Welcome to Bodycam Central. This footage comes out of Miami, Florida, specifically between 70th and 95th Street. This corridor has been a well-known hotspot for street prostitution, and local residents, pedestrians, and drivers have been filing numerous complaints about women obstructing the roadway and flagging down vehicles. In response, the Miami-Dade Police Department launched a targeted enforcement operation. What the body cameras captured gives us a detailed look at how these operations unfold from start to finish. Don't try to run. Don't try TO RUN. I'M NOT EVEN DOING ANYTHING. YOU CAN SIT DOWN OVER THERE. SIR, you gave me a warning about coming over here. Go over there. Where are you from? Where are you from? I know you're not from Florida. You're from Florida? Stop walking around. I'll get it for you. That No, that can't go through with you. So, go over there. Do you have any knife on you? No, I don't have nothing on me. Why you standing? Can you take this female to the station? Chen, bring her on the side real quick. We should do that over there for you. Bring her over here. Let's 24 her. You're from here? >> Yes, we are. Okay, so what are you doing here? If you're not out here No, hold on. If you're not out here with them, right? What are you doing here? Oh, my boyfriend charged me about scooters. Your boyfriend what? He was charging me about electric scooters. So, why you standing on the corner then? No, I was talking to my friend here. My man right there. Right away, the defendant offers an explanation. She claims she was out here talking to her boyfriend about electric scooters. Now, according to the police report, she was observed wearing high-heel stilettos and a thong, exposing herself to passing traffic. The electric scooter defense is a tough sell under those circumstances. Officers have heard countless cover stories during these operations, and this one was not particularly convincing. Hey, don't don't make things worse for her. Give Give me a second. Let me do my job. What's your last name? Williams. First name? E W L. E? W E. I S E. I? S E. Date of birth? Um 6 16 1990. 6? Where you say you're from again? Investigation, you're going to go to the station. We're going to ask you a couple of questions, and then we'll go from there. Okay? What's the matter with your car? >> Yeah, yeah. Chen, grab the computer. Whose phone is this, huh? Yeah, I got 13 over here. You want your phone for him? Yeah. All right. Excuse me. Back back up. You want to grab her phone? Sit in the middle. Let me You got any knife on you? I I'm searching her. Any Anything I can prick you Let me hold on to the phone. What's this? That's coins. Change. Oh, coins. Okay. I asked you what that was, and you lied to me. No, that was coins. Let me get Let me get Let me get I got coins. I believed you at first, but not anymore. Since you don't got no weapons, I'm going to do a door I'm getting calls from inside the casino. Can you verify that? If you find any bag inside my car, I know that's yours, cuz my car don't have any of that. No problem. So, if you have more, you just let me know. I don't have anything in here. My job right there. Just a car. Your what? Okay, you want that? You want the 10 cents? All right, sit in the middle. All right, when you sit in the middle, then I'll make you walk first. You going to give the phone to him, or you want to keep it? You want him to keep your phone or not? No, you give it to your boyfriend. Give it to the guy over there? Yeah. All right. Go ahead. He gets your phone, right? No, go ahead. I'm waiting for you. Search the car first. You put all that baby oil on you. Where you from? During the process of placing the defendant in the patrol vehicle, the officer notes that she is covered in baby oil. This is a detail worth paying attention to. In street prostitution enforcement, officers are trained to look for indicators of the trade, and excessive use of body oils or lotions is one of them. Combined with the manner of dress described in the report, this observation further supports the officer's basis for the detention. Where you from? You're on the phone? 8301. Excuse me, QT, to the station. I'm going to be transporting two females. Starting is going to be uh 11204 11204. What's going on? 53485 53485. Where are your lights in your car? Right there, the little button. Is that right here? No. Right there. 32828. Take my phone and throw it. Negative. 13502 is on me. What happened? Huh? Yes, [ __ ] Yeah, what happened? I'm trying to find out what happened. You'll know once we get to the station. You know You know why you're here. I was just standing there with my boyfriend, and y'all just grabbed me. That's crazy. You know I got my girl in the [ __ ] car now. From the back of the patrol car, the defendant begins protesting her arrest, claiming her boyfriend was present, and that officers had no reason to detain her. This is a very common reaction during these types of enforcement operations. Suspects will often deflect by citing the presence of a companion, or claiming they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, officers on scene had already observed behavior consistent with the violations they were investigating. You got to be making a lot of money. We're in a normal car. What do you mean? It don't matter. Come on with me. I'm already mad. >> you're They know you're arrested? They know you're What street is this? Y'all got a big ass verse. They probably need to go on and arrest me right now. Maybe you're a cop, too, right? Yeah, I am. First day at the precinct at a car here? You keep coughing and [ __ ] so what do you want me to do? I already said the answer on this [ __ ] I'm saying what's on my phone. All right, can't sit in the front. I got too much stuff inside the front. I ain't talking I ain't I ain't talking to you. I ain't talking. That's busy. Say again? Ain't no joke. You ain't your first day on the beat. [ __ ] Oh, lord. You don't got no other job? She said y'all got other jobs. Just in a way to get some [ __ ] money. Huh? You flirting with me here? No, I'm just being nice. Pretty as hell. You got another job out there. I know you've been waiting for me. For a while. Smell like coconut oil, right? Coconut oil? Yeah, coconut oil and baby oil and No. I know the stuff is on you. The officer and the defendant have a brief exchange about the smell in the vehicle, coconut oil and baby oil. >> [music] >> It might seem like a small detail, but in law enforcement documentation, these kinds of observations can become part of the evidence establishing the nature of the activity. The officer is noting everything, and with the body camera running, all of it is on the record. I just forgot about a blanket. Yeah, I know. Um It is what it is. I ain't seen this [ __ ] All these hours for nothing. All this [ __ ] [ __ ] bro. Damn. Jesus Christ. Come out. Come out. Don't start doing the most. Your stuff is all out. Step out the car. Uh 11204 11204. Oh, man. Upon arrival at the station, the officer decides to conduct a search of the vehicle. During the transport, the defendant was observed repeatedly moving her hands, which is a significant red flag for law enforcement. That kind of behavior suggests the individual may be attempting to conceal or dispose of something. Standard procedure in this situation is to thoroughly search both the suspect and the vehicle. Chen, let me get some some gloves. It's your car, so you can do In the middle. Right here? In the middle, yeah. I need to check this to make sure she didn't put nothing in there. Just go operate to Just go over there. I'll bring the gloves to you. I'm going to check the car. Cuz she kept moving her hands. You sit in the middle? All right, have a seat. Come again, Anisha. Stand up. Stand up. Okay, you don't have to. Move your phone 27 piece. You got jokes, right? >> You got a lighter? I need a lighter. There ain't nothing in there. It's trash. I asked you if you had more. There ain't nothing but trash, but here's all that new on. What What is that? Well, you stuck it in there. I got to make sure, cuz now if you go to the jail with this, that's worse for you. Introducing contraband to the jail. I asked you if you had more. Why you keep talking to me like that? No, I can't do that. How many officers does that make me if I throw stuff out? For me, ain't nothing but trash in here. You got something in your 27 piece? I don't know. Y'all searching yours. This ain't a 27 piece. Stop moving. We ain't letting you out, man. I'm doing a 27 piece. We ain't letting you out. No, let me Let me check. Let me Come on, man. Y'all doing too much. This ain't no weed in here. I'm not going to take it out. Relax. >> going to be out. There ain't no weed in here, man. Chen, here. It's not a weed. It's a little baggie that she got. It's in her little bra. And there it is. Officers locate a small baggie concealed in the defendant's undergarments. She immediately claims it is trash, but the officers are not accepting that explanation. This is a critical moment, because attempting to bring contraband into a correctional facility carries its own separate charge. The officer makes a point of warning her about that. The body camera footage captures all of this in real time, which is exactly why these cameras are so valuable in building a case. What happened? I'm not the one that put you here. I I'm not the one that put this in your bra. That ain't none of the trash. I mean, I guess you finished it. You Ma'am. How do you How do you How do you know you're from Florida? You seen me here before. I don't know. I I arrested you before? Yes. But you don't know I've never seen you before. Yeah. I remember you. So I was wearing the wig, my black wig. Yeah, I remember you. I don't That's why I looked at you like, "Oh, shit." Hey, that's how you walked up to me and saw me. That happened That happened work, huh? Yeah, I saw your ass. Here is a revealing moment. The officer recognizes the defendant from a previous encounter, not by her face or the wig she was wearing, but by her physical appearance. The defendant even admits she remembered the officer. This exchange confirms what the officers already suspected, that this individual has been operating in the area for some time. Repeat offenders are well known to vice units, and despite attempts at disguise, officers who work these corridors regularly tend to remember the individuals they have encountered before. Hey, wait. Hey, I've got I didn't recognize your wig. I saw your ass. You seen me I don't remember her. I don't remember her, though. Is it a wig? We haven't been up here This is the only thing I'm going to throw out here. Cuz there's nothing in here. Cuz this this I can't Yeah, I have court tomorrow. Okay. So you have no warrants or nothing. If you don't tell me who you are, I'm going to fingerprint you and I'm going to hold you for court. I told you already. If you don't tell us who you are, it's going to be a charge of obstruction. You can tell us If you tell us who you are, there won't be a charge or no I can't throw stuff out. What about officers that make me There is something in here. This one, yeah. No. But this I can't cuz of the other bag. Have you ever been arrested for a charge I need to know before I'm from California. California, so All your arrest records in California? Have you been arrested in the United States? United States. Okay. Okay. I'm not throwing out these empty bags. Case discussion. Why you Why you speaking so much? Ms. Williams, stand up. Come over here. Ms. Williams, stand up. Come over here. I'll read you your Miranda rights. You don't want me to read your Miranda rights? Just take me Just take you to the jail? You don't want to talk? Now we reach the Miranda rights advisement. Under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, law enforcement is required to inform suspects of their rights before conducting a custodial interrogation. This includes the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, and the warning that anything said can be used against them in court. Despite hearing these rights, the defendant agrees to speak with the officer. This is actually more common than you might think. Most suspects waive their Miranda rights, often believing they can talk their way out of the situation. I'm going to make you comfortable. I'm going to put them to the front. Turn around. When was the last time you was arrested? I don't know. What's aggravated? You don't have to. Have a seat. Okay, I'm going to read you your Miranda rights. They're written in the car. I'm sure you're aware of what Miranda rights are, right? Yes or no, so I can explain it to you? Why are you crying? What happened? You said it's going to be a bad day for everybody. Guess what? Yeah. Hell no. All right, I'm going to read you your rights. I need you to figure out a verbal life yes or no that you understand what it is I'm reading to you or asking you. You have a right to remain silent. You do not have to talk to me if you do not wish to do so. You do not have to answer any of my questions. Do you understand that right? Yes? Can you verbalize it, please? So you talk to me, anything which you might say may be introduced into evidence in court against you. Do you understand? If you want a lawyer to be present during questioning at this time, hereafter you are entitled to have a lawyer present. Do you understand that right? If you cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, one will be provided at no cost if you want one. Do you understand that right? Knowing these rights, are you not willing to answer my questions without having a lawyer present? Yes or no? Okay, so you're willing to talk to me? Okay. It don't matter. So you're saying it don't matter, I take it that you're willing to talk to me. Whatever. I need you to tell me yes or no. You just can't give me a maybe. Okay. Based off the comment that you made that the ones that are dressed like that make it harder for you. The interrogation begins, and the officer immediately seizes on a statement the defendant made earlier. She had commented that, {quote} "The ones that are dressed like that make it harder for us." {end quote} That statement is significant because it implies an awareness of and involvement in the same activity. The officer presses on this point, and the defendant struggles to explain it away. In interrogation technique, this is known as exploiting inconsistencies, and this officer handles it effectively. He drove you for no reason. We we we were You know we were already in the area. Obviously you guys don't know, right? Mhm. You were what? Mhm. You were what? You was talking to your homeboy, you said? Where you live at? You're homeless? 1638 what? Okay. So you're saying that you were there charging your scooter or you were there working? Yeah. How for how long? Okay, so if you're charging the scooter If you guys charging the scooter, why are you standing on the corner with the rest of the street walkers? You were not with them? So you So you So you weren't working? So you weren't waving cars down? What do you mean for what? So So that wasn't you that I seen waving cars down? Your homeboy what? So you use your phone. Your phone was dead. No, no. My phone was not. I tried to turn your phone on. It was dead. Okay, so in the beginning of this conversation you made a comment saying that they make it hard for the ones that are dressed up. So you're So you're working? But you've been You've been arrested before for prostitution. How How was How was not like that? Why am I supposed to believe you? What other guy was that? So all those times that you've been arrested for prostitution, you you weren't working? So is Is this a coincidence that every time that there's a prostitution sweep, you just get snatched up and you happen to be in the area? No, you don't have to lie. Okay, so So do you have a job? But you weren't doing here now. You were standing on the corner next to prostitutes. Okay, so Yeah, you can't sit there. So you were strutting up strutting the sidewalk, too. That's another thing that you were doing. Okay. I see you're going to keep lying to me. I I already know what you were doing. You You weren't just standing on the corner. You You don't got to try to lie to me. I rather I respect you more if you just keep it G. You were working. You're not You're not even wearing panties. Really? Okay. Okay. We're going to We're going to We're going to scratch this. I'm not going to keep asking you these type of questions or your questions. I'm going to I'm going to just go by what you're saying. Is anyone making you do this? Yeah. Okay, I'm going to turn off my I'm going to turn off my camera. And that concludes this body cam footage. At the end of the encounter, the defendant was formally charged with two offenses: indecent exposure and obstructing a highway. The indecent exposure charge stems from her being observed exposing herself to passing motorists while wearing minimal clothing. The obstruction charge relates to her standing in and around the roadway, causing vehicles to stop abruptly and creating a hazardous traffic condition. For context, 27th Avenue has been a documented [music] problem area for street prostitution for years. The volume of complaints from residents and commuters prompted the Miami-Dade Police Department to conduct these targeted enforcement sweeps. The defendant was one of several individuals detained [music] during this particular operation, which underscores the scale of the issue in this corridor. So, what can we take away from this? The body camera footage provides a transparent and unfiltered look at how these enforcement operations work. From the initial contact through Miranda rights and interrogation. It also serves as a reminder that in the age of body worn cameras, everything is documented. >> [music] >> Every statement, every inconsistency, and every detail is captured on video. And if there is one lesson here, it is this. If you are going to tell the police a story, make sure it is one that actually holds up because the camera is always rolling. If you like this video, be sure to hit the like button and consider subscribing to Body Cam Central so you don't miss our next upload. We think you might be interested in the video that just popped up on your screen. Check it out.