on May 14th 2024 the Indian River County Sheriff's Office responded to a call from Best Buy employees in virau Beach Florida about two suspected shoplifters who had reportedly targeted multiple Best Buy locations across the state a deputy met with an employee outside the store who explained that a male suspect was currently inside while a female suspect waited in a getaway car in the parking lot the uhad mobile like the officers right here so I can talk to him okay thank you yeah he's inside okay so there two people if correct yeah but she's in the white uh Cherokee right now that's her over there yeah okay so now um apparently they stole from me last week yep we have that video okay did you guys you guys have a case report from that I'm not sure if we do or not I know we have video I'm saying you know if someone maybe from your store reported that incident let me find out okay Wesley um you said that he did conceal something 280 2213 keep driving down here you'll see a white Grand Cherokee next to a geek uh Geek Squad van the female's there if you can get t f with her copy Hey sir sir come here don't do it 28213 is running southbound hey stop don't move turn around turn around I got good good D stomach bro out okay good you got him yeah okay as deputies approached the vehicle the female suspect was just about to drive off 2180 we got him 105 stop the car stop the car get out I didn't do anything get out of the car I didn't do anything get out of the car what did I do sir now put in park and get out hands above your head what did I do you being detained come here I didn't do anything sir I didn't do anything wa what did I do I didn't do anything [Music] get up come [Music] on her glasses can I give her her glasses nope is her glasses bro get in the [Music] car I didn't do anything I didn't do anything sir [Music] what do I do get up I can't I didn't do anything sir I didn't do anything sir hey yes here know they got they got words everywhere man we got all [ __ ] C thank you sir we'll take that from you in a second thank [Music] you you good bu yeah man what we doing what's going on bro she I'm not your bro oh I'm sorry I have for I was talking to you sorry who you we'll talk to you in a second what's going on why'd you run what you doing why'd you run why' you why'd you chase me I didn't chase you you ran okay okay right you to play that game yeah I think he he ditched that thing okay hey I see it yeah he ditch that thing dit it perfect yeah I saw him ditch it that's why I started chasing after him employees confirmed that the suspects had been responsible for losses totaling approximately $177,000 across multi stores Statewide yeah they've been hitting Best Buys all over the State of Florida okay you want you want to pull your car up yeah I can take pictures of this they amazing man her her car is right there open yeah hold and and and thas they amazing bro yeah so when I called him out I saw him come by in here he dropped this from his his waistband so we have this perfect let me get how much are they uh 180th but all in total across what he stoen prob like 15 G yeah they took like 15 uh 12 G okay so we so you know we got Warren from every County broi we got St louy got hell yeah well not so no not waren but like bolos we have an AP alert system but yeah yeah they've been looking for them for a lot a lot of places man yo thanks L brother of course yes sir all right Best Buy employees expressed relief and gratitude noting that the suspects had caused significant losses before their arrest hey thank you man you have no idea how much they've been taking for a mess 7 Grand man yeah we have the property here I'm just hold on to this though so we can man and stuff like that and then we have the other video of and all the other stuff he can show you that too he has put it like on a we putley doing it right now man you just don't know how happy this team is they got us for Seven Grand man and between this store 1,600 between all the cross the other stores in Florida about 16 Grand okay so well glad we call us in time thanks guys um I'll see what you guys have out here but yeah hold on to that for us and then if you work on that video appreciate I'll get the original one that I I had okay perfect I'm probably going store you some Thum and it might be one from today because obviously yeah you know so we can get today's he was in my blind obviously he did take it but he was in my blind spot when he pocketed it so I can't see him pocketing it okay but we called him based off of just because of what he's done and she's done to the store in the past so today though did you guys see him concealing items today yeah I saw him try to conceal okay perfect um so we get a probably get statement from you um from what you saw even if it's not on video or not specifically but at least you seen that get statement from you and he walked out with it and obviously yeah he I got all that too but again just anything that can concrete that case okay oh it's going to be what's your first name spell it d a n I just want to know what I just want to know what I'm being detained for huh what am I being you're being detained just you're good for what both of you come on we watched you throw your stuff so we already got you and you're involved with it too so what's your first name I don't I didn't do anything okay put your put your legs back in there I'm towing your car too put your leg back in the car can I please how we doing okay right to silent anything you say law right La cannot before to hire lawyer one will be appointed represent you with question if you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present you still have the right to stop answering at any time and speak with the lawyer you may use any of these rights at any time during the you understand I just read you all right listen sir yo one second don't interview them together so we need to separate them so bring one to your car right I was going to take her out okay go ahead I'm going to talk to you up front Okay I have my glasses and Lind s out there's no one else out standing just yep all right I'm going to take these off yeah let go you one second all right don't do anything crazy it on me the female suspect after being read her Miranda wrs agreed to speak but was initially uncooperative I have no idea all I see is gu where's your ID at um pink bag so what what what happened I didn't do I just went into this door and that's it I didn't do anything I didn't take anything I don't understand why I being right here I didn't do anything so what you didn't see your boyfriend do anything I was in the you were in F the entire time yeah that oh really hey look at the back look at the back right here it's probably from yeah that right there that's expensive whose car is that it's a rental set okay you weren't very nice to me though huh you weren't very nice to me yeah I get that when you try to run like that I'm not very nice yeah you work what is this right here this doesn't look like you're complying no no came over to me hey I'm going to tow it please don't okay I asked him I wasn't running from him he didn't even come over to the I'm asking you a question I've asked you three questions so far you give me no answers to them okay what is your question okay whose car is it it's a rent in my who is it rented out we're at like that's what I need to know so we can call them and stuff like that you R for perks no it's just it's a per is all that stuff in the car yours your guys's yeah that's all her info yeah so who did you rent the car from what it's a it's a friend of mine he has kin Kevin gray Kevin gray yeah so he he knows you have the absolutely yeah I did um where are you guys from I'm from World La okay so listen to me is it Dani yeah Ju Just just be honest with me because it might just be we just get him okay and you might be helpful so what has been going on where have you guys been going to because we talked to them they have a communication with a lot of different different Best Buys and they have been tracking you guys for months I don't okay I don't know what so what is all the stuff in the back of the the the rental car over here back yeah that that curic thing is that yours it's mine okay did you pay for it yeah okay do you have a receipt for it no okay so am I not going to ask another agency that has that same one stolen and they're going to tell me that it's not stolen you sure about that because they have records of all those all the serial numbers on those things are all tracked okay okay so do you what did you which card did you pay for it with paid it with cash pay with cash okay but it was a while ago okay how how long ago like probably 3 weeks ago and it's not where's it best spy where's it from um like a marshall however she eventually admitted to visiting the virau beach Best Buy about a month earlier but could not recall what was stolen is that what you're going to stick to you wer here 2 weeks ago I don't I don't when's the last time you were in that store a month ago okay did you take anything I take anything yeah just be honest cuz I'm he's about to bring it and show you on a cell phone there's video of it now it's time to be honest thank you what did you take what did you take you already remember okay did you take it home did you take the items home was he with you when you took stuff last time yeah probably are you using any substances yes okay what are you using something I'm going to be really sick real soon hm something I'm going to be really sick real soon oh taking recently h you taking anything recently DMS or [Music] anything is that what your try trying to do Feed The Habit it's a cycle man it's going to catch up to you too you're what 32 years old I've aged so much in the past 3 years oh I looked at your DL photo it's crazy my yeah you're that's old yeah I'm saying compare both of you I mean it doesn't matter was heavier deputies confronted the male suspect who claimed his partner had not stolen anything okay do you need to swing around no I'm good like this but just my my hand like circulation okay well the way you're sitting is not going to help know but I can't sit anymore yeah if you put your back against this right here I'll go on that side and I can talk to you that way but um just put your back against this right here and lean against it all right wait what he put your back against this door I know but my hand yeah I can I can give you another can cuff yeah can you bro what you guys what's going oh she's going to jail too for what retail theft she didn't Ste [ __ ] yeah she did what do you mean yes she did two weeks ago two weeks ago yeah they were on video two weeks ago she already me to it minute you're already minuteur [Music] [Music] here step out for a second yeah step out show all right good two weeks ago when talking about 2 weeks ago get in the car I'm asking you a question y i I told you she's going for 2 weeks ago she stole two weeks ago about a month ago when I don't remember on video yeah nobody got on video huh nobody got nobody on video here yeah she already admit to it admit the [ __ ] she just did she she's ready to change man you're not D what the male suspect refused to speak further after being read his Miranda rights yeah we yeah yeah we'll get it for yeah give us one second you mind uh are you going to transport uh yeah yeah yeah I just I go quick yeah yeah I see my hand just give me air a search of the vehicle revealed a notebook detailing key information about the thieves spree is this like a list of stuffer for descri 22 these are all things I that I think they sell on on so what's all this you have written down on these like a ledger oh you have store names products prices what are you talking about Burlington Hobby Lobby Target things I want and then you have that says sold pending are you are you putting stuff online to sell that you steal no so if I were to send your picture out to every Department in the entire state for Hobby Lobby Burlington and targets you're not going to be a suspect any any theft from those stores [Music] says you sent out what how do you how do you obtain this stuff to sell what are you talking is this your notebook no this isn't your notebook in your car the the Hello Kitty like the bag you're on camera carrying Hello Kitty these Hello Kitty notebooks aren't yours oh those are really old I mean some of the dates are 325 2024 which is not that old is this not your handwriting that's my handwriting that is that's my handwriting those are my books like you're looking at stuff that really has so well let me let me explain to you like there's like nothing in there like I don't understand you're going through my like personal like well we we can search your vehicle no I don't care you can look at anything I just think I wanted Hobby Lobby I mean you can go to Every Hobby Lobby and see if I still want anything and no no okay well the reason let me explain to you why I'm youing me cuz like that's like that's like silly stuff well stealing from numerous Best Buys is also silly stuff here here we are right I guess I mean I didn't put you in this position did I no so don't get mad at me for a decision that you made correct okay so this is all just personal notes you're saying correct okay like cow keep CH own no everyone has their own unique way of of taking notes I just write just to okay there's a little uh yellow Cheetos bag in the car who's is that care yellow Cheetos B yeah it's like a it's like this size like a rectangle wasn't a passenger seat passenger seat it's not okay thank you everything that's in that Hello Kitty bag is okay all right [Applause] don't about do you think we should uh test I that's about to be sent off uh I mean we could break one and and do a heroin C come for yeah it's a c it's a plastic CLE we can we can break it do we think that's heroin or I don't know she said she does heroin so I don't know if it that's S I mean they could have purchased it from somebody who packaged it like that she's already denied that being hers the bag okay um like I said she she told us openly her choice yeah she told me that too heroin so I mean it's possibly it's heroin I'm not sure how is there a couple of those or there one no there's six of them okay so we could break one to test in a heroin kit and the rest if it comes back as nothing we can just send it to the lab for testing right so this one tested positive for fentanyl that the white crystal okay the right white crystal stuff test prental not sure about this stuff here yet so everything that's that's been to start bagging it separately and notating the weight and what it tested positive for and who tested it you have scale Adrian has a scale and in his Dr kit all B stop out for me give you extra pair there we go all right you're going to switch to another car it's a little bit less comfortable but you won't be in it that long okay all right walk right over here the male suspect faced charges including resisting an officer without violence felony Grand Theft over $300 felony first deegree petite theft possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia the female suspect was charged with Grand Theft over $300 and both were transported to jail for booking uh you also have on your side of the vehicle um P all and some other drugs yes sir all right let's take a seat for me [Music] you won't be in here that long we're about to get out of here okay be house