on April 20th 2022 the chamble police received a call from Von Mau store in Atlanta Georgia reporting a shoplifting incident involving a woman responding quickly an officer arrived at the scene to find a distressed woman with her small child inside the store's loss prevention room hello hi what's your name oh a little shy is ID that's ID okay you have it on video uh yes um just I'm so sorry I be arrested uh that's based off your actions okay okay do you have the priz for the items oh yes um one second it's based on the price and it's based on your actions okay I just somebody get somebody to get of course of course so stupid I I don't know what's wrong with me hey buddy 31 shot can you Rite an O out of Georgia oh my go so can I can I the down already not yet can I you tears streaming down her face the woman approached the officer and pleaded if there was any way to avoid going to jail unfortunately due to the value of the stolen items exceeding $400 the officers explained that they couldn't take that route I just asked them if they have own camera I've been in here for like 15 seconds so for what it comes to little one you have anyone that come I'm trying to figure out so I got okay all right take a breath take a breath so we're doing you the favor right now you're not in handcuffs okay okay depending on what they say how much everything is all thatu 458 that's like you're understanding the challenging situation the officers advised her to call someone who could pick up the child so okay and you just think fast because someone that can pick up your little one because we don't want defacts to have to come no I know that's what okay so I'm okay breathe for him be cool for him okay um honey have a seat for us have a seat cuz the Fe freak out it's going to freak him out so just is there no option honey that's almost a felony yeah if it was oh my God if it was if it was if it wasn't that much I'd be I'd be willing to work you that's that's a substantial so sorry I'm sorry I'm losing it right now and it's not for him yep um Mommy okay okay sorry also have to fortunately she was able to reach her sister who agreed to come and take care of the child I really don't know what to kids that's why yep that's what I figured I got you um so you're going to have to do get the little one's name and all that stuff see if she can get somebody to come out y um treat it like the same kind of how long do I have to get somebody here as soon as you human only Poss we live in Carolton everybody is in Carolton okay can in a remarkable Act of compassion a female officer decided to go above and beyond she volunteered to stay with the child until the sister arrived ensuring the child's well-being during this difficult time well I can't so the whole thing is like on our we don't have 3 million officers in D Woody um so more like I can chill with him for a little bit oh my God Sor but um the whole thing is that we can't like we can't have two officers off the road and I know it's but I would rather be cool with hanging out with him for a little bit than having to have him go somewhere with a but if you can please please please find somebody like ASAP oh my God I'm so sorry we in your favor letting you like call somebody else cuz okay what's what's the little one's name Drake Drake does he have the same last name what's his birthday um his birthday is um 89 um 19 I'm sorry I this wrong I seriously don't understand why well you were super handsome and Mommy's okay mommy's okay mommy just going to hang out with my friend for a a little bit that's all you'll be okay I'm going to call you she didn't answer every you can call sweetheart cuz we don't want to I would I really don't want to go the other route so whoever you can get to come get him I seriously I don't have you ever done this before I'm so sorry what what she she I don't know I haven't gotten it where she put she could still the a stroller with the fold up Canopy and some of it was in a bag that she has underneath the stroller and she could sealed in the bathroom and then then again in the fitting room bu dresses I really didn't put anything in the bathroom I what you working on and getting the footage put on the desk oh my gosh okay I'm so sorry I'm trying to call go talk whatever you want to bring with you everything else we'll leave here and we'll give it to your sister when she gets here okay I guess I'm just going to take my [Music] phone wallet that's cool the quicker you down there the better soon as she gets here that processed it will CU you have to get processed be to get out okay so let's I'm not trying to I'm so sorry this is her property right yes leave you want that going go to the car later leave over there okay you want to say goodbye to him it's warm you open so we're going to stay in here Mom Mom's GNA go with my friend for a little bit okay and Auntie I'm car going to come and get you okay hey look bu I'm just going to be right back okay have my purse that you can have do you think that never look this a Easter candy can you share with herba come here talk to me for a second I'll be right back okay I know baby I'm so [Applause] sorry do you think she likes nerds have you ever had I love nerds you want some nerds with me I'm going where just car okay tell her what colors those are and then look here is a chocolate Reese's also maybe you could oh you know what I to show her some of these things right here and can you show her um some of your um games I bet she don't know how to play [Music] that hope you did learn your lesson though I don't I hate to do it too but more less but the quicker you go the quicker you can get out okay okay I'll be right back okay bbby I love you honey momy's okay it's okay it's okay okay get out back okay oh my God I'm Sor turn [Music] [Music] okay sorry I'm trying to make it comfortable for [Music] you it wouldn't be the first time if you do I prise I won't I don't think you will okay let's go out 31 one in custody 31 31 one C okay so before I put you in my car I do got to take your purse and I do have to search you so go and grab it for you and whenever you get to the jail you get everything back okay go ahead and move forward for me a little more okay I'm going to do a pat down I'm going to use the back side of my hand okay you don't have anything on you going to check your waist line open up I stay in these stay in what the hand do I stay in yeah I can't I can't remove him it's policy I know you're cooperating but no I'm sorry mind looking that way for me I me like am I going to get out today you if you get bonded out yes you can get bonded out today yes so what will happen is we'll go to the jail you'll get booked and you'll get processed and then after that they can Bond you out okay okay so these are the forms from vonmar they will be put with your property it's pretty much saying don't come back here again or you'll be arrested okay um and I just have to search your purse make sure you don't you're not going to be bringing any Contraband into the jail the woman was formally charged with shoplifting and later transported to the daab county jail no one's perfect we all make mistakes oh this is so stupid I literally have the money in the bank to pay for this stuff like why wouldn't I I don't have that answer I'm so sorry like I know better well um you know just just let this be a lesson and you know cuz it's and my phone's still up there on the dash yeah I know okay I'm just putting out these pills okay you know it's no one's perfect everyone makes a mistake but you know whenever you make a mistake you got to pay for the consequences I know it's just I'm so sorry that other people are so disappointed my my sister and then my poor kid they're crying do I mean this is just not okay situation not okay I cannot believe I've done this to my do you have the girl can you radio the girl that's with my my son and See's okay or can you not if you I mean I know I don't know what you can and can't do I'm sorry I I can't do it I'm not going to do it over the radio just because my bosses are listening to all that yeah but I will send her a text thank you you're welcome um my partner M Hernandez she said he's okay he stopped crying okay thank you he's doing good she used to be a social worker she was a social worker for I think over a decade so she your son's in good there's just no reason for this this is like so unacceptable and no reason I me this is I mean why would I think you'd be okay to do this and do I mean most my C well let me ask you this what can you do about an know um I I have a saying that I always that I always tell myself whenever I get worked up and it's no amount of anxiety can predict the future and no amount of regret can change a past you know you can be ashamed of yourself and you can hate yourself for what you did but the thing is though you cannot go back and you cannot change your actions you did what you did and it's unfortunate and it's unfortunate for numerous reasons one of them being is that you put your kid in a bad spot but the thing is though you cannot do anything about that right now all you can do now is move forward and work on improving things and bettering yourself as a person not just for your sake but also for your children's sake so not to be put in a situation you know it's people make mistakes no one's perfect it's all about whenever you make mistakes are you going to keep making the same mistakes or are you going to Le your less better yourself I know right now you're feeling really down and you're really you're really beating yourself up about it but I encourage you to try and use for a better and make it a change oh wait hold on step out so you're going to go right there between those two red PS just stay behind the yellow s