I think she left a few minutes ago. Okay. >> Good. How you doing today? All right. Yeah, I'm good. Good. Good. Good. >> So, just just so you're aware, too. I obviously she wants the money back. So, you mentioned she's still on the property or you don't know. >> She is in the property. >> Okay. >> Yes. Is there apartment? Apartment. Let me see. Apartment. She's in apartment 306. >> 306. Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. >> That's a picture of her. Okay. >> What do you want to see? The the day that she >> the girl when she was taking the >> Yes. You can show me that video and then I'll I'll give you an email to send it to me as well. >> Sure. Let me see. 15 towel. >> Okay, that's perfect. Hello. Can you please come to the doors of West Palm Beach Police Department? Hello. >> Hello. Anybody here? >> West Palm Beach Police. >> West Palm Beach Police Department. >> Okay. So, as we mentioned, your name is Katherine. Um, we did see the unknown black female on video taking your purse at 120 a.m. She left and then she returned it at 1:34 a.m. on the 20th of this month. >> Um, you mentioned that you were missing $900 when she when it was returned. Somewhere in between that time. Um, did you want to prosecute this female if you get your money back? >> Okay. If she returns the money, the full amount of the money, she won't face any charges. >> Okay. So, if you receive the $900, no charges. If you do not receive that, you want to press charges. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, as I mentioned, I'm Officer Forji. If you have any questions for me at this point in time, I have your information. If I find anything, I will give you guys a call. Um, we'll continue to search. She's unidentified at this point in time. We have limited information on her, but I'll do a supplement to that case number, and if anything, I'll call you guys if I do find anything. >> Verify, officer. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Charlie came back. West Palm Beach Police. >> Sorry. >> West Palm Beach Police. >> Hi. >> How are you? >> Hi. How are you? >> Good. >> How's Hi. >> Hi. >> So, um Can I talk for a minute? Sure. >> Can I come in? >> 9743 1400. >> Where are you from? Um, I'm from Georgia. Airbnb to say I'm sorry. I wasn't coming up against I'm sorry. I'm just scared about my dog and I don't know how to car. >> No, I'm going to go in my car. I got to get some stuff out of my car. Sorry, I'll put you on this side, okay? >> I'll open the windows for you. Just have a seat for me there. Okay. >> Okay. >> I'll open It's hot. >> Sorry. >> I'll open the windows cuz it is hot. All right. So I'm required before you to make an I'm required before you make any statements that you have the following constitutional rights. You have the right to remain silent not answer any questions. Do you understand that? anything. >> So, with these rights that with the rights that I read to you, do you want to wave them and kind of tell me what happened with this whole situation? >> Yeah. >> Okay. You had a voice upstairs. Let's talk. Okay. >> No, I I just I just um No. So, I >> I don't have anywhere to go. I don't have a place to live. Right. >> I my was at my apartment. I was supposed to move in with a friend of mine. It didn't work out. So, I've been staying like at Airbnbs by the day. >> Okay. How'd you afford this one? >> It's $200 a night. Okay. So, >> so you So, this one you were able to afford? >> Yeah, it's 100 for the week. It's like 800 900. >> Okay. >> So, you stayed for one night, right? >> Well, you you paid for one night originally. >> Yes. >> Okay. And when did you check in? >> Yesterday. >> Okay. >> But I've been but I've been here >> um the week before and before that >> and so um I've been working it's been really slow. I haven't >> What do you do for work? >> I bartending. >> Okay. So bartending. I'm stuff like that. It's been really slow and I don't have anyone helping me at all. >> So what happened the other night? The other day. >> The other day. >> Yeah. So when um I came in um I saw the bag and then I thought about it. Um I went up and then I said, "Okay, maybe I should get it and hold it till the morning." But then um I got it. I went upstairs and then I I didn't know who I would give it to. I don't know if there's an office or anything. So >> normally like I wouldn't give you the op. See? So, after you you picked it up from downstairs, you brought it up. >> Okay. >> Yeah. No. So, I brought it up and it had some money in it. >> Had a lot of money in it, right? >> A lot. >> It had It had a good amount of money in it. >> Do you know the thing? >> Yeah, I do. >> Okay. So, it was $1,000. So, >> so when I went upstairs, you gave me some money that was in the room. That's >> No, >> not even 200. I didn't grab all of it. Sorry. But um >> Did you spend any of the money that you took? >> No, I spent any of it. So, but I I was actually before you got here, I was going to go to the bank and I was going to go try to extend the room one more day. So, I was actually >> Do you have Okay. So, the amount of money that you took out of that bag, are you able to Are you able to return all the money? I I can return the money. >> Well, the money that you have, but you have all the money that was taken. Are you able to give them back 100% of the money that you was taken? >> Right now, you're saying >> or is it just the money that you gave me? >> No, I can give you more is what I'm saying. I just I can Sorry, that's what's >> Okay, so the money that you gave me, there's more upstairs. >> Yeah, I didn't grab all of it. I didn't I didn't grab all of it. Like I said, I was just getting up to go to the bank. Are they still >> But you have no money in the bank, though. You said you don't have money. >> No, I I can I can still get more is what I'm saying. I was just said I don't. Sorry. >> Did you know who the bag belonged to? >> No. I don't know who. >> We learned this as a child, right? Don't take what's not ours. Don't steal. It's >> kindergarten lessons that we and I I never do like it. >> Okay. Um, >> how much? >> So, like I said, you gave me I think a little less than $200 over there. >> Um, I probably didn't grab You want to say I probably didn't grab all from upstairs cuz I >> Are you able to give back all the money that was taken from that bag? >> Yes, I can give >> Now, >> you have the money upstairs that would account for 100% of the money taken. >> I worked yesterday, so like I said, I was today. Let me talk to um >> somebody and is there anything else that you want to add to your statement? >> I will give you I'm too scared because I right now >> this is a lot to >> No, right now I have I have um my dog upstairs. I'm sorry. I'm just >> one thing at a time. Okay. So the money that you gave me, you have the whole 900. It was $900 that wasn't $900 that was in that bag. Do you have $900 to give them to return to the victim? No. No. Not if or maybe. Do you have $900 total to give back to the victim that you stole from? Not to the bank. Do you have the money here? We're not doing errands to get money. Do you have $900 in your room to give back the victim? >> Okay. So, that's that's a problem cuz we can't do bank errands to go reimburse the victim. >> Just tell them that I'm I'm truly sorry that I I don't have an account, but I promise I would just tell her that. >> What was that? >> Something. Will you please just tell me that I I will die. I I I'm going to lose my dog. So, >> you're not going to lose your dog if you get arrested. Your dog will go to animal control. When you get released from the jail, you go pick up your dog. I let animal control who do the know who the owner is. And they and they only they don't give the dog away to anybody. They don't give it up to anybody. They hold the dog for you. We've I've done this many times when it comes to dogs. I'm a dog person myself. >> Tell that I'm truly truly sorry and I I will give you back. >> All right. Let me There's money on my dashboard. >> I'm on still. Just hang out out. >> I'm not yet. >> Go on. Yeah. So, she's sitting there. Um, she only gave me like a little less than 200, but she stole 900. She can't give all the money back. I thought she could. I'm going to talk to the victim cuz they're probably going to want to press charges. It's >> on my dashboard the money, but there's more money missing. Hello. Yeah. Come over here. Okay. So, >> she's here. >> Yeah. No, no, she's in She's I I I I'm talking to her. So, >> okay. >> She has some money on her. She didn't have the full 900. >> Okay. >> She's not able to get it right now. She said she has it at the bank and it's not which who knows. >> Um are you looking to press charges against her? Okay. >> Yes. Is if I have all all the money. >> Yeah. She said she retract she said she can get the money, >> but I I can't tell you that that would be definite where she's going to get it or how long she's going to get it. I'm being honest. So, what would happen is she would be Are you you're international? >> Yeah, I'm leaving Venezuela on Monday. >> Yes. >> Yes. So, >> so they might be able to I don't know how that works with the courts. They said they may be able to do a Zoom >> Zoom trial now. And I don't know what the outcome of the trial would be. Yeah. >> Will they make her reimburse you for it? Possibly. That's an option. Reimbursement. Could it be? >> And what is she staying? >> She's She's also an Airbnb, so she's popping around too. >> Okay. >> Uh >> so I don't >> And she and she admitted >> what she confessed. >> So what we what would happen is if you want to press charges, she'll be arrested. >> Um go through the courts. She'll see the judge today, Saturday. She'll probably see the judge on Monday. If it's I'll I'll I'm going to get more information from you for international contact so that because I don't know if the other officer took that from you at all. >> Yeah, I mean we they have mine. I live here. >> Are you going right from here back to Venezuela or are you traveling more? Sorry. So she's like, >> is this like a holiday where you're going into all? >> Yes. Yes, we were just inv I can give you my email. >> She can give you her email and her >> also I can give you my >> I'm not looking at you. I'm sorry. No, I'm looking past you. No, no. >> Also, I can give you my number of Venezuela number if you >> give me your email. >> Okay. K M Sorry. K A M K A M. >> You want to write it? >> Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. I'm I'm a little bit >> nervous. >> Yeah. >> Can you stand by while I count? >> Yeah. >> All right. 20 40 60 80 100 20 40 60 80 180 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 200 300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 >> 330 >> Thank you. Who? >> She doesn't have it. She said she can get it. She goes to the bank here and there, but she said she has no money. So they they're like, "No, forget it." Wait. >> What? >> No, it's an Airbnb. >> So when you if you've ever been in here, when you go inside and you go upstairs, there's probably like 12 units in each each floor. Very nice, though. >> Oh, they're all together. >> No, they're traveling. There a couple living in one room. She's in another. They left her she left her purse in the lobby on a chair and on camera she walks into the chair, comes back down, leaves her bag back on the chair. The victim comes back, gets her bag and climbs down and out. season right now. It's slow right now, but as I was today, >> really it's slow right now. That place >> apparently looks like apparently it's off season, but yeah, I I worked today and I said I could get back now. I gave I spoke to the victims there. I gave I really we really spoke to them too. >> They don't want their >> Listen, this is just >> this sucks. >> But listen, honestly, you should have done it and you know that. >> You're right. I know >> everyone hits the wall every now and then where you're just like, "What do I do in a situation?" >> You're right. >> But there's ways to fix it and this isn't one of them. Obviously, >> right? But I was discussing it with them pretty thoroughly about the options, but they're international travelers. They, >> you know, and they don't know you. They don't trust you. >> This forces you to pay them back at some point, right? >> I know you're going to >> I pro I will. >> Yeah. I'm sure. >> Listen, when it comes to your dog, your dog will be taken care of. All right. >> Animal Care and Control comes gets your dog. >> They're not They're not taking your dog away. I'm taking your dog with you. >> We're dog people 100%. Believe us. We're not >> got dog. I've got cats. >> I I wouldn't call animal care and control if it was something different. >> M gentleman here is from Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control. And of course, you know, >> Vienna uh or Diana, you I think they have questions. Maybe >> she just told me that you guys know each other. Is it okay if your dog stays with her or do you want me to take it to the to the shelter? What what do you guys do with the dog once? >> If if she if we should going to hold the dog until you get out of jail. Usually 4 days. We It's a case by case basis. If you're not out by 4 days, you should call us and we'll work with you and we'll hold the dog for longer. But it is better if if it stays with somebody that you know cuz there's diseases in the shelter. The animal could get sick and a lot of things. But it's up to you though. I'm not forcing you or I'm not >> a family and it's >> or a friend that can take the dog, anyone that you work with. >> So, you guys hold the dogs or there's there's a fee associated or anything? >> There will be fees. Yes, there will be fees fees. >> You'll you'll update make sure the dogs vaccinated, all that good stuff. >> Every time the dog is released, we always make sure that it's vaccinated and county tag. Yes, sir. >> So, this is this is your choice. And then once you get out, you can come back here and get the dog from her or go to animal care control. That's your choice. >> So is it okay if she stays with it? >> I'm sorry. >> So you can watch him and you can also keep my things as well here. >> I can't hear you. >> Sorry. I said you can watch them and also store my stuff here. Yes. >> Okay. I just blocking for one day and now we are going to keep So I make a video of all the things. Okay. >> You have your idea. Just give me your name. >> She was charged with grand theft. >> Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe for more videos like this.