I'm going to sit right here. >> In Decal, Illinois on New Year's Day 2025, police were called to a gas station following a report of a man who had allegedly shoplifted from a different station nearby. Officers encountered the man as he walked out of the store. Here is what occurred. Somebody's going out. >> Yeah. >> Hey, bro. You doing all right? >> Yeah, I'm doing >> You okay? >> I'm good. >> All right. Did you have Did anything happen over there at the other gas station at the BP? >> What? >> Did anything else? Did anything happen down there? No, I I don't know. I I didn't come from that. I didn't go on a >> You didn't go there? >> Okay. Is that your bicycle? >> That's my bike. >> Okay. Well, hang tight cuz they're saying you took something from the store. >> No, that's that's not my bicycle. >> You just said it was your bike. >> No, I didn't. >> Okay. Do you have anything on you right now that you might have taken from that other gas station? >> No. >> Okay. >> Would it be all right if we just checked real quick? >> Sit. >> Is that okay? >> Yeah, you can check. I don't got money. I I don't >> Okay. Well, hold on. Hold on. You're not free to leave, okay? Just just hang tight, okay? I'm not trying to jam you up if you didn't do anything wrong, but you got to just work with me here, okay? So, again, is it cool if I just check your pockets real quick? >> Check. >> Just be just be honest with us, Paul, and we'll work with you. Okay. So, did anything happen down there at the other gas station? >> I didn't. >> No. Did you go in there? >> I didn't go in there. I'm I'm late. I I I just came here for some blunts. >> I left some crib and came there for some blunts. You're you're all good. Like I said, they called about you and there's a language barrier with them, too. So, it's your >> It wasn't me. >> Well, they said you left on a bicycle and they described how you looked, so that's all. >> You said you had you had Do you have a bat on you or anything like that earlier? >> No, I didn't have a bat. >> Are you okay? What's all this blood? >> I don't know. I got that from getting out of the store. A sto gave me that. I done >> Okay. Cuz they even described your money being covered in blood. You know what I mean? So, what's your name? >> I dropped another bill. I'm going to grab >> What's your name, boss? >> Melo. >> Melo. >> Yeah. Can you spell that out for me? >> M E L O. >> M E L. >> You say M E L O. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You're all good to hang on to your own money. That's >> You got a What's your You got a middle initial? >> T >> T. >> What's your last name? Hello. >> G O L D E N. >> G O L D E N. >> Yeah. >> Golden. >> Yeah. What's your date of birth? >> Oh, >> it's a good phone number for you. Where you currently staying at? >> Uh, down the street. >> Down the street. You know what? You know what your address is? >> No, I don't know the address. >> You don't know your address? >> That looks pretty brand new. You didn't just take that from that store, did you? >> No, I didn't. >> Okay. So, if I go over there and ask them what you took, they're not going to say >> No, they can say that. I've been I've been had that, man. I'm telling you, man. I just I just came from the crib, went to the store. >> Okay. Like I said, they didn't tell us what they think you took. So, >> we have >> I don't know. I don't I just came from the crib. I came to this store to get some money. >> I tell you what, I'm going to hand this back to you. Okay. >> Would you just hang tight with my partner? You guys good if I go over there and >> Yeah. Go check it out. >> Just hang tight with my partners while I I figure everything out. I'm the one writing the report. Okay. So, >> um so I'll be back with you and >> hopefully we can just get you on your way. Okay. >> What's up? >> All right. >> Go back there. Meet them at the store. All right. Maybe don't mind just hanging around quick. >> What you looking around for? >> Hm. >> All we got to do is verify your store. That's it. >> Verify. I didn't come from that. They probably they probably Oh, no. I I just came from the store and just came from this store. That's it. >> Okay. hear about Chicago. >> So, did you walk over there or no? >> Did you end up walking over there or did you pass by there? >> No, I came from that way. >> Okay. >> And you're living around here now, right? >> You only have an address. Okay. >> You just want to have a seat over here on that curb. We got the fence. You want to sit right? >> I'm going to sit right here. We're fighting. You're detained, bro. Hands behind your back. >> Put your hands behind your back now. >> Put your hands behind your back now. [Music] >> You got cuffs? [Music] You guys good? >> Yeah. He just started hopping. >> Started running from us. 30 time status. >> We're 795. [Music] >> All right. Uh, we put on >> Whose car is this? >> Okay. >> I surfed him just a moment ago, but you want to pat him down real quick. >> I'll let I'll let you do that. [Music] I know >> he didn't like swing on you guys or anything. Just try to run away. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I know. >> It's still even wrapped up in the original. >> I'll show you. So weird. He consented to a search and I found this. I'm like, "Oh, that's probably it." But I don't have anything from there yet. I'll go talk with them and make sure. >> Uh he's got a bunch of like wadded up money in his pockets that are all bloody. So I I don't know the story with that. He tried to claim that it was came from here. >> Inside the store at all. >> Yeah, he was inside. He was coming out as as the three of us walked up. [Applause] >> Good. No injuries. >> Not that. or somebody take pictures of it. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Charge this one. You got any injuries? >> He's got scrapes on his head. So, >> yeah. Char's inside. He didn't take anything from here, too. >> Yeah. He was He was going to sit there. >> He was going like this the whole time. >> Is that Is that his bike? >> Yeah. Well, he says it's not him and then it is. >> No, he was going to sit down and I don't know where he tries to help the >> So then he grabs on >> said he just came in to try to buy some cigarettes or cigaros or whatever. >> All right. >> Do you want to take a picture real quick? >> Dude, it's police department. Yeah, we'll just >> You want You want knives to come spray some [ __ ] in that to clean it up? No. >> Put some dirt on it. >> What if he said put some dirt on it? >> I heard you pee on it. It helps. It'll stop the bleeding. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Why don't you head to the back? >> Yeah. >> And uh >> I'll follow you guys back to the PD in case he wants to. >> All right. Thanks, guys. The suspect was charged with felony charges for resisting a peace officer and for retail theft. He was then released with a notice to appear. Please leave a comment and of course don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for new videos.