On February 4th, 2025, officers responded to a retail theft call at a Walmart in Molen, Illinois, after two women were stopped with carts full of unpaid merchandise. The women claimed they had been instructed by loss prevention to take the items, but officers quickly realized that wasn't true. >> Do you have any receipts or anything or no? Do you have any receipts? >> Pull them up. Pulling up my receipt messages because I've been working for these two for the longest. >> Oh, okay. We'll just >> search you guys. >> I got the receipts. Your name in here, too. You already know. >> All right. Well, at this point, >> well, I don't know where. >> At this point, you guys are going to be detained. >> Suspicion on retail. >> Yep. >> Okay. We never walked out the door, so we know the rules. Well, you passed the last point of purchase. >> It wasn't the last point. We was at the first point. We know the >> Okay. Well, I'm not going to argue with you right now. I'm just going to read you your guys' rights. >> I'm not going to argue. >> No, we're we're not arguing with you. >> You have the right to stop this interview at any time. Do you understand? >> No. But can I say something? >> Yes. >> All the text messages. They let me come in here and take anything out of here. >> Yeah. Huh? Look, I got the proof, baby. Look. >> Do you understand what I said? >> No, I understand what you're saying, but I'm just letting you know I was able to come in here freely. >> I've been coming here. Yes, sir. You scroll down, baby. This look. No, I have nothing on me. >> But push the messages. That's all the [ __ ] they told me to come in here to get. >> So, if we look at the cameras, we're not going to see you guys stuffing your jackets with any merchandise. >> Oh, I have no jackets. >> That's not even our jacket. >> That's not our jacket. I don't know who jacket that is that you're searching. Go through all of them. >> Yes, I am. >> You got a list for her, too. I >> have nothing. I've been working with you >> and he just called me three times. >> You hear me? >> And it's under the items. >> And when it say boss lady, >> she's boss lady. That's >> right. >> And then if you go to my messenger, I can tell you I've been working for them for 2 years. >> Give me my teeth. >> Don't you don't have to grab me like that. You don't really have a choice. You don't have to grab me like that. You're being aggressive for no reason. >> You really I'm not fighting or hiding anything. So, you don't have to do all that. >> Okay. Well, we're going to look at the footage and we'll determine from there. >> Okay. That's >> You're doing too much. I'm not being aggressive. I'm not fighting. I'm not arg. >> Yep. I'm sure it is. But that's okay. >> You see what I'm talking about? That's unpacking up. >> And when they had the stuff in the truck, that was done in the apparel section in the >> And they never even scanned any of it. >> They still have more stuff in here. >> And they never scanned any of it. >> I know my rights. >> So, yeah. >> What did they pay for? >> What's that? >> What did they pay for? >> You didn't pay for none of the walked out the door. Is this all of it? >> No. Well, the cards. >> The carts. The two carts. >> Walk out the door. They went through the vestib self checks because I didn't go I didn't go through I wasn't it that's not >> okay I still work here >> them work You know what? >> I will take whatever you have there. So, >> you can't take nothing on my phone, baby. I'll pay that phone bill. I'm showing off. >> Oh, no. No. That's fine. You can scroll through all you want. It's fine. >> It says where the money I got. >> Oh, okay. I got it. >> So, it looks like they were in Davenport, too. And they got a hit there in Davenport for them. >> Dport. I have nothing to do with >> almost $800. >> My name is Kisha. >> Kisha. Almost. your life. >> Okay. So, what's going to happen? We're going to separate them cuz they're when we talk to them. So, we're going to ask one to come out here >> and go from there. What do you guys doing here? >> Um them. >> Like I was trying to explain why she was talking. I have nothing to lie about. They already know what's going on and everything. The crazy thing about it is they called us. We wouldn't have never been in here. Her name is, but her name in my phone is boss lady. If you scroll through my phone, all that cat food and sorry, I'm not but they call it people food. So, it's like salami beef. That's all her food. I don't know why she playing dumb as the little the lady that just took the cart. >> Yeah, >> I know her, too. She's in my phone as well. Remember I said that's my cousin. >> He's He's His name is Big C. He just went to the mall. He just called me three times. I have no reason to lie. I wouldn't have never been in here and still ain't called me to come in here. I They've been calling us and telling us to do this for the longest. So, like I told them, if I'm going down, y'all going down, too. Cuz I would never have been able to come in here without y'all permission. She right there. She moves people around for us. >> No. No. I'm not aggressive. I'm not aggressive at all, sir. I'm not saying. >> So, you're saying that you got a call from >> and told us to come here to get the stuff that we got and that stuff that we got? Yes, sir. And I had no reason to lie or I would have never been on You okay? They don't make us pay for these things. >> Who is her partner? Her too. I got stuff. >> So >> they told you to come in, grab these items. >> Yeah. And >> not even notify anyone. >> No one. >> And just to walk out. >> Is that what you're saying? >> Yeah. She moves people around for us. >> Okay. What does that mean? >> Move them around. She's the boss. She can move them around and tell them to go on break. So we walk in the door. >> Okay. Okay. I have no reason to lie. >> All right. >> You seen it in my phone? I gave you my phone. I hear you. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, what are you guys doing here? >> Um, we got a call said that we were able to come in here. He needed a few things. Well, they needed a few things and we could also come in here and get some things for ourselves. >> Okay. You supposed to pay for that? I mean, they just was going to wave the door so we can go through and do what we need to do. >> Okay. Just leave. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Without paying for stuff. >> I mean, some stuff we pay for, some stuff they just let us go through there. >> Okay. Does this happen often? >> Yeah. >> You see the messages? >> How How often? >> You went through the phone, right? >> Yep. I saw them. >> Okay. >> About the last time this happened. >> We got the phone today. We just got a phone call. No, I'm saying it's before this time. When was the last time it happened? >> December. >> December. >> Okay. So, would you say it's like once a month or a couple times? >> Couple times. >> Is it always just you two? >> Step back. >> Oh, that's fine. >> I was about to say he did. >> All right. >> You put him behind my back. >> Yep. At this point, you're gonna be under arrest. >> Sorry, your hair is in the way. >> You want to grab my arm? >> No, you know me walking. Yes, you do. No, he don't. You don't got to grab my arm. I'm just >> It's just something we have. >> No, I'm not going to take off. I promise. >> I'm not I'm not going to use any force. I'm just making sure. It don't matter. >> I have to put MY HOOD ON. >> [laughter] >> YEAH, I AIN'T GOING TO TAKE OFF. I can't even run.