[music] [music] >> Now normally when we cover a case, the police body cam is where [music] the story begins. But this footage, this ain't no traffic stop, no foot chase, nobody yelling I know my rights in the parking lot. This ain't one [music] of them domestic calls where officers are standing in somebody's living room trying to figure out who hit who, who threw the phone, [music] and why the TV is already on the floor. And this definitely ain't a bitter baby mama case where somebody done took a crowbar to her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend's car. [music] Nah. This story starts inside a Target warehouse where the cameras were already rolling. According to Target's assets [music] protection paperwork, surveillance cameras followed one employee from the moment she entered the building [music] all the way to the moment several iPhones were allegedly removed from inventory. Because according to the paperwork, she was supposed to be picking orders, [music] but somewhere in that aisle, it started looking like she was checking off somebody's Christmas list. [music] Looks like we got ourselves another sticky fingers bandit. >> Now, according to the paperwork, [music] Target's assets protection team didn't just have a missing product problem. They had a trail. And one thing about Target assets protection, >> [music] >> they don't move like regular store security. They move like the baby FBI. >> [music] >> They don't just see something and run out there waving their arms. They build a case on you. Cameras, >> [music] >> timestamps, inventory systems, angles from places you didn't even think had [music] angles. And Target ain't always rushing to stop somebody the second they make a bad decision. Sometimes they'll let you walk right out that door stolen goods, just so they can make sure all their ducks are in a row. >> [music] >> Because now it ain't just suspicion. Now they've got movement. They've got merchandise. They've got timestamps. And they've got a case they can put on paper. >> [music] >> According to the paperwork, they were already watching a high-value area, a location with [music] 15 iPhone 13s. Because when somebody picks from a high-value bin, security can come back and audit that bin to see if the math is mathing. But on this day, [music] Ms. Morris allegedly thought she and another employee had found the perfect plan. Like they were running Ocean's 11 out of the Target warehouse. According to the paperwork, another employee put her up to snatching the phones. [music] They probably told her it was easy as pie. Which really makes you wonder, if it was so easy, why didn't they do [music] it themselves? But I digress. Let's rewind this whole thing back so we can give you a clear timeline. And you can watch [music] this failed heist unfold in real time. We are going to follow the exact timeline Target says they followed. From the moment she entered the building to the moment [music] this failed warehouse heist started falling apart. Cameras on. So, here she is entering the building at 7:43 in the morning. and already the day starting off with a little character development because from what the paperwork shows [music] she was supposed to clock in around 7:30. So, she ain't just walking into work. She walking into work late. According to Target, [music] she went through most of her shift with no issue, but about 30 minutes before clock out, that's when the plan [music] appears to go in motion. She heads down aisle 203, then turns around [music] and comes right back down the same aisle. And this is the aisle where the high-value iPhones were stored. Now, [music] this is where the timeline gets active. She is officially at the promised land, the high-value iPhone bin. At first, it looks like she's just going to grab a couple, a little light lifting, but then you can almost see [music] the intrusive thoughts take over. The greed kicks in. She looks at that bin and said, "Fuck it. Look, if I'm going [music] to get fired anyway, I might as well go out a legend. She goes for the absolute gusto and starts grabbing a few more. And this is the exact moment she starts hitting them with the false scan shuffle. She is putting on an Oscar-worthy performance, pretending to scan the items while casually tossing those iPhones straight into her tote like they are fun-size Snickers. After the phones are removed, she puts the cherry picker [music] in reverse and gets the hell out of dodge. Next, you'll see her leave aisle 203 and [music] head toward aisle 209 like it's back to business. And that's what makes this part important because after [music] the move is made, she doesn't run. She doesn't panic. She goes right back into warehouse mode, lifts the cherry picker up in the air, and looks like she's trying to continue the [music] shift like nothing happened. But according to the paperwork, her next move is the one that really got Target's attention. Now watch her leave aisle 203, [music] the same aisle where Target says the phones were just removed. And after you allegedly grab six iPhones, you can't just take off running through the warehouse like you're in a [music] Fast and Furious spin-off. You got to play it cool. So she heads over to aisle 209 and goes right back [music] into work mode like nothing happened. But this next aisle is important because according to the paperwork, aisle 209 is where the empty iPhone boxes [music] would later become part of the evidence trail. >> [music] >> Now, this next part is where the plan starts getting cute. She's at the end of aisle 209, and if you look closely, she's bringing the cherry picker down. And right there at the end of the aisle, that black bin [music] becomes very important because according to the paperwork, after the iPhones were removed, the empty boxes were dumped [music] in that bin. So, the move appears to be simple. Take the phones out the boxes, stash the phones somewhere else, dump the empty packaging, and keep it [music] moving like nothing ever happened. But, that's where the plan had one small problem. Target was already watching. So, [music] while she may have thought the boxes disappeared into the trash, assets protection [music] knew exactly where to go. And later, those empty iPhone boxes were pulled right back out as part of the evidence trail. [music] Now, after the [music] phones are removed, after the empty boxes are dumped, and after the evidence trail is already sitting in that trash bin, she heads back to the lobby and attempts to leave the building. And on the surface, [music] this looks normal. End of shift, employees are walking out, time to go home. Target let her walk out of the building because they already had the timeline. [music] They had the aisle she was on, they had the trash bin, they had the boxes. And now they got her walking toward the exit. At this point, she may think the shift [music] is over, but Target's case is just getting started. And there she goes, walking out of the [music] building. At 3:36 p.m. she clocks out and walks right out the front door looking like just another employee heading home after a hard day of work while grabbing her little black lunch bag. >> [music] >> She probably thought she got away with it and was completely in the clear. But Target security was upstairs, probably on the phone with the Hampton Police Department [music] tallying up the receipts and exporting the footage. The grand total for her two-day shopping spree? A cool [music] $5,499. When she got home, she probably threw them right up on Facebook Marketplace. Brand new [music] iPhone 13, good condition, no box, comes with charger, >> [music] >> serious inquiries only, cash only, public meetup, don't waste my time. I will [music] not respond to is this available? If the ad is up, it's available. But seriously, the next day she [music] came back to work like it was nothing. As soon as she walks in, every supervisor is standing at the door waiting They take her into the office, confront [music] her, and she admits to it. Needless to say, she got her walking papers. Now, I don't know why, but she wrote a long [music] statement explaining why she did what she did. When security finally pulled her into the office to face the music, [music] she didn't just admit to it. Oh, no. She wrote a whole daytime soap opera. She stated she only [music] committed this horrible act because she needed money for heart medication and, I kid you not, to finish paying for a heart transplant. >> [music] >> She said a friend put her up to it and that she desperately needed the money. Now, I'm not sure if she really needs a heart transplant and I'm not sure if this friend even exists. >> [music] >> I'm only telling you what she wrote. Did she get arrested? I don't know. Stealing that many iPhones, I [music] imagine she did, but I don't have the body cam footage to give you a definite answer. But, that'll wrap this one up, y'all. I'm Marcel from Atlanta Crime Files. It's Saturday and I've got [music] some trouble to get into. Stay out of the way, family, so you don't find yourself on this channel and we'll see you on [music] the next story. 100. Camera off.