Is this your laptop here? >> No, yesterday I got it I got it from a friend. >> Okay. >> even use it. >> Okay. [music] Do you have a driver's license or state ID on you? So, we're going to have a female officer come here and search you, okay? Before she gets here, listen, before she gets here, do you have anything on you that's going to poke her or stick her? Do you have any needles on you? I just told you that you're in possession of a stolen laptop. >> On September 5th, 2025, a GPS tracking signal led Illinois officers to a woman sitting at a public table with a reported stolen laptop. The encounter produced three separate charges. Each one raises a distinct legal question. >> I don't know it was stolen. >> Oh. How are you? >> I'm all right. How are you? >> I'm good. Is this your laptop here? >> No, yesterday I got it I got it from a friend. >> Okay. >> even use it. >> Okay. Do you have a driver's license or state ID on you? >> Yes, I do. >> Can I see that? >> Um yes, um >> You can just leave all that stuff on the table. Okay. >> going to the bathroom. >> Oh, okay. Well, you're not going to go anywhere for a minute. Yeah, all right. I need to see your driver's license. >> Okay, yeah. >> Okay. >> I mean, is there a problem? I'm going to get it. I'm just I like to know. There's something going on. You got that? >> You can just leave that out. Leave everything on the table. Okay. >> Well, I was already leaving anyway, so >> Well, you're going to stay here for now. Okay? >> Why? Okay. I just want to know what's going on. >> I'll tell you in a second. Just give me a second. Just one second. >> Okay. >> Can I see that Illinois ID? >> Illinois ID. You got it. >> Yes, you are. Can I see that Illinois ID? >> No. Okay. >> All right. >> Please. >> Don't do that. >> I'm not leaving. >> Don't >> Stop. Stop. I got anxiety. Bad anxiety. I don't understand what you're doing. >> Don't do >> Wait. >> I'VE GOT ONE. >> OKAY. STOP. I JUST need to know what's going on and why you're doing that. Why? Well, what? I didn't do nothing. I didn't do nothing. >> Stop. >> I did I want my lawyer. I DID NOT DO NOTHING. I DID NOT do nothing. Okay, let go. I didn't do nothing wrong. And I That's not you. Let go of me. Let go of me. Okay, let go of me. You're hurting me. Let me go. I'm scared. Let go of me then. >> Just sit in here. I'm not >> I'm going to sit DOWN RIGHT THERE. YOU'RE HURTING ME. I'm not even You're doing it. Please, stop. Why are you doing that? Please, stop. I said >> Stop. >> Will you let go of me then? >> You're going to go to jail for harassment. >> What? Why are you touching me? Why are you touching Please, stop. >> But we just need you to try to, you know, take those deep breaths so that you know, you can try to de-escalate yourself. >> The initial detention rests on Terry versus Ohio 1968. A GPS signal tracing stolen property directly to the person holding it satisfies reasonable articulable suspicion. No eyewitness to the original theft is required to justify the stop. Probable cause to arrest follows under the totality standard of Illinois versus Gates 1983. Illinois law at 720 Illinois compiled statutes 5 section 16-1 criminalizes knowing possession of stolen property and requires no one to have witnessed the taking. Courts apply a knowledge inference rule. Recent exclusive and unexplained possession of stolen property is sufficient to establish that the possessor knew it was stolen. Two contradictory explanations from the subject only strengthen that inference. Physical control during active resistance is evaluated under Graham versus Connor 1989. Force must be objectively reasonable given offense severity threat level and resistance. Empty hand control on a subject refusing commands meets that standard. Resistance is itself a discrete offense under 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 31-1. >> Are you want to you need here for transport? >> I want my head to be down. >> Are you guys going to do it? >> I can't do it. I've got a dog. >> If if we can't have someone come here. >> How you doing? >> I'm the dominator. I'll make sure you guys don't need anything. >> No, okay. >> I can help you with >> No, I think we're okay. We were just going to try to take her out custody and you know, she started fighting and stuff. >> Okay. >> I'm just going to try to remove everything here from you before from her. >> Mhm. >> You guys want to wipe this up after I leave? Just make sure there's no drugs or anything that would be illegal in here. >> Okay. >> I would do a really good cleaning of this space. >> Got you. >> Well, that didn't go easy, did it? >> No. If you come out here to Canelo for a search and a transport, I can't transport. Definitely not going to happen. I said here. We go. I have my car is parked out here. Just bring my car around. Here. Come back. The dog won't feel comfortable you don't hurt him. So, we're going to have a female officer come here and search you, okay? Before she gets here, listen. Before she gets here, do you have anything on you that's going to poke her or stick her? Do you have any needles on you? >> I I need to never mind lawyer. >> I'm not asking you questions about what you're being arrested for. I'm asking if you If you have a needle. >> I just said I didn't have my money in there for my lawyer for jail. >> You what? I didn't just ask you for our safety if you have a needle on you. That's all I'm asking. It's This has nothing to do with the case. This is a general officer safety question. Do you have a needle on you or any needles in your purse or on you? That's all I'm asking. >> I'm not going to be able to see what they're you guys are doing while searching there. I've got my watching you guys search my things. >> We're not going to take your things. >> I know you guys are taking it. Do you got hello? >> You what, ma'am? They know more about They know more about the case than I do and you'll have to ask them. I I was speaking with her about needles and she won't answer any of my questions. So, my guess is she might have something on her. >> Yeah, watch her. >> I am not >> I'm It's swirly. >> Um because it's bony and it's caught handcuffs. >> And anyways, but she she has >> run with handcuffs. >> What? >> because I can't run handcuffs on my hands. >> Oh, people can run with handcuffs on. It's happened before. >> Yeah. >> Cuz she doesn't know what >> I going to jail and I didn't steal anything? >> Well, the what you were in possession of was stolen property, so >> I I found it on the internet book bag. >> That's not what you just told me before I talked to you. >> No, you talked about the laptop and that doesn't >> Well, listen. >> I I did Did you see me stealing it? I mean, I don't understand. >> about this? Since you're in custody right now, I'm going to read you this, okay? No, sit down. >> Sit. Sit down. Sit down. >> I didn't steal anything. >> All right. I'm I'm just I'm just letting you know that I asked about needles and she won't answer the question, so just be prepared. But >> Because you're not going to get >> That's fine, but sit down. Sit down, please. Come on. You've been You've been cooperative so far. Just sit down. You've been cooperative once we got you out here. Just please sit down. Thank you very much. >> You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say may be used against you in in a court of law. Do you have a right to a lawyer and to have a lawyer present while you're being questioned? If you are unable to pay for a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you. Do you understand your rights? >> But how am I paying for a lawyer? >> understand your rights? >> Mostly don't pay my bills. >> Okay, do you wish to talk to me without a lawyer? >> No, I don't want to. >> You want a lawyer. Okay, no problem. >> Before Miranda warnings were given, the officer asked one question whether the subject had a needle that could injure the searching officer. That question is lawful under New York versus Quarles 1984. Quarles recognizes a public safety exception permitting a narrow unworn inquiry where an immediate physical hazard exists. A concealed sharp is the paradigm case. The officer explicitly separated the safety inquiry from the investigation on camera stating this has nothing to do with the case. That verbal framing is what preserves the Quarles exception and protects any evidence recovered as a result. Once Miranda rights were read and counsel was invoked, Edwards versus Arizona 1981 applied immediately. All questioning ceased and that command was honored. No Fifth Amendment violation occurred at this stage of the encounter. The subject, however, continued speaking unprompted after invoking counsel. Under Rhode Island versus Innis 1980, spontaneous statements made without any interrogation are not protected by Miranda and remain fully admissible at trial. >> No, you're going to jail. >> Yeah, so >> Hold Yeah, Paul's right there. >> I didn't >> I'm Are you sure >> I didn't see anything You could have put anything in there the whole time. >> I don't know if I have these. >> That's fine. Thank you. I'm sorry. >> I'll do good. >> No, I'm not. >> 101 from 131 we're going to be on the northeast side of the Marriott. >> I'm on the way. I'm on the way. What am I going to do with them? Like always, I'm just charging it. I think I didn't do anything. Well, I'll be putting it back there. It's not there. >> Well, can you please sit down? Like I I don't understand like >> understand >> why you're why you're being uncooperative. >> You get down. I'm tired of the police. That's why. Cuz I didn't involve because I have They keep accusing me of things that I didn't do. This stuff doesn't mean that I took it. It doesn't mean that I took it. It doesn't mean it doesn't mean that it doesn't mean that I took it. They said you're going to jail for it. I mean, do you have the proof that you didn't save me take this and whatever? Well, I told you that I did I took my friend with the rental. You're taking away my rights. You're taking away my rights. You're unlawfully detaining me cuz I didn't take a look at it. So, unless you guys have somebody that has seen it or described me, then you can't arrest me. That's unlawful. My lawyer is my My lawyer is my I just have enough money to get my lawyer. And my lawyer has got money. Lawyer's number is in there. >> Did you go to that? Did you I'm a quick talker. >> He's in the >> No, I didn't get to see all the you know what they put in that stuff. I know what they plant things, so I they should have been in there when they were looking through my things. >> Ma'am, I can tell you right now none of our officers are planting anything in your stuff. Everything that's everything they took everything they took was everything you had in that city. >> You know that it happened, so you know there's crooked cops out there, so you can't >> There may be, but I work with people that aren't that way, so so there's no need to worry about them doing something. They're they're obtaining evidence for their case. That's what they're doing, okay? So once again >> probably won't get out today or tomorrow, then. Right? >> And once again I will I will reiterate something to you real quick, okay? Is you chose not to speak with the officer and that's fine, but once again I'm telling you regardless of the situation you are in possession of a stolen laptop and you're using it, okay? That's that's that's a big deal, okay? >> I don't know. Nothing you say don't go well. I didn't break in for whatever. It was I I love you. Oh, I didn't take that. I said I don't want to go with that. I don't want to go with that. You don't believe me. They're kidding me. They shouldn't have I didn't They shouldn't have accused me of it cuz I didn't take it, so >> Ma'am, I just told you >> I understand. >> I just told you that you're in possession of a stolen laptop. >> No, I don't know it was stolen. It was all It was clearly I'm not allowed to use that. That don't make no sense. >> Okay. Well, >> You guys think I'm a liar all the time. And how do I know it was taken? >> You can take her over there. >> Yeah, take her over there. >> Let's go over here, ma'am. Come on. Come on. Please. We're not going to throw you around. We've never We haven't done that. Just cooperate with us. Come on. >> Let me do it by the >> We'll we'll >> I need to listen to somebody here. >> We'll get you over here by this squad car, okay? Come on. >> don't like the way you're doing it by the >> Ma'am, just just follow what you've done good so far. Once we get out of here, come on. >> Just listen to him. Just don't don't There's no need, all right? >> I'm not doing >> That's fine. >> You had said to do you have anything that could stick stick me, poke me, hurt me? Anything on you at all that could hurt me? >> You got anything? >> Okay. Thanks for being honest. What I'm going to do is take your coat off to you because for the protection of you and for me, okay? Got it? So, I'm going to take your coat off. >> What pocket? >> Which Which pocket? >> Left short pocket. >> It's in here. What is it? Yeah, what is it? It's a needle. Is that all you got? Just one needle? Okay. What's that? Okay. So, what I'm going to do is I'm just take this stuff out and set it here with this officer, okay? Is there anything in this pocket that could stick me, poke me, hurt me? No. Okay. All right, I'm going to put you in the back of the car, okay? Got anything in your shoes? Anything I'm going to pull your hair down real quick, okay? Okay. I'll drop off the new ones. >> The search of the subject is authorized by United States versus Robinson, 1973. A full search incident to a lawful custodial arrest requires no additional justification beyond the arrest itself. The needle and drug residue recovered from the armpit support the third charge. >> So, I got to tell you what we were talking about because you had her hand and I had her hand and I'm like I I got it, Mo, and that's why I had you cuff cuz once I got a hold of her, she wasn't going anywhere. >> It It was It was a mess, but It didn't fall. >> It worked. What do you How was that a mess? >> It was a person resisting. >> No, I know. I'm saying with the whole me and you thing. >> You want a bag? >> Can I get two, please? >> I don't I'm not really not worried about it now. I thought it didn't have a cap on it. >> But she did say there's it's mixed with drugs, so I would still >> She said water and drugs. I I think you still need to be tested. >> Well, can I just clean it? >> Well, yeah, but still >> Are you going to have >> fill out the charge sheet or am I doing that? >> Let's take her to the post. Let her >> sit down for a bit. Maybe she'll >> I'm going down the hall. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And then we'll we'll figure everything out there and then take her to >> So, Washington, when you were gone, you went to one of the carneys. That was fine. I never asked for a lawyer. She was She kind of spilled a little bit and I just let her talk. Basically, I don't think it I got it from somebody and I got that backpack from somebody and she mumbled like under her breath, but didn't say a name. And then I was She was like, "I mean, how am I supposed to know what's stolen?" She got the backpack from somebody else stole it. >> The lead officer receives an A- minus. The Terry stop was clean. The Quarles invocation was explicitly framed on camera. Miranda was read in full and questioning stopped the instant counsel was invoked. The sole deduction is a brief coordination lapse during handcuffing. Assisting officers receive a B- plus for a properly executed same-sex search and consistent de-escalation throughout. The subject receives a D. Invoking counsel was the one legally correct decision and it was immediately undone. Physical resistance added a charge. Concealing the needle endangered the searching officer. Continued unprompted speech after invoking silence produced admissible statements against her own interest. The department receives a B- plus. Constitutional compliance is clean across every critical stage on the visible record. The deduction reflects the coordination gap during handcuffing and the absence of clear contact and cover role assignment at the outset of the resistance phase. Two lessons emerge from this footage. For officers, always state the safety basis of a Sharps question aloud because that verbal separation is what preserves the Quarles exception. Stop all questioning the instant counsel is invoked. For citizens, possession of stolen property requires no eyewitness to convict and physical resistance only adds charges. Silence, once invoked, must actually be maintained because spontaneous statements are not protected.