On December 10th, 2023, officers from the West Palm Beach Police Department were dispatched to Walmart in reference a theft in progress. What you are about to watch is what happened next. >> Y'all know I got a camera, right? You got your ID on you? >> Oh, okay. Can I call someone to come pay for this? >> You got your ID on you? >> Can I call someone to come pay? >> I asked you a question. >> I don't have my ID. >> Okay, so I can't use that. Why can't you Say that. All right. Don't bring nobody over, please, all right? Hear me? >> Yeah. >> You hear me? >> No, I hear you. >> Don't bring nobody over here. All right. You got to get off the phone. >> Um >> You can hang up the phone. >> Um, can I have a word? >> You can hang up the phone now. >> The officer told me to hang up the phone. >> You can hang up the phone now. Here's one thing about me, all right? I work great off of honesty. You're honest, everything can be forgiven, all right? And we go from there. All right? You lie to me, play around with me, or I ask you more than once, we're going to have a problem. All right? I said you can hang up the phone now the first time. Why am I saying saying it again? I'm the police, correct? >> Cuz I'm nervous. >> Okay. Listen. It can be forgiven, all right? Just relax, okay? >> I told you to hang up the phone now. >> What's your name? >> My name is Anna. >> Anna Anna Brown? Got your name. 14? Huh? >> Yeah. >> So, spell Anna. >> A n n a. >> What's your Is Is Brown? >> Yes. >> Middle name? >> Sylvia. >> Mhm. All right. Is it correct real correct name, right? Okay. I'm going to read this read this once. Okay. All right. Like I said, lying under oath is a felony. Everything will be forgiven. Okay? Ma'am, you got to come here. You have to sit right here. Anything else in your bag? Anything in there? >> No. >> You have all that money in there? So, you have all that money in there? >> It's just a bunch of dollars. >> But, still. Call me 10-99 check. Ms. Anna, Ms. Brown, have you ever had a Florida license? >> Huh? >> Have you ever had a Florida Florida license? >> Yes, I have a Florida license on my phone. Man 186. >> 29-year-old black female >> There's a message for you. >> FCIC local response. 29-year-old black female local response. >> What's your current address? Have you ever been arrested for shoplifting before? >> I'm sorry. >> It's 407 604. So, have you ever been arrested for shoplifting before? >> Yeah, when I was a teenager. >> How many times? >> Huh? >> How many times? >> When I was a teenager. >> Okay. >> All right. This is something quite interesting about yourself. >> No, I don't know where they came >> Okay. >> I don't know where they >> We do have a lot of everything that's on the rack. Okay. Make sure that all of them are all the way up to the top of the >> Is this your first time getting caught? What you say? >> First time. >> Is this your first time? You know you weren't caught the first time you were juvenile? >> No. >> So, it's not your first time, right? Okay, so what I'm saying is honestly Where did you get caught stealing from the first time? >> From Sears. >> Okay. >> Oh. >> Sorry. >> Okay. >> So, tell her to meet me in the front of customer service in the back. And my phone is >> Okay. >> Just one night pad. >> Do you know what? >> Actually, my phone >> Let me see. Well, no, let me see what's on that. Is all that paid I'm paid items? >> Yeah. >> What's this one? [ __ ] All right. All right. Is this your Yeah. >> That's what I said. Yes, ma'am. I'm going to put it back. >> That's what you paid for? All right. >> Okay. You know she only got one eye. She can't think right. I told you that. It could have been one of my business cards. I told you that. She's not I didn't have a cutting message. She didn't have a cutting message. >> Thanks so much. All right. So, depending on how much stuff, all right? What are you What are you guys going to do? >> All right. >> You do what? >> Since I gave Since I gave you the main key to this, what I'm going to do is I'm going to wait for him to go down. >> Yeah. >> What? You make I think the main problem is going to be the treasure. >> I'm going to want some. Hopefully it's that cuz that is a lot of stuff. I ain't going to lie lie to you. >> So, >> It's actually going to be a signal three. One of them is a >> That'll be 9 minutes. 48 between >> 21 10 67 Bravo Alpha 4 XPR and a gold Honda. >> 6565 and base on the four-door sedan at 1 Palm and fire 10-410-53. >> Damn, y'all boys have ran out of paper, dog. That's crazy. >> just confirming that it's the DVR's. >> Yeah, 10-4 10-5. 47 place in Haverhill, just north of >> All right. We're going to be pulled over on the 47 place. >> Copy 6565. >> No, 2297 [music] Palm pushing a three. >> 6565. >> 2297 Palm. >> [snorts] >> 2297? 10-7 10-5. >> What's up, Curvature? What did you call? >> [snorts] >> We had someone in the car that drove in here and the person we're doing the balloon right now. >> What? to what? Okay. All right. All right, Anna. You need to listen to me, all right? >> [snorts] >> You have the right to remain silent. One second. One second, you have the right. One second. Yeah, you have the You have the right to remain silent and not any questions, you understand? You have the right to the presence of a lawyer of your choice before you make any statement and or any questioning, do you understand? If you cannot afford a lawyer, you're entitled to the presence of a court-appointed attorney before [snorts] you make any statement and or any questioning. Any statement can and may be used against you in a court of law. Any statement you make must be freely and voluntarily given. Do you understand? If at any time during the interview you do not wish to answer any questions, you have the privilege to remain silent. I can make no threats or promises to induce you to make a statement. This is must be of your own free will. Do you understand? All right, with that being said, let's just talk about what happened today. You want to talk to me about what happened today? >> [snorts] >> No? Okay. You know this You know this is a chance to explain yourself and what happened, say it could be a misunderstanding, whatever the case may be. But, if you don't explain yourself, I don't want you to go against the evidence against you. All right. Are you going through anything? Are you going through financial troubles? I just want to explain. I will. Hold on. Going through any financial trouble? I just explained like today is the balloon release for my brother. I just came to get some stuff for my family to do that. Uh-huh. And I just wanted to get some stuff for my kids. I just started a new job. Like I don't know how to Where are you Where you at? Where are you working at? >> I work at the AutoZone here. >> AutoZone? So, the food I can understand, but why the Polaroids and stuff? >> My kids My kids have iPhones, so I wanted to give them something that they could play around with at home, like >> All right. >> Just something for the kids, cuz that's what I could be able to get. I tried to get them. >> [snorts] >> All right. Are you >> no help with them. It's just I don't know. Like I had them since I was in high school by myself. >> [snorts] >> High school. >> It's hard. I tried to get them, but I ain't have no resources or anything to save you from there. It's hard. I didn't want to I tried to do it, but I just didn't have really no other option between this and the bills and paying but I'm getting food stamps this year. >> [snorts] >> Did you have the You have the $400 on you now to pay for it or you have to call somebody? >> I could be able to probably pay for the majority of all this stuff. >> All right. >> All right. I probably have the $400 on my card. >> Did you Did you like pretend to ring up any of the stuff you attempted to ring it up, like >> No, I ringed up most of the stuff. But I didn't bag everything up. I just was leaving out till they asked to see the receipt. And you noticed that the stuff weren't scanned on the receipt. Just some of the stuff wasn't scanned. >> All right. All right, no problem. All right, you're getting charged with one count of petty theft cuz you stole an amount of $431 in retail value. Stop shoot. You got court January 30th, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. at Gun Club Jail. All right, 3228 Gun Club Road. All right. You don't have to check in the jail. You're going to go to a courthouse. All right. What you're going to do is you're going to sign right here. It's your agreement to appear to the date and time. All right. Charge for defense charge or pay the fine to subscribe. That doesn't mean it's admission of guilt. Sign is not admission of guilt. It just means basically that you are saying that instead of me taking you to jail, which no one wants, I'm going to take you to You're going to go to the courthouse. All right. On this date and time. Do you agree to go on this date and time? All right, so just sign right here. All right, so where it says no photo available, all right, just go ahead and give a thumb print. All right. Take your copy. All right, free to go. Any questions? It's called pre-trial diversion. You can opt for that if you if you qualify, you know.