Okay, what you saying? I'm not being disrespectful for nothing. If I'm not under arrest, I'm able to leave. >> You sorry already? Sorry I take it. >> I'm taking my bags. Can you let me >> No, no, no, no, no, you're not taking your bags. Not taking your bags. Stop. >> I'm not >> Stop the bags. >> On October 25th, 2024, New Jersey officers responded to a reported shoplifting at a shopping mall. Two women were detained while police tried to determine who had taken the merchandise and where it had been hidden. The encounter began calmly, but the situation changed as officers examined the shopping bags and purse. Within minutes, one woman was placed in handcuffs while police continued sorting through the evidence and the explanations being provided. >> Excuse me, ladies. Can I just talk to you real quick? Can you step over here, please? All right. Just to let you know everything's being recorded. >> Okay. >> Okay. You guys have any idea identification on you? >> No. What's the problem? >> Okay. So, we have a report of a shoplifting that occurred. >> What? Oh, no. We spent the money. Receipt. Let me give you a receipt. Y'all got the wrong person. You can check. >> Before Before we go through that Before we go through that Do you have any identification? >> No. >> Okay. >> I didn't I didn't check. I didn't take anything. Shoplifting from where? Yeah. >> I'll advise you in a second. For now, right now >> But I just want to I'm leaving. >> No, no, you're not leaving. >> Okay. >> You You are not leaving. >> right. All right, you're right. >> Okay. Put your bags down. Need your right here. First name, last name? What is your last name? Take this. >> I can give you my information. >> You got an ID? First name, last name? >> I want to know what I'm being I didn't take anything. >> Right now, we're investigating a theft. >> From where? We have the right to know, right? I just gave you >> Your date of birth. Your social? >> Hey, I don't know my social. >> Your address? >> All clear. 686 is clear. 688 and 698 are remaining on scene to finish the report. >> I don't know my social. >> 698 is remaining on scene with the fire department until they clear. >> We have Can I have a seat? >> have a New Jersey DL? >> No. >> Leticia, that's l a k e i s h a. >> Yes. >> Last name Bell? >> Yes. >> What's your date of birth? >> 11 um 12 26 1988. >> What's your age? >> My age is uh 20 I mean I said 20 36. I'm about to be 36. 35 would be safe. >> 12 26 86, right? >> Yes. Oh, let me get my phone. Oh, let me get my stuff from my bag. >> Advise on why they're being investigated. 12 Bravo 11 dispatch. >> [music] >> We're going to have two females stopped right in front of the liquor store. I'm going to give you a name, DOB, and check it all around, please. >> We have you on camera. >> Taking what? >> Sunglasses, excuse me. >> What do you have? >> You have them in your pocket? >> Nothing. >> Nothing? >> Nothing. >> You didn't take it? >> No. >> Cuz they said they Well, that's what they said. Y'all said that's what they said. I'm not going anywhere. >> Last name is going to be Bell. That's Bravo Echo Lima Lima. First name is going to be Laquisha. That's Lima Alpha Kilo Echo India Sierra Hotel Alpha. DOB is going to be 12 26 86. Ma'am, you don't have a driver's license anywhere? >> No. Now what? >> 12 Bravo 6 to this address. >> Do what? Do what? >> We're doing our our investigation. >> I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying here. I'm staying here right here. >> Name, date of birth, also the social all the way. 546 C, what's the street? >> Mravlag >> Tango Alpha >> Spell that for me. >> Hotel Alpha >> M R A V L A G Mravlag >> Last name or 6 7 1979 What was it again? >> M R A V L A G >> 1680 >> Why you looking at me like that? >> No, I'm not looking at you. >> Oh, you I can't tell you looking at me like that. You my baby mama. >> What town is that? >> Elizabeth, New Jersey I don't know. I'm not going anywhere. >> You stay right there. >> window. >> IS THAT WHAT I'M ARRESTED FOR? IS THAT WHAT I'M ARRESTED FOR? >> YOU'RE BEING DETAINED. >> I'M NOT. I'M NOT BEING detained for nothing. >> It's an investigation for the theft. >> I don't care what you say. I'm not being investigated for nothing. If I'm not under arrest, I'm able to leave. Y'all can't say I am. >> It's all right. It's all right. Take it. >> Come on. Take my bag. Can you hold my bag? >> no, no, no. You're not taking your bag. Stop. You're not taking your bag. Stop. >> I'm not letting >> Drop the bag. Drop the bag. >> bag. >> Drop the bag. >> Drop the bag. It's not that hard. >> This one is 950. >> What's your personal? >> 950. >> I'm being detained, right? >> I'm going to search your bag. >> Or am I being arrested? >> Absolutely. >> All right. >> All right. Search the bag. >> Search the bag. >> Is there anything on you that could poke or stick me? >> No. You don't touch this bag. This is my bag. You don't have the right to touch my bag. >> Yes, YOU DO, ACTUALLY. OH, WOW. LOOK AT THAT. DO YOU always keep your contraband in your purse? >> No. Can I give my stuff to my bag? Y'all got the glasses. Give them to my bag. >> Just make sure she comes back. >> Give her my bag. That's it. >> No. I need to take this bag off. >> For what? >> For what? You're being arrested. >> Yeah, I'm being arrested, BUT I CAN GIVE MY STUFF TO MY SISTER. >> NOW. >> Why not? >> Once we search it, she can get it. >> All right, you can search it. Y'all got what y'all looking for in the bag? All that's paid for. I got receipts for all that. It's my daughter's arm warm. Let my arm go. Why you HOLDING MY ARM? >> RELAX YOURSELF. >> YOU'RE A MAN. YOU'RE NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE detaining me. That's what I'm trying to get you to >> Relax yourself. >> Relax. Oh, you a >> Stop. Stop. >> Hey. Hey. >> HAVE TO GRAB MY ARM THOUGH. HE'S GRABBING MY ARM. HE DON'T HAVE TO GRAB MY ARM. THAT'S ALL HE GOT. THAT COULD LET ME GO. DAMN. THAT'S ALL. WHAT THE [ __ ] YOU BEING SO AGGRESSIVE FOR? HE'S BEING AGGRESSIVE THOUGH. IT'S NOT ME. IT'S HIM. >> TAKE YOUR GET off there. It's all going with you. We're >> No. I got to go to MY HOUSE AND GIVE HER MY MONEY. I CAN TAKE MY MONEY AND STUFF OUT OF MY BAG. >> You don't have to grab my ARM THOUGH. YOU GRABBING MY ARM. >> YO, STOP. >> HE'S GRABBING MY BUT HE'S GRABBING MY >> THAT'S ENOUGH. THAT'S ENOUGH. That's enough. >> This was my HE'S GRABBING MY GIVE ME MY MONEY. GIVE THEM MY MONEY. WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING? >> STOP. Stop resisting. >> Give me my money. >> Stop resisting. >> Give me my money. Let go of my hand, please. >> But we're going to We'll give it to you when we're done. Give us a second. You need to stop. >> I I didn't stop. You didn't tell me to stop. You never said anything. >> Let go. Let go. Let go. Let's go. >> Give them my money. Give them my >> Let go. Give me my arm. Give me my Give me my stuff off my back. >> No. I WANT TO GET MY PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION. >> BACK. STOP. STOP. STOP. >> I'm backing up. >> You're all clear to go. >> All right. Why you grabbing me and scanning me like I'm a man for? Y'all bugging. I'm not a man. >> You're not cooperating. >> I AM COOPERATING. Y'ALL KEEP TELLING ME DON'T MOVE. I'm not Can I please give my phone? I am. Can I give Can I give Excuse me. >> He's giving her a >> Yeah, I'm trying to get on my bag with my keys and all my stuff in it. Take my watch? >> Ma'am, do me do me a favor. Ma'am, right here. >> Okay. >> Wait until we finish our investigation. >> is Latima Smith. That's my name. That's my real name. >> That's the name you gave my boss. You have You gave my my officer your information. >> already. >> Hey. Go ahead. Hey, Mike, you run her You run her yet? >> Yes, he did. >> You ran her already? Well, we already have somebody in mind, so >> Well, I have nothing to do with it. >> Okay. >> Give him my card, please. That came out of my pocket. DAMN, GIVE ME MY CARD. >> WHY IS SHE HAVING a phone? >> You know what? I'm showing I'm I'm showing him my name. >> Yeah, but you still don't You still don't get that in possession of your phone. You still >> Give him my Give him my card. See my name? See my name on my card? Give him my card, please. >> This is your item, ma'am? This one? >> Yeah, that is mine. >> This This is yours. And he's going to search your little purse, okay? >> All right. He searched it already, but if you want to It's okay. There's nothing ELSE IN IT. SEE? [clears throat] >> ALL RIGHT. SO, RIGHT NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING on you that we should be aware of? >> On me, like what? >> Any any items or anything? >> I just He just searched me. It's It's nothing. This belongs to me. This is mine. >> I got you, ma'am. >> Everything that's in me is mine. >> I just want to make sure, okay? >> Yeah, okay. >> [music] >> That's mine. That's No, I didn't have that. It's not even mine. >> any credit cards in there? >> No. My card >> 4102 >> Yes, it wasn't another one. frisk. Where's the card that's 6452? Did the shopper have a card? >> I don't have that. That's on my phone. >> The 6452 credit card? >> Yeah. Oh, it's on her Apple Pay. >> Is it Apple Pay? >> Bravo 11 to Bravo 5, you are now responding to a mall shooting. You turn on her gun? >> Yeah. Actually, I didn't get anything back. >> Okay. >> Well, she good. You got to take me. >> You take this right here. >> Yes, thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Can I take my stuff, too? >> Just uh give us a second. Just give us a second. We're still waiting. Okay, just give us a heads-up. >> Bravo Michael 11. What's your location at the mall? >> We're at the high-end entrance. You'll see our cars right by Green Deck. We're right outside Louis Vuitton's. >> This isn't bad. >> I know, isn't it? What's your name? Never stolen What's your name? >> I'm not telling you my name. >> Okay. >> I'm here to take something. >> Okay, we'll arrest you. And then Okay, we'll just take your picture now. >> All right, that's cool. >> Yeah, she's not getting up. >> I'm not going to get up. I'm not >> It's another charge. >> All right, it's I don't have to give you my name, though. >> You do. >> I don't. Shut the [ __ ] up. I said two words. >> It matters. >> Still waiting. >> Still waiting. She's still waiting. >> I got her license and everything. This white female is resisting. >> Look, can you explain to her that compliance is is the easiest way to go? >> I'm being oppressed. I'm not a criminal. Why do you have to grab Just relax. Please. I am relaxing. They just doing too much. You see how they grabbing me up and [ __ ] >> We're just doing our job. >> No, he's grabbing me up, twisting my arm back. That's not your job. >> You weren't listening to our instructions. Every time we told you to stand right there, you just kept walking. Uh whose phone is that? >> This is her phone. >> All right, Can you and Kelly just take her out, wait for Yvonne? Uh, yeah. Don't even put her in the back. Just wait for Yvonne to get there so she can search her. >> Thank you. >> All good? All right, ma'am. You can take these. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> You have a good day, ma'am. >> All right. Thank you. >> Bye. I'm good. >> [music] >> All right. FD is uh clear everything up. Roadway is clear. Must have a key card. >> I'm going to finish up. >> Yep. I'll use you. >> All right. Get everything done. That's fine. Um They They saw it? Like they saw her take it? Or did >> So she was behind the counter. They saw her move it behind the thing. And then she saw her putting her pocket in her pocket. She sat down for a little bit. They talked a little bit more and then she left. >> Okay. Thank you. We good, man. Thank you. Actually, let me just uh Let me get your info real quick just in case you want to Nope. Let me just get your info real quick. >> Yeah. >> Is it >> That's it. >> That's That's Bratch. B R A C H S E H. Badge number 697. >> All right, thank you. >> Yep, you got it, bro. >> What? >> All right, 12 Bravo. >> Being arrested, yeah. >> Excuse me. >> What's up? >> What's the next step? I'm going to headquarters then or am I going to jail or am >> No, no, you're going to get processed then you're going to be released as long as you cooperate. >> I am cooperating. >> No, I'm You got to You got to Go ahead. >> When y'all stopped me, I stopped, correct? >> Yeah. >> When you asked me something, I gave you I asked you to search me, I let y'all search me. When Once I was GOING THROUGH MY BAG OR WHEN I START PACING BACK AND FORTH, HE GETTING UPSET. OH, stay still. I'm nervous. I'm going to move. I'm hot at the same time. I DON'T ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL GOT ME I SAID I'M STANDING I AIN'T BACK. I GAVE Y'ALL WHAT Y'ALL WANT. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. HE said this is my name. No, this is my name. Cuz once he seen the credit cards, I don't need a death. You get what I'm saying? Here This is my name. This is my card. That's it. >> Okay. All right, this this officer is going to search you, okay? >> No problem. I don't have nothing on me. You can search me. It's cool. >> All right, 10-4. That's what you got. >> No, I gave it to her everything. They checked all of it. All my stuff is paid for. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. I ain't giving them no hassle. I'm letting them check me. I don't got nothing. I got my baby socks. All right. Can she go pick me up here right now? Would she be able to pick me up? This one? >> This one. >> This one. >> All right. All right. Hey, uh what's your name? What's your first name? >> Fatima. >> Fatima. Just be advised that you are being trespassed against the small court for 2 years for 2 years. Do you understand? >> No, you are not taking no pictures of me. No, you are not. Get them Get the Get the picture from the precinct. >> [music] >> Hey, what's up? 890 just one? All right. Thank you. All right. Yeah, he's still He's still by channel. >> Okay. >> I would >> Take this. >> I don't want to get out. >> You can call her when you Soon as you get down here you can call her. >> I don't want to get out of the car. >> All right, ma'am. Just so you know, as you can see the back seat of this car is clear. When you get to headquarters and there's something in the back of this car, you'll be charged with it. I'm >> You got a call sexy on your mother and all this. >> I'm just telling you. >> Bro, check it again so make sure there ain't no >> We will check it. >> Is my tone like not very professional or is it or is everyone just being >> I still don't know what's going >> Where's her Where's her cell phone? Where's her Where's her phone? >> He's got it. >> All right, just put it on airplane airplane mode. Yeah. Any interaction?