On August 3rd, 2025, officers in New Jersey detained a man outside a department store after he walked past the checkout counters with a trolley full of unpaid merchandise. And this is what happened. >> Are you still What's up, man? Step over here. >> Both of you. >> You have a receipt? I didn't steal nothing. >> 29036. >> Okay. >> I didn't steal anything. >> What did you do with it? >> I just walked out here to get somebody. >> Out here. >> That's all I did was stop outside to get somebody. That's it. I didn't steal anything. >> So, where all this all this stuff? Where is this? >> Inside. >> In the office now. >> Okay. >> I wasn't stealing nothing. >> So, you took it in the office or what? How did that work? >> No, they pushed it out. >> Okay. >> I stopped. >> So, you tried? >> No, I didn't try to do nothing. I was getting somebody to help me. >> Help you with what? Where are they? >> He's over there. My god brother. >> Okay. Do you have an ID? >> I was done paying for it. I didn't have my >> Did you pay you bought? >> Huh? Expired. >> Okay. Don't matter. >> So it says who you are, right? >> Yeah. >> What about you, man? >> He's a minor. He's with me. >> Okay. >> Now you have ID. >> It's expired. >> No, he's expired. >> Well, that don't matter. >> He's a minor. >> Okay. >> All right. So really, I didn't do anything. So really, I'm not being arrested if I didn't do anything. >> I didn't say you were under arrest. >> But y'all coming like y'all are? >> Okay. Cuz we got a report of somebody trying to shop. >> All right. But I'm trying to I'm just explaining to you. >> So what is this? Just imaginary? >> That's not nothing. I didn't steal nothing. I didn't leave the property. >> Did you leave? >> Okay. How much is it for? >> My boss said, >> I didn't even go nowhere. I stayed right here to help. Got I didn't. >> So, did he walk? So, what happened? Walked out with the car and then what? Out here. Let >> me explain. I said, >> I'm going to get you in a second. >> Received those fireworks that you just put in there. >> Yeah. >> So, what what are what are you going to say? What happened? >> I was getting my god brother so when I'm done finishing paying for stuff, he can help me bring it to the bus stop. >> So, you wheel the here >> to to get >> That don't make no sense. How would you contact him? I know, but why would you leave a store with with a bunch of stuff that you didn't pay for? >> So, I can leave this call shoplift. >> I didn't leave the property. >> Don't matter. You left the store. You're supposed to pay. You have to There's a There's a >> I didn't know that. I can't just walk outside and get somebody. I didn't know that. >> You didn't know that you can't walk out of a store without paying. Pass the registers and all that. >> How old are you? >> 2001. Okay. So, you don't know that by now? >> No, I didn't leave the I didn't leave. So, technically, I'm not stoing that. >> You You left the store. You went past the registers, right? >> To get somebody >> with the stuff. >> Yes. Because I didn't want to leave it there. >> Why not? You can't leave it with a somebody at the register. You see, do you understand? >> I don't think I have epilepsy. I don't think like that. I don't think >> epilepsy seizure disorder. That's not >> That has nothing to do with the way you think. >> Listen, this is what I was trying to do. I was just trying to get somebody to help me. >> Yeah. >> What are you doing? You got to go. >> I didn't do nothing. You got to come >> for what? >> Shoplifting. >> I didn't shoplift. I didn't leave. >> They said you left. So >> I didn't leave. I stayed right here. >> What is you talking about? >> You got anything on you? >> Yes. I got a knife. >> All right. Where's it at? >> Should I get a front? >> The ID? >> Yeah. >> We're going to have one. >> This is ridiculous. >> Where's it at? >> On my >> All right. >> You don't have anything? >> You don't have anything? Nothing that says who you are or nothing. >> All right, let me get your name. Huh? Are you with him? >> Yeah. You be honest with me. It's okay. What's your name? >> Okay. Huh? What is that? Ready? >> Huh? Nice. They got to give my mom a key card. It's in the pocket. >> Yeah. I ain't even do nothing. This is ridiculous. >> You just walked out the store. >> I went to come get somebody. What you want me to do? >> Now I leave the store without paying. Can't close that, please. All right. Huh? >> Can't close it. All right. Step over. We'll step out of everybody's way. Yeah. >> Somebody's car. Is a car in the parking lot now? Huh? >> There's a car in the parking lot now. >> His car? >> No. He got here on the bus. >> He got here on the bus. So, nobody was here. >> Okay. That's what I thought. What's your name? >> All right. Can you guys just stay with him real quick while I do my thing? Cuz he's juvenile. We got to handle this a little different. Don't move. So you came here on the bus and >> I was leaving on the bus. That's why I ask my step brother for help. >> Okay. >> Where he live? >> Think on my >> kind of >> kind of. >> Yeah. You said you were out here trying to get somebody car to help out. >> So when I'm done paying for income, you take the bus sometimes over there. >> So where's this other guy that's involved? >> My god brother. >> Yeah. Where's he at? >> He he worked here. Here he's breaks outside. >> He right there. >> Where? >> Come here. >> All I did was come outside for him to help me. That's it. >> All right. >> What's going on? >> All right. So, he tried to You work here. >> Relax. I work here and that's my god brother. So, that's family. >> Okay. No, no, I get you. So, I I'll explain what's going on. So he walked out with a whole car worth said he was going to come get somebody to help him. I'm assuming that was you and walked right past the register and everything that's considered shoplifting state of New Jersey. >> Okay. >> All right. It was over $200 worth of merchandise store taken. >> Okay. >> Uh where is he going to be at? Exactly. >> Our headquarters. >> Okay. >> Yeah. You know where it is. >> Yeah. Right down the street. Of course. Of course. >> So yeah. So are you like his ride or like you got here on the bus, right? >> Yeah, I got here on the bus. He was off today actually. >> You working right now? Yes, I'm here at the moment. Um, >> okay. >> I full transparency. What's going on? Yeah. >> Is he getting released anytime soon? That should be >> We got to do We got We got to do paperwork and stuff. That kid in the red shirt, who's that to you? >> The kid in the red shirt? I have no idea. >> You have no idea? >> No, I have no idea. It's one of his friends from what I know. >> One of his friends. >> Yeah, that's all I know. I've met the kid today. >> Okay. >> But all right. Um, how long does typical paperwork normally take if you don't mind me asking? >> Like on an estimate? I mean, we it's it's just us. So, we got to flow through it. So, it's going to be like >> day or two. >> An hour or two. >> Oh, okay. I >> Couple hours, maybe a little more. I'm not going to lie to you. Okay. >> No, no, that's fine. Um, do you need me to take anything for him or any of his stuff? >> No, his stuff's coming with us, but what's your name, man? >> Yeah. Listen, people made mistakes, but we leave over 200 $200 worth of merchandise. >> Yeah, that's a dumb mistake. God damn it. All right. >> So, >> anything you want to say, brother, or you're good. >> All right. So you you go back to doing what you're doing. All right. We'll figure it out. >> If he gives you a problem, you know, I work here. >> I got I got your phone number, bro. All right. >> Yeah. Just give me a call. >> All right, man. Thank you. Uh so, >> um one more question. What's going on with the kid in electric? He goes home or >> I I got to call our tour commander, figure it out cuz he's we got to handle it a little differently. >> Update me on him at least, too. >> Could I what? >> Could you update me on the red shirt, too, if that's possible? >> Do you know him or you be honest with me? >> I said I just met him today. I'd rather still know he's all right and whatnot. Yes. You know, >> everybody's going to be okay. I mean, we don't hurt nobody. Yeah. >> No, I know you're not. I've done a couple time like if he's going to go home or not, stuff like that. >> Yeah, chances are. All right. >> Come over here. >> All right. Just talk to me. >> All right. So, you going to talk? All right. I'm going to um see if I could They said he's like 14. >> He's 14. >> So, he says I got to try and find something. >> Yeah. >> So, I'm going to look that up real quick and then figure it out. so many times. >> Yeah. I mean, I'm going to be back here later. We got I got to get camera footage and everything. And then Yeah. So, and we uh I think I don't know if he took the receipt. Do you have the receipt? >> Yeah. >> Oh, you have? Okay. No. No. >> I had two. >> Yeah. Okay. >> He gave me two copies, right? >> Oh, that's right. >> All right. Uh >> bring him in and figure it out. >> He has uh he has uh pick him up at headquarters. Go back. >> One second. >> So So was he with him the whole time like picking picking stuff out on the shelf? >> Yeah, >> he was. >> Oh, yeah. >> We got an idea. His parents come to pick him up from this. >> Yeah. >> Just put the phone off. >> Yeah. So you're going to come You're going to come of the block to our police station. Yeah. All right. Okay. >> And we'll tell you we'll tell you what's going on over there. Yeah. >> Okay. I'm don't have Wi-Fi. >> It's all right. You don't need Wi-Fi. >> They need my location. >> Yeah. We're right up the street. They know where the shop right is. We can call them. >> You have their phone number? >> I don't have my uncle phone number. >> Huh? >> That's why I'm saying that. >> Where? >> I don't have my uncle phone number. >> So, who you who you on the phone with? >> My dad. >> Okay. So, you don't have his phone number? >> No. >> You have your dad's phone number? Uh, I don't I don't know. >> Yeah, he can call. >> Yeah, I mean, you made a call to him. I would assume you have his phone number. >> That's really his dad. >> Yeah, >> my radio's toast, bro. >> Okay. >> What are you doing? >> All right. >> You got anything else on you? >> Nothing in your pocket. All right. You can put them in my my car. You got any back pockets? >> Any jewelry on there? >> So, where are my go? Huh? >> He's going to He's going to stay with us. >> [clears throat] >> Yeah. He whoever he was on the phone with told him to not give his information. So, good idea. Yeah.