This unsuspecting man is about to cause
a complete disaster. After he enters a
Target store, he roams the clothing
section of the store, picking up a
handful of shirts and other items. He
then simply walks out of Target, still
carrying all the items without paying
for them, and approaches his vehicle. As
he gets in his car, officers surround
him and attempt to stop him. However,
the suspect immediately backs up into a
police transport van, then drives in
between two cars while striking both of
them and flees the scene. Police lose
the suspect, but start gathering any
information they can to track the
suspect down.
 Yeah, the black male, the
driver, the one that shot.
Southbound on park.
Southbound on park on the wrong way
wrong side of the street.
 I I mean I
just I just saw him backing up and I was
behind between here. I just got the out
of the way.
 Did you see what the driver
of this car looked like?
 I only saw the
passenger.
 I was looking at the person
next.
 Okay. And you were in the car just
wait, I assume, waiting for your order.
Yeah. Next thing you know, you're
getting bumped by someone driving
through. Hits your car right here on the
front
 and and again on the back. So I
guess maybe coming through and then they
took a turn.
 Okay.
 As we get more
information on the suspect, that's where
we will relay that to you as well as
your insurance company um to try to get
reimbursed for any deductibles, that
kind of stuff. Do you want to pursue
criminal charges for hit and run against
the suspect driver?
 Yeah, sure.
 Yeah,
sure.
 Okay, perfect. That's what we
want, too, I guess. Um, and then they
they obviously hit one of our cars, so
we're going to get this all documented.
Yep. All right, sounds good.
 While
officers soon find the suspect, in the
meantime, the same exact Target store
was unlucky enough to encounter yet
another shoplifter. This male, wearing
dark-colored clothing and a gray hat,
enters Target carrying a plastic
shopping bag with a Walgreens logo on
it. He then enters the shoe section of
Target. He can be seen grabbing a box of
shoes, looking at them multiple times,
and then walking away with them.
Surveillance footage then shows the
plastic Walgreens bag he entered with
now carries the box of shoes he grabbed.
He then walks out of the store without
paying. An officer stops him after he
exits the store and immediately finds
the stolen shoes in the mail's
possession. But now officers are left
wondering, is this related to the other
shoplifting incident?
 Ready for your
report?
 You get an ID on you?
 No.
 No.
What's your first name?
 Kean
E. Gen.
 Well, at this point we have PC.
This is our guy. Yeah, I'm just going to
Yeah.
 All right. You're under arrest
right now for theft. You're being audio
review record. Okay.
 Yes, sir.
 That
math?
 Yes. There might be a card in
there that's not mine. I found it. I
haven't yet. And no, I don't use
nothing.
 Woo. You didn't tell me there
was a blade in there, man. I could have
I actually don't know. Holy [ __ ] I'm
sorry. My bad.
All right. Anything else on you?
 Okay.
All right. We're going to walk this way.
Okay. Going back in a target. How'd you
get here?
Take a left.
Can you see right here for me?
All right, man. I'm sorry. Police
department. Okay. Um,
 just be aware you
are being reported. I'm sure the officer
explained you under arrest with that.
So, Keegan, you have the right to remain
silent. Kegan, did you understand your
rights? You have any questions about
your
 How do we get here, man?
[Music]
Say what?
I'm having a hard time.
 Sorry.
 You and
your girlfriend,
 we were just in the
area like
and and then what? And then you came in
the store.
 Yeah.
 And then what happened
in the store?
Okay.
 Sounds like you also have a theft
warrant. just saying that I mean where's
that theft warrant out of
 Pipol? I don't
know if you got caught shoplifting in
Pop and maybe didn't go to court or
something like that. So, let me ask you
a couple more questions about this then.
So, what were you going to do with those
shoes
given your girlfriend?
 As a gift
 as a
gift in the past when you sto What do
you tend to do with the things that you
got?
 I use them for myself.
 Usually keep
it for yourself. Do you by chance like
ever get sent to steal particular things
from anybody?
 Do you know anybody that
like asks people,
 "Hey, I need you to go
steal this type of thing or that type of
thing or
 uh Mr. Do you have any
questions for me?"
 Okay. All right.
These officers will see you to the car
then.
Officers locate the original suspect at
a nearby gas station and the situation
immediately escalates.
Your way. Your way. Like your belly.
Like your belly.
 How am I under
your run?
 How am I under?
 There you go.
Go secure the van. Can you hold that?
[Applause]
Are you any weapons on you, brother?
 No.
How am I under arrest?
 All right. There
probes in there.
 I don't think so. All
right. Let's move over this way.
How am I under arrest? Can you tell me
what I do? What?
 Yep. Hold on one sec.
What we're going to do, we're going to
roll you over. We're going to get you
out of the roadway here. We're going to
get medical started. We'll explain
everything to you. Okay.
 All right.
All right. Other side. Just standing up.
Knees to your chest.
 Knees to your
chest.
The other one. Come here. There you go.
Put your knees to your chest. All right.
We got to get up. Ready? All right.
Ready? One, two, three. Stand.
 There we
go. Walk those straight around. Right
here.
 Did I do something wrong?
Probably.
 You're under arrest for
malicious mischief from the first
degree. Resisting arrest, hit and run,
and theft in the third degree. All
right. You have the right to man. You're
right. It's time to attorney. You
understand these rights?
 Yeah. I can
tell my cousin.
What's that?
 Can I call my cousin?
 Yeah,
we can do that. Having those rights of
mind, do you wish to talk to us now?
After the car's out,
 having those rights
in mind, do you wish to talk to us?
 No,
I don't.
 Okay. Who's your cousin? Is he
over there?
 Yeah, he's in my car.
 We'll
make sure we get the message to him.
Okay.
 The two shoplifting males were
found to not be associated with each
other despite the thefts taking place at
the same exact Target on the same day,
just hours apart. Reports indicate the
male who stole the shoes was involved in
48 prior theft incidents at other
regional targets in previous years. He
was given a citation for theft in the
third degree and was transported to jail
without incident. The other male who
fled in his vehicle was also charged
with theft in the third degree as well
as reckless driving, one count of hit
and run to an attended vehicle and two
counts of hit and run to an unattended
vehicle. Both suspects are innocent
unless proven guilty in a court of law.
These shoplifterss are trying to turn
Target into their own personal
playground. But when are they going to
learn that technology is only getting
better? These criminals don't understand
that today's stores are not just relying
on security guards and regular cameras
anymore. They're turning into solar
power cellular license plate readers
that scan vehicles in real time and
instantly alert store security to known
suspects or repeat offenders. And the
result is precision alerts and faster
response times. And some retailers say
that these systems pay for themselves
within hours. And in a world where
criminals move fast, these stores are
learned to move faster. Because we got
one guy who calmly strolls out like
shoplifting is his daily occupation,
which it probably is, only to get found
and quickly tas at a gas station. It
seems like these criminals all go to the
same school of stupidity because most of
them always try to feain ignorance. And
just as officers are closing in on one
suspect who slammed into police, another
man enters the same target like he's
filling in for the last guy. And this
isn't just petty theft, it's about
patterns because these people are
getting bolder, more coordinated, and
more reckless. And they know the cameras
are watching, they just don't care. And
they'll hurt police or another shopper
just to get away. And in this last case,
timing was everything. Without quick
action from officers and alert store
staff, the second suspect might have
walked off just as cleanly as the first.
But thankfully, technology and sharp
police work did turn the tables this
time. But next time, it might be a
different store and different outcome.
But in my opinion, the only thing more
dangerous than people who steal are
those are willing to hurt people to get