her car. Where do you want to go? >> Put these in my car. >> No, in her car cuz these are all hers. Like nothing. >> Check with SG. See what you want to do with that. >> Hey, what do you want to do? You want to put these in her car? like this. Stand by. 228. County >> 2280. >> Can you check one adult female all around by New Jersey DL please? Cotus as well. Okay. Yep. I got her DL right here. She's coming to cut off suspended. I'm just confirming her with quib with code and with five. >> Yeah. >> All right. Just tell her she can't drive, but she's parked. So, I'm just confirming it with with with five and then I guess we'll just take care of it from here at at the PD. >> Sounds Sounds like a plan. Heat. Heat. 22 188 county >> 228 >> Alison Cl has a suspended driver's Negative for NCIC, negative for warrants, negative for COD. >> Thank you. Good. Thank you. Good. >> Yep. Officer Duchi here is going to take this off you grab all your stuff. We're going to escort you out this way and then I am going to sit out my car here just till you get out and get to your kids just so we make sure they're okay. And then we're >> stand out for me. Thank you. >> I'm so sorry. >> Listen, listen to the half happens. Like I said, now it's now it's all about learning from your mistakes, right? >> Yes. I'm so sorry. >> Every once in a while they uh catch >> this one. You said, "Have you ever been?" No. >> There we go. So 29 tucker in row down her identifies everything. >> Yes. Okay. >> 5.3. >> You're good. So So what's going to happen is I'm going to fill out the paper paperwork for you at the at the police department. You're going to get in the mail. Okay. >> There's going to be a court date associated with that. Make sure you attend that. >> Okay. >> If you have a lawyer or >> that's totally up to you. Um I can't make you any kind of suggestions for any legal purposes or anything like that. I'm not allowed to do that. So here's your old driver's license. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, so basically what I can do is um I can basically recommend to you there's a phone number that's going to be at the bottom. It's going to be the court's phone number. >> If you need if if you need any kind of alterations for court dates, if you need any time if you did want to get representation or anything, >> call that number. >> Call that number. Let them know you just need a little little bit of time. Let them know you got kids that >> they'll be willing to work with you. Most things are um virtual anyway. >> Okay. Um, so you can always request that it be a a virtual hearing. Um, but um, other than that, pretty you're pretty much going to gonna be good. Just make sure you keep an eye on that in the mail. If you don't receive it in the next couple days, give us give us a call. >> Okay, I will. >> All right. Um, cuz I'm going to have it done done tonight. I'm going to put it in the mail tonight. So, it should go out tomorrow. You should have it by Friday. >> Okay. All right. Look forward then. >> I believe the court date is going to be December 13th. >> December 13th. >> December 3rd 13th. So, it's a Tuesday. Okay. Happy. Okay. Okay. Thank you so much. No problem. What's your name? Uh, >> Verduchi. >> Okay. Verduchi. >> Yeah. Very Italian. >> Yes. And what's your name? >> Arlada. >> Arlada. Okay. Thank you both for being so nice. You look familiar to me. Both of you kind of look familiar. Um maybe at the um at >> I met a lot of >> August and um like at a community night or >> Yeah. So I I was one of the uh community policing officers for a long time. So, I was at a lot of community events, so you probably recognize me from >> my kids. Yeah, sometimes I'm just so embarrassed with my four kids. I'm so sorry. >> Like I said, listen, we get these all the time. Uh, like I said, and I give the same advice to everybody. Most important thing is how you bounce bounce back from this. Everybody makes makes mistakes, even adults. Um, so now the most important thing that that we do is we learn from that from that mistake. We bounce back from it. Handle handle whatever it is that you got to handle on the court side. That way it's done. Um like I like I said um did my sergeant let you know though know your license is suspended? >> My license is suspended. I well I told him that I was working with like I had a traffic issue that I had a lawyer for. Okay. Um and I went to we'll go over here in Medford Lakes and um just like it was an issue where my registration was expired and then sure if I had a warrant but they weren't sure where it was from or whatever but I didn't know that. Okay. >> Okay. So, um, I'll explain to you how to take care of the restorations for for for the suspended. >> So, >> yeah, cuz I've I've taken care of all the court stuff like for >> So, the way the way driving while suspended work is um it's a it's a two-way two-way thing. It's DMV and the courts work together and that's how your license gets suspended overall. >> Yeah. >> So, what you do first, make an appointment with DMV. Let them know and officer let me know that my license was suspended. Um, they'll make you an appointment time. Um it's usually in the same deck. >> Uh so so what what what you'll do is you'll go down there, you'll pay a restoration fee. Um I'm not exactly sure what the restoration fees are. Um >> and then basically what you'll do is um >> Shank has their own port system, right? >> We go to Medford Lakes. They do, but we go to Medford Lakes for everything. Just we they do have like their they're own township, but we just go to Medford Lakes because it's small and I think it's easier. We use their judge. >> Okay. So, >> but I took care of all the court stuff like that. >> Yeah. So, what So, what I would do, um, you get the restoration taken care of. >> Okay. >> Um, what what what what you do then is you have to go to go to me for legs for for the courts. >> Like I had like a a fine for them. I I'm like paying on it every month. >> Okay. So, typically what happens is if you're if if you're if if they suspend your license, 99% of the time it's because there was insurance lapse. >> Okay. >> That's typically what it is. Um, I've seen a couple other things, but it's mostly due to insurance laps. Okay. >> So, um provide >> what it is. >> Don't even go don't even do that. Just go to DMV. Provide them provide them with a valid insurance. Yes. >> Um so, provide them. >> I say your daughter's asking for you. But, um so that's exactly what I what I would do is um >> No, it's no problem. So, like I said, make >> to drive home. Let me drive home. So, I got to tell you, you technically can't. >> We're not going to sit with you. We're not going to babysit you. Just But just so you know, you can get pulled over for it. >> Okay. >> Um, and it's a state mandate that we issue that we have to issue the summons for a driving while suspended, which makes it even longer of a court process. Right. >> So, if you do decide to drive, be careful. >> Okay. Um, just go right home, right? >> Exactly. Um, but like I said, we're not going to babysit you. We don't tow cars or I don't tow cars. Um, so like I said, just make sure um contact DMDMD. That's the first step in anything. Um, you've got to pay the restoration with them. They'll give you the paperwork for it. >> Okay? >> And then you go then you give that to the courts. You show them that that your car is restored. You show them that you have valid insurance on it. Um, and then typically they'll they'll lift the suspension for you for that. >> Okay. Okay. Cuz I went to court. So I So maybe I just didn't go to the DMV and I didn't get that paper and pay that restoration fee. So, I'm not sure when it got suspended cuz I I would I would have to inquire about that. >> Well, I just went to court. It was just for um it was just in uh the very end of like October. I went October 28th, I think. >> So, typically what happens is if you change insuranceances, if you didn't notify um your new insurance company to start it beforehand, >> typically that's how it gets suspended is if there's any kind of lap New Jersey, you have to have liability insurance in order to operate. >> Yeah. So, just make sure you have a valid insurance before you go to DMV because they won't restore you unless you had it. >> Right. And have my card with me. >> Exactly. So, as long as you have all your docs with you, bring your license, bring your bring your registration, bring your insurance card. >> Um, and just say, "Officer, let me know my reg my uh license was suspended. I just need to get it get restored." They'll they'll basically they'll ask you for the for the proof of insurance and all that. And then basically, you'll pay the fee or you can set up the payment plan with them. And then um they'll they'll be able to help help you out from there. They'll give you a piece of paper. It's either pink or blue or something. Okay. Um and then then you'll go to Metro Lakes Court and you'll just say, "Hey, listen. I was told by an eam officer my light my license was suspended. I got it restored through DMV. Um >> you didn't get a traffic summon. Make sure you specify that." >> Okay. >> Cuz otherwise you would come to AR. >> Right. Right. >> Um so just let them know you didn't receive a traffic summon, but you were told to come here to make sure that everything was any more problems. Exactly. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Exactly. That's the most important thing that I want to make sure. >> Um >> they'll have the video to pick up on Friday. >> Appreciate. Um so like like I said, you'll have everything set up for you. Um you'll have everything mailed to you Friday. >> Okay. >> Um or by Friday or Monday at the absolute latest this Tuesday, so I would assume Friday. >> Okay. >> Um >> you'll see it's going to have an eam Township tag on the front of it. So if you want to keep it from your husband or something, just keep an eye out for it. But um like I said, it's just going to be as >> you are all set. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> No problem at all. Best of luck with everything. Okay. If you have any questions, feel feel free to give us a call. We're more than happy to help you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> No problem. Have a great rest of your night. >> 1648. This body camera footage documents officer's response to a reported retail theft, their investigation at the scene, and their interaction with the woman involved. Based solely on the conduct observed in the video, the following possible charge may apply. Possible charge. Shoplifting. According to the officers, the woman was issued a criminal complaint summons and released at the scene. She was instructed to appear in court on the scheduled date. This video is presented forformational, educational, and documentary purposes. It does not determine guilt or innocence. All individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of