FOR WHAT, MAN?
WHAT AM I COMING DOWN FOR?
MAN, RECORD THIS. Do you have any money
to bond yourself out of jail or
anything? No.
Today is my birthday. I was here on the
celebration, what do I got to do so I
can get this situated? I'm
If you ever dreamed about starting your
own business, the people in today's
video might make you think twice about
that idea. Whether they're stealing from
the job, getting drunk and arguing with
cops, or running a shoplifting scheme in
the very store they work at, these guys
are as dumb as they get. So, check out
what happens when dumb employees get
arrested at work. Listen, LISTEN. RELAX,
MA'AM.
SOMETIMES OFFICERS HAVE A SIXTH SENSE
about things. For example, an officer
passing by a Circle K station in Ohio in
May 2023 noticed a blue Chevy Impala in
the parking lot. So, he sent a patrol to
check it out. Then, as the officers were
observing the Chevy, they noticed an
employee watching them through the
window. My name's Darren. You wouldn't
happen to know whose car that is that
you're just
Is that your car?
What's your name? Um What's your name?
Rochelle Biggs. Okay.
The plates are coming back to a
different car. Do you know something
about that?
No. How long have you had that car?
Um
not like three months. What's that?
Three months. I bought it from somebody.
Okay. So, the plates are coming back to
a different car. When we run the plates,
the plates that are on it come back to a
Chevy Equinox. So, obviously that's not
an Equinox.
And the plates are expired as of last
year.
So, I got to call the person
who I bought it from cuz it doesn't say
that. But, do you mind Do you mind
moving that piece of paper so I can
verify the VIN on that car?
Well, we got to get in the car. I got to
take you home to come back here.
All right. The officers were already
informed that the plates belong to a
person who had an active warrant. So,
they were most likely ready to make an
arrest if needed. The question was, who
was this woman and was she the
perpetrator or was she just a victim of
a scam?
What's that? What's the problem with the
car or what?
So, I'll I'll talk to you out here. It's
your business not out here. Can you come
over here, please?
Take your hand out of your pocket while
we're talking. So, another officer drove
by, just take your hand out of your
pocket. Appreciate it. Another officer
drove by, ran the plates. Plates comes
back to a 2014 Chevy Equinox. That's Do
you have any weapons on you? No. Do you
mind if I pat you down real quick? Yes,
you can. Okay. That way you can put your
hand in your pocket. You're good.
So, the plate comes back to a 2014 Chevy
Equinox. Okay, that's not an Equinox.
That's a Chevy Impala. The license
plates are expired as of last July.
Okay?
Um so, we just want to verify the
registration of the vehicle.
Um Well, you got a piece of paper there
on the VIN that's half covered up. Do
you have your ID on you, first?
No, I didn't bring it cuz I was already
at work, you know.
Right.
Judging from her body language, her
facial expression, and her overall
attitude toward the cops, I would say
she already knew about the mismatching
plates. But, these officers decided to
play it cool and casual. We're not
trying to cause you any problems, but
obviously there's a vehicle out here
with plates that aren't matching. We
just want to verify and make sure the
car's not stolen or anything like that.
Mhm. I got to call the
And you don't have to call anybody. No,
I got to call the person who owns the
car. Do you know that there's nothing
that that person's going to be able to
do right now.
What's your social?
I don't know my social by heart. I don't
have my wallet on me. How old are you?
I'm 24. Okay.
Just hold on hold on. No, you don't have
to call anybody. Although it looks like
she is hiding something, the woman
allowed the officers to check the VIN
number. Pretty soon they got notified
that she had multiple warrants out for
her arrest. Most likely the story of how
she bought the car from some guy was a
lie.
So, looking at the VIN of the car, it
obviously comes back to a 2007 Impala,
which is what it is. It hasn't been
registered since 2021.
All right.
It's a long time ago.
The plates that's on it, as I already
explained, don't belong to that car. So,
I'm towing the car. How can you do that
though cuz the car not moving? I I can
You cannot do that. The car not moving.
do that.
I can do that. Just wait. Don't come
back to that vehicle.
You also
You also have
I'm about to put my camera on. You can
put your camera on, but come over here
and talk. I'm going to explain some
stuff. I'm going to explain some stuff.
I'm going to explain some stuff. Get
away from the door. Come over this way
so people can get in the door.
Why does she think that repeating the
same thing over and over again will do
any good? That's just dumb. What isn't
dumb is her trying to get everything on
camera, hoping the cops would do
something unlawful. However, these
officers remained professional and
continued trying to resolve the
situation peacefully. Miss Ross, please
don't make the situation worse. This
gentleman is trying to get in the store.
Come over here.
Come over here so I can speak to you.
Come over here.
No, we're not going to We're not going
to put your business out in the middle
of the store. You're already creating a
show right here.
Come out Come out here so this gentleman
can get outside.
Miss Ross.
Walk over here so this gentleman can get
out.
Miss Ross.
Will you step over here so I can speak
to you about this vehicle? These guys
are trying to get into the store.
I already explained to you what's going
on with this car. Step over this way.
Step over this way, please, so somebody
can get in the store.
This is so insane. What does she think
she'll accomplish by hanging on to that
door and blocking customers from
entering the store? Whatever was going
through her mind, she was about to make
things much worse.
Miss Ross, stop.
Miss Ross, stop.
Stop.
Get away from Stop.
Come on. You're creating a show. Stop.
Miss Ross, stop.
People are trying to get into the store.
Stop, Miss Ross.
Please stop.
Stop.
Stop.
Stop.
Stop.
Stop.
STOP.
DON'T BITE.
STOP.
STOP.
CAN YOU CAN YOU GET A proper
All right. Stop.
Stop.
Stop. Funny how she tries to get her
coworkers to do or say something. But,
I'm pretty sure Melissa doesn't want to
get involved in all this craziness. This
suspect is so delusional, she actually
believes that if she didn't do anything
to the officers personally, the officers
have no right to touch her. And that is
just bananas. Listen to this.
If you would have just
You would have just cooperated and
walked over to the car.
You are on the camera. Our vehicle
has a camera.
We are right here. We are on the camera.
You got a couple of warrants.
Who is that?
I wonder what kind of criminal law
degree she has for her to think that she
can tell the cops what they are and
aren't supposed to do. And whoever the
woman on the phone was, she was not
helping anyone by confirming the
suspect's dumb statements.
Okay. They do not supposed to do that.
over to the car so now I can explain to
you some stuff.
We're on here, Miss. We're on camera.
One shot.
A car that those plates don't belong to.
I explained to you.
Okay. All right. Well, The suspect
claimed that the three warrants for her
were already settled, but the officers
are still waiting for confirmation. If
any of the warrants are still active,
she'll be going to jail immediately. And
it doesn't take long to get some
answers.
Strong form meeting Strongsville PD on
this now. Strongsville wants you. Let's
go to the car.
How about I put it in your pocket? I'm
not going to put it in your hand. I'll
put it in your pocket.
Go ahead, take a seat.
You're not going to have your phone
while you're in the backseat, the same.
Wait, what? You're not going to have
your
I said you're not going to have your
phone while you're in the backseat.
Okay. We'll We'll let somebody know when
you get a chance. Get your feet in the
car.
Get your feet in the
Stop. Get your feet in the car.
Might be able to do that over at
Strongsville. But, the quicker that we
get going, the quicker you can get out.
Where are your kids at? GIVE ME MY
PHONE.
And here we go again. The entitlement of
some of these people is just insane. How
does she think she's helping her kids by
resisting and getting another charge?
And then when she does get charged,
she'll probably blame it on corrupt
society. No, okay. Give me my phone,
man. GET IN THE CAR. GIVE ME MY PHONE.
NO.
LET GO OF ME. GIVE ME MY PHONE.
NO, I need to make sure my kids good.
Give me my phone. I'm not about to waste
no one phone call when I have Two people
to watch. No, give me my phone.
they'll be more than willing to do that.
I don't know exactly what's going on
with her. You may be Give me my phone.
You're racist. Give me my phone. I KNOW.
DON'T TOUCH ME CUZ I AIN'T TOUCH YOU.
WATCH YOUR FOOT. I AIN'T TOUCH YOU. YOU
TOUCHED ME. YOU
YOU NEED TO STOP. YOU NEED TO STOP.
YOU NEED TO STOP. GIVE ME MY PHONE. YOU
NEED to stop.
Give me my phone. Stop. YOU NEED TO
STOP.
MY PHONE.
I'LL stop when I get my phone. You need
to stop. This is beyond ridiculous,
isn't it? She is not showing any signs
of calming down, and there's no use in
this going on forever. I need my phone.
Your phone's going to be gone.
You racist. You racist. We're not
breaking anything, but you need to stop.
You got to move. Stop. You racist. You
got to move your You're breaking my
phone. No, I need my phone. Relax your
legs.
No, I need my phone. Stop. Stop. No, I
need my phone. RELAX YOUR LEGS.
STOP. STOP.
GIVE ME MY PHONE.
RELAX YOUR
I DON'T CARE. WE CAN'T STOP YOU. NO.
WE'RE TRYING.
COME ON. YOU GOT TO HOP IN. I AIN'T
GETTING IN.
STOP.
YOU NEED TO STOP.
WELL, GUESS YOU FOUND THIS CAR.
GUESS YOU FOUND THIS CAR. STOP.
I need to call my kids now.
After a supervisor arrived, the officers
managed to place the suspect in the car
and take her to jail. She was charged
with resisting arrest and got out on a
$1,250
bond. And guess what? She failed to
appear in court at the appointed date.
Who would have thought? It's not easy
being homeless, but that doesn't give
them the right to threaten and harass
others, even if they are restaurant
employees. In our next case, we have a
guy who apparently liked hanging out at
a local Burger King, but one day he just
went berserk and the police were called
to intervene.
What's up?
Hi. What's going on today? Well, um
he was yelling out loud in the store
multiple times. Okay. The last time he
threw stuff at me.
Um tried to come in the counter cross
the counter. One of my workers had to
stand in the way. Okay. Um he was asked
multiple times, even by my supervisors,
not to come in here. Okay. And he keeps
trying to come in to his name's uh what
is it? Is it what?
What is his uh what do they call him?
What? What? Letters or Romeo? Letters.
What do they call him? Like TJ? Yeah.
Oh, TJ. Okay. Yeah. Um have we ever
advised him not to return here? Do you
know? I do not know. Um they told me
that the next time that he comes in, I
was not to say nothing to him. I was
immediately to call you guys. The
officers tracked the suspect to a KFC
nearby. As it turned out, he was an
employee there and he was just about to
start his shift. Since he just made a
big scene at Burger King and threatened
people, I don't think he'll be too happy
to see the cops.
Excuse me, sir.
Sir.
Hello.
Can you turn around?
What?
Were you over at Burger King? No. No?
Do you have an ID on you?
Hello.
Do you have an ID on you? No, I don't.
Okay.
Do you know your name?
I'm not
I'll tell you.
Can you open this door?
Can you open this door?
Do you know your name? Can you open this
door?
You're not going anywhere right now.
I'm not
No, you're not. What's your name? I'm
not going to tell you. What's your name?
Are you going to identify yourself?
I don't have to. For what? Then I'm
going to detain you in handcuffs.
For what? Well, that was not expected at
all. I expected to see an angry,
unhinged man, but this guy this guy is
just dumb. The officer requested his
name and he actually thought that
responding with don't need to worry
about my name was going to somehow make
the cop magically disappear. In reality,
the opposite happened. I ain't do
nothing. Stop. Stop. I ain't do nothing.
Put your hands behind your back. Uh I
ain't do nothing. Put your hands behind
your back.
All right, get off me, bro. I ain't do
What is on me, bro?
I ain't
do nothing, bro. Chill. Chill. What are
on you? Hold your
Hold your Hold your arms.
Off me. Put your hands behind your back.
Bro, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
BRO. What are y'all doing?
What is I don't know what's going on,
BRO.
FOR WHAT, BRO?
FOR WHAT?
BRO,
what Bro, RECORD THIS, BRO.
PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. If I
didn't know any better, I might think
this guy is related to the suspect from
the previous clip because they both have
crazy theories. In his universe, they
were the ones harassing him. So, he
resisted and even kicked one of the cops
in the process.
What
are y'all doing? Get off me. Get off me.
Get off me. Get off me.
Get off me, bro. We got more cars going
that way. I don't see them pretty far
away in the Stop kicking me.
Bro. We got 26 on the map there as well
helping them with the weapon.
Bro. You got it.
Yep. All right. Use the other hand,
Royce Scott, so you can move. He's
kicking me, bro.
He's kicking me.
No, we're not going kicking me. Bro. Put
your hands behind your back. He's
kicking me. We can't understand you.
Bro, y'all not going to do [ __ ]
Y'all racist as [ __ ] Oh my god, bro.
Y'all not going to do [ __ ] There you
go.
All right.
Man, [ __ ]
Bro.
These police officers
Now that they finally got the cuffs on,
the officers can breathe a sigh of
relief, but not for long. The task of
getting the suspect up and into the car
will probably be even more difficult
because that's what usually happens with
dumb suspects. Man, shut the [ __ ]
Okay. You know what?
Relax me.
Hey, somebody get my stuff. You're under
arrest. For what? Now, for resisting
arrest. I ain't even do [ __ ]
HIS ASS IS OUT.
Y'ALL STOP.
BRO, I AIN'T DO [ __ ]
YOU DON'T HAVE A CASE NOW. PUT HIM IN
12. FOR WHAT, BRO?
You can't even tell me why. How did I GO
TO JAIL for resisting?
You ain't even tell me what I'm going to
what I was resisting for. Resisting. I
don't know you.
The walk to the car was surprisingly
easy. The officers proceeded to search
the suspect and realized he had a
backpack. Since removing the cuffs would
be too risky, they decided to go the
easier way and just cut it off.
Get off my bag. Just take my bag off.
We're not going to take the cuffs. WE'RE
NOT TAKING THE CUFFS OFF.
Y'ALL REALLY NOT CHANGING.
YEP, I RIPPED YOUR BAG. That's right.
We're cutting it off.
Maybe if you were acting like a man
instead of
a child, you'd be all right.
Whatever.
Get off here.
Jesus Christ. GIVE ME A REAL MAN.
REAL MAN.
YEAH, I ain't do [ __ ] Oh. Now, you just
making excuses. Y'all treating me like a
fool, bro.
You [ __ ] up. What I got going on just
so you can get paid, bro. You a Y'all
racist as [ __ ]
Jesus Christ. Y'all some [ __ ] Yeah,
well.
All of this would have been prevented if
he had just ID'd himself. Instead, he
acted like a spoiled brat and got
arrested. However, considering all the
information the officers received, I
think he was going to jail either way.
So, I think this is the same guy we were
here for
a couple days ago. The last time he was
in the store, he got into it with me and
another crew member and that Well, not
even the last time.
The time before that. And then the last
time he was in here, he threatened to
come across the counter. My My workers
had to stand in front of them.
Threatened to punch me in my jaw. And he
threw pennies at me trying to hit me as
hard as he could with the pennies and
everything. He got told he was not
allowed in the store.
He's been asked multiple times. He He
keeps coming in here. He says that we
don't have the right to tell him he
can't come in here.
I know he got into it with my worker
because my worker told him that he
wasn't supposed to be in here. And he
basically balled up his fists and
everything else and
He's a He's an aggressor. That was
today? Yes. It's strange to think that a
young man would have such a fixation on
Burger King, isn't it? Well, it gets
even weirder. It looks like this fast
food restaurant was TJ's second home.
Apparently, for the past several years,
he was spending most of his time at the
place. So, you guys know his name
somehow or Yeah, because he used to come
in here and like sleep. He's been
telling living in Burger King for like 4
years. So, what? Hangs out in the
bathroom or what? No, he just hangs out.
He just chills in here with all his
stuff all day long till lobby closes.
Okay.
But
and then he Right. He got mad that he
can't live in here anymore. Okay.
Cuz he's been living in here for like 4
or 5 years.
Right. And I came here about a month ago
and told him
that he
can't be in here.
Cuz he started doing his threats.
Yeah, what what's What is it? A week ago
you guys decided enough of this? Well,
probably about a couple weeks ago when
the first incident happened and he got
pulled over.
Yeah. He tried to run over the county he
said.
My my one worker Rick
stood right in the right in his way.
They told him that he was not coming
back.
Okay.
When you say you said come outside and
you basically said I'm going to kill
you.
Was there anything specific cuz that's
how we have to operate. He put him on
the ground. Put him in the ground. Yeah.
These people put up with him hanging
around the restaurant for years and he
repaid them by throwing pennies at them
and threatening them. It's just fitting
that he wound up in jail. He was charged
with trespassing and resisting arrest
with violence.
Even though our last suspect resisted
arrest, that was nothing compared to how
this next one acted. On February 5th,
2021, sheriff's deputies were alerted
there was a black Dodge Charger going 40
miles per hour on only three wheels. It
didn't take long for them to track the
vehicle down. Hello ma'am. Yes, hello.
What's going on? What's going on? How
you doing sir? My car. Yeah, I can see
that. Explain more. Do you guys live in
a
Fort Saint Lucie? Fort Saint Lucie?
Listen, it's my birthday. I was here on
the celebration. What I got to do so I
can get this situated? I'll
pay.
I don't know. Somebody hit me. My
[ __ ] tire. What I got to do? Like
it's my
birthday.
I hear you.
From the moment this woman opened her
mouth, the officers probably knew they
were going to have a rough night. These
guys are trained professionals, but no
training could have prepared them enough
for this kind of encounter. So at first
they were just trying to figure out what
exactly happened. Hello, who's talking
to me? It's us. So the person just left
and ran? Yeah, that's what we're going
to figure out.
So now what am I supposed to do?
Now I got a hit and run WITH NOTHING?
NOBODY'S TALKING TO ME. Give me a
second, all right? Wait, wait, wait.
Listen. Oh, you didn't SAY ANYTHING.
NO. OKAY, WELL I'M OKAY, WELL
MY
CUZ NOBODY'S TALKING TO ME. MA'AM, YOU
GOT TO calm down. LISTEN.
THIS ISN'T YOUR CAR. I UNDERSTAND.
SOMEBODY NEEDS to understand to me
WHAT'S GOING ON.
OKAY. OKAY, you want me to talk to you?
No? Okay. NOBODY'S SAYING NOTHING. CUZ
YOU'RE FREAKING OUT. THEY'RE LEAVING ME
OUT on the sidewalk.
Cuz you're screaming. Talk to me. I
think they want me to talk to you. Talk
to me. You about to get a situation.
BRAND NEW 2020 AND EVERYBODY'S JUST
WALKING AROUND LOOKING like it's just a
Hey, can you go to
show. The woman kept complaining about
her brand new car being destroyed, but
it looks to me like her ego suffered
even more damage because nobody was
paying any attention to her. But once
the officers got to know her lovely
personality, it's no wonder they chose
to ignore her. But she was getting
louder by the minute and their patience
was running thin. This call's from
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, just
letting you know right now. This call's
from Pinellas County Sheriff's Office,
so you need to control her.
Hey Chrissy, Chrissy. It's my
birthday and this is what's happening to
me. Chrissy, Chrissy. I'm a I'm
[ __ ] pissed.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
Leave me alone. LEAVE ME ALONE.
FOR WHAT?
CUZ YOU'RE ACTING ALL ERRATIC.
Cuz you're acting all erratic. What's
your name? What's your name? Come on. I
have every right to be upset. My
car. I'm not touching you. MY CAR. I'M
NOT TOUCHING YOU. WELL, get away. Don't
you touch my face.
You're not talking to me. You're just
leaving me out in the open. I have every
right to be upset.
Every right.
Every right. So what's his name?
He had my name. This Karen is really
pushing it. The officer already warned
her and asked boyfriend to control her
or she was going to end up in handcuffs,
but he seems hesitant to do it. He's not
talking. What's your name?
What's your name? It's four letters.
What's your name? I know it's four
letters. 1 2 3 4. What
Like
She's getting really close. Talk to me.
Talk to me. I have a 2020 CAR THAT'S
DAMAGED.
MA'AM, WE'RE trying to SITUATE
YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO DO NOTHING. Can you
sit down? That's not YOUR CAR. Sit down
or I'll put you in cuffs. Don't put me
in cuffs. Okay, OKAY, TURN AROUND. NO.
From the get-go it was pretty clear that
she was going to end up in handcuffs.
Not for a moment did she calm down,
lower her voice and try to act like a
reasonable adult. And even though she
was just being detained for the moment,
I suspect she eventually found a way to
make it worse. Like I'm a
college graduate with a criminal justice
degree. I know what I'm supposed to be
doing.
Sit down. Anybody would be upset. Sit
down. And you're treating me No, I'm not
treating you LIKE LIKE YOU DID SOMETHING
WRONG.
She's she's not that drunk. Oh, no? No,
that's that's not that drunk. Hey, sit
down. I didn't know that.
It's not whatever.
She's just all erratic because of her
car. This is a simple car accident that
this is going to turn into like this. A
simple car accident. We do thousands of
them a day.
You going TO JAIL. STOP. I know this guy
is just trying to protect her, but
claiming she's not drunk and that she
can do all the tests necessary makes me
think he's even more drunk than her. The
woman can barely utter a full sentence
without slurring her words, let alone
drive a car. And she's making the
situation worse by the minute. There's
just another charger.
No, I'm not opening that door. Look
here, I'm going to get I'm going to get
kicked in the face. Don't open that car.
Don't open it.
There is no talking to THIS RIGHT NOW.
STOP. DUDE, WHAT do you want me to do? I
tried to talk to her.
Cuz this is what we're saying, it's a
it's a simple car accident. It's a
simple
What did you uh what did you ask for?
Come on Lucy.
So I am not I'm not taking those cuffs
off with her legs flying like that.
No, I don't have David.
No, IT'S IT'S TOO LATE.
STOP.
They're going to take you to jail. For a
very brief moment she did calm down, but
that short moment of peace would be
shattered just seconds later. The moment
her boyfriend called her out on her dumb
actions, she got fired up again. He's
looking for it, okay? Give me my
bracelet. I don't understand why you had
to act like that.
Are you serious?
Yes, I am. I showed up on scene after.
MY NAME IS
OKAY.
I am a county employee. Well, your job
could be in JEOPARDY RIGHT NOW. YOUR JOB
could be in jeopardy right now. Okay?
Based on the behavior that you have.
Somebody hit me and ran.
Okay, and there's like an easy way TO
DEAL WITH IT.
GIVE ME MY BRACELET.
Give me my bracelet. Take her away.
I want my bracelet. Take her away. I'm
telling you, man. Please take her away.
Okay? I want my bracelet. Let's let's
call Dodge.
Give me your
I don't have your bracelet.
Give me your car.
have your bracelet. Give me your Babe,
WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER BRACELET. LET'S
CALL DODGE. TREVOR, NO, TREVOR. I'm
trying. No, you get Trevor. Give me your
car. I don't want to He has a car. I
don't want to fight her.
Give me your car. No. Come on, come on,
COME NO. I GOT DAMN IT.
IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE nobody wanted to
deal with her anymore. The deputies kept
telling the man to grab her and take her
away, but he was very hesitant. I think
he was kind of hoping she would get
arrested so maybe, just maybe, he could
finally get some peace and quiet. Grab
her and take her, MAN.
GRAB her and take her. I want
everybody's car. I hear you. I hear you.
Dog. So do it. I am. I am. Do it. I
don't want her to fight me and then we
have I don't give a [ __ ] She's fighting
you, she fights me, she's going to jail.
You all right. I feel I want everybody's
car.
Walk away, man. That's it. I don't know
how many chances I got to give you, man.
So if you know, do it. Come on.
Man. All of you.
Finally, the boyfriend managed to take
her away and the cops managed to catch a
break. But that would be a boring end,
wouldn't it? And here at The Hidden
Files, we bring you only the best and
most engaging clips. So not
surprisingly, city Karen came back.
Hey, grab her and take her. How hard is
those instructions?
Sit down.
WE WOULD THE OTHER HALF OF DAVID AND YOU
do that to me.
It's too late. Come on, come on. It's
too late.
For what? Ma'am, put your arms behind
your back.
For what? Clean up here.
FOR WHAT?
FOR WHAT?
FOR WHAT? YOU'RE DISTURBING THE PEACE.
Please
I'm telling you right now, let's go.
GOT IT.
WE HAD ENOUGH CHANCES AND NOW THIS.
YOU cared about your job? It's in
jeopardy now, ma'am. I'm telling you
now.
As a reward for being stupid, this
county employee got to spend a few
nights in jail. She was charged with
several offenses including disorderly
intoxication. As for the boyfriend, all
I can say to him is good luck with that
one, buddy.
Most of the suspects we've seen so far
were not real criminals. They're just
people who did stupid stuff. But our
next dumb employee actually tried to
steal a $60,000 car from his job at a
car rental company. But even dumber than
that was his explanation for this car
mishap. What's going on, man? Earlier
today, we witnessed this car What's
going on over here?
A mishap A mishap with the car. A mishap
what? A mishap with the car. A mishap? I
stored the car in the wrong location.
Oh, okay. Is it your car? No, we're down
at 36. Oh, you You work here? I work
here.
So, whose car is it? It's the It's the
company's car.
So, where were you supposed to store it
then?
I didn't know I didn't know where it
went. So, I dropped it off here and I
went back over there and and got another
car and took it where I had to take it
to. You took another car?
Cuz I had to. Yeah.
And it's okay to close it?
I guess I I guess I I take it to the
airport. Okay.
So, you say you work out here? Yes, sir.
For who?
I work for Avis Budget. Okay. Okay, so
you guys Yeah, so you drove it from over
there.
Give your driver's license to me.
Parking Um I don't have my social. Um
wasn't this guy's job to drive cars for
the rental company? Didn't he say
earlier that he drove at least two cars
that day? Yet now he claims he doesn't
have a license. Sounds to me like he
didn't think this through. Let's see
what his manager had to say about the
situation. Earlier today, I witnessed
this car leave the Avis lot, Okay. park
in this spot. He got out of it. For
what?
Okay. Um he just got off work
and said that he had
left the car here, left the keys in it,
which the keys were not in it when I
looked at it an hour ago.
Okay. Um got in the car that was locked
because I came out and checked. There
was no keys and the car was in it.
Got in it
and
we blocked him in before he could take
off, but Okay. I'm going to send you a
one prosecution, correct?
Mhm. Okay.
He's Is there a video that we can get of
that vehicle coming out here? Do you
guys have that? He didn't drive this one
out here. I didn't give him a chance.
Sounds like the guy was caught in the
act. I have to say it really is a
beautiful car. Maybe he wanted to take
it for a joy ride and return it the next
day. If that's the case, he's even
dumber than I thought. Getting arrested
for going on a joy ride is just stupid.
So, did you witness him get in the car
at all? Okay. Yep. All right. Yep.
Okay. So, what's going on, bud? Um
honestly, sir, okay.
I I transport cars. Earlier, when I
transported this car,
when I got out the gate, my team had
already
So, they told me to park the car in PM.
I just I recently just started working
here. I didn't know where to park the
car. I brought it over here.
Who's they?
You said they told you to. Who's they?
It was a guy over there. It was a guy
over there. Okay, give me give me a
detailed description. All right.
He He cleaned out the car. All I know is
he came with me and said, "Put this car
in PM."
And I didn't know where it went. So, I
brought it over here. I I've seen
someone bring a car over here drop it
off cuz they didn't know where it went.
I left the car here, went back over
there, got another car, and went to go
do finish doing my job. How long you
been doing this?
You talking about this job?
Uh-huh.
I've been doing it 2 weeks. Okay.
The suspect repeated the same story as
before. And if we hadn't just heard the
manager's side of the story, we might be
inclined to believe him. He was new at
the job and it was possible that he just
made a stupid mistake. But there's
something else that doesn't really fit
in.
And I've never had to deal with the PM
before. That's what I'm saying. You said
you were already clocked out, right? I
just clocked out.
You just clocked out?
clocked out. So then they told you to
get the vehicle after you were out of
out of work or something?
No, sir. So, what were you doing?
What were you trying to do since you had
already clocked out?
I was Nothing. I'm getting ready to go
home.
You were getting ready to go home? Yes,
sir. So, why are you getting in this
car?
Didn't You realize You realize that this
story You know what You know what a
submarine is, right? You know what a
submarine is, right? Like goes under the
water, you know, US Navy uses them. You
know what a screen door is, right? Uh
yes, sir. Okay.
Screen Your story is like a screen door
on a submarine. It ain't It ain't making
a bit of sense and it ain't holding no
water. Wow, the submarine analogy has to
be the weirdest one I've ever heard. He
probably waited for years for the right
circumstances to tell that one. But in a
crazy way, it makes sense. The suspect's
cover story just doesn't make sense. So,
an unknown dude, white dude, black dude,
Asian, Hispanic? Hispanic. Okay, so
unknown Hispanic dude that you can't
give me a description of told you to
drop it off at PM. So, who Who's your
boss? What's his name?
I would say they're my boss. Okay, so
who did you ask where PM was?
Cuz when my sergeant tells me something
to do something that I don't know or go
someplace where I don't know how to go,
hey man, I go I go, "Hey man, you got to
I need a little bit of help. Can you
talk to me? I'm not sure where to go all
that." So, who did you talk to to get
any clarification on that? My crew My
crew had left, so like I said, I seen
someone I've seen Sir, can I'm
I've seen someone
do exactly this before, so I
I did it. Yeah.
Okay.
All right.
Um
Tell you what.
What we're going to do right now,
face that fence.
Face fence?
You probably suspected that he was going
to get arrested, but not for the reason
you expected. While they were
investigating, the officers were
informed this guy had a warrant out of
San Antonio. So, while they were waiting
for confirmation, they decided to put
him in handcuffs. Okay, you have
anything on you that's going to poke us,
stick us, stab us, blow us up, anything
like that?
Blow us up? Okay. Okay, so he's going to
pat you down real quick. Yes, sir. Like
I said, you real You realize this story
makes zero sense that you're telling me.
I mean, just be I don't understand. I
I don't Be a thousand percent honest.
So, you're telling me that you're such a
good employee that
working for the temp company and
everything
I'm not working with the temp company. I
work directly with Avis Budget. Okay, so
you're telling me that you're such a
good employee that after you clocked
out, you're going to keep moving cars
for them for free? No, I wouldn't. Well,
you said you were You said you've
already clocked out and you were gone
for the day and you were coming over to
this car. Sir, this This car has been
sitting here since 12. Okay, but you You
told us already you clocked out for the
day. I just started And then you were
coming over here.
Okay.
All right, I'm going to verify something
with them Yes, sir. and
we're going to we're going to go from
there.
At that point, another manager stepped
out and confirmed that the suspect
parked the car there and locked it
without returning the key. He then went
on with his work during the day and when
he clocked out, he got back in the
vehicle. It sure looks like he tried to
drive it without permission.
And he even admitted to it.
I said, "So, if you don't know where to
park the car, who do you ask?" And he
says, "I asked my dude."
And I was like,
Yeah. Um
I I I've heard the usual story. They
told me. Who's they? I don't know. What
were you going to do with the car now?
Oh, he I mean, yeah.
What was he going to do? I I He goes,
"Well, I already clocked out." And I go,
"So, you're telling me you're such a
good employee that you're going to keep
shuttling cars after you clocked out for
the day?"
All right. Well, tell you what, at this
point, you are under arrest for what's
called UUMB, unauthorized use of motor
vehicle. I verified Trust me, I know
these folks over here. I've been on more
calls with them than my partner here,
actually, for the time that I've been
here.
They You aren't They They told me that
you have been instructed that you are
not, under any circumstances, to put a
vehicle in this lot. I was not
instructed Okay, but I I'm not going to
argue. I have dealt with I've dealt with
them on some pretty unsavory stuff.
Okay. I know their word is solid.
The suspect looked confused. At one
point, he even shouted to his now former
bosses that he wasn't informed he
couldn't park there. But stealing the
car wasn't his only crime. As they
patted him down, the officers found a
wallet with a customer's credit card and
identification. Get that out of car over
there.
Huh? Get out of the car. Yeah, that was
in one of the cars. Oh, you turned it
in?
Hey, Carl. I really just just thought
about it. I'm going to say You got extra
stuff, too. Oh, okay.
So, I mean, two pieces of identifying
information, credit cards. Oh, nice.
Supposedly he He was in a vehicle he
forgot to turn it in. Okay. Well, too
bad.
Let me Let me inform him of that.
All right.
Cameron. All right.
Because you have these things in your
pos in your possession right here,
you're also going to be charged with
fraudulent use or possession of
identifying informa
of identifying information. You said
that you You found them in the car and
all that. If you'd have turned them in,
that'd been something different. So,
that's going to be
We have processes that when you find
stuff in the cars, you go and you turn
that in immediately.
Okay.
It slipped my mind, so Okay. And
if you use them, then there'll be
additional charges follow, okay? All
right, I'm just giving you the heads-up.
Thank you.
This is a perfect example of what not to
do in your new job. Always ask if you
are not sure about something and never
never take a $60,000 vehicle without
permission, especially if it's just for
a fun ride.
It's one thing to have a rookie on the
job try to steal something, but when a
manager decides to steal, you have to
wonder who made them do it. The
following incident took place at a
Murphy USA gas station in Florida when
the lead manager found out he was almost
$12,000 short. He called the police,
innocently thinking that a customer had
robbed the place. But when he did an
audit, he found out that the thief was
one of his own. We were at a meeting
last week and she comes up and says,
"Hey,
I processed a deposit, but I forgot to
give it to the bank. I called my
supervisor, and she says she can't find
it."
So, I said, "Okay, well, let's dig into
it. Let's look at the cameras." Well,
the cameras just happen to be down.
I don't know what they're doing. Yeah,
yeah, just
It just It was There was a The tech
actually screwed it up. It just happened
to be down. Of course that Yeah, that
tech
That one day. Then we get a report from
our office saying, "Hey,
the previous day hasn't gotten to the
bank yet, either."
Okay.
So, I come up here to the office here.
And we start talking to her, and she
finally confesses, "Hey, I stole the
deposit, but I used it to pay back
another deposit I lost
5 weeks ago."
Her claim is she's been floating
deposits. So, she steals today's to pay
for yesterday's.
Okay.
been kind of doing this
all along, except she's gotten behind.
Look at that smile. I never saw a
manager so happy someone was stealing
from him. In truth, it's not his money.
It belongs to the gas station. So, he's
probably just happy he caught the
culprit. Who knows? He might even get a
bonus, especially when they hear how he
got the suspect to confess. The thing
about our camera system is it may have
gone into safe mode, which means it
still records, but nobody can get into
it. We sent it back to the company to
see.
It's doubtful, but it Regardless, I
explained that to him and that's what
she to her. That's what she said, "Okay,
I did take the deposit." I went By the
way, not only did I take that one on the
15th, I also took today's
to cover to try to cover something that
happened.
Okay, so on the
15th of this month
Last Wednesday. There was a deposit that
was never Never deposited.
And she admitted to that. That she
didn't take it when she was supposed to,
but doesn't state that she didn't know
how it got lost.
She left it here, but nobody could find
it.
Okay.
And then deposit from Today. Today. Was
also missing.
This manager is good. If I ever owned a
gas station, this is the kind of guy I'd
like working for me. It's like he's
always prepared and ready for the
challenge. And if you don't believe me,
check this out. He even knows her
birthday by heart.
Uh what's her name?
Sarah. Keely.
K A E L E Y.
Last name is
Smith.
Her date of birth is 11
7.
Okay, is she here today? She's writing a
statement for me. Okay.
Hello. Ms. Jones.
My name's Officer Hanson.
Um
I'm assuming you know why
I'm here.
So, you have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used
against you in the court of law. Do you
understand the rights as I've explained
them?
Okay. Have in the mind you want to talk
to me? Approximately 5 to 6 weeks ago,
my husband was taken to the hospital via
ambulance having a stroke-like event.
Okay. So, I panicked. When I left from
here,
I left with the deposit in the bag like
I always do,
with my intention of stopping at the
bank, putting it in the night drop, and
going straight to the hospital. Okay.
Instead, I go straight to the hospital
cuz I was not focusing on anything. Of
course, she came up with a good cover
story, and she even tells it with such
conviction. But wait, let's give her the
benefit of the doubt. Everybody's
innocent until proven guilty in a court
of law. Am I right? I was there for 7 or
8 hours. It was almost midnight when I
went to come home.
My little thing on my car on the inside
of my car where I keep like my ID and my
debit card and all that stuff
was open. I didn't think anything of it.
Shut it, went home, slept for 3 and 1/2
hours, and was back here at 4:00 the
next day to open up
like I do every day. Okay.
Did everything like normal, went to the
bank, and asked for the receipt
from the night drop for the deposit.
They did not have one, and that's when I
started to panic.
My debit card was gone, my credit card
was gone, the deposit was gone. So,
someone was obviously in my car.
She then tells the officer she didn't
make a report because she was afraid of
getting fired. Supposedly, she didn't
even tell her husband about what
happened. But her story was about to
fall apart because the manager decided
to start asking questions. Can I ask you
a question?
I'm going to ask you a question. I'm
going to be real particular about my
question.
Yeah. You and I had how many
conversations
Remember? At least three. You had two
conversations. Yeah.
And all three times, remember the
question I asked?
I asked if you took it, and you said
No.
I asked you did you have a debit card,
and you said no.
And I asked you who could have taken it.
What did you say both times?
I said I didn't know. You said it
probably was Richard. No, sir. No, sir.
I
I said he's sketchy and he doesn't
answer questions well, and he lies like
a freaking sieve.
Absolutely.
Could have been Richard.
No.
I said I don't know, but I wouldn't put
it past him. I did not say he took
anything. You had three opportunities to
say it wasn't my people.
And you blew it.
True. You blew those opportunities. No.
The suspect slowly started to realize
that her story was not working as well
as she had hoped it would, and that she
would probably be going to jail. She had
no other choice but to double down on
being the victim, hoping it would make
the officer more sympathetic. Husband in
the hospital and a child at home, and
I'm their sole provider.
I understand, but
unfortunately
any way we can do anything without me
going to jail?
Any way of anything?
I don't care if I sign papers that I'll
pay everything back.
I don't care I don't care. I just I
really can't go to jail. I really can't.
I did not benefit from this money at
all. You can look at my bank statements
right here on my phone. You can look at
everything. I have not been using this
money
for anything other than to make the
other deposit. It was my mistake
that I didn't call and tell someone. It
was my mistake.
Well, I I just can't. I can't go to
jail. I can't. It's Well,
unfortunately, I Oh my god. I can't. The
suspect then broke down in tears. She
gave one last-ditch effort to get the
cop not to take her to jail. But at this
point, there wasn't much he could have
done. With the body cameras filming
everything and the manager being
present, she wasn't getting a free pass
this time, despite her supposed ordeal.
My husband can't even speak in sentences
by himself right now. His brain IS ALL
AND I have a child. I can't. THAT'S THE
ONLY REASON WHY
I didn't say anything cuz I didn't want
to lose my job because everyone depends
on me. I know. I'm the only one.
There's nothing I There's absolutely
nothing I can do. Absolutely nothing I
can do.
Yeah, I know. Not at this point.
So,
what I can do
is
I'm going to have to put you in
handcuffs.
Oh my god. Are you kidding me right now?
The suspect was charged with grand
theft, and eventually she came clean
about stealing the money. Even after
admitting it, she got only 9 months
probation and 25 hours community
service. Do you think that's fair?
The case with the thieving manager was
pretty clear, at least for most people.
But in this next case, the officers had
a rough start. There was a crash, but
the suspect was nowhere to be found.
When the officers arrived at the scene,
they learned that the man who caused the
accident refused to ID himself, and then
he fled. What did he look like?
So, middle-aged Caucasian male.
Small handlebar mustache.
Had a pressing charge.
That's up to the state. Okay. So,
um we'll go find him, and
you know, if we have probable cause to
arrest him, we will. Okay.
From what he's saying is he was in the
right turn lane, and the guy went around
to the right. All right.
So. With the few leads he had, the
investigating officer managed to track
down the suspect's workplace. So, he
called them on the phone and tried to
find out if they had a worker that
matched the description, and it looks
like he got lucky very quickly. I'm
looking to see if you have an employee
there that drives a
It's like a brown or tan Honda CRV.
It's a SUV.
Likely would have just gotten to work
about 10, 15 minutes ago.
Oh, I think I do. Yes. Yeah. Um he was
wearing a Pinder shirt. He was involved
in a crash and left. I need his
information so I can get a hold of him.
Is he still there?
Um he is, yeah.
Okay. Um
if you want to just let him know not to
leave.
Um Yeah, he's working with my one of
with my manager down there. So, we're on
watering plants. So, he's Okay. And uh
what's his name? We learned that the
suspect's name was Zach. Since the
officer was still on the road, Zach
could have slipped away at any moment.
However, one of the employees the
officer had talked to decided to go out
of her way to help him. She even went to
take a photo of the license plates on
the vehicle. He was involved in a crash,
uh hit and run, actually.
He tried to Oh, man. Somebody was in a
right turn lane, and
I think this is his I think it's his
vehicle, but um
I can go check down there and see. I
don't I don't know. I don't I don't take
any of the license numbers or anything
like that, but I can go like down there.
Um it's just on the other side of the
property. If you give Give moments, I
can walk down there Just give me a
minute or two. Okay, sure. But I I think
that's it.
I see the license of a brown vehicle. I
appreciate it. Uh is Zach here?
All right. Oh.
Yeah. Okay. No, I didn't know that he
had down setting. Had some issues this
morning.
No, he didn't call us. It looks like
Zach might have told his co-worker
something about the crash he was
involved in, but most likely he
downplayed the whole thing. What did um
what did Zach say happened today? Oh no,
he was in a little fender bender. Okay.
He had taken care of it so. That's I
didn't know if he called you. I saw you
pulling in. How did he take care of it?
Did he tell you? I don't know. Oh, okay.
I don't know. All right. Thanks.
Is Zach here? Yeah. And I did look at
the car and I took a picture of the
license plate inside. Okay. I guess he
told one of the employees over there
that he was involved in a fender bender
this morning.
But I guess he told her that he took
care of it or something. I don't know.
Okay. So you want me to go get Zach?
Yeah. All right, cool. Yep.
No, okay.
Zach. How's it going? It's okay. Okay.
Yeah, a guy hit me from behind. I was
turning right on that busy intersection
there. Doing everything perfect.
Everything was on.
And um I turned right and he smashed
into me. Had a big white truck. He
obviously was looking at his phone. I
popped out cuz I was trying to run to
work here. I'm new here. So I was a
little nervous. And then I said, "Did
you hit anything?" And then he was
saying, "You did this. You did that."
And I'm like, "Dude, you hit me from
behind."
Even if you don't know anything about
body language, sometimes you just feel
it. Your gut is telling you something is
strange, but you just can't put a finger
on it. I mean, just compare the guy
sitting in his white truck giving a
statement and this guy telling his
story. Who do you believe more? And I
didn't even really notice. It looked
like my car was okay, but actually he
broke the back of my left um
signal. He smashed it. I noticed. So I
came into work. Then I said, "Oh, I I
wasn't even late to work." So then I
said to um
my manager, "You know, this happened."
And she goes, "Next time just stop, call
here, tell them da da da da da."
But I didn't think anything had
happened. He was being obnoxious. I just
thought just get to work. I took a
picture of his license, but it came out
fuzzy. I can show you. So I couldn't
really see it. So then I took a foot.
I'm sure his car was fine. He has a
giant thing. It was me. I think I was
completely on the right. And I would
like to file for insurance because you
know, I think it's clear what happened
there. So
Okay, I need you to walk up front with
me. All right. Before we follow these
two up front, did you notice nosy Nelly
over there? She was watching him like a
hawk trying to notice even the slightest
tick or inconsistency in his story.
Maybe she should have been a cop. Yeah,
I thought when I got out here he would
at least say I'm sorry.
You know that section that's very scary,
you know, turning right onto Semoran.
I was just being I was in the right
lane. I had my signal on.
Just being a little cautious.
And he was moving in and then he hit me.
And you can see.
Yeah, but I thought you said nothing
happened to your car though. I didn't
see it at first, but
it it it was. Okay.
Yeah. Did you provide him with any of
your information? No, I didn't think
anything had happened. I was like I
said, I was worried. It's a new job.
I've only been here a week and a half.
you looking for in your car? I was
looking for my ID.
Oh no, yeah. Okay.
Speaking of body language, did you
notice how jumpy this guy was? His
movements are jerky and just look like
he's scrambling to persuade the officer
that his side of the story is true. He
almost reenacted the whole accident. If
you look here, it looks like nothing
happened. He hit me and I felt the jolt,
but I felt like I'm okay. So everything
over here? Mhm. Everything over there.
Do me a favor. Turn around. Put your
hands behind your back. Put your palms
together.
All right. I'm placing you under arrest
for hit and run. Zach, your version of
the story is very different from
reality. Oh. Okay.
You went around the gentleman that was
already in a right turn lane and there's
a camera there at that intersection.
Hit his vehicle. I didn't.
You did.
And then you left without providing any
information, okay?
That wasn't my experience at all. Okay.
Well, there's reality and then there's
your experience. Well, how So the
reality of what happened is what I just
explained to you.
How did I go around him when
we Well, there's a bicycle lane and
people do it all the time when they're
in a rush. I didn't know that. Which is
probably why you told him you were in a
rush and had to get to work.
He was always He was behind me the
entire time.
He can talk all he wants, but there's no
way the cop would believe him more than
the surveillance camera footage and the
statement of the other driver who waited
for the cops like the responsible driver
that he is. Wait, how is could I have
gone around him when
I was in front of him the entire time?
Are you asking me how to explain the
possibility of how that's possible or
are you asking me to recreate an event
that I wasn't there for?
Because the possibility aspect of it is
that people do it all the time even
though it's illegal because they're in a
rush. And you already told me you were
in a rush. And his account of the events
makes much more sense than yours.
Because he actually stayed on the scene
of a crash which is required by Florida
state statute. I'm new to Florida, so I
don't know all these things. I just
thought it's okay.
Do you have anything inside your shoes?
No. I'm taking you to jail for hit and
run.
Even after he was placed in handcuffs
and arrested, the suspect still
attempted to blame it all on the other
guy. I'm new to Florida. I don't
understand all these things. He
obviously has been in other accidents.
Well, I I would I would
He said That's not how it's done, buddy.
And and obviously he's been
Right. So you probably should have
should have listened to him. I just was
nervous about work. I'm new here. I And
I'm pretty sure there's no state in the
United States that says, "Hey, you can
get in an accident and leave." I
I I haven't been in an accident in like
like 20 years.
You're You're just shooting me a whole
bunch of excuses, man, instead of taking
responsibility. Well, I just don't know.
I got it.
Can I get my cell phone? I I already
told you. You're You're You're repeating
yourself a lot now.
I'm sorry. I told you I'll get your
phone for you. This is a new experience
for me. Okay.
The employees brought the suspect's
things and the officer explained he
would get a bond so he would be able to
pick up the rest of it later. The fact
he tried to pin it on the other guy is
just disgusting. I hope he had time to
reflect on his actions in jail.
It looks like we are stuck in Florida.
It sure looks like a lot of weird stuff
happens there. This time a Dollar
General Store employee allowed someone
to slip out with a full cart of goods
while scanning only one juice. When the
cop gets there, the manager was waiting
for them along with the suspect.
Hi. Do you know what manager called? I
am the manager. Okay, you're the one who
called? Yes. What's going on?
Um we had an employee
that
let things come out of the store. Okay.
About a thousand dollars worth of stuff.
And Is that her? Yes. Is there a loss
prevention person we need to talk to?
I have I can call her. Do you both have
IDs? I do. It's in my room, but
If you want to just hang out for a
second. You want to have a seat or do
whatever.
I'm just trying to figure out what's
going on and we'll go from there.
The suspect already confessed everything
to the manager, so it looks like a
clear-cut case. But it makes me wonder,
how dumb do you have to be to do that
knowing there are cameras all over the
place?
I haven't got the manager's statement,
but she wrote a statement to her.
So she
It all happened in a short just one
instance over the span of four hours
yesterday.
The employee
allowed
her aunt the employee's aunt
to basically load up
entire carts of whatever.
I mean, over a thousand dollars worth of
stuff. And she would scan like one or
two things. She would The employee would
scan one or two things and let the aunt
walk out.
She wants to press charges. Yeah, I need
to review this video and if they can
give us an idea of what all was taken,
we need a receipt.
I mean, I guess she should have all
that. Go ahead and have all that ready.
Okay. I'll go in there with her and get
all that. I'll go and do that. I'll go
and write down her information. Talk to
her real quick. Okay. But apparently she
already admitted everything on there in
her statement. So that's fine. So it
looks like the person who walked out of
the store was the suspect's aunt, but
she won't reveal her name or any other
information about her. It seems very
suspicious and I wonder if there's
something else going on. After reading
the suspect her rights, the officer
started questioning her. You will be
placed under arrest for grand retail
theft.
Yes.
Tell me what's going on like
You're being accused of under scanning
and allowing your aunt to walk out.
Like I can
You know how many different felonies you
can get from this?
It's organized retail theft basically is
what it is.
Whether it was your ID or not, you went
along with it.
Did you get dropped off here or is your
vehicle here? My vehicle's here.
Okay.
Hey, um I'm getting ready to go to jail.
Can you have someone come get it?
Because I let somebody walk out of here
with stuff yesterday. While this was
happening, the other officer went inside
to get the information from the manager.
There's camera footage, receipts, and a
written confession. The manager has most
of it prepared and ready to go. The only
I have pictures of the transaction
from the register because it wouldn't
let me reprint them. Okay.
So
this is what she rang up. That's what
she gave away. And I can show you on the
big camera, too.
And then she rang up a drink.
And that's the cart he pushed out. And
the only thing she rang up was the
drink?
The drink, yeah. That's the actual
receipt for the transaction. And that's
on the drum side. Can you Oh, that's
This is all on the jump drive?
So I can take this, right? Yes. Cool. Um
she told me to have it all
so. Yeah, that makes everything easier.
Seems like there's no way out of this
for the suspect and she looks like she's
aware of that. It also doesn't look like
she planned this on her own. The
question now is who is her partner in
crime?
Where's your keys at for your vehicle?
Are you able to have someone come get
it? Cuz obviously you're not going to be
allowed back on this property.
I'm just going to call my aunt.
Shelly?
No. Okay.
My aunt Shelly.
Okay.
Do you have a phone number for Shelly?
I don't have anything for her. She made
it
very secretive. I guess this is why.
Where you going?
I'm going to go get my purse and
put them in my car.
Is it inside?
Okay, well have that come out after you
finish your cigarette.
Do I need to take my ID with me?
Um, not necessarily.
Um, I would take your cell phone with
you so you can get phone numbers out of
it.
Well, she kind of blamed it on the aunt
but she still wouldn't say who the aunt
was or where she lives and there's no
way she agreed to steal stuff with the
woman and not know anything about her.
It just doesn't make any sense.
Meanwhile, the evidence keeps mounting
against her. So she took eight shopping
carts?
All together in the hour it was eight
shopping carts full of stuff.
Where did the Where did the thousand
dollars number come from?
That's
It was probably over that amount cuz
there were a whole bunch of things that
we couldn't even see what was in them.
Um, so she's estimating.
And you didn't happen to get her on
video writing the statement, did you?
Yes. She is on video writing the
statement?
Yes. Is that
I can add that to the office. Yeah, if
you would do that, that would just be a
little icing on the cake so to speak.
Could it be that the suspect made up the
story about the mysterious aunt just to
cover up the fact that it was someone
close to her who stole the stuff? It
actually makes more sense than an aunt
she doesn't even know the address of.
How long has she been working here?
At this store only a couple months.
Or not even a month.
She came from the other Anthony store so
the way she did it, I have a feeling
that this is not the first time.
I'm sure it does.
And she wouldn't give y'all her She
wouldn't give y'all her aunt's name?
I don't.
Feels like a month.
Feels like a month.
And they were driving a red van cuz you
can kind of see it
off to the side as she walks out to it
and then
Were y'all able to get
Y'all have outside cameras? No.
But you can see the van in the corner.
Yeah, I was I was just wondering if you
were able to get a tag if it was going
to be a if I can get a tag number from
the video but probably not from that
angle.
you can only see the side of it.
That would probably help us identify at
least identify the aunt or her mom or
whoever it is, you know.
Where is that at?
It looks like this manager has a talent
for detective work. It wouldn't surprise
me if both of her theories were true and
it wouldn't be the first time we see a
mother and daughter duo trying to
shoplift. Even so, this attempt was much
more organized than we thought so far.
Since you've been so cooperative, just
put your hands in the front. I'm going
to make you turn around for a minute and
then you can
And this is just our normal halfway.
What is this? No.
I know that. I'm finding out. No, that's
not.
it was just birthmarks that you had.
Yeah, I have a lot of those all over me.
I'm going to open it up and whatever
should be good.
All right.
Thank you very much.
What? I'm going to wait to see how much
it is. That's fine. You can wait.
Um
Um, like you said,
750 or less
is a misdemeanor.
I'm watching, I guess.
So
How How do they know? I guess they
follow them around the store and watch
what she does.
video cameras. I mean, every
All over the place. Yeah, I know.
so
you know, they they invest big money in
that kind of thing and then before they
call us, they do their due diligence.
So
Are they saying this is the only time or
they suspect others? Uh, right now this
is all This is all they're saying and
that's all she said this is the first
and only time.
Um
So until we know otherwise, yeah, we're
just treating this like a isolated
ordeal.
As it turned out, the manager was right.
It was her mother and this was not an
isolated ordeal. By the time this got to
court, investigators found out that the
woman's previous employer had a similar
loss totaling almost $8,000. It seems
she and her mother had orchestrated a
criminal scheme where they stole from a
store and then jumped hop to another one
after a while. Let's hope she gets the
punishment she deserves and learns her
lesson.
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